Emma Karchner

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Karchner was born about 1841, in Lewis Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Karchner, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Leinbach, was 36. She married Jonathan M Schram about 1862, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died in 1909, at the age of 69, and was buried in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan M Schram
1836–1894
Emma Karchner
1841–1909
Marriage: about 1862
Minnie E Schramm
1869–1938
Parson Musser Schram
1872–1946
Harry Lester Schram
1875–1952

Sources (7)

  • Emeline Karchner in household of Elizabeth Karchner, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Emma Karchner Schram, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Emma Schram in entry for Parsie Schram and Lavina M. Lutz, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

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.

Name Meaning

German (Kärchner): variant of Karcher , an occupational name from Middle High German karrecher, kercher ‘porter’.

German: variant of Kerchner . Mostly found in Ohio.

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

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