Emma Pauline PFAEFFIN was born on January 12, 1828, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Emma immigrated to American in 1846. She married Jacob Weber (1848) and they had three children together. She then married Peter Henkel in 1875, after Jacob died in 1870. She died on May 15, 1904, in Jeanerette, Louisiana, having lived a long life of 76 years.
Emma Weber in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Weber; Age: 22; Birth Year: abt 1828; Birthplace: Germany; Home in 1850: Representative District 3, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Gender: Female; Family Number: 2401; Household Members: Name: Age; Jacob Weber: 25; Emma Weber: 22; Otto Weber: 1
Emma Henkel in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Henkel; Age: 72; Birth Date: Oct 1827; Birthplace: Germany; Home in 1900: Jeanerette, Iberia, Louisiana; Ward of City: 3; Sheet Number: 16; Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 340; Family Number: 341; Race: White; Gender: Female; Immigration Year: 1846; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Peter Henkel; Marriage Year: 1875; Years Married: 25; Father's Birthplace: Germany; Mother's Birthplace: Germany; Mother: Number of Living Children: 0 Mother: How Many Children: 3 Years in US: 54 Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes; House Owned or Rented: O; Home Free or Mortgaged: F; Farm or House: H; Neighbors: View others on page; Household Members: Name: Age; Peter Henkel: 52; Emma Henkel: 72; Walter J Weber: 12
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