Emma L. Trumble
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Summary
- b. 31 Aug 1872, Gagetown, Brookfield Twp., Huron Co., Mich.
- dau. of Andrew Trumble and Nancy Farren
- m. 17 Apr 1891 (Gagetown) Lewis W. Elston (1873–1966)
- two children:
- Hattie Elston, 29 Aug 1892 (died young)
- Maybell Elston, 1990–1982
- d. 26 Jun 1946 (aged 73 yrs., 9 mos. 25 days), Gagetown, Brookfield Twp., Huron Co., Mich.
Sources
- Obituary from the Friday, July 5, 1946, Cass City Chronicle
Gagetown – Death of Mrs. Elston
Funeral services for Emma Luella Elston were held at the Hunter funeral home in Gagetown on Saturday afternoon, June 29, and were conducted by Rev. Harold Smith of Reese. Interment was in the Gagetown cemetery. Her death came June 26 after a ten-year illness.
Emma Luella Trumble was born Aug. 31, 1872, in Brookfield Township. On April 17, 1891 she was united in marriage with Lewis Elston. She was a member of the the Rebekah and Royal Neighbor lodges.
Mrs. Elston is survived by her husband; a daughter Mrs. Maybelle Schenk, of Gagetown; a brother Geo. Trumble, of Gagetown; and a granddaughter, Lois Wilson.
- U.S. Census 1930 shows in Royal Oak, Okaland Co., Mich. Lewis Elston and wife Emma.
- Item from the Friday, October 17, 1924, Cass City Chronicle (Gagetown News),
Mrs. Lewis Elston is Visiting in Detroit.
- U.S. Census 1920 shows this household in McMillan Twp., Ontonagon Co., Mich.:
- Lewis W. Elston, head of household, age 47, b. Mich.; father b. Mich.; mother b. Mich.
- Emma Elston, wife, age 47, b. Mich.; father born Mich., mother born Mich.
- Maybell Elston, dau., age 19, b. Mich.
- U.S. Census 1910 shows in Superior Twp., Chippewa Co., Mich.:
- Lewis Elston, head of household, 38
- Emma Elston, wife, 37
- Maybell Elston, dau., 9
- Sylvester Trumble, brother-in-law, 42
- George Trumbel, head of household, 31
- Nancy Trumbel, mother, 68
Lewis and Emma wedding photo, Cass City, Mich., 1891. - U.S. Census 1900 shows in Livingston, Otsego Co., Mich.:
- Lewis Elston, head of household, b. Feb 1873 in Mich.
- Emma Elston, wife, b. Aug 1872 in Mich.
- William Elston, head of household, b. Feb 1852 in Mich. of parents born in England
- Mary Elston, wife, b Dec 1855, b. Mich. of father born in Germany and mother born Mich.
- Mary Parrott, granddaugther, b. Aug 1891 in Nich. of father born in (Eng) Canada and mother born in Mich.
- Official State of Michigan Record of Birth, 29 August 1892, of Hattie Elston at Roscommon, Mich.
- Item from the Friday, April 24, 1891, Cass City Enterprise
Lew Ellison and Emma Trumball were married Sunday Evening.
- Official State of Michigan Record of Marriage 19 April 1891 at Gagetown of Lewis Elston and Emma Trumble.
Photos
Notes
- Middle name of Luella or Lucille.
- Her daughter, Maybell Elston, told this story about Emma's experience as an antiques dealer in the 1920s.
- Also, according to Maybell, Emma was a member of the Rebekah and Royal Neighbor lodges.
- In 1915 Emma Trumble Elston write this letter to her daughter Maybell Elston recounting how she and her brother George Trumble killed three bears in the woods.
- Last updated 4 January 2010 by D. Trumbull.