Emma (Dieffenbach) Reed
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Emma M. (Dieffenbach) Reed (1857 - 1938)

Emma M. Reed formerly Dieffenbach
Born in Dewart, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 16 Mar 1885 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at age 81 in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

Emma Dieffenbach was born in January 1857 in Dewart, Northumberland, County, PA, the daughter of David Dieffenbach (1804-1898) and Elizabeth Truckenmiller (1815-1908).

She married Cyrus Oliver Reed on 16 March 1885. They had one daughter, Elsie May Reed.[1]

Residences:

  • Prior to marriage: Delaware Township, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, United States[2] ,[3] ,[4]
  • 1890 - Ogle County, Illinois (They possibly chose Ogle County because Emma's cousin, William C. Dieffenbauch, had moved there. After moving from Columbia County, PA in 1864, William became a successful farmer in Ogle County, IL. Benfer-47 19:04, 11 December 2014 (EST))
  • 1900 – Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, Cyrus was a farmer, Elsie was 9.[5]
  • 1910 - Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA [6]
  • 1920 – Kelly Township, Union County, Pennsylvania [7]
  • 1925 - Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania with daughter Elsie Reed Noll and her family after Cyrus' death.
  • 1930 - Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania[8]

Emma died at age 81 at her home in May 1938 due to cervical cancer (onset in 1932).[9] She was buried 21 May 1938 in Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ ”Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County Pennsylvania", Publisher: J.L. Floyd & Co., Chicago, Illinois; 1911; page 234.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5J-HX9 : 18 February 2021), Emma Dieffenbach in entry for Daniel Dieffenbach, 1860.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGY-WTF : 29 May 2021), Emma Deiffenbach in entry for David Deiffenbach, 1870.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNY-VC9 : 20 February 2021), Emma M Dieffenbach in household of David Dieffenbach, Delaware, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 149, sheet 183B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,164.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LK-M9W : accessed 19 August 2021), Cyrus O Reed, Grant Township, Story, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 3A, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,460.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3L-NJR : accessed 19 August 2021), Gerret P Reed, Point, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 93, sheet 10A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1384; FHL microfilm 1,375,397.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMB-BNK : 3 February 2021), Cyrus O Reed, 1920.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHHH-RTZ : accessed 19 August 2021), Emma M Reed in household of George M Noll, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 7A, line 35, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2150; FHL microfilm 2,341,884.
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 046001-049000. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152620605/emma-m-reed : accessed 19 August 2021), memorial page for Emma M. Dieffenbach Reed (21 Jan 1857–18 May 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152620605, citing Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Forrest Fothergill (contributor 46917725) .
  • Emma's obituary: Lewisburg Journal newspaper; Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; 19 May 1938, Thursday; Page 8, Column 1; Clipped from Newspapers.com




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