When WILLIAM Emmett was born on September 19, 1836, in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England, his father, NICHOLAS (III), was 21 and his mother, ELIZABETH, was 27. He married CYNTHIA Jane Godsey on March 11, 1858, in Carroll, Missouri.[1] They had 13 children, 11 are known; five children died before 1900:[2]
He died on May 17, 1907, in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 70, and was buried there.[5]
BURIAL[6]
Greenwood Memorial Terrace
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
PLOT Lawn-22; Shares marker w/ Cynthia J. Emmett
Sources
↑ data:Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm. Year or Year Range: 1833-1881, "Cynthia Jane Godrey & Wm Emet, m.11 Mar 1858 @Carroll Co., p.146-147
↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Moran, Spokane, Washington; Roll: T623_1751; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 57. William Emmett, b.Sep 1836 Engl, h/o Cynthia Emmett (62), m.1858; years in US: 43
↑ Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960; child: Elizabeth F Clouse, d/o Cynthia Godsey & William Emmett
↑ Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960; child: Charlotte Jane Tweedy, d/o Cynthia Jane Godsey & William Emmett
Class: HO107; Piece: 1871; Folio: 483; Page: 15; GSU roll: 221019. William Emmett, b.1837 @Devon Co
Year: 1860; Census Place: Morris, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: M653_612; Page: 557; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 803612. William Emmet (22) b.Engl, h/o Cyntha J Emmet (21), b.MO. Enumerated August 3.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Morris, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: M593_766; Page: 325B; Family History Library Film: 552265. William Emit, b.1837 Engl, h/o Cynthea Emit (32), occ.: Carpenter. Children: James M., 8; George, 4; Anna, 2.
Year: 1880; Census Place: Bogart, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 678; Family History Film: 1254678; Page: 364A; Enumeration District: 145; Image: 0732. William Emmett, b.1838 Engl, h/o Cynthia J. Emmett (41). Children: James M., 17; George B., 14; Anna Vic., 12; Henry E., 10; Nicholas B., 7; Francis E., 6; Charlotte Jane, 2.
Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988. William Emmett, Probate 9 Jul 1907 @Carroll Co.
Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960; William Emmett, b.1858 @Engl, d.17 May 1907 age 49 @Spokane, WA
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