Emma Shriver (1850 - 1929)

Born 25 Apr 1850 in Union Mills, Carroll, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Jan 1929 at age 78 in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Emma was born April 25, 1850, in Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland. She was the daughter of William Shriver and Mary Owings.

Emma joined the Sisters of Charity where she was known as Sister Francis De Sales.

She passed away on January 1, 1929 and is buried at National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery at Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland.^[1]

Timeline

April 25, 1850 - Birth - Union Mills, Carroll, Maryland.

1850 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1850 census, William Shriver, 53, is listed as farming in District 3, Carroll County, Maryland. Also, in the household is his wife, Mary, 42, and children, Sarah, 19; Keyser, 13; Albert, 12; Columbus, 10; Mark, 8; Francis, 6; Herbert, 4; Mary, 2; and newborn, Emma. Also in the household is 26 year old Lewis Lawyer, listed as a miller.^[2]

1860 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1860 federal census, William, 62, is farming near Myers in Carroll County, Maryland. Enumerated with him are his wife, Mary, 51, and children, Sarah, 28; Mark, 19; Benjamin, 16, Herbert, 14; Mary 12, and Emma, 10. The census also shows 15-year-old Margaret Henrietta as a domestic.^[3]

1870 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1870 census, William Shriver, 73, is listed as a farmer in District 3, in Carroll County, Maryland. Enumerated with him are his wife, May J. Shriver, 62; Julia C., 38, (probably Sarah), B. F. Shriver, 26; H.H. Shriver, 24, M. O. Shriver, 22, and Emma, 20. Also listed is a domestic servant, E. A. Classon, 12.^[4]

1920 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1920 census, Emma Shriver, 69, is living with a number of other women in the Sisters of Charity convent in Emmitsburg, Maryland where she is listed in the census as a Sister of Charity.^[5]

January 1, 1929 - Death - Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland.

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #124031696 (accessed 8 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Sr F. Desales Shriver (25 Apr 1850-1 Jan 1929), citing National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, USA.
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. census, Carroll, Maryland, population schedule, District 3, p. 244B, dwelling 12, family 12, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 289.
3. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Carroll, Maryland, population schedule, Myers, p. Family History Library Film: 803471, dwelling 694, family 759, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Carroll, Maryland, population schedule, District 3, p. 358A, dwelling 35, family 81, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 582.
5. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Frederick, Maryland, population schedule, Emmitsburg, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 5A, p. 2598, dwelling 95, family 95, Emma Shrivr; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Sep 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

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