Emma Schauffer was born in 1878, in Nebraska, United States. She married John S. Henson on 4 December 1900. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Stevens Creek Election Precinct, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1920. She died on 27 June 1956, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.