Individual Details
John Leonard Emig
(19 Mar 1894 - 15 Jul 1918)
Events
| Birth | Mar 1894 | Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Birth | 19 Mar 1894 | Dushore P.O., Laporte Twp., Sullivan Co., PA | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1895 | Pennsylvania | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | with his parents - Laporte Twp., Sullivan Co., PA | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | with his parents - Laporte Twp., Sullivan Co., PA | | ||
| Residence | 1917 | Goodland City, Shawnee Co., KS | | ||
| Description | 1917 | tall, of slender build, with blue eyes and light brown hair | | ||
| Occupation | 1917 | laborer | | ||
| Military | From 18 Sep 1917 to 15 Jul 1918 | as a private (1st class) in Company H, 353rd Infantry, and in Company A , 7th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces | | ||
| Death | 15 Jul 1918 | killed in action - Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France |  | |
Families
| Father | Philip Emig (1851 - 1938) |
| Mother | Mary Agnes Elizabeth Broschart (1873 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Ernest F. Emig (1895 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Lloyd Philip "Junior" Emig (1896 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Peter Dennis Emig Sr. (1900 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Anna Florence "Annie" Emig (1902 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Theodore Raymond Emig (1905 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Henry A. Emig (1908 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Helena D. "Helen" Emig (1909 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Mary Emig (1900 - 1910) |
Notes
Death
John probably died at the outbreak of the Second Battle of the Marne (a.k.a. Battle of Reims) which took place from 15 July 1918 to 8 August 1918. Location of death is probable.Endnotes
1. US Census of 1900 - record for Philip and Elizabeth Emig and family. No address is given..
2. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for John Leonard Emig..
3. US Census of 1910 - record for Philip and Elizabeth Emig and family. No address is given..
4. US Census of 1900 - record for Philip and Elizabeth Emig and family. No address is given..
5. US Census of 1910 - record for Philip and Elizabeth Emig and family. No address is given..
6. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for John Leonard Emig..
7. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for John Leonard Emig..
8. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for John Leonard Emig..
9. "Kansas Casualties in the World War, 1917-1919, Index" as found at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/index.html. The records for John L. Emig are found in the first supplement: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/index.html, and at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html..
10. Obituary for Philip Emig as it appeared in "The Sullivan Review" of Dushore, PA on 4 January 1939..
11. "Kansas Casualties in the World War, 1917-1919, Index" as found at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/index.html. The records for John L. Emig are found in the first supplement: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/index.html, and at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html..