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William Simpson Emerson 1810–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 09/08/1878

Death Location: Lewis County, Missouri, USA

Father: Sympson Emberson

Mother: Margaret George

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cheatum, Mary ROBB

Children(s): Sonoea Emerson, W Emerson, Mary EMERSON, Robert EMERSON, Rice EMERSON, Edward Emerson, George Emerson, Eliza Emerson, Margaret EMERSON, Laucinda Emerson, Margaret EMERSON, L Emmerson, R Emmerson

William Simpson Emerson was born in 1810 in Kentucky, the child of Sympson Emberson And Margaret Peggy George. In 1850, William Simpson Emerson resided in District 48, Lewis, Missouri, USA. William Simpson Emerson married Elizabeth Cheatum, Mary Frances Robb, and had children including Edward S Emerson, Eliza Jane Emerson, George W Emerson, L Emmerson, Laucinda Emerson, Margaret M Emerson, Mary E Lizzie Emerson, R I Emmerson, Rice N Emerson, Robert W Emerson, Sonoea E Emerson, W H Emerson. William Simpson Emerson passed away in 1878 in Lewis County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • William Simpson Emerson was born in 1810 in Kentucky, the child of Sympson Emberson And Margaret Peggy George.
  • In 1850, William Simpson Emerson resided in District 48, Lewis, Missouri, USA.
  • William Simpson Emerson married Elizabeth Cheatum, Mary Frances Robb, and had children including Edward S Emerson, Eliza Jane Emerson, George W Emerson, L Emmerson, Laucinda Emerson, Margaret M Emerson, Mary E Lizzie Emerson, R I Emmerson, Rice N Emerson, Robert W Emerson, Sonoea E Emerson, W H Emerson.
  • William Simpson Emerson passed away in 1878 in Lewis County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sympson Emberson
1777–1836
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Margaret George
1780–1865
Birth Location: Boonesborough, Clark, Kentucky, United States
MG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cheatum
1817–1873
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
EC
Mary ROBB
1836–1917
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MR

Children(s)

Sonoea Emerson
1864–1890
Birth Location: Missouri
SE
W Emerson
1848–1939
Birth Location: Missouri
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Mary EMERSON
1877–1955
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
ME
Robert EMERSON
1861–1879
Birth Location: Missouri
RE
Rice EMERSON
1859–1939
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri
RE
Edward Emerson
1857–1940
Birth Location: Lewiston, Mo.
EE
George Emerson
1850–
Birth Location: –
GE
Eliza Emerson
1846–1892
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
EE
Margaret EMERSON
1843–1850
Birth Location: –
ME
Laucinda Emerson
1841–1926
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
LE
Margaret EMERSON
1843–1850
Birth Location: –
ME
L Emmerson
1842–
Birth Location: Illinois
LE
R Emmerson
1859–
Birth Location: Missouri
RE

William Emerson's Ancestors

Self
William Emerson
1810–1878
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Sympson Emberson
1777–1836
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") George
1780–1865
Boonesborough, Clark, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Tille Emberson
1745–1816
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Catherine SIMPSON
1752–1803
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Emmerson
1710–1790
Mary Tilley
1712–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Emerson
1670–1757
Elizabeth Free
1675–

William Emerson's Descendants

1.
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William (Simpson) Emerson (1810–09/08/1878) m. Elizabeth Cheatum (09/20/1817–31 Jan 1873) m. Mary (Frances) ROBB (04 Apr 1836–23 Dec 1917)
  1. 1. Sonoea (E) Emerson 1864–1890
  2. 2. W (H) Emerson 1848–1939 m. Sarah (Ann) Johnston 1849–1923
    1. 1. William (Bruce) Emerson 1894–1972 m. Pauline (L.) Emerson 1892–1987
      1. 1. Maxim (Charles) Emerson 1919–2011 m. Mary (Jean) Emerson 1919–2001 m. Eleanor Emerson –2010
      2. 2. Howard (Felix) Emerson 1915–1993 m. Winifred (Jean) Mendenhall 1916–2001
        1. 1. Barry (Howard) Emerson 1939–2016
        2. 2. Judith (Gail) Emerson 1950–1950
      3. 3. Elwood (L) Emerson 1912–1986 m. Louise (M.) Grier 1917–1990 m. Gladys (J) Emerson 1922–
    2. 2. Alva (Walter) Emerson 1891–1954
    3. 3. Bertha (M) Emerson 1882–1932
    4. 4. Florence (L) Emerson 1876–1953
    5. 5. Chas (M) Emerson 1872–1953 m. Hulda (C) Emerson 1878–1969
      1. 1. Augusta (Florence) Emerson 1897–1989 m. Ray (Alva) Gardner 1894–
        1. 1. Dorthea (M) Gardner 1920–
        2. 2. Raymond (L) Gardner 1923–
        3. 3. Howard (A.) Gardner 1925–
      2. 2. Claud (A) Emerson 1899–1961 m. Lola (M.) Capps –1975
      3. 3. Raymond (Charles) EMERSON 1902–1954 m. Florence (Rosella) NIELSON 1908–1962
        1. 1. William (Robert) EMERSON 1929–2010
        2. 2. Charles (R) EMERSON 1936–2011
      4. 4. Theodore (Cecil) EMERSON 1904–1975 m. Eileen WOOD 1904–1953
      5. 5. Claude (Allen) Emerson 1899–1961 m. Iola CAPPS 1904–1975
      6. 6. Raymond (C) Emerson 1903–1954
      7. 7. Ted (Cecil) Emerson 1905–1975
    6. 6. Jennie Owens 1892–1964
  3. 3. Mary (E. (Lizzie)) EMERSON 1877–1955
  4. 4. Robert (W.) EMERSON 1861–1879
  5. 5. Rice (N.) EMERSON 1859–1939 m. Katherine (Margaret) HURSTER 1866–
    1. 1. George EMERSON 1886–
    2. 2. Harold (W.) EMERSON 1896–
    3. 3. T (Senora) EMERSON 1884–
    4. 4. Sadie EMERSON 1891–
    5. 5. Minnie EMERSON 1893–
    6. 6. Raymond EMERSON 1901–
  6. 6. Edward (S) Emerson 1857–1940
  7. 7. George (W) Emerson 1850–
  8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Emerson 1846–1892 m. Marshall (G) GREGORY 1839–
    1. 1. Fannie (V) GREGORY 1863–1905
    2. 2. Sarah (F) GREGORY 1864–
    3. 3. William (F) GREGORY 1866–
    4. 4. George (H) GREGORY 1871–
    5. 5. Henry (T) GREGORY 1873–
    6. 6. Kathryn (Elizabeth) GREGORY 1882–1965
    7. 7. (_______) GREGORY 1885–
    8. 8. May GREGORY 1885–
    9. 9. Unknown GREGORY 1888–
    10. 10. John (M) GREGORY 1868–
    11. 11. Ernest (F) GREGORY 1876–1948
    12. 12. Robert (A) GREGORY 1881–1942
  9. 9. Margaret (M.) EMERSON 1843–1850
  10. 10. Laucinda Emerson 1841–1926
  11. 11. Margaret (M.) EMERSON 1843–1850
  12. 12. L Emmerson 1842–
  13. 13. R (I) Emmerson 1859–

William Emerson's Timeline

12 Records

1810
13 Jan 1810
Birth of William Simpson Emerson in Kentucky
Kentucky
1810
1810
Birth of William Simpson Emerson
None
1850
1850
Age 40
William Simpson Emerson resided here in District 48, Lewis, Missouri, USA
District 48, Lewis, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
William Simpson Emerson resided here in Dickerson, Monticello, Lewis, Missouri, USA
Dickerson, Monticello, Lewis, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
William Simpson Emerson resided here in Township 60 Range 9, Lewis, Missouri, USA
Township 60 Range 9, Lewis, Missouri, USA
1878
1878
Age 68
William Simpson Emerson resided here in Monticello, Lewis, Missouri
Monticello, Lewis, Missouri
1878
08 Sep 1878
Age 68
Death of William Simpson Emerson in Lewis County, Missouri, USA
Lewis County, Missouri, USA
1878
09/08/1878
Age 68
Death of William Simpson Emerson
None
1879
08 Sep 1879
Age 69
Death of William Simpson Emerson in Lewis County, Missouri, USA
Lewis County, Missouri, USA
1879
08 Sep 1879
Age 69
Death of William Simpson Emerson in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1879
08 Sep 1879
Age 69
Death of William Simpson Emerson in Lewis County, Missouri, USA
Lewis County, Missouri, USA
1879
08 Sep 1879
Age 69
Death of William Simpson Emerson in Lewis County, Missouri, USA
Lewis County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1810
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 60 Range 9, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 754A; Family History Library Film: 552286
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M653_629; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 803629
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 48, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M432_404; Page: 339A; Image: 148

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 48, Lewis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 48, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M432_404; Page: 339A; Image: 148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dickerson, Monticello, Lewis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dickerson, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M653_629; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 803629

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 60 Range 9, Lewis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 60 Range 9, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 754A; Family History Library Film: 552286

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Monticello, Lewis, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_91; Roll Number: 91

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Lewis County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Lewis County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Lewis County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Lewis County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09081878
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