STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1893, page 8, column 2

JOHN EMERSON, 15 May 1821 - 15 Sep 1893

   Died, Friday, Sept. 15, 1893, at his home in Kendallville, Ind., John 
Emerson, aged 72 years and 4 months.
   The deceased was one of the pioneers of Steuben county, having settled 
here as early as 1836. In 1865 he removed with his family from Salem 
township to Kendallville.  He was an elder in the Presbyterian church, and 
was held in the very highest esteem by all who knew him.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   John Emerson, 15 May 1821 - 15 Sep 1893, on 07 Mar 1846, married Susan 
M. (Bodley) Emerson, 07 Jan 1823 - 05 Jun 1899.

JOHN'S PARENTS:
   Father, Avery Emerson Sr, 22 Sep 1788 - 16 Oct 1864/65, married 
Sophronia (Allen) Emerson, 25 Feb 1799 - 17 Mar 1877.  They are buried at 
Kendallville.

SIBLINGS:
   George Emerson, in Toledo, Ohio in 1885.
   David Emerson, in California in 1885.
   Luke Allen Emerson, 1824 - 1864, married Hattie Margaret (Jacobus) 
Emerson, 1835 - 1914.  They are buried at Block Cemetery, Steuben County, 
Indiana.  Hattie married again.
   Avery Emerson Jr., 21 Jan 1827 - 24 Mar 1894, on 06 Feb 1853, married 
Elizabeth S. (Parsell) Emerson, 24 Jul 1833 - 11 Apr 1915.  They are 
buried at Block Cemetery. 
   Emily (Emerson) Parsell, 10 Dec 1828 - 04 Jun 1896, on 13 Dec 1846, 
married Dr. Aaron G. Parsell, 21 Jan 1829 - 17 Mar 1904.  They are buried 
at O-HUD Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.
   Mary (Emerson) Kimball, 09 Oct 1830/31 - 14 Oct 1902, on 24 Dec 1851, 
married William MacKenzie Kimball (Kendall in the History Book), 05 Oct 
1824 - 28 Feb 1905.  They are buried at Fredonia, Kansas.
   Almira (Emerson) Chapin, 08 Jan 1835 - ______, on 01 Nov 1863, married 
Augustus Alexander Chapin, 15 Aug 1831 - 10 Jan 1909.
   Sophronia Emerson, born 1837, burial place unknown. 
   Albert Emerson, died 09 Aug 1837, aged 5 years, 3 months and 10 days, 
buried at Block Cemetery. 

   An article about the Old Settler's meeting on Thursday, August 17, 
1893, published on Wednesday, August 23, 1893, page 1, columns 2 and 3, 
mentions under NOTES:  "John Emerson, of Kendallville, formerly of Angola, 
was welcomed by many old acquaintances."

"History of Steuben County, IN - 1885", pages 742, 743, biography of 
brother, Avery Emerson.
Obituary of Susan M. (Bodley) Emerson, published in the Steuben 
Republican, Wednesday, June 7, 1899, page 4, column 4.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990", by Audree Siebel Lewis, 
Vol. 1, pages 570, 571, 572; Vol. 2, page 1408.
SCGS Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 4 - Winter 2001, Timothy Kimball Family, J. A. 
Childers.
www.familysearch.org, including 1880 U. S. Census.
Submitted by:  Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net