Individual Details
Emma Mower
(16 Mar 1847 - 11 Jan 1933)
Events
| Birth | 16 Mar 1847 | Minnesota |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  | | |
| Census | 9 Nov 1857 | Marine, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Marine, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1865 | Arcola, Washington, Minnesota - Henry Clay Van Vorhes | |||
| Census | 1 May 1875 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Pine Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 11 Jun 1900 | 528 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 677 Valencia Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1920 | 216 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California | | | |
| Death | 11 Jan 1933 | ||||
| Burial | Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | ||||
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Families
| Spouse | Henry Clay Van Vorhes (1839 - 1888) |
| Child | Albert Henry Van Vorhes (1866 - 1867) |
| Child | Edwin "Eddie" Van Vorhes (1868 - ) |
| Child | Willis Henry Van Vorhes (1870 - 1943) |
| Child | Mae Mower Van Vorhes (1873 - ) |
| Father | John Edwards Mower (1815 - 1879) |
| Mother | Gratia Ann Remick (1825 - 1904) |
| Sibling | James Albert Mower (1842 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Helen Mar Mower (1845 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Mary J. Mower (1850 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Martha Augusta "Mattie" Mower (1862 - 1872) |
Notes
Census
Emily Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower [father], age 3, female, and was born in Minnesota.Census
Emma was enumerated as "Emily" Mower in the household of John E. Mower, a 10 year old white female, with her birthplace listed as Minnesota.Census
Emily Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower [father], age 13, female, born in Minnesota, and had attended school within the year.Census
Emma Van Vorhes was enumerated in the household of Henry Van Vorhes, age 28, female, white, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, and mother born in Maine.Census
Emma Van Vorhes was enumerated in the household of Henry Van Vorhes as his wife, a 33 year old white female, married, with Keeping House listed as her occupation. Her birthplace was listed as Minnesota, her father's as Maine and her mother's as Texas.Census
Emma M. Van Vorhes was enumerated in the household of Charles W. Braden as his mother-in-law, a 50 year old white female (born March 1850), widowed, mother of 1 child with 1 child still living as of the census date. Her birthplace was listed as Minnesota, her father's as Maine and her mother's as Minnesota. Emma was able to read, write and speak English.Census
Emma M. Van Vorhes was enumerated in the household of Mae V. Braden as her mother, a 62 year old white female, widowed, mother of 4 children with 3 still living as of the census date, Minnesota listed as the birthplace for her and both parents, "own income" shown as her occupation, and she was able to read, write and speak English.Census
Emma M. Van Vorhes was enumerated in the household of Mae V. Braden as her mother, a 72 year old white female, widowed, her birthplace was Minnesota, her father's birthplace was Maine, her mother's birthplace was Missouri, and she was able to read, write and speak English.Census
Emma M., widow of Henry C. Van Vorhes, was included on the Special Schedule of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, etc. The schedule does not include any specific information about Henry Van Vorhes' service.Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 72.
2. 1850 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Stillwater Precinct, p. 154, dwelling 26, family 29, John E. Mower household, line 24, Emily Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
3. 1857 State Census, Washington County, Minnesota, Township 31, 152, dwelling 935, family 940, John E. Mower household, line 32, Emily Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); Minnesota Historical Society microfilm.
4. 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Marine Township, p. 1, dwelling 4, family 4, John E. Mower household, line 18, Emily Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. .
5. "Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestery.com : accesssed 14 December 2019), digital image, "Minnesota State Population Census Schedule, 1875," p. 164, family 342, line 18, Emma Van Vorhes; Minnesota HIstorical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Microfilm Roll No. MNSC_17.
6. 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 33, p. 4, Pine Street, dwelling 21, family 1, Henry Van Vorhes family, line 7, Emma Van Vorhes; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2019); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
7. 1900 U.S. census, Ramsey County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of St. Paul, enumeration district (ED) 119, Sheet No. 8, 528 Marshall Ave., dwelling 122, family 146, Chas. W. Braden household, line 19, Emma M. Van Vorhes; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2019); NARA microfilm publication T623, 1854 rolls..
8. 1910 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, City of Los Angeles, Precinct 63, enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 12A, 677 Valencia Street, dwelling 66, family 82, Mae V. Braden household, line 28, Emma M. Van Vorhes; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2019); Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
9. 1930 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, City of Santa Monica, enumeration district (ED) 601, sheet 18A, 216 Wilshire Blvd, dwelling 425, family 576, Mae V. Braden household, line 19, Emma M. Van Vorhes; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 September 2019); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls..
10. 1890 U.S. Census, Ramsey County, Minnesota, special schedule - surviving soldiers, sailors, and marines, and widows, etc., City of St. Paul, enumeration district (ED) 208, p. 1, no. 19, house No. 107, family 114, Emma M, Widow of Van Vorhes, Henry C.; digital image, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : accessed 14 April 2019); NARA microfilm publication M123.