Emery, Henry Oren 1844 - 1904

EMERY, WOOD

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 2/26/2014 at 09:56:00

Henry Oren Emery died at his home in Ossian on Monday morning, Feb. 1, 1904, at the age of 59 years, 10 months and 10 days. the deceased was born on the 19th day of March, 1844, in Franklin county, Vermont. In the spring of 1856 his father died, and in the fall of the same year the subject of this sketch with his mother and family moved to Freeborn county, Minn. In 1862 he came to Winneshiek county, and on November 15, 1804, was maried to Miss Mary Jane Wood, to which union twelve children, nine sons and three daughters, were born, all of whom are living except one son, and one daughter, whose deaths occurred in infancy.

Source: IAGenWeb Special Project Iowa Old Press database: Decorah Journal Feb. 9, 1904

Transcriber's Note: Year of marriage is in error as it indicates he married 40 years before he was born.