Individual Details
Emily Harriet "Emma" Persinger
(30 Jul 1849 - 23 Nov 1885)
checked IGI 8/29/07
After She died in 1885 (At age 36!, I have always presumed this waslikely from childbith of another child that died but I can find noevidence of this, her daughter Grace Gertrude Gibbs was only 18 monthsold when her Mother died) then Alfred P. Gibbs remarried 2.5 years laterto one of Emma's Brother's widows (Elizabeth C.) Apparently Elizabeth &Emma's Brother had children making Grace & her sibs not only cousins butlater raised as 1/2 sibs with the other family. Apparently Grace onlyknew her step mother who was also her Aunt as her only Mother due to herreal Mother's early death @ age 36. Mrs Lewis (Alice) Smiley believesthat Olive Persinger Dennis of Mt Pleasant MI & Malcolm Persinger ofRockville IN are descendents of Elizabeth C. & one of Emma's brothers soI hope to hear from them soon.
I am now writing with new evidence (see Alfred's notes also) It iscertain now that Alfred's 2nd wife was Elizabeth C(ora). who waspreviously married to Emmas' brother Louis. Louis died at age 30. I havestill been unable to determine where Elizabeth died and buried butAlfred's obit. states he was survived by his wife and since he died inOklahoma I think it is likely that she did also, but after 1913.
After She died in 1885 (At age 36!, I have always presumed this waslikely from childbith of another child that died but I can find noevidence of this, her daughter Grace Gertrude Gibbs was only 18 monthsold when her Mother died) then Alfred P. Gibbs remarried 2.5 years laterto one of Emma's Brother's widows (Elizabeth C.) Apparently Elizabeth &Emma's Brother had children making Grace & her sibs not only cousins butlater raised as 1/2 sibs with the other family. Apparently Grace onlyknew her step mother who was also her Aunt as her only Mother due to herreal Mother's early death @ age 36. Mrs Lewis (Alice) Smiley believesthat Olive Persinger Dennis of Mt Pleasant MI & Malcolm Persinger ofRockville IN are descendents of Elizabeth C. & one of Emma's brothers soI hope to hear from them soon.
I am now writing with new evidence (see Alfred's notes also) It iscertain now that Alfred's 2nd wife was Elizabeth C(ora). who waspreviously married to Emmas' brother Louis. Louis died at age 30. I havestill been unable to determine where Elizabeth died and buried butAlfred's obit. states he was survived by his wife and since he died inOklahoma I think it is likely that she did also, but after 1913.
Events
| Birth | 30 Jul 1849 | Washington, Indiana |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Jan 1870 | Washington, Indiana - Al "Fred" Gibbs | | ||
| Death | 23 Nov 1885 | United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Al "Fred" Gibbs (1848 - 1913) |
| Father | Alfred Richard Persinger (1825 - 1866) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Abbott (1825 - 1887) |
| Sibling | John Wesley Persinger (1846 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Benjamin F. Persinger (1848 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Louis William Persinger (1851 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Isaac Newton Persinger (1854 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Catherine Jane Persinger (1855 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Amos Wilson Persinger (1861 - ) |
| Sibling | Albert Burton Persinger (1864 - 1890) |
Endnotes
1. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
2. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..
3. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
4. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..
5. GEDCOM file submitted by Anita Birley, anita@birley.org. Created on 16 DEC 2008. Imported on 16 Dec 2008..
6. GEDCOM file submitted by Thomas Barff 1712 RootsMagic dataset. Created on 29 JAN 2009. Imported on 29 Jan 2009..