Born in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hugh McCleery
and Margaret (Monks) Brockett
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Chamberlain Jordan
— married
1861 in Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Katherine Howard (Patterson) Oxby
Died
at age 76
in San Jacinto, Riverside, California, United States
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| Created 2 Jan 2016
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Biography
Emeline was born on 17 July 1832 in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. She was the daughter of Hugh McCleery and Margaret (Monks) Brockett.[1]
She appears to have married a Mr. Patterson around 1850, but was widowed shortly afterward.
By the 1860 census Emeline (age 27) was living in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, with her mother Margaret and her young daughter Kate Patterson.[1]
At age 29, Emeline (re)married Joseph Jordan. The family moved west. In California, they ran an inn.
In the 1880 census Emeline (age 47) was living in San Jacinto, San Diego, California, United States.[2][3] Emeline was a community fixture who prided herself on her charity work and involvement in local affairs. Helen Hunt Jackson, the author of smash hit novel Ramona had stayed at the Jordan Inn at some point, and Emeline claimed the famous character Aunt Ri was based entirely on her (though less educated and polished than she was). Hunt and many scholars since have contradicted this claim, but it's clear Emeline made this a large part of her identity and it was used as a tourist attraction.
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
1860 Census: 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records,
Year: 1860; Census Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 296; Image: 299. Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Ancestry Record 1860usfedcenancestry #4089780 (accessed before 14 April 2024). - ↑
1880 Census: 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,
Year: 1880; Census Place: San Jacinto, San Diego, California; Roll: 72; Family History Film: 1254072; Page: 630A; Enumeration District: 074; Image: 0483. Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: San Jacinto, San Diego, California, United States.
Ancestry Record 1880usfedcen #15833600 (accessed before 14 April 2024). - ↑
1880 Census: 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,
Year: 1880; Census Place: San Jacinto, San Diego, California; Roll: 72; Family History Film: 1254072; Page: 630A; Enumeration District: 074; Image: 0483. Birth date: abt 1831 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: San Jacinto, San Diego, California, United States.
Ancestry Record 1880usfedcen #14344608 (accessed before 14 April 2024).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emeline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emeline:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emeline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emeline:
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~6.25%
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