When Thomas D. Embree was born on 19 February 1818, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, his father, Martillus Embree, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Hazelrigg, was 25. He married Phoebe Elvira Childers Butler on 19 February 1838, in Pettis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pettis, Missouri, United States in 1840 and Cass Township, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 10 April 1852, in Bates, Missouri, United States, at the age of 34.
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English: variant of Embury or Emery .
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