Luther P. EMMONS - History

EMMONS, LAITEN, SMITH, BECKER, PECK, ROOT, SCRIPTURE, MORRISON, COPELAND

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/8/2006 at 19:30:32

Vol. 2 "Fulton's History of Jefferson County", pub. 1912, Page 301

LUTHER P. EMMONS, resident of Des Moines Township for 32 years; born Waldo County, Maine, Oct. 30, 1846, his parents being George and Hanna (LAITEN) EMMONS. The father, a native of Mass., was of Scotch (sic) and French extraction, while the mother, whose birth occurred in Maine, was of English and Irish descent. Moved to Wisconsin in 1853 and located on a farm in Rock Co., where the mother passed away in 1873, while his death occurred at Magnolia, that county, in 1887. Nine children:

1-James, a farmer of Guthrie County, Iowa
2-Nancy E., married Wesley SMITH, a farmer of Canada;
3-Albert Weston, died in infancy;
4-Recta A., widow of Martin A. BECKER, an engineer who was killed in a gold mine in Utah in 1879;
5-Helen Augusta, died in infancy;
6-Henry Augustus, a twin, manufacturer of brooms in Sullivan, Ill.;
7-Luther P.;
8-Eliza Josephine, deceased;
9-George, marshal of Ontario, Calif.

LUTHER P. EMMONS married 20 Nov. 1870 Miss Augusta C. PECK, dau. of Heman T. and Helen E. (ROOT) PECK. The father, who was a farmer and carpenter, was born and reared in Ontario Co., N.Y., but was of English extraction. He removed from the Empire State to Rock Co., Wis., in 1867, settling upon a farm. Three years later he went to Chicago to follow the carpenter's trade, but was never again heard from and it is supposed that he was killed in the great fire which occurred in that city in 1871. His wife lived until 1880, her demise occurring at the home of her sister, Mrs. John SCRIPTURE, in Jewell Co., Kansas. The PECKs were among the early colonial settlers of America. They trace their origin to the English nobility and have a coat-of-arms, a lyre with three Maltese crosses within its borders. The American branch is traced back in an unbroken line to the 16th century, their common ancestor being one Joseph PECK, who was christened at Beccles, Suffolk County, England, on 30 Apr. 1587. In 1638, together with his brother, Robert PECK, a noted divine of that period, he took passage on the ship "Diligent" from Ipswich for America, in order that they might escape religious persecution...

In the fall of 1879 Luther P. EMMONS and his wife removed to Iowa to reside on a tract of 150 acres in Jefferson County, that his wife's grandfather, Ira R. PECK of New York, said he would present to her if she would consent to live upon it. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Luther P. EMMONS:

1-Arthur Hamlin, Sup't of a sanitarium of Battle Creek, Mich; married Minnie MORRISON, dau. of John MORRISON of Des Moines Twp.; they have one dau. Violet Oneita, aged 13 yrs.

2-Grace Lillian, at home with her parents

3-Eli Perry, farmer at Princeton, Calif.; married Clara COPELAND, dau. of William COPELAND of Des Moines Twp., this county; they have 2 chn, Virgil and Fern.

4-Ray Adelbert, at home.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s).