Born in Colorado, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Martin Brown Echols
and Emma Hammond Gibson
Sister of
Pleasant Lewis Echols [half], Ada Jane (Echols) Roseberry, Mabel Lottie (Echols) Ballentini, Martin Bryan Echols, Fred Echols, Gladys Carvil Echols, Roy Weems Echols [half] and Mary Evelyn (Echols) Combs [half]
Wife of
George Riley Shurtz Jr
— married
1 Feb 1912 in Central, Graham, Arizona, USA
Mother of
[private son (1910s - unknown)] and [private son (1910s - unknown)]
Died [date unknown]
in Arizona
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2011
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Biography
Emma Ruth Echols was born in 1894 in Colorado, United States, daughter of Martin Brown Echols (1864–1937) and Emma Hammond Gibson (1861–1915).
Emma (17) married George Riley Shurtz (24) (born on August 11, 1887 in Central, Graham, Arizona, USA; son of George Riley (Shirts) Shurtz Sr.) on February 1, 1912 in Central, Graham.
Emma died in Arizona.
Sources
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #32554240 (accessed 1 March 2024)
Memorial page for Emma Ruth Echols Shurtz (30 Dec 1894-21 Dec 1922), citing Central Cemetery Old, Central, Graham County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Jeannie Wood (contributor 46935703).
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