Emma Stark

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Stark was born on 8 September 1873, in Kansas, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Stark, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Irvena Richardson, was 19. She married Samuel I. Brown about 1889. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in La Junta, Otero, Colorado, United States for about 10 years and Gomer Township, Caldwell, Missouri, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Samuel I. Brown
1862–1907
Emma Stark
1873–
Marriage: about 1889
Claude E Brown
1890–
Evalyn Florence Brown
1895–1950
Hazel Irene Brown
1898–1975
Pearl B Brown
1902–1984
Samuel Benjamin Brown
1904–1971

Sources (11)

  • Emma McLaughlin, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Emma Brown, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • Emma Stark Mclaughlin in entry for Mrs Essie Or Mickey Perkins, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1889

Historical Boundaries: 1875: Bent, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Bent Colorado, United States 1889: Otero, Colorado, United States

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.

Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).

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

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