Emma Beers

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Beers was born in 1876, in Kansas, United States, her father, Samuel Alonzo Beers, was 38 and her mother, Susan A Latimore, was 33. She married John Anderson Carper on 25 December 1892, in Jennings, Decatur, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pleasant Valley Township, Decatur, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Jennings, Decatur, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 9 December 1936, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

John Anderson Carper
1870–1902
Emma Beers
1876–1936
Marriage: 25 December 1892
Clinton Edward Carper
1893–1968
Harold Charles Carper
1896–1976
Ruby Hazel Carper
1898–1991

Sources (4)

  • Emma Carper in household of John Carper, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Emma Beers in entry for Ruby Hazel Green, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Emma Carper, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Decatur, Kansas, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Irish (mainly northern Ireland): variant of Beer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dutch: variant of Beerens (see Berens ) or Van Beers without the preposition van ‘from’.

German: variant of Baer .

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

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