George Worley Emberton

Brief Life History of George Worley

When George Worley Emberton was born on 28 November 1841, in Monroe, Kentucky, United States, his father, Thomas Emberton, was 37 and his mother, Charity Worley, was 32. He married Eliza Ellen Boyd on 1 November 1860, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Polk Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 23 May 1919, in Milan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sullivan, Missouri, United States.

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George Worley Emberton
1841–1919
Eliza Ellen Boyd
1843–1925
Marriage: 1 November 1860
Thomas A. Emberton
1861–1918
Lillard D. Emberton
1863–1864
James L Emberton
1866–1948
Dora May Emberton
1868–1941
Nora Estella Emberton
1870–1906
Robert Emberton
1872–1949
William Wilson Emberton
1874–1961
George Edward "Ed" Emberton
1877–1960
Joseph Daniel Emberton
1880–1947
Fred Emberton
1882–1960
Mary Ada Emberton
1884–1954

Sources (18)

  • George Embeton in household of Thos Embeton, "United States Census, 1850"
  • George W Emberton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • George W Emberton, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1843

Historical Boundaries 1843: Highland County create from Non-County Area 23 1845: Highland County renamed Sullivan County

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1862 · Battle of Perryville

On October 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville took place between the Army of Ohio and the Army of Mississippi. It was the bloodiest battle on Kentucky soil. The Union lost around four thousand people and the Confederates lost around three thousand people. This was about one fifth of those that fought.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire): habitational name from Emberton in Buckinghamshire, from the Old English personal name Ēanbeorht + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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

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