Emma Jane Waterman

WATERMAN, WILHARM, WAIT, ROCKWOOD, BAGGS

Posted By: Carol L. Johnson (Waterman) (email)
Date: 2/6/2012 at 13:18:54

Mrs. Emma Jane Rockwood was born July 24, 1849 in St.Lawrence County, N.Y., and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.J. Wilharm, at Horton, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 1925, being 75 years, 4 months and 18 days of age.
She was the daughter of Sidney and Esther Wait Rockwood, and at the age of three months she came with her parents and brothers, James, Will, and George Rockwood from New York state to McHenry County, Ill. Later they moved to Wisconsin, and at the age of five years, the little girl accompanied her family to Bremer county, Iowa, making the journey in a covered wagon. At an early age she was baptized by immersion at the Wapsipinicon River and belonged to a Baptist church in that vacinity. In 1860, in Bremer County, Iowa she was united in marriage to Jason (correction: needs to read Andrew Jackson) Waterman of Tripoli, now deceased.
She leaves to morn her loss; four sons, George, Roy, Calvin and Charles Waterman of Tripoli; two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Baggs of Cedar Falls and Mr.and Mrs. August Wilharm of Horton; one brother, William Rockwood, of Minneapolis; twenty-six grandchildren; besides other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held in the Kaiser Chapel in this city on Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Rev. H.E. Briden of Horton Baptist church officiating and burial was at Harlington Cemetery here in Waverly, Iowa.

Posted 12-17-1925 pg 5 Waverly Democrat