1940 US Census - Frank Raymond Emery

Frank Raymond Emery was the third and final child born to Abigail (Williams) and Fred J Emery.    Following their divorce, Abigail moved to Chicago with Fred Owen and Alice Mabel, leaving Frank at an orphanage in Mitchellville, Iowa.    Fred J Emery married May Morrell on May 13, 1899 and remained in Iowa the rest of his life.   It is not known why Fred did not take in his youngest child following his divorce.

Frank eventually left the orphanage, married and started his own family.     In 1940, Frank, wife Rose (Gugel) were living in Elmhurst, York township, Dupage county, Illinois with their children Robert and Dorothy as well as a lodger, Glen (???) Buckner.

Frank was employed as a shipping clerk for a wholesale paper company.

Frank Raymond Emery birth announcement

Frank Raymond Emery was the third and final child born to Abigail (Williams) and Fred J Emery.  He was born in Washington, Washington county, Iowa on October 31, 1891.

The birth announcement was published in the Washington Gazette, Page 3 on November 6, 1891.  The announcement is highlighted in the third column toward the bottom of the page. 

For unknown reasons, Frank was later left at an orphanage following the divorce of his parents.   His older brother Fred and sister Alice moved with their mother to Chicago.

Frank and Galva Emery - burial

Backtracking a few years........I had posted about Galva Emery, the first child born to my great great great grandparents, Sarah (Dwire) and David W Emery.

Here is a photo of the plot for Frank and Galva who died as children within a year of each other in Galva, Illinois.

Here is a photo of their headstone.

Here is a closeup of the age listed on Frank's portion of the headstone, which is still difficult to read his age.  I've approximated his birth as 1861 or 1862 but cannot determine a month and day.   It looks as if he was only a few months and days old at the time of death, placing his birth year as 1862.  Frank would have been born before his brother Willie but after his sister Alice.

Frank and Galva were buried in section 4 of the Galva Cemetery.   Here is a map of the Cemetery.

Here is a photo of the cemetery.