Emory C Malick was known for being an early aviator in central Pennsylvania as well as the Philadelphia area. He trained at the Curtiss flight school in in San Diego, CA, January 1912 and passed his test 20 Mar 1912.
From 1912 through 1928, Emory regularly appeared in the newspapers for his daring aerial exploits, often performing in his home region of Northumberland County, PA. His residence alternates between Philadelphia and Northumberland County and shows he continued to work as a carpenter.
It seems that Emory flew little after surviving two airplane accidents involving passengers in 1928, the last one in which the passenger died. The last record in the newspapers is of Emory flying home to see his parents in Sunbury, PA in 1930.
Emory continued to work as a house carpenter in Philadelphia, dying there in 1959 from heart disease with contribution of chronic alcoholism. His death certificate says he was married to unknown spouse, but no record of a marriage has been found.
At one point, Emory was thought to be an early black aviator based on an old photo (see http://www.ancest4.com/emory_malick.shtml for more info). Subsequent analysis showed that all contemporaneous records and even DNA analysis of family descendants confirmed he was white. Regardless, Emory was a pioneer in aviation in Central Pennsylvania.
From 1912 through 1928, Emory regularly appeared in the newspapers for his daring aerial exploits, often performing in his home region of Northumberland County, PA. His residence alternates between Philadelphia and Northumberland County and shows he continued to work as a carpenter.
It seems that Emory flew little after surviving two airplane accidents involving passengers in 1928, the last one in which the passenger died. The last record in the newspapers is of Emory flying home to see his parents in Sunbury, PA in 1930.
Emory continued to work as a house carpenter in Philadelphia, dying there in 1959 from heart disease with contribution of chronic alcoholism. His death certificate says he was married to unknown spouse, but no record of a marriage has been found.
At one point, Emory was thought to be an early black aviator based on an old photo (see http://www.ancest4.com/emory_malick.shtml for more info). Subsequent analysis showed that all contemporaneous records and even DNA analysis of family descendants confirmed he was white. Regardless, Emory was a pioneer in aviation in Central Pennsylvania.
Emory C Malick was known for being an early aviator in central Pennsylvania as well as the Philadelphia area. He trained at the Curtiss flight school in in San Diego, CA, January 1912 and passed his test 20 Mar 1912.
From 1912 through 1928, Emory regularly appeared in the newspapers for his daring aerial exploits, often performing in his home region of Northumberland County, PA. His residence alternates between Philadelphia and Northumberland County and shows he continued to work as a carpenter.
It seems that Emory flew little after surviving two airplane accidents involving passengers in 1928, the last one in which the passenger died. The last record in the newspapers is of Emory flying home to see his parents in Sunbury, PA in 1930.
Emory continued to work as a house carpenter in Philadelphia, dying there in 1959 from heart disease with contribution of chronic alcoholism. His death certificate says he was married to unknown spouse, but no record of a marriage has been found.
At one point, Emory was thought to be an early black aviator based on an old photo (see http://www.ancest4.com/emory_malick.shtml for more info). Subsequent analysis showed that all contemporaneous records and even DNA analysis of family descendants confirmed he was white. Regardless, Emory was a pioneer in aviation in Central Pennsylvania.
From 1912 through 1928, Emory regularly appeared in the newspapers for his daring aerial exploits, often performing in his home region of Northumberland County, PA. His residence alternates between Philadelphia and Northumberland County and shows he continued to work as a carpenter.
It seems that Emory flew little after surviving two airplane accidents involving passengers in 1928, the last one in which the passenger died. The last record in the newspapers is of Emory flying home to see his parents in Sunbury, PA in 1930.
Emory continued to work as a house carpenter in Philadelphia, dying there in 1959 from heart disease with contribution of chronic alcoholism. His death certificate says he was married to unknown spouse, but no record of a marriage has been found.
At one point, Emory was thought to be an early black aviator based on an old photo (see http://www.ancest4.com/emory_malick.shtml for more info). Subsequent analysis showed that all contemporaneous records and even DNA analysis of family descendants confirmed he was white. Regardless, Emory was a pioneer in aviation in Central Pennsylvania.
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