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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1866–1924 Male
1868–1958 Female
1908–1971 Male
1826–1910 Male
1833– Female
1856–1925 Male
1859–1870 Female
1861–1911 Male
1865– Female
1866–1924 Male
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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