Brief Life History of William Emery or Emory
When William Emery or Emory Brock was born on 7 July 1856, in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois, United States, his father, William Brock, was 22 and his mother, Amanda Margaret Rawlings, was 18. He married Harriet Isabelle Wells on 2 April 1885, in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 5, Sedgwick, Colorado, United States in 1910 and Sedgwick, Colorado, United States in 1920. He died on 17 February 1938, in Ovid, Sedgwick, Colorado, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ovid Cemetery, Ovid, Sedgwick, Colorado, United States.
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- William E Brock in household of William Brock, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Emery Brock, "Find A Grave Index"
- W. E. Brock in entry for Harry O. Brock, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Historical Boundaries: 1865: Carroll, Illinois, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and North German: variant of Brook .
English and Scandinavian: nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, from Middle English brok(ke) ‘badger’ (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.
Dutch and Flemish: from a personal name, a short form of Brockert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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