Emmeline "Emma" Brown Walker Biography
Emmeline "Emma" Brown was born in 1818 in New York City, the daughter of Bush G. Brown, a shipbuilder and master carpenter (b. May 9, 1783 in New York City; d. August 10, 1821 in Natchez, Mississippi) and Hannah Daniels Brown (b. December 27, 1783 in New York City; d. September 20, 1822 in New York City).
Bush Brown died of yellow fever while on a business trip to Louisiana and Mississippi – where he had gone to set up a grist mill manufacturing enterprise – leaving his widow Hannah Daniels Brown and six children behind in New York City. The following year Hannah Daniels Brown died, also of yellow fever, leaving six orphans: Ephraim Daniels Brown, age 18, and his five sisters. Julia, the youngest child, was only three years old when her mother died.
Bush and Hannah Brown's children were sent to live with various relatives and friends. Mary and Julia were taken in by their mother's dearest friend, Mary Livingston, to the Livingston Manor in Clermont, New York. An early handwritten record of the children of Bush and Hannah Brown showed the third child as "Mary Brown," but later her name invariably appeared as "Mary Livingston Brown" or "Mary L. Brown," indicating that she took the name "Livingston" to express her gratitude to her mother's friend, Mary Livingston.
When Emma was about 22 years old, she came to Ohio with her sister Cornelia Brown (b. January 3, 1813 in New York City), traveling nearly all of the way in a canal boat. They lived with their sister, Eliza, who had preceded her by several years and was married to Elisha Peterson. Cornelia married Alfred Reeder on July 22, 1837 in Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio. After his death in 1840, she married Dr. John Allen, a dentist, in Hamilton County. Dr. John Allen was one of the foremost dentists of the day, and the inventor of continuous gums and many other improvements in dental work. He survived Cornelia by several years and died at the advanced age of 82 years at his home in Plainfield, New Jersey.
She married Joseph Swan Walker on May 25, 1837 in Butler County, Ohio He was born September 23, 1811 in Butler County, Ohio, the son of James Walker (1770-1827) and Sarah Swan Walker (1772-1848). The family of Joseph and Emma relocated to McLean County, Illinois circa 1855.
The children of Joseph Walker and Emma Brown were:
• Henrietta Maria Walker, b. June 16, 1838, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Herman A. Walker, b. November 12, 1840, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Bush Brown Walker, b. June 20, 1843, Butler County, Ohio; d. October 28, 1845, Butler County, Ohio.
• Anna Augusta Walker, b. June 05, 1847, Butler County, Ohio; d. August 1928, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Lucy H. Walker, b. September 01, 1850, Butler County, Ohio; d. aft. June 16, 1880, probably Illinois.
• Cornelia A. Walker, b. December 06, 1853, Butler County, Ohio; d. July 20, 1855, Butler County, Ohio.
• Frank Albert Walker, b. March 08, 1856, probably McLean County, Illinois; d. aft. January 14, 1920, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Edward Everett Walker, b. February 09, 1858, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. July 1860, McLean County, Illinois.
• Adrian Wilfried Walker, b. August 26, 1860, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. June 17, 1870, probably McLean County, Illinois.
Emma's niece and namesake, Emma Walker Mead Beeler (1842-1928), wrote the following about her aunt Emma in her family history:
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The wilderness also had a romance in store for fair Emmeline, or Emma. To the lassies of that day (who made their social calls on horseback, sometimes barefooted and sun-bonneted) she was to the eyes of the young men like a creature from another planet. She possessed a certain charm of manner and speech that they could not emulate. Her complexion was the tint of a pink seashell, her luxurious hair of a golden shade and wavy and her eyes large and blue. Her winning personality endeared her to all and it is no wonder that another young man came to the front and pressed his suit so earnestly that all objections were overcome and Mr. Joseph Walker carried her off in triumph to preside over his little log home in the clearing. This was about the year 1837. Fortunately for her the mother-in-law in that family was as near being a saint as they ever become in this world and her life was a happy, though uneventful and long one. She possessed her rare charm of manner and beauty of features until her death in 1880. She left three children.
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Emma died in February 1887 in McLean County, Illinois. Joseph died on April 25, 1896 in McLean County.
Submitted on July 15, 2011 by Sandra Johnson Witt, her second great grand niece
Emmeline "Emma" Brown was born in 1818 in New York City, the daughter of Bush G. Brown, a shipbuilder and master carpenter (b. May 9, 1783 in New York City; d. August 10, 1821 in Natchez, Mississippi) and Hannah Daniels Brown (b. December 27, 1783 in New York City; d. September 20, 1822 in New York City).
Bush Brown died of yellow fever while on a business trip to Louisiana and Mississippi – where he had gone to set up a grist mill manufacturing enterprise – leaving his widow Hannah Daniels Brown and six children behind in New York City. The following year Hannah Daniels Brown died, also of yellow fever, leaving six orphans: Ephraim Daniels Brown, age 18, and his five sisters. Julia, the youngest child, was only three years old when her mother died.
Bush and Hannah Brown's children were sent to live with various relatives and friends. Mary and Julia were taken in by their mother's dearest friend, Mary Livingston, to the Livingston Manor in Clermont, New York. An early handwritten record of the children of Bush and Hannah Brown showed the third child as "Mary Brown," but later her name invariably appeared as "Mary Livingston Brown" or "Mary L. Brown," indicating that she took the name "Livingston" to express her gratitude to her mother's friend, Mary Livingston.
When Emma was about 22 years old, she came to Ohio with her sister Cornelia Brown (b. January 3, 1813 in New York City), traveling nearly all of the way in a canal boat. They lived with their sister, Eliza, who had preceded her by several years and was married to Elisha Peterson. Cornelia married Alfred Reeder on July 22, 1837 in Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio. After his death in 1840, she married Dr. John Allen, a dentist, in Hamilton County. Dr. John Allen was one of the foremost dentists of the day, and the inventor of continuous gums and many other improvements in dental work. He survived Cornelia by several years and died at the advanced age of 82 years at his home in Plainfield, New Jersey.
She married Joseph Swan Walker on May 25, 1837 in Butler County, Ohio He was born September 23, 1811 in Butler County, Ohio, the son of James Walker (1770-1827) and Sarah Swan Walker (1772-1848). The family of Joseph and Emma relocated to McLean County, Illinois circa 1855.
The children of Joseph Walker and Emma Brown were:
• Henrietta Maria Walker, b. June 16, 1838, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Herman A. Walker, b. November 12, 1840, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Bush Brown Walker, b. June 20, 1843, Butler County, Ohio; d. October 28, 1845, Butler County, Ohio.
• Anna Augusta Walker, b. June 05, 1847, Butler County, Ohio; d. August 1928, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Lucy H. Walker, b. September 01, 1850, Butler County, Ohio; d. aft. June 16, 1880, probably Illinois.
• Cornelia A. Walker, b. December 06, 1853, Butler County, Ohio; d. July 20, 1855, Butler County, Ohio.
• Frank Albert Walker, b. March 08, 1856, probably McLean County, Illinois; d. aft. January 14, 1920, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Edward Everett Walker, b. February 09, 1858, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. July 1860, McLean County, Illinois.
• Adrian Wilfried Walker, b. August 26, 1860, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. June 17, 1870, probably McLean County, Illinois.
Emma's niece and namesake, Emma Walker Mead Beeler (1842-1928), wrote the following about her aunt Emma in her family history:
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The wilderness also had a romance in store for fair Emmeline, or Emma. To the lassies of that day (who made their social calls on horseback, sometimes barefooted and sun-bonneted) she was to the eyes of the young men like a creature from another planet. She possessed a certain charm of manner and speech that they could not emulate. Her complexion was the tint of a pink seashell, her luxurious hair of a golden shade and wavy and her eyes large and blue. Her winning personality endeared her to all and it is no wonder that another young man came to the front and pressed his suit so earnestly that all objections were overcome and Mr. Joseph Walker carried her off in triumph to preside over his little log home in the clearing. This was about the year 1837. Fortunately for her the mother-in-law in that family was as near being a saint as they ever become in this world and her life was a happy, though uneventful and long one. She possessed her rare charm of manner and beauty of features until her death in 1880. She left three children.
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Emma died in February 1887 in McLean County, Illinois. Joseph died on April 25, 1896 in McLean County.
Submitted on July 15, 2011 by Sandra Johnson Witt, her second great grand niece
Emmeline "Emma" Brown Walker Biography
Emmeline "Emma" Brown was born in 1818 in New York City, the daughter of Bush G. Brown, a shipbuilder and master carpenter (b. May 9, 1783 in New York City; d. August 10, 1821 in Natchez, Mississippi) and Hannah Daniels Brown (b. December 27, 1783 in New York City; d. September 20, 1822 in New York City).
Bush Brown died of yellow fever while on a business trip to Louisiana and Mississippi – where he had gone to set up a grist mill manufacturing enterprise – leaving his widow Hannah Daniels Brown and six children behind in New York City. The following year Hannah Daniels Brown died, also of yellow fever, leaving six orphans: Ephraim Daniels Brown, age 18, and his five sisters. Julia, the youngest child, was only three years old when her mother died.
Bush and Hannah Brown's children were sent to live with various relatives and friends. Mary and Julia were taken in by their mother's dearest friend, Mary Livingston, to the Livingston Manor in Clermont, New York. An early handwritten record of the children of Bush and Hannah Brown showed the third child as "Mary Brown," but later her name invariably appeared as "Mary Livingston Brown" or "Mary L. Brown," indicating that she took the name "Livingston" to express her gratitude to her mother's friend, Mary Livingston.
When Emma was about 22 years old, she came to Ohio with her sister Cornelia Brown (b. January 3, 1813 in New York City), traveling nearly all of the way in a canal boat. They lived with their sister, Eliza, who had preceded her by several years and was married to Elisha Peterson. Cornelia married Alfred Reeder on July 22, 1837 in Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio. After his death in 1840, she married Dr. John Allen, a dentist, in Hamilton County. Dr. John Allen was one of the foremost dentists of the day, and the inventor of continuous gums and many other improvements in dental work. He survived Cornelia by several years and died at the advanced age of 82 years at his home in Plainfield, New Jersey.
She married Joseph Swan Walker on May 25, 1837 in Butler County, Ohio He was born September 23, 1811 in Butler County, Ohio, the son of James Walker (1770-1827) and Sarah Swan Walker (1772-1848). The family of Joseph and Emma relocated to McLean County, Illinois circa 1855.
The children of Joseph Walker and Emma Brown were:
• Henrietta Maria Walker, b. June 16, 1838, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Herman A. Walker, b. November 12, 1840, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Bush Brown Walker, b. June 20, 1843, Butler County, Ohio; d. October 28, 1845, Butler County, Ohio.
• Anna Augusta Walker, b. June 05, 1847, Butler County, Ohio; d. August 1928, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Lucy H. Walker, b. September 01, 1850, Butler County, Ohio; d. aft. June 16, 1880, probably Illinois.
• Cornelia A. Walker, b. December 06, 1853, Butler County, Ohio; d. July 20, 1855, Butler County, Ohio.
• Frank Albert Walker, b. March 08, 1856, probably McLean County, Illinois; d. aft. January 14, 1920, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Edward Everett Walker, b. February 09, 1858, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. July 1860, McLean County, Illinois.
• Adrian Wilfried Walker, b. August 26, 1860, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. June 17, 1870, probably McLean County, Illinois.
Emma's niece and namesake, Emma Walker Mead Beeler (1842-1928), wrote the following about her aunt Emma in her family history:
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The wilderness also had a romance in store for fair Emmeline, or Emma. To the lassies of that day (who made their social calls on horseback, sometimes barefooted and sun-bonneted) she was to the eyes of the young men like a creature from another planet. She possessed a certain charm of manner and speech that they could not emulate. Her complexion was the tint of a pink seashell, her luxurious hair of a golden shade and wavy and her eyes large and blue. Her winning personality endeared her to all and it is no wonder that another young man came to the front and pressed his suit so earnestly that all objections were overcome and Mr. Joseph Walker carried her off in triumph to preside over his little log home in the clearing. This was about the year 1837. Fortunately for her the mother-in-law in that family was as near being a saint as they ever become in this world and her life was a happy, though uneventful and long one. She possessed her rare charm of manner and beauty of features until her death in 1880. She left three children.
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Emma died in February 1887 in McLean County, Illinois. Joseph died on April 25, 1896 in McLean County.
Submitted on July 15, 2011 by Sandra Johnson Witt, her second great grand niece
Emmeline "Emma" Brown was born in 1818 in New York City, the daughter of Bush G. Brown, a shipbuilder and master carpenter (b. May 9, 1783 in New York City; d. August 10, 1821 in Natchez, Mississippi) and Hannah Daniels Brown (b. December 27, 1783 in New York City; d. September 20, 1822 in New York City).
Bush Brown died of yellow fever while on a business trip to Louisiana and Mississippi – where he had gone to set up a grist mill manufacturing enterprise – leaving his widow Hannah Daniels Brown and six children behind in New York City. The following year Hannah Daniels Brown died, also of yellow fever, leaving six orphans: Ephraim Daniels Brown, age 18, and his five sisters. Julia, the youngest child, was only three years old when her mother died.
Bush and Hannah Brown's children were sent to live with various relatives and friends. Mary and Julia were taken in by their mother's dearest friend, Mary Livingston, to the Livingston Manor in Clermont, New York. An early handwritten record of the children of Bush and Hannah Brown showed the third child as "Mary Brown," but later her name invariably appeared as "Mary Livingston Brown" or "Mary L. Brown," indicating that she took the name "Livingston" to express her gratitude to her mother's friend, Mary Livingston.
When Emma was about 22 years old, she came to Ohio with her sister Cornelia Brown (b. January 3, 1813 in New York City), traveling nearly all of the way in a canal boat. They lived with their sister, Eliza, who had preceded her by several years and was married to Elisha Peterson. Cornelia married Alfred Reeder on July 22, 1837 in Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio. After his death in 1840, she married Dr. John Allen, a dentist, in Hamilton County. Dr. John Allen was one of the foremost dentists of the day, and the inventor of continuous gums and many other improvements in dental work. He survived Cornelia by several years and died at the advanced age of 82 years at his home in Plainfield, New Jersey.
She married Joseph Swan Walker on May 25, 1837 in Butler County, Ohio He was born September 23, 1811 in Butler County, Ohio, the son of James Walker (1770-1827) and Sarah Swan Walker (1772-1848). The family of Joseph and Emma relocated to McLean County, Illinois circa 1855.
The children of Joseph Walker and Emma Brown were:
• Henrietta Maria Walker, b. June 16, 1838, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Herman A. Walker, b. November 12, 1840, Butler County, Ohio; d. bef. July 1860, Ohio or Illinois.
• Bush Brown Walker, b. June 20, 1843, Butler County, Ohio; d. October 28, 1845, Butler County, Ohio.
• Anna Augusta Walker, b. June 05, 1847, Butler County, Ohio; d. August 1928, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Lucy H. Walker, b. September 01, 1850, Butler County, Ohio; d. aft. June 16, 1880, probably Illinois.
• Cornelia A. Walker, b. December 06, 1853, Butler County, Ohio; d. July 20, 1855, Butler County, Ohio.
• Frank Albert Walker, b. March 08, 1856, probably McLean County, Illinois; d. aft. January 14, 1920, probably McLean County, Illinois.
• Edward Everett Walker, b. February 09, 1858, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. July 1860, McLean County, Illinois.
• Adrian Wilfried Walker, b. August 26, 1860, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; d. bef. June 17, 1870, probably McLean County, Illinois.
Emma's niece and namesake, Emma Walker Mead Beeler (1842-1928), wrote the following about her aunt Emma in her family history:
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The wilderness also had a romance in store for fair Emmeline, or Emma. To the lassies of that day (who made their social calls on horseback, sometimes barefooted and sun-bonneted) she was to the eyes of the young men like a creature from another planet. She possessed a certain charm of manner and speech that they could not emulate. Her complexion was the tint of a pink seashell, her luxurious hair of a golden shade and wavy and her eyes large and blue. Her winning personality endeared her to all and it is no wonder that another young man came to the front and pressed his suit so earnestly that all objections were overcome and Mr. Joseph Walker carried her off in triumph to preside over his little log home in the clearing. This was about the year 1837. Fortunately for her the mother-in-law in that family was as near being a saint as they ever become in this world and her life was a happy, though uneventful and long one. She possessed her rare charm of manner and beauty of features until her death in 1880. She left three children.
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Emma died in February 1887 in McLean County, Illinois. Joseph died on April 25, 1896 in McLean County.
Submitted on July 15, 2011 by Sandra Johnson Witt, her second great grand niece
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