Ezra L. W. Emery

MaleAugust 1866–27 August 1924

Brief Life History of Ezra L. W.

When Ezra L. W. Emery was born in August 1866, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Elias L. Emery, was 40 and his mother, Mary Lowman, was 34. He married Maude McCoy on 1 December 1909, in Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years and Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 August 1924, in Colorado, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezra L. W. Emery
1866–1924
Maude McCoy
1868–1958
Marriage: 1 December 1909
Jackson Williams Emery
1908–1971

Sources (8)

  • Ezra L Emery, "United States Census, 1910"
  • E L Emery, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"
  • Ezra L Emery, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 December 1909Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1867

    Age 1

    Nebraska is the 37th state.

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

    Age 1

    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 16

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.

    French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .

    Americanized form of German Hemmerich .

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

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