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Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson 1887–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1887

Birth Location: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1976

Death Location: Potsdam, New York, USA

Father: George Emerson

Mother: Loretta Ritchie

Spouse(s): William Clark

Children(s): Gloria Clark, George Clark, William Jr, James Clark, Loretta Clark, Albert Clark

In 1887, Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson entered the world in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, born to George Washington Emerson And Loretta Mary Ritchie. Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson married William Noble Clark, and had children including Albert Clark, George William Clark, Gloria Clark, James Emerson Clark, Loretta May Clark, William Noble Clark Jr. Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson passed away in 1976 in Potsdam, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson entered the world in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, born to George Washington Emerson And Loretta Mary Ritchie.
  • Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson married William Noble Clark, and had children including Albert Clark, George William Clark, Gloria Clark, James Emerson Clark, Loretta May Clark, William Noble Clark Jr.
  • Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson passed away in 1976 in Potsdam, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Emerson
1848–1917
Birth Location: Creve Coeur, St Louis, Missouri, United States
GE
Loretta Ritchie
1854–1916
Birth Location: Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Clark
1880–1965
Birth Location: Potsdam, New York, USA
WC

Children(s)

Gloria Clark
1926–2016
Birth Location: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
GC
George Clark
1912–2000
Birth Location: Potsdam St L, New York
GC
William Jr
1921–2012
Birth Location: Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States of America
WJ
James Clark
1914–2002
Birth Location: New York
JC
Loretta Clark
1919–2009
Birth Location: New York
LC
Albert Clark
1924–2001
Birth Location: Potsdam, New York, USA
AC

Loretta Emerson's Ancestors

Self
Loretta Emerson
1887–1976
Birth Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Parents
George Washington Emerson
1848–1917
Creve Coeur, St Louis, Missouri, United States
Loretta (Mary) Ritchie
1854–1916
Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (William Theophelis) Ritchie
1829–1873
Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Mary (Jane) Murphy
1834–1926
Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William RICHEY
1780–1840
Dolly Wilson
1789–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John War
1755–1835
Mary Welsh-Welsche-Welch
1760–1836

Loretta Emerson's Descendants

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Loretta (Mary "Babe") Emerson (21 May 1887–1976) m. William (Noble) Clark (1880–1965)
  1. 1. Gloria Clark 1926–2016
  2. 2. George (William) Clark 1912–2000
  3. 3. William (Noble Clark) Jr 1921–2012
  4. 4. James (Emerson) Clark 1914–2002
  5. 5. Loretta (May) Clark 1919–2009
  6. 6. Albert Clark 1924–2001

Loretta Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1887
21 May 1887
Birth of Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
1976
1976
Age 89
Death of Loretta Mary "Babe" Emerson in Potsdam, New York, USA
Potsdam, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1887
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1976
    Event Place: Potsdam, New York, USA
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