EMERY, WILLIAM E (1842 - 1898)

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Santa Cruz Surf (July 8, 1898)

Letter From Laurel

Grim visaged death is no respecter of localities and during the last week the dark angel has paid our neighborhood a visit. Last Saturday William E Emery was stricken down with death. The deceased was 56 years old and a native of Maine. Mr. Emery had been a resident of Laurel for twenty years and had made for himself and his family many staunch friends. He had served the community in a public capacity, being chosen at one time as one of the Laurel schools trustees. There survives him besides his widow, five grown children and four younger ones, all of whom have the heart felt sympathy of the community in this their hour of trial, which has taken from them a true husband and loving father. The remains were shipped on Monday to San Francisco where they were interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Date of Birth: 1842

Date of Death: 1898-07-02

County: San Francisco

Height: 5'8

Complexion: Lt

Eye Color: Bl

Hair Color: Gr

Local Address: Highland

Last City: Laurel 98

Native of: ME

Enlisted: 1865/01/17

Discharged: 1865/12/05

Military Unit: CA_ 7 Inf_ Co Hq

Rank: Lt1

Military Notes: E-S.Frn_ Rsgnd

GAR#: R98

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: JFR 1886 Roster

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.
Date: Undated
Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)
Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.
Identifier: OS-0307

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “EMERY, WILLIAM E (1842 - 1898).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133283. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.