Emma Louise WOZENCRAFT4,1,2,3

Sep 18521,2,3 - 19341,2

Life History

Sep 1852	Born in Georgia.1,2,3
about 1874	Married Abraham Huddleston YORK in Georgia.2
about 1875	Birth of daughter Bershaba YORK in Georgia.5,3
about 1876	Birth of daughter Olivia YORK in Georgia.5,3
about 1878	Birth of daughter Lena YORK in Georgia.5,3
about 1880	Birth of daughter Mary YORK in Georgia.5,3
2nd Aug 1882	Birth of daughter Frances Gertrude YORK in Georgia.6,5,7,8,2,5,9
Jan 1884	Birth of son James Josiah YORK in Polk County, Georgia.10,5,12
Apr 1886	Birth of daughter Madeline C YORK in Polk County, Georgia.2,12
Aug 1888	Birth of daughter Iona P YORK in Polk County, Georgia.2,5,12
2nd Jan 1891	Birth of daughter Huddie P YORK in Polk County, Georgia.2,7,5,12
18th Aug 1925	Death of Abraham Huddleston YORK in Polk County, Georgia.5,13
12th Apr 1930	Death of son James Josiah YORK in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.10,11
1934	Died in Van Wert, Polk, Georgia.1,2
1934	Buried in Van Wert Cemetery, Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia.1

Notes

Lists and genealogies I see list 10 children of Emma with Huddleston York. The 1900 census reports she has borne 10 children, but two of them have died. Details are not complete, since several were born before 1880 and no census is available for 1890. So only the first census for some children is available. This includes Thomas, the oldest, reported born about 1871 or 1872.

Though listed in most, if not all, genealogies, and in a list on Huddleston's Find-a-Grave memorial, the first child, Thomas, is not the child of Emma. Censuses report this with several details in 1880 and 1900. In 1880, Thomas is reported as a 9-year-old child. The oldest child Thomas is listed last, normally indicating the child of a previous wife.

1880 Federal Census, Paulding County, Georgia, 3 June, Eutah District 1207, Enumeration District 157, page 9, Hse #69, Fam #71
York, Huddleston W M 35 Head Works on Farm GA TN TN [b abt 1845]
York, Emma W F 26 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA [b abt 1854]
York, Bershaba W F 5 Dau Single GA GA GA [b abt 1875]
York, Olivia W M 4 Dau Single GA GA GA [b abt 1876]
York, Lena W M 2 Dau Single GA GA GA [b abt 1878]
York, Mary W M 1mo Dau Single GA GA GA [b abt Apr 1880]
York, Thomas W M 9 Son Single GA GA GA [b abt 1871]

The 1900 census confirms that Thomas was not the daughter of Emma. That census reports the length of marriage, telling us that Huddleston and Emma have been married 26 years. That is, they married about 1874, about 3 years after Thomas was born and one year before Busby was born, the first child reported in the 1880 census.

1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Georgia, 8 June, Van Went Village, District 80, Hse/Fam #137
York, Abraham H Head W M Jan 1843 57 Married 26 year GA KY TN Farmer Owns
York, Emma L Wife W F Sept 1852 47 Married 26 year 10 children/8 living GA GA GA
York, Fannie G Dau W M Aug 1882 17 Single GA GA GA
York, James J Son W M Jan 1884 16 Single GA GA GA At School
York, Madge C Dau W M April 1886 14 Single GA GA GA At School
York, Iona P Dau W M Aug 1888 11 Single GA GA GA At School
York, Huddie P Dau W M Jan 1891 9 Single GA GA GA
Simpson, Charles W Boarder W M July 1864 35 Single GA GA GA

Since the 1910 census reports that Emma had already borne 10 children and only 8 are living, one child not in any census was born and died between censuses. Thomas is not her child, and there are 9 others listed. We do not have enough information yet to determine which one of the children listed in 1880 or 1900 died. Four of the 5 listed in 1900 are still in the home in 1910. We have additional information on Frances (Fannie) and her later family. So 5 are accounted for.

Four additional children are listed in the 1880 census, making nine children of Emma. Those children in the 1880 census would have just grown up and moved away from the home before 1900. Another unnamed child also was born and died between the censuses to make the total of 10 reported in 1910.

1910 Federal Census, Polk County, Georgia, 18 April, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 125, Sheet 2B, Hse/Fam #37
York, Huddleston A Head M W 68 Married 35 years GA KY TN Farmer Owns
York, Emma L Wife F W 56 Married 35 years 10 children/8 living GA GA GA
York, James J Son 26 GA GA GA
York, Madeline C Dau 22 GA GA GA
York, Iona Dau F W 19 GA GA GA
York, Huddie Dau F W 18 GA GA GA

Emma Wozencroft York
Birth 1852
Death 1934
Burial Van Wert Cemetery, Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia
Created by Kay Kelly Jul 19, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #73625862, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=York&GSiman=1&GScid=2202644&GRid=73625862&

Sources

1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #73625862
2. 1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Georgia
- 8 June, Van Wert Village, District 80, page 7A, Hse/Fam #137
3. 1880 Federal Census, Paulding County, Georgia
- 3 June, Eutaw District 1207, Enumeration District 157, page 9, Hse #69, Fam #71
4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #15508733
5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
6. 1930 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia
- 18 April, Carbondale, District 18, page 1A, Hse/Fam #2
7. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
8. 1910 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia
- 18 April, Carbondale, District 150, page 13B, Hse #235, Fam #241
9. 1920 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia
- 27 January, Carbondale Militia District, Enumeration District 203, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4
10. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
11. Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
- Volume 18, Rol 3, Page 8549
12. 1910 Federal Census, Polk County, Georgia
- 18 April, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 125, Sheet 2B, Hse/Fam #37
13. Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1940