Emma Fenton
BIRTH
ABT 1857 • Illinois, USA
Overview
| Name | Emma Fenton | |
| Birth |
ABT 1857 [1] | Illinois, USA |
| Gender | Female | |
| Person ID | I2542 | |
| Last Modified | 24 Oct 2026 | |
Family
Family ID F879 - with Worthy Luzerne Fenton
| Husband | Worthy Luzerne Fenton , b. 5 FEB 1857 , Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA , d. 31 AUG 1914 , Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years) |
| Children |
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Residences
| Residence |
1880 [1] | Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter |
Notes
| Note |
Emma J. Pease added as 1st wife of Worthy L. Fenton per e-mail from Colin Adams dated 01/19/2016 (shown below): My Fenton line for Worthy Luzerne Fenton shows that he was married three times. 1) Married 13 Dec 1875 to Emma J. Pease b. 03 Nov 1856 McHenry County, Illinois to d. 09 Nov 1917 Garden Pairie, Boone County, Illinois They had one child (My paternal Grandmother) Cora Fenton 02 b. Feb 1877 Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois to d. 26 Aug 1927 Shaw, Lincoln County, Colorado 2) Married Nov 1893 to Laura May Polhemus b. 06 Jul 1867 Gelmond, Wright County, Iowa. date & location of death is unknown They had two children: Plamer Fenton 1893 - 1900 & Henry Sherman Fenton b. 1893-1900 d. 1893-1900 (I suspect that Plamer was born AFTER Henry) Nellie was the EX-wife of Worthy's brother Norris Clinton Fenton. Norris had also been married to Eva Elizabeth Pease the sister of Worthy's first wife Emma J. Pease 3) Married 1908 to Nellie G. Gilson b. 18 Apr 1866 Boone County, Illinois to d. 21 Aug 1943 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania With regard to Cora Fenton; Her Death Certificate states that she died on 26 Aug 1927 in Shaw, Lincoln County, Colorado She is buried in the Arriba Cemetery, Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado. Cora's Find A Grave record also lists a Elria E. Adams buried on the same date and in the same plot. This tends to substantiates a long held family belief that Cora died in child birth and the child's name was Elria. Cora was 50 years old when she died, which would be unusual for a woman of that age to be giving birth but it DOES HAPPEN. Child birth for a woman of that age and at that time in our history and living in a rural community would have been very difficult and most likely not attended by a physician. I have not yet obtained a Death Certificate for Elria. Emma Fenton in household of Hamilton Pease, "United States Census, 1880" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVF-VTJ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXVF-VTJ : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma Fenton in household of Hamilton Pease, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 142, sheet 202C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0228; FHL microfilm 1,254,228. Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJDL-DJ9 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJDL-DJ9 : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, 17 Apr 1894; citing HAMPTON, Franklin, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa. Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNP-RY8 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJNP-RY8 : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, 17 Apr 1894; citing Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,481,259. Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4H-JS2 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KC4H-JS2 : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, 17 Apr 1894; citing Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa. Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVMS-L2G "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVMS-L2G : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma Pease in entry for Henry R. Adams and Cora Fenton, 17 Apr 1894; citing Hampton, reference 2:3KXMTG0; FHL microfilm 1,481,259. Emma Richards in household of John Richards, "United States Census, 1900" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSS7-SNP "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSS7-SNP : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma Richards in household of John Richards, Bonus Township, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,237. Emma J Richards in household of John Richards, "United States Census, 1910" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHM-RP7 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKHM-RP7 : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma J Richards in household of John Richards, Bonus, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,244. Emma J Fenton, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X258-8SZ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X258-8SZ : accessed 30 January 2016), MM9.1.1/X258-8SC: and Emma J Fenton, 1889. Emma J Fenton, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X22T-TY5 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X22T-TY5 : accessed 30 January 2016), John Richards and Emma J Fenton, 1889. Emma J Fenton, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X22T-TYB "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X22T-TYB : accessed 30 January 2016), John Richards and Emma J Fenton, 1889. Emma J. Fenton, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2PL-47T "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2PL-47T : accessed 30 January 2016), John Richards and Emma J. Fenton, 12 Sep 1889; citing Belvidere, Boone, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,112. Emma J. Richards, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQQ4-FXQ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQQ4-FXQ : accessed 30 January 2016), Emma J. Richards, 09 Nov 1917; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,530,925. |
Sources
| 1 | 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Marengo, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: 228; Family History Film: 1254228; Page: 202C; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 0663 |