Emma Weaver Hartranft

16 September 1853–5 May 1939 (Age 85)
Swamp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Emma Weaver

When Emma Weaver Hartranft was born on 16 September 1853, in Swamp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Gresh Hartranft, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Weaver, was 31. She lived in Amity Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 5 May 1939, in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Pottstown Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Gresh Hartranft
1819–1893
Sarah Weaver
1821–1883
Henry Weaver Hartranft
1842–1906
Erastus Weaver Hartranft
1844–1879
Davis Weaver Hartranft
1846–1853
Sara Hartranft
1846–1846
Hannah Elizabeth Hartranft
1847–1912
Ellen Weaver Hartranft
1848–1862
Francis Weaver Hartranft
1850–1921
Rebecca Weaver Hartranft
1852–1926
Emma Weaver Hartranft
1853–1939
James Weaver Hartranft
1855–1915
Alfred Weaver Hartranft
1857–1942
Charles Hartranft
1859–
Rose Weaver Hartranft
1860–1888
Sarah Weaver Hartranft
1862–
George W. Hartranft
1864–1953
Charles Hartranft
1868–1871

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World Events (8)

1863
Age 10
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 10
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 23
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.

Name Meaning

German: descriptive nickname for a pauper, from Middle High German harte ‘hard’ + ranft ‘rind, crust’.

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

Sources (2)

  • Amman Hartsanft in household of William Hartsanft, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Emma Hartranft in household of William G Hartranft, "United States Census, 1860"

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