Zachariah Emmert was born on March 22, 1833, in Washington County, Maryland, to Mary Hoover Newcomer, age 22, and Jacob Emmert, age 25. He was the eldest of at least five children, all of whom were born in Maryland before Jacob and Mary emigrated to Illinois before 1850.
THE NEWCOMERS OF MARYLAND
Mary Hoover Newcomer hailed from one of the oldest families in Washington County, Maryland. We can trace them back at least as far as her great-grandfather, Peter Newcomer, who settled near Beaver Creek before 1790.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
Zachariah's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when his 4th great-grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's son was Leonard Emmert, the beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark. Leonard Emmert was Zachariah's great grandfather.
Zachariah's grandfather was the Brethren Pastor Joseph Emmert. In 1842 Joseph and and his son-in-law, Christian Lahman, rode horseback from Washington County, Maryland, to Carroll County, Illinois, where David Emmert and others were establishing the state's first Brethren congregation at Arnold's Grove. On their way back east, Joseph and Christian rode through Franklin Grove, Illinois, to spy out the land. They returned to Maryland so enthused with Lee County that the following year they led a group of covered wagons across the country.
A LIFE LIVED
Based on the births of his siblings, Zachariah's father did not emigrate to Illinois in that 1843 wagon train. However, by 1850 Jacob Emmert had taken his family west where they settled in China Township, Lee County, near Jacob's father and other relatives from Maryland.
Zachariah married Hannah Wingert in Lee County, Illinois, on December 10, 1857, when he was 24 years old. Two of his sisters would also marry into that family.
The couple settled on land in China Township, and a son was born there, probably in October 1858. The boy died unnamed on October 26, 1858, suggesting he probably died within days, or even hours, of his birth. The baby's remains were returned to the earth in the Emmert Cemetery where so many of his kinfolk have also been laid to rest. The only monument to his life is a very light inscription on the side of the family's main stone marker.
A son, Oscar Vernon, was born on the China Township farm in 1859.
The 1860 census found the small family boarding a 20 year old Irish farm laborer, and also Homer Bosworth, a 27 year old school teacher native to Massachusetts. A Henry Emmert family from Maryland lived nearby but they do not seem to have been close kin.
A daughter they named Carrie Belle was born in 1861.
There is no evidence that Zachariah served during the Civil War. However, he did comply with the legal requirement to register for the draft in June 1863.
A son, Frank Gordon, was born on August 8, 1864.
In 1864 Zachariah was taxed $9.65 based on five percentum of income of $193. This was evidently a special income tax levied to support the war effort.
A son, Lurton (or Lerton) Saylor, was born on June 1, 1866.
A daughter, Olive Lois, was born on February 23, 1869.
The 1870 census found the family doing well. The family's real property was valued at $10,000 and chattel at $1,600. A 30 year old farm laborer named David Douberman lived on the farm. A 17 year old girl named Ellen Fiscal did too, but we do not know her role in the household.
In 1871 Zachariah's portion of China Township was included in the newly formed Nachusa Township.
The couple's last known child was a son they named Harry Leroy. He was born on September 22, 1877.
His father Jacob passed away on December 31, 1885, in Lee County, Illinois, at the age of 78. Zachariah's mother died on March 15, 1899 at the age of 88.
Oscar passed away in 1901 at the age of 42. We know not the cause. He left behind a widow and two young children.
Zachariah died on November 27, 1906 when he was 73 years old. His remains were returned to the earth from whence they came in the Emmert Cemetery. Nearby lay the graves of his parents, his son Oscar, and many other friends and kinfolk.
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Researched and written by: P. A. White, Esq.
© 2018-2021 – All Rights Reserved
Subject's relation to author: 2d cousin 3x removed
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRZ-J8F
THE NEWCOMERS OF MARYLAND
Mary Hoover Newcomer hailed from one of the oldest families in Washington County, Maryland. We can trace them back at least as far as her great-grandfather, Peter Newcomer, who settled near Beaver Creek before 1790.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
Zachariah's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when his 4th great-grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's son was Leonard Emmert, the beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark. Leonard Emmert was Zachariah's great grandfather.
Zachariah's grandfather was the Brethren Pastor Joseph Emmert. In 1842 Joseph and and his son-in-law, Christian Lahman, rode horseback from Washington County, Maryland, to Carroll County, Illinois, where David Emmert and others were establishing the state's first Brethren congregation at Arnold's Grove. On their way back east, Joseph and Christian rode through Franklin Grove, Illinois, to spy out the land. They returned to Maryland so enthused with Lee County that the following year they led a group of covered wagons across the country.
A LIFE LIVED
Based on the births of his siblings, Zachariah's father did not emigrate to Illinois in that 1843 wagon train. However, by 1850 Jacob Emmert had taken his family west where they settled in China Township, Lee County, near Jacob's father and other relatives from Maryland.
Zachariah married Hannah Wingert in Lee County, Illinois, on December 10, 1857, when he was 24 years old. Two of his sisters would also marry into that family.
The couple settled on land in China Township, and a son was born there, probably in October 1858. The boy died unnamed on October 26, 1858, suggesting he probably died within days, or even hours, of his birth. The baby's remains were returned to the earth in the Emmert Cemetery where so many of his kinfolk have also been laid to rest. The only monument to his life is a very light inscription on the side of the family's main stone marker.
A son, Oscar Vernon, was born on the China Township farm in 1859.
The 1860 census found the small family boarding a 20 year old Irish farm laborer, and also Homer Bosworth, a 27 year old school teacher native to Massachusetts. A Henry Emmert family from Maryland lived nearby but they do not seem to have been close kin.
A daughter they named Carrie Belle was born in 1861.
There is no evidence that Zachariah served during the Civil War. However, he did comply with the legal requirement to register for the draft in June 1863.
A son, Frank Gordon, was born on August 8, 1864.
In 1864 Zachariah was taxed $9.65 based on five percentum of income of $193. This was evidently a special income tax levied to support the war effort.
A son, Lurton (or Lerton) Saylor, was born on June 1, 1866.
A daughter, Olive Lois, was born on February 23, 1869.
The 1870 census found the family doing well. The family's real property was valued at $10,000 and chattel at $1,600. A 30 year old farm laborer named David Douberman lived on the farm. A 17 year old girl named Ellen Fiscal did too, but we do not know her role in the household.
In 1871 Zachariah's portion of China Township was included in the newly formed Nachusa Township.
The couple's last known child was a son they named Harry Leroy. He was born on September 22, 1877.
His father Jacob passed away on December 31, 1885, in Lee County, Illinois, at the age of 78. Zachariah's mother died on March 15, 1899 at the age of 88.
Oscar passed away in 1901 at the age of 42. We know not the cause. He left behind a widow and two young children.
Zachariah died on November 27, 1906 when he was 73 years old. His remains were returned to the earth from whence they came in the Emmert Cemetery. Nearby lay the graves of his parents, his son Oscar, and many other friends and kinfolk.
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Researched and written by: P. A. White, Esq.
© 2018-2021 – All Rights Reserved
Subject's relation to author: 2d cousin 3x removed
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRZ-J8F
Zachariah Emmert was born on March 22, 1833, in Washington County, Maryland, to Mary Hoover Newcomer, age 22, and Jacob Emmert, age 25. He was the eldest of at least five children, all of whom were born in Maryland before Jacob and Mary emigrated to Illinois before 1850.
THE NEWCOMERS OF MARYLAND
Mary Hoover Newcomer hailed from one of the oldest families in Washington County, Maryland. We can trace them back at least as far as her great-grandfather, Peter Newcomer, who settled near Beaver Creek before 1790.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
Zachariah's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when his 4th great-grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's son was Leonard Emmert, the beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark. Leonard Emmert was Zachariah's great grandfather.
Zachariah's grandfather was the Brethren Pastor Joseph Emmert. In 1842 Joseph and and his son-in-law, Christian Lahman, rode horseback from Washington County, Maryland, to Carroll County, Illinois, where David Emmert and others were establishing the state's first Brethren congregation at Arnold's Grove. On their way back east, Joseph and Christian rode through Franklin Grove, Illinois, to spy out the land. They returned to Maryland so enthused with Lee County that the following year they led a group of covered wagons across the country.
A LIFE LIVED
Based on the births of his siblings, Zachariah's father did not emigrate to Illinois in that 1843 wagon train. However, by 1850 Jacob Emmert had taken his family west where they settled in China Township, Lee County, near Jacob's father and other relatives from Maryland.
Zachariah married Hannah Wingert in Lee County, Illinois, on December 10, 1857, when he was 24 years old. Two of his sisters would also marry into that family.
The couple settled on land in China Township, and a son was born there, probably in October 1858. The boy died unnamed on October 26, 1858, suggesting he probably died within days, or even hours, of his birth. The baby's remains were returned to the earth in the Emmert Cemetery where so many of his kinfolk have also been laid to rest. The only monument to his life is a very light inscription on the side of the family's main stone marker.
A son, Oscar Vernon, was born on the China Township farm in 1859.
The 1860 census found the small family boarding a 20 year old Irish farm laborer, and also Homer Bosworth, a 27 year old school teacher native to Massachusetts. A Henry Emmert family from Maryland lived nearby but they do not seem to have been close kin.
A daughter they named Carrie Belle was born in 1861.
There is no evidence that Zachariah served during the Civil War. However, he did comply with the legal requirement to register for the draft in June 1863.
A son, Frank Gordon, was born on August 8, 1864.
In 1864 Zachariah was taxed $9.65 based on five percentum of income of $193. This was evidently a special income tax levied to support the war effort.
A son, Lurton (or Lerton) Saylor, was born on June 1, 1866.
A daughter, Olive Lois, was born on February 23, 1869.
The 1870 census found the family doing well. The family's real property was valued at $10,000 and chattel at $1,600. A 30 year old farm laborer named David Douberman lived on the farm. A 17 year old girl named Ellen Fiscal did too, but we do not know her role in the household.
In 1871 Zachariah's portion of China Township was included in the newly formed Nachusa Township.
The couple's last known child was a son they named Harry Leroy. He was born on September 22, 1877.
His father Jacob passed away on December 31, 1885, in Lee County, Illinois, at the age of 78. Zachariah's mother died on March 15, 1899 at the age of 88.
Oscar passed away in 1901 at the age of 42. We know not the cause. He left behind a widow and two young children.
Zachariah died on November 27, 1906 when he was 73 years old. His remains were returned to the earth from whence they came in the Emmert Cemetery. Nearby lay the graves of his parents, his son Oscar, and many other friends and kinfolk.
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Researched and written by: P. A. White, Esq.
© 2018-2021 – All Rights Reserved
Subject's relation to author: 2d cousin 3x removed
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRZ-J8F
THE NEWCOMERS OF MARYLAND
Mary Hoover Newcomer hailed from one of the oldest families in Washington County, Maryland. We can trace them back at least as far as her great-grandfather, Peter Newcomer, who settled near Beaver Creek before 1790.
THE EMMERTS OF MARYLAND
Zachariah's branch of the Emmert family tree came to America from Bavaria in 1732 when his 4th great-grandfather, Johann Jorg Friedrich "George" Emmert (1718-1796), stepped off the ship Loyal Judith in colonial Philadelphia. George and his wife, Eve Maria Graff, became naturalized British subjects in 1751, but then disavowed the king in 1778 when George took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania before Judge Peter Spycker in Berks County.
George's son was Leonard Emmert, the beloved "Old Pathfinder" of the Brethren church. Leonard was born to George and Eve Maria in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in about 1745. He served as a militiaman in the Revolutionary War before converting from Lutheranism and moving his family to Washington County, Maryland, in 1798. Leonard's impact on the growth of the Church of the Brethren would reverberate down through the generations, and would reach into Illinois, Wisconsin, and even overseas to India and Denmark. Leonard Emmert was Zachariah's great grandfather.
Zachariah's grandfather was the Brethren Pastor Joseph Emmert. In 1842 Joseph and and his son-in-law, Christian Lahman, rode horseback from Washington County, Maryland, to Carroll County, Illinois, where David Emmert and others were establishing the state's first Brethren congregation at Arnold's Grove. On their way back east, Joseph and Christian rode through Franklin Grove, Illinois, to spy out the land. They returned to Maryland so enthused with Lee County that the following year they led a group of covered wagons across the country.
A LIFE LIVED
Based on the births of his siblings, Zachariah's father did not emigrate to Illinois in that 1843 wagon train. However, by 1850 Jacob Emmert had taken his family west where they settled in China Township, Lee County, near Jacob's father and other relatives from Maryland.
Zachariah married Hannah Wingert in Lee County, Illinois, on December 10, 1857, when he was 24 years old. Two of his sisters would also marry into that family.
The couple settled on land in China Township, and a son was born there, probably in October 1858. The boy died unnamed on October 26, 1858, suggesting he probably died within days, or even hours, of his birth. The baby's remains were returned to the earth in the Emmert Cemetery where so many of his kinfolk have also been laid to rest. The only monument to his life is a very light inscription on the side of the family's main stone marker.
A son, Oscar Vernon, was born on the China Township farm in 1859.
The 1860 census found the small family boarding a 20 year old Irish farm laborer, and also Homer Bosworth, a 27 year old school teacher native to Massachusetts. A Henry Emmert family from Maryland lived nearby but they do not seem to have been close kin.
A daughter they named Carrie Belle was born in 1861.
There is no evidence that Zachariah served during the Civil War. However, he did comply with the legal requirement to register for the draft in June 1863.
A son, Frank Gordon, was born on August 8, 1864.
In 1864 Zachariah was taxed $9.65 based on five percentum of income of $193. This was evidently a special income tax levied to support the war effort.
A son, Lurton (or Lerton) Saylor, was born on June 1, 1866.
A daughter, Olive Lois, was born on February 23, 1869.
The 1870 census found the family doing well. The family's real property was valued at $10,000 and chattel at $1,600. A 30 year old farm laborer named David Douberman lived on the farm. A 17 year old girl named Ellen Fiscal did too, but we do not know her role in the household.
In 1871 Zachariah's portion of China Township was included in the newly formed Nachusa Township.
The couple's last known child was a son they named Harry Leroy. He was born on September 22, 1877.
His father Jacob passed away on December 31, 1885, in Lee County, Illinois, at the age of 78. Zachariah's mother died on March 15, 1899 at the age of 88.
Oscar passed away in 1901 at the age of 42. We know not the cause. He left behind a widow and two young children.
Zachariah died on November 27, 1906 when he was 73 years old. His remains were returned to the earth from whence they came in the Emmert Cemetery. Nearby lay the graves of his parents, his son Oscar, and many other friends and kinfolk.
◙ ◙ ◙ ◙
Researched and written by: P. A. White, Esq.
© 2018-2021 – All Rights Reserved
Subject's relation to author: 2d cousin 3x removed
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRZ-J8F
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