Emma was born in 1861. She was the daughter of James Butler and Sarah Harris. She passed away in 1944 at the age of 83 from Chronic Myocarditis.
Note: Her death certificate indicates she was the daughter of John Powell. However, his death date was 10 Oct 1856, prior to her birth. In her mother's biography, her father is listed as James Butler from Redburn, Hereford, England. Her mother's life with James Butler was very unhappy and she divorced him. Both Emma and her brother, John James. were sealed to her mother's first husband, John Powell and all of her mother's children were known as Powell.
This record records her biological father, John Butler, as her father.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRT-4RJ : accessed 14 February 2017), Emma J. Bingham in household of J. H. Bingham, Payson Precinct Payson city Ward 1-2, Utah, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 9B, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,687.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5X6-DLN : accessed 14 February 2017), Emma J Bingham in household of Joseph H Bingham, Payson Ward 3, Utah, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 20A, family 390, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1609; FHL microfilm 1,375,622.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PL-16Z : accessed 14 February 2017), Emma J Bingham in household of Jos H Bingham, Payson Ward 3, Utah, Utah, United States; citing ED 219, sheet 2A, line 39, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1868; FHL microfilm 1,821,868.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT4C-JHZ : accessed 14 February 2017), Emma Bingham in household of Joseph Bingham, Payson, Payson Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-32, sheet 3B, line 72, family 58, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4219.
Is Emma your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.