Emily Jane Coggins

Brief Life History of Emily Jane

When Emily Jane Coggins was born on 9 October 1866, in Tennessee, United States, her father, George F. Coggins, was 24 and her mother, Lensey, was 22. She married Thomas Freben Branstetter in 1896. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Van Buren Township, Newton, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States in 1920. She died on 7 January 1926, in Galena Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Alba, Jasper, Missouri, United States.

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Thomas Freben Branstetter
1866–1942
Emily Jane Coggins
1866–1926
Marriage: 1896
Charles Freeborn Branstetter
1897–

Sources (5)

  • Emily Branstetter in household of Tom Branstetter, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Emily Jane Coggins Branstetter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Emily J Beanstetter in household of Thomas F Beanstetter, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Cogan , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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