Emma W Stemshorn (1873 - 1975)

Born 21 Nov 1873 in Samsonville, Jackson, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William David Comer — married 4 Jul 1896 (to before 1905) in Jackson, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1975 at age 101 in Hilliard, Franklin, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Emma W. Stemshorn was born on November 21, 1873, in Samsonville, Jackson County, Ohio, to Anna Bertha Schroeder and Henry Dietrich Ferdinand Stemshorn. ^[1]

On July 4, 1896, in Jackson County, Emma married William David Comer. This couple had at least 2 children. Emma and William are presumed to have divorced circa 1905, as William appears to have married again by then. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Emma supported herself and her family first as a school teacher and later as a seamstress. ^{[3] [4]}

Emma died on April 2, 1975, in Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio. She was buried in Oak Hill Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery in Oak Hill, Jackson County, near several of her family members. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003
2. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1910
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} oral family history, as told to Jones-39993
5. ↑ Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
6. ↑ personal knowledge of grave site: Jones-39993

See also:

• FamilySearch.org profile: Emma Stemshorn:

1. "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6D9-GZB : 22 December 2016), Emma Sternshorn, 21 Nov 1873; citing Birth, Sampsonville, Jackson, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 301,032.
   1. "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XX7V-1B3 : 8 December 2014), Emma Sternshorn, 21 Nov 1873; citing Sampsonville, Jackson, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 301,032.
2. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M89Z-T22 : 14 July 2016), Emiel H Stemshorn in household of Henry Stemshorn, Jefferson, Jackson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 73, sheet 77C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1036; FHL microfilm 1,255,036. (presumed match; recorded as male).
3. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDWK-DY7 : 8 December 2014), William D. Comer and Emma Stemshorn, 03 Jul 1896; citing Jackson, Ohio, United States, reference cn 3968 p 306; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 301,047.
   1. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDCK-7PY : 8 December 2014), William D. Comer and Emma Stemshorn, 03 Jul 1896; citing , Jackson, Ohio, reference 2:3L5HVHH; FHL microfilm 301,047.
   2. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDJW-FTY : 8 December 2014), William D. Comer and Emma Stemshorn, 03 Jul 1896; citing Jackson, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0301047 V. J-L.
4. "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X64T-5YT : 22 December 2016), Emma Sternshorn in entry for Lillian Leona Comer, 10 Dec 1896; citing Birth, Oak Hill, Jackson, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 301,033.
   1. "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXD3-RX6 : 8 December 2014), Emma Sternshorn in entry for Lillian Leona Comer, 10 Dec 1896; citing Oak Hill, Jackson, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 301,033.
5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML83-DFF : accessed 3 March 2017), Emma Comer in household of Bettie Elizabeth Stemshorn, Madison, Jackson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 2A, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1198; FHL microfilm 1,375,211.
6. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2QCQ-X3H : 8 December 2014), Emma Stenshorn in entry for J Clyde Jones and Lillian Comer, 12 Jun 1919; citing Jackson, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,307,813.
7. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTF-5MW : 3 February 2021), Emma Conner in entry for Betty Stenshaw, 1920.
8. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4WY-5NP : accessed 19 January 2023), Emma W Comer in household of William Stemshorn, Madison, Jackson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 4B, line 72, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1828; FHL microfilm 2,341,562.
9. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3GZ-TFK : 8 December 2014), Emma Stepnshorn in entry for Robt R Fisher and Garnet Comer, 27 Jun 1932; citing Franklin, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,862,038.
10. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWFW-34T : accessed 3 March 2017), Ema Comer in household of William Stemshorn, Oak Hill Village, Madison Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-16, sheet 1B, line 67, family 18, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3089.
11. "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYR-2418 : Fri Oct 06 02:14:48 UTC 2023), Entry for William H Stemshorn and Emma Comer, May 10, 1950.
12. "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKVL-X34 : 11 November 2019), Emma Comer, 1975.
13. "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VK24-957 : 8 December 2014), Stemshorn in entry for Lillian Williams, 03 Jan 1996; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 30541, certificate number 003929, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167792353/emma-comer : accessed 16 December 2021), memorial page for Emma Stemshorn Comer (21 Nov 1873–2 Apr 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167792353, citing C M Cemetery, Oak Hill, Jackson County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Rowbot_2188 (contributor 48950065) .

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