Emma Elsina (Lantz) Hosmer (1881 - 1965)

Born 10 Feb 1881 in White Oak Township, McLean County, Illinois

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Eugene Hosmer — married 23 Aug 1905 in Monroe County, Mississippi

Died 21 Jan 1965 at age 83 in Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi

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Biography

Emma Elsina Lantz was born 10 Feb 1881 in White Oak Township, McLean County, Illinois to Abraham Lowden and Laura Lucy (Taylor) Lantz.^[1] She moved with the family to Monroe County, Mississippi in 1896,^[2] In 1900, she is working as a nurse, residing with her sister Ollie and her husband Wilbur in Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana.^[3] She married Harry Eugene Hosmer 23 Aug 1905 in Monroe County, Mississippi.^[4] By 1910, they resided in Helena, Telfair County, Georgia, along with Harry's son from a previous marriage, where he worked as a machinist.^[5] They resided in Helena in 1920.^[6] In 1923, they resided at 39 Dixie Avenue in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia.^[7] In 1925 they resided at 3000 North Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida where Harry was working as a grocer.^[8] This building housed the grocery store as well as their residence. In 1928, the grocery store was still operating at that address, but they resided at 48 NW 30th Street.^[9] Although their ages and birth locations are incorrect in the census, they returned to Helena, Telfair County, Georgia where they are enumerated in 1930.^[10] In 1935, they resided in Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia.^[11] In 1940, they resided at 227 College Avenue in Ward 3 of Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia.^[12] Harry was absent, but listed, at the time of the enumeration and Emma was recorded as head of household. The "duplex" in which they resided appears to be owned by their neighbor George Bray. After Harry died in 1950, Emma moved to Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi.^[13] She apparently moved briefly to Mashulaville to assist in the care of her brother Lee prior to his death in 1955.^[14] Emma died in Amory on 21 Jan 1965 and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Amory on 22 Jan 1965.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Lake County, Indiana, population schedule, Hobart Township, SD 69, ED 30, p. 15A (stamped), dwelling and family 2, Wilbur Curtis household; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1K-G4Y : accessed 26 Jun 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 383. She is enumerated as Wilbur's sister-in-law; thus, the sister of his wife Olive (or Ollie). Although Emma is never enumerated with her parents, her share in their inheritance can be documented through the sale of her parents' home after her mother's death in 1922. See Monroe County, Mississippi Deed Record 88: 295-296, Lee H. Lantz et al. to J. C. Nix; Chancery Clerk's Office, Chancery Court House, Aberdeen.
2. ↑ Monroe County, Mississippi Deed Record 58: 410-411, Eli Yoder to Abe Lantz; Chancery Clerk's Office, Chancery Court House, Aberdeen.
3. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Hobart Twp., Lake Co., Ind., p. 15A (stamped), Wilbur Curtis household.
4. ↑ Monroe County Mississippi Marriages (1821-1921) (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), vol. 2, p. 341; Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.
5. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Telfair County, Georgia, population schedule, Helena, SD 11, ED 164, p. 269B (stamped), dwelling and family 72, Hary E. Hosmer family; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLF-W2P : accessed 26 Jun 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 212. She is erroneously recorded as Irma in the census. The enumerator probably misunderstood the name.
6. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Telfair County, Georgia, population schedule, Helena, SD 12, ED 114, p. 273B (stamped), dwelling 195, family 213, Harry E. Hosmer family; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJX8-TF3 : accessed 26 Jun 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 278.
7. ↑ "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Jun 2017); citing Polk's Brunswick, Ga., City Directory, 1923, entry for Harry E. Hosmer, p. 167.
8. ↑ "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995;" citing Polk's Miami and Miami Beach City Directory, 1925, entry for Harry E. Hosmer, p. 616.
9. ↑ "U.S, City Directories, 1822-1995;" citing Polk's Miami and Miami Beach (Florida) City Directory, 1928, entry for Harry E. Hosmer, p. 471.
10. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Telfair County, Georgia, population schedule, Helena, SD 11, ED 136-17, p. 136B (stamped), dwelling 22, family 23, Harry E. Hosmer family; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3CBR-6W2 : accessed 26 Jun 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 386. It is likely the erroneous personal information on the census was provided by either Mr. or Mrs. Barrows who owned the house in which they were residing.
11. ↑ 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Coffee County, Georgia, population schedule, Douglas, Ward 3, SD 8, ED 34-4, p. 50A (stamped), visit 11, Emma Hosmer family; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7LC-9X2 : accessed 26 Jun 2017); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 659.
12. ↑ 1940 U.S. Census, Coffee Co., Ga., pop. sch., Douglas, Ward 3, p. 50A (stamped), Emma Hosmer family.
13. ↑ "Mrs. Emma Hosmer Dies: Will Hold Rites in Amory Today," Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo, Mississippi), 22 Jan 1965.
14. ↑ "Former Aberdeen Resident Dies at Macon, Miss.," Aberdeen Examiner (Aberdeen, Mississippi), 17 Feb 1955; found in obituary notebooks at Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.
15. ↑ "Mrs. Emma Hosmer Dies," Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 22 Jan 1965.

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