 1859 - 1887 (27 years)
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| Name |
Emma Susanna Henry [1] |
| Birth |
7 Dec 1859 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1880 |
Colfax, Wilson, Kansas, USA [1] |
| Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife |
| Death |
21 Sep 1887 |
Phillipsburg, Deer Lodge County, Montana |
| Person ID |
I10860 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
William Henry, b. 1 Jan 1829, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Apr 1880, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA (Age 51 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Anne Smith, b. 24 Feb 1838, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Jan 1894, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA (Age 55 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1855 |
PA [2] |
| Family ID |
F4240 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Henry Burdge, b. 29 Sep 1844, Compton Bishop, Somerset, England d. 23 Aug 1927, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Jan 1878 |
Kansas, USA |
| Divorce |
15 May 1885 |
Wilson County, KS [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Richard John Burdge, b. 25 Nov 1882, Fredonia, Colfax, Wilson, Kansas d. 22 May 1883, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA (Age 0 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Sarah Winefred Burdge, b. 26 Apr 1881, Fredonia, Colfax, Wilson, Kansas, USA d. 1 Oct 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 87 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Anna Mae Burdge |
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| Family ID |
F4224 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| Notes |
- Emma had health problems all of her life though her husband Henry Burdge refused to recognize the problem. He constantly complained to her about not working hard enough. (she eventually died of TB) She and her mother Mary Ann Smith finally convinced him that she was sick and needed a change of climate. They left KS with the 2 children, in the spring of 1884 to visit a friend of Mary Ann's in Phillipsburg, Deer Lodge MT. Emma slowly improved and they wrote Henry that they were not returning, & that Henry should divorce her for desertion. She did this before she even met Mr. Durffee. Mary Ann got a job with a local mortician. The mortician heard of a rancher, James Durffee, that needed a housekeeper out side of town, and he was able to let the family have their own cabin instead of living in rented rooms. The mortician didn't want to lose Mary Ann, but he felt it was a much better situation for her and her family.
On May 15, 1885 Henry Burdge was granted a divorce from Emma, with Emma granted $300, $150 paid then & the balance in one year. This divorce was obtained in Wilson County, KS, & is recorded in Journal F, Page 17-18.
On May 31, 1885 in Phillipsburg, Dear Lodge County, MT, Emma and James E. Durffee were married by Justice of the Peace Frank P. Brocan. Papers were filed on June 8, 1885 @ 9 AM.
Emma died on Sept 21, 1887 in childbirth. She had been told that she should not have any more children due to her health problems. James Durffee wanted to keep Emma's daughters, but Mary Ann convinced him that if, or when he remarried his new wife might not appreciate the girls. Mary Ann had some property in Tumwater, WA, so she moved on west with her granddaughters.
Mary Ann owned a building with a 3 room apt. attached to the back, & it was rented to a pharmacist. She went to work for a doctor to support herself just as she had in Chanute KS. He was an older man & getting close to retirement. She told him about her sisters son who was in Medical School in St. Louis, & asked if he could come west with the possibility of taking over his practice. His name was John Wilson Mowell & he did eventually take over the practice, going on to become President of the Washington Medical Association.
Mary Ann worked for the old Doctor to support herself & the girls until her health began to fail. She had heard of a family in Oakland CA that was very involved in helping Orphanages, the Frank "Borax" Smith family. Her minister, Rev Anderson had a friend in Oakland, Rev Blake that was pastor at the Smith's church. Mary Ann took the girls south by train to Oakland & got a room at a rooming house a couple of blocks from the church that Rev Anderson knew about. She was so weak from the trip that she had to send the girls to church alone on that Sunday. Annie took a note from her grandmother to the Minister, and ended up meeting Dr. Buckle, one of Mrs. Smiths Drs.
The Smiths took the 2 girls into their family, raising them as their own. More information can be found in the book, "Borax Pioneer"
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- [S13] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Colfax, Wilson, Kansas; Roll: 399; Family History Film: 1254399; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 0525.
- [S41] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 1678.030; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
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