Willliam R Emery (1837)

Born 4 May 1837 in Herkimer County, New York, USA

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WILLIAM R. EMERY, an able and experienced farmer and respected citizen of Lorraine, Jefferson county, belongs on the paternal side, to a family of English origin and through his mother is the descendant of Welsh ancestors.

Rowland Emery was born May 22, 1786, and always led the life of a farmer. He married Elizabeth Jones, who was born May 20, 1791, and they were the parents of the following children: Serena, born August 9, 1812, married Cornelius Hallenbeck, a farmer, and died November 2, 1871; Margaret Ann, born November 22, 181--, married Francis Hallenbeck, a farmer of Missouri, and died June 7, 1883; Eliza, born August 24, 1816, became the wife of Thomas Kittle, of Herkimer county, New York, and died March 24, 1881; Lydia Catherine, born December 4, 1822, married John Williams of Herkimer county, Ohio [Ohio, Herkimer County, New York], and died August 8, 1856; John, born November 23, 1824, was a farmer, and married Mary Ann Curtis, of Poland, New York; Sally Maria, born October 28, 1826, died in childhood; Gitty Maria, born March 26, 1832, became the wife of William Irvine, of Deerfield, Oneida county, New York; William R., mentioned at length hereinafter. Mrs. Emery, the mother of these children, died June 12, 1842, and her husband expired December 14, 1849.

William R. Emery, son of Rowland and Elizabeth (Jones) Emery, was born May 4, 1837, in Herkimer county, New York, and was trained from boyhood to agricultural pursuits. In 1867 he came to Jefferson county and purchased part of the farm in Lorraine which he now owns. It consists of one hundred and five acres, and he has caused it to be the means of furnishing with a thriving dairy business. He and his wife are members of the Protestant Methodist church of North Boylston, and Mr. Emery was one of the organizers of a church of that denomination at Winona, in which he held office.

Mr. Emery married,February 23, 1858, Esther Ostrom, and they have two children: Roxina, who was born December 28, 1859, is the wife of William H. Rudd, a farmer of Lorraine, and has two children: Maddie B., born October 19, 1880; and Emery J. born October 18, 1885; and Jessie M., who was born July 9, 1879, married George E. Bowman, and has one child, Ruth E., born August 8, 1899.

Mrs. Emery is the daughter of Richard Ostrom, who was born March14, 1815, in Montgomery county, and subsequently moved to Jefferson county, where he was one of the pioneers. He maried Maria Fuller, also a native of Montgomery county, born March 27, 1818, and the following children were born to them: James, born October 31, 1838, served in the Civil war, and died March 22, 1862; Esther, born July 26, 1841. married William R. Emery, as mentioned above; Jeannette, born July 10, 1845, died September 7, 1852; Caroline, born June 10, 1848, became the wife of Alfred Ash, of Herkimer county, New York; Mary Dette, born September 13, 1851, married Theodore Ashley, of Utica, New York; Alfred, born June 25, 1855, resides in Michigan; and Rozell, born November 11, 1858, lives at Saginaw, Michigan. ^[1]

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1. ↑ Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York; pages 1027-1028; Oakes, Rensselaer Allston, 1835-1904, [from old catalog] ed; Lewis publishing co., Chicago, pub. [from old catalog]; New York, Chicago, The Lewis publishing company; 1905. Sloan Foundation