Emma was one of 7 children born to James Ira Duncan (1856-1898) and Irene Hughes (1863-1904). Her parents died young and she helped raise her siblings who were born between 1883 and 1897, all of which were about the same age. I am sure that was quite difficult for someone who was just a child herself.
My great grandmother was a character. You never knew what might pop out of her mouth. The sweetest woman around and what a great cook. Her breakfast's were a farmhands delight.
She never learned to read or write which nobody found out until after she died. She never knew her exact name or year she was born. She was called Emma mostly but from what I understand when she was a young woman, she was called Lizzie Beth or Emma, but everyone called her Grandma.
Not long after my son and niece were born, Christmas 1977, she and my grandmother flew from Wichita Kansas to Dallas to have a five generation picture taken. When she got off the plane she was telling everyone that this was her first plane ride and she just loved it. As a kid she took a covered wagon from Arkansas to Louisiana, what marvels she saw in her lifetime!
She loved to fish and wore a long dress (never pants!) and her bonnet, and off she went to the river. She lived with my grandmother just a few blocks from the river in Wichita. I never saw her come back with anything but I bet she had quite a time. She, just like my father, would talk your ear off and she probably went for the companionship.
She died like she lived, had a massive heart attack while tending her backyard garden. I still miss her.
Additional notes from her grandson Paul Hawkins:
Had a 3rd grade education, yet was very smart. She hid the fact she could not read nor write other than her name and some of the bible from all, her entire life.
She assisted her husband in building their first home, a log cabin, while pregnant with their first child.
She cooked home made bread, etc, on a wood stove. She made biscuits for her husband Andy EVERY morning she was able to get up. Was a wonderful cook.
She loved to fish.
She at 3 years of age, traveled in a covered wagon thru Arkansas and Louisiana, yet lived to see electricity, radio, TV, airplanes, cars, and at last see a man walk on the moon!
She had a wonderful sense of humor, and all who knew her have said "everyone should have had the pleasure of knowing her". Not a bad epitat for an uneducated farm gal!
She was a member of the Baptist Church in Weaubleau, Mo.
She as a young girl babyset Sally Rand the famous fan dancer.
She resided at Wichita, Ks at the time of her death.
My great grandmother was a character. You never knew what might pop out of her mouth. The sweetest woman around and what a great cook. Her breakfast's were a farmhands delight.
She never learned to read or write which nobody found out until after she died. She never knew her exact name or year she was born. She was called Emma mostly but from what I understand when she was a young woman, she was called Lizzie Beth or Emma, but everyone called her Grandma.
Not long after my son and niece were born, Christmas 1977, she and my grandmother flew from Wichita Kansas to Dallas to have a five generation picture taken. When she got off the plane she was telling everyone that this was her first plane ride and she just loved it. As a kid she took a covered wagon from Arkansas to Louisiana, what marvels she saw in her lifetime!
She loved to fish and wore a long dress (never pants!) and her bonnet, and off she went to the river. She lived with my grandmother just a few blocks from the river in Wichita. I never saw her come back with anything but I bet she had quite a time. She, just like my father, would talk your ear off and she probably went for the companionship.
She died like she lived, had a massive heart attack while tending her backyard garden. I still miss her.
Additional notes from her grandson Paul Hawkins:
Had a 3rd grade education, yet was very smart. She hid the fact she could not read nor write other than her name and some of the bible from all, her entire life.
She assisted her husband in building their first home, a log cabin, while pregnant with their first child.
She cooked home made bread, etc, on a wood stove. She made biscuits for her husband Andy EVERY morning she was able to get up. Was a wonderful cook.
She loved to fish.
She at 3 years of age, traveled in a covered wagon thru Arkansas and Louisiana, yet lived to see electricity, radio, TV, airplanes, cars, and at last see a man walk on the moon!
She had a wonderful sense of humor, and all who knew her have said "everyone should have had the pleasure of knowing her". Not a bad epitat for an uneducated farm gal!
She was a member of the Baptist Church in Weaubleau, Mo.
She as a young girl babyset Sally Rand the famous fan dancer.
She resided at Wichita, Ks at the time of her death.
Emma was one of 7 children born to James Ira Duncan (1856-1898) and Irene Hughes (1863-1904). Her parents died young and she helped raise her siblings who were born between 1883 and 1897, all of which were about the same age. I am sure that was quite difficult for someone who was just a child herself.
My great grandmother was a character. You never knew what might pop out of her mouth. The sweetest woman around and what a great cook. Her breakfast's were a farmhands delight.
She never learned to read or write which nobody found out until after she died. She never knew her exact name or year she was born. She was called Emma mostly but from what I understand when she was a young woman, she was called Lizzie Beth or Emma, but everyone called her Grandma.
Not long after my son and niece were born, Christmas 1977, she and my grandmother flew from Wichita Kansas to Dallas to have a five generation picture taken. When she got off the plane she was telling everyone that this was her first plane ride and she just loved it. As a kid she took a covered wagon from Arkansas to Louisiana, what marvels she saw in her lifetime!
She loved to fish and wore a long dress (never pants!) and her bonnet, and off she went to the river. She lived with my grandmother just a few blocks from the river in Wichita. I never saw her come back with anything but I bet she had quite a time. She, just like my father, would talk your ear off and she probably went for the companionship.
She died like she lived, had a massive heart attack while tending her backyard garden. I still miss her.
Additional notes from her grandson Paul Hawkins:
Had a 3rd grade education, yet was very smart. She hid the fact she could not read nor write other than her name and some of the bible from all, her entire life.
She assisted her husband in building their first home, a log cabin, while pregnant with their first child.
She cooked home made bread, etc, on a wood stove. She made biscuits for her husband Andy EVERY morning she was able to get up. Was a wonderful cook.
She loved to fish.
She at 3 years of age, traveled in a covered wagon thru Arkansas and Louisiana, yet lived to see electricity, radio, TV, airplanes, cars, and at last see a man walk on the moon!
She had a wonderful sense of humor, and all who knew her have said "everyone should have had the pleasure of knowing her". Not a bad epitat for an uneducated farm gal!
She was a member of the Baptist Church in Weaubleau, Mo.
She as a young girl babyset Sally Rand the famous fan dancer.
She resided at Wichita, Ks at the time of her death.
My great grandmother was a character. You never knew what might pop out of her mouth. The sweetest woman around and what a great cook. Her breakfast's were a farmhands delight.
She never learned to read or write which nobody found out until after she died. She never knew her exact name or year she was born. She was called Emma mostly but from what I understand when she was a young woman, she was called Lizzie Beth or Emma, but everyone called her Grandma.
Not long after my son and niece were born, Christmas 1977, she and my grandmother flew from Wichita Kansas to Dallas to have a five generation picture taken. When she got off the plane she was telling everyone that this was her first plane ride and she just loved it. As a kid she took a covered wagon from Arkansas to Louisiana, what marvels she saw in her lifetime!
She loved to fish and wore a long dress (never pants!) and her bonnet, and off she went to the river. She lived with my grandmother just a few blocks from the river in Wichita. I never saw her come back with anything but I bet she had quite a time. She, just like my father, would talk your ear off and she probably went for the companionship.
She died like she lived, had a massive heart attack while tending her backyard garden. I still miss her.
Additional notes from her grandson Paul Hawkins:
Had a 3rd grade education, yet was very smart. She hid the fact she could not read nor write other than her name and some of the bible from all, her entire life.
She assisted her husband in building their first home, a log cabin, while pregnant with their first child.
She cooked home made bread, etc, on a wood stove. She made biscuits for her husband Andy EVERY morning she was able to get up. Was a wonderful cook.
She loved to fish.
She at 3 years of age, traveled in a covered wagon thru Arkansas and Louisiana, yet lived to see electricity, radio, TV, airplanes, cars, and at last see a man walk on the moon!
She had a wonderful sense of humor, and all who knew her have said "everyone should have had the pleasure of knowing her". Not a bad epitat for an uneducated farm gal!
She was a member of the Baptist Church in Weaubleau, Mo.
She as a young girl babyset Sally Rand the famous fan dancer.
She resided at Wichita, Ks at the time of her death.
