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William Perkins Emmerson[1]

Male 1844 - 1925  (80 years)


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  • Name William Perkins Emmerson 
    Born 6 Jun 1844  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jan 1925  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Emerson Cemetery Axton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I12604  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2019 

    Father Lawson Emmerson,   b. 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Herndon,   b. Abt 1815, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1837  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 'Fanny' Frances Ligon Pearson/Pierson,   b. 1837, Prob. Pitts. Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1916, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Julia Ann Emmerson,   b. 13 Nov 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1939  (Age 68 years)
     2. Dr. George Oliver Emmerson,   b. 18 Feb 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1938, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Edward Everett Emmerson,   b. 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1935, Leaksville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Lillian Magdeline Emmerson,   b. 23 Sep 1879, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1933, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F3975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate    		Death Certificate
    wpemmerson.jpg
    William P Emmerson-Obit    		William P Emmerson-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Jan 5, 1925

    Histories
    The Emmersons of Virginia and Some Jackson     		The Emmersons of Virginia and Some Jackson
    Emersons.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Lawson Emmerson, b. 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown Married 4 Mar 1837 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Children
      1. William Perkins Emmerson, b. 6 Jun 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
      2. John Daniel Emmerson, b. 30 Aug 1839, d. Yes, date unknown
      3. Henry N. Emmerson, b. 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
      4. Mary Cornelia Emmerson, b. 28 Oct 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
      5. Oliver Keen Emmerson, b. 6 Dec 1855, d. Yes, date unknown

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Jodi Davis Jackson Research.
      Jody Davis, Jackson Family Genealogist:
      2) RootsWeb's World Connnect batsbelfry1@comcast.net,
      Kitty Dawson
      "Lawson Emmerson s/o John Emmerson and Martha (Patsey) Jackson; other children, James, Sarah S. (Sallie), 1808; John; William b 1815; Judith b May 1818; Smith and Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Emmerson b 1827; Lawson Emmerson married Mary Herndon and produced children Wm, b 1844, John Daniel 1839, Henry N. 1850, Mary Cornelia 1852, and Oliver Keen b 1855."
      William Perkins Emmerson, s/o Lawson and Polly Herndon married Fanny Ligon Pearson. Issue: Julia Ann Emmerson b 1870, Pittsylvania Co., VA; George Oliver Emmerson b 1872, Pittsylvania Co., VA; Edward Everette Emmerson b 1875 Pittsylvania Co., VA, Lillian Magdeline Emmerson b c 1880, Pittsylvania Co., VA

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60216365/william-perkins-emerson.


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