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James Emerson 1789–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 apr 1876

Death Location: Johnson County, Illinois,USA

Father: Isaac Emerson

Mother: Mary Armstrong

Spouse(s): Sookie McDaniel

Children(s): Pvt. Emerson, Benjamin Emerson, Drury Emerson, Henry Emerson, James Emerson, William Emerson, Martha Emerson, Elizabeth Emerson

In 1789, James Emerson entered the world in Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA, born to Isaac Emerson And Mary Armstrong. James Emerson married Sookie Susannah Mcdaniel, and had children including Benjamin K Emerson, Drury Willis Emerson, Elizabeth Emerson, Henry Harvey Emerson, James M Emerson, Martha Susannah Emerson, Pvt Eber Solomon Emerson, William S Emerson. James Emerson passed away in 1876 in Johnson County, Illinois,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, James Emerson entered the world in Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA, born to Isaac Emerson And Mary Armstrong.
  • James Emerson married Sookie Susannah Mcdaniel, and had children including Benjamin K Emerson, Drury Willis Emerson, Elizabeth Emerson, Henry Harvey Emerson, James M Emerson, Martha Susannah Emerson, Pvt Eber Solomon Emerson, William S Emerson.
  • James Emerson passed away in 1876 in Johnson County, Illinois,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Emerson
1768–1836
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, Colony
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Mary Armstrong
1749–1792
Birth Location: Hawfields, Orange, North Carolina
MA

Spouses(s)

Sookie McDaniel
1776–1851
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
SM

Children(s)

Pvt. Emerson
1828–1906
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
PE
Benjamin Emerson
1822–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
BE
Drury Emerson
1825–1870
Birth Location: Buncomb, Illinois, United States
DE
Henry Emerson
1820–1902
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
HE
James Emerson
1819–1876
Birth Location: South Carolina
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William Emerson
1809–1879
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
WE
Martha Emerson
1812–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
ME
Elizabeth Emerson
1815–1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EE

James Emerson's Ancestors

Self
James Emerson
1789–1876
Birth Place: Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Isaac Emerson
1768–1836
Chatham County, North Carolina, Colony
Mary Armstrong
1749–1792
Hawfields, Orange, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Harvey "The Regulator" Emerson) Sr
1735–1786
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Margaret ("Peggy" Moore) (Emerson)
1736–1812
Lincolnshire, England
James Armstrong
1701–1796
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Emerson
1701–1782
Elizabeth (Emerson)
1705–1802
Abraham Moore
1719–1782
Margaret Abramson
1712–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ensign Moore
1683–1774
Janet Gray
1685–1776

James Emerson's Descendants

1.
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James Emerson (1789–8 apr 1876) m. Sookie (Susannah) McDaniel (1776–Abt 1851)
  1. 1. Pvt. (Eber Solomon) Emerson 1828–1906 m. Sarah (Catherne) Reiger 1836–1862 m. Mary (Elisa) Campbell 1846– m. Mariah (Jane) Ash –1856
    1. 1. Richard (Henry) Emerson 1862–1930 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Emerson 1863–1894
      1. 1. Elijah ("Lige Smith) Emerson 1885–1946 m. Florence (Malissa) Copeland 1886–1935
        1. 1. Wilma (Ann) Emerson 1911– m. Samuel (Francis) Ewing 1910–1991
    2. 2. Martha (J.) Emerson 1859–1963
    3. 3. Frederick (William) Emerson 1871–1951
    4. 4. Susan (C.) Emerson 1868–1908
    5. 5. Eber (Solomon Emerson) Jr 1876–1897
    6. 6. Malinda (B) Emerson 1873–
    7. 7. Alfred (Charles Willis) Emerson 1866–1929
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Emerson 1854–1941
  2. 2. Benjamin (K.) Emerson 1822–1864
  3. 3. Drury (Willis) Emerson 1825–1870
  4. 4. Henry (Harvey) Emerson 1820–1902
  5. 5. James (M.) Emerson 1819–1876
  6. 6. William (S.) Emerson 1809–1879
  7. 7. Martha (Susannah) Emerson 1812–1870
  8. 8. Elizabeth Emerson 1815–1865

James Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of James Emerson in Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1876
8 apr 1876
Age 87
Death of James Emerson in Johnson County, Illinois,USA
Johnson County, Illinois,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Orange, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 apr 1876
    Event Place: Johnson County, Illinois,USA
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