The following information is provided by contributor James Butzke:
From the book, "Pioneer Women of Kansas" by Joanna L. Stratton. Frances Roberts Emery emigration date 1855.
The following bio was provided by contributor Evelyn Borba:
THE WESTERN SPIRIT, Paola, Miami County, Kansas, Friday, November 4, 1927 Volume 56, No. 23.
The death of Mrs. Frances Emery
A gentle character of rare worth passed on to a higher plane, October 30, 1927, from the Emery home, 104 East Wea, Paola, Kansas. Mrs Frances Emery, whose girl name was Frances Ann Roberts, took her leave of the world in her seventy-seventh year. Since the death of her husband, the late William Allen Emery, thirty years ago, she resided in Paola, in her own home.
Born in Burns, Steuben county, New York, April 21, 1851, she came with her parents, the late Judge and Mrs. John Roberts, to this county in 1859. Then, in her ninth year, she encountered the hardships of frontier life, and enjoyed the thrills and new turns that came to all pioneer families. She embraced every opportunity to acquire knowledge and in time completed a practical education in the schools of Paola and Leavenworth. In 1871 she became the wife of Mr. Emery, and settled on a farm about two miles west of Paola. After eight years on this place, the family moved to this city, and her it was the Mr. Emery died in 1897. Two children survive her, Mrs. Nellie Emery Henson, wife of Henry C. Henson of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and Clarence N. Emery of Paola. Besides these there are two grandchildren, Dorthy and William Emery, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence N. Emery. Also she leaves one sister, Mrs. Lillie Oyster, widow of the late David W. Oyster, Jr and one brother, Grant Roberts of Los Angeles. In addition to blood relatives, Mrs. Frances Emery had more than a thousand close friends in Miami county, Kansas, who lover her as a sister, and believed in her implicitly. She was gifted with the genius of common sense, and her soul was refined in love. It was no uncommon thing in the last years of her life, when on the streets of this city, to be greeted tenderly by representatives of three generations. Every surviving pioneer of the days of 1859, who met her lifted his hat in friendly recognition, and every person, high and low, of the middle age class, caught her hand in eager inquiry as to her health and her well being. Girls and boys, just reaching maturity, stopped in their hurried walk, or run, to pay their respects to this noble one whose life had been dedicated to the helping of others. Little children revered her and hung on her skirts, wherever she was. How a single individual could entwine her personality with the affections of all classes was never solved in the community. Mrs. Emery improved this rare gift. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of the Easter Star, of the Fraternal Aid, of the Embroidery club, of the All Star club and was a charter member of the Up to Date club. Farewell Frances Emery. Your life was not in vain, and you love encompassed humanity. Virtue and charity were your jewels, and noble motherhood your crown.
From the book, "Pioneer Women of Kansas" by Joanna L. Stratton. Frances Roberts Emery emigration date 1855.
The following bio was provided by contributor Evelyn Borba:
THE WESTERN SPIRIT, Paola, Miami County, Kansas, Friday, November 4, 1927 Volume 56, No. 23.
The death of Mrs. Frances Emery
A gentle character of rare worth passed on to a higher plane, October 30, 1927, from the Emery home, 104 East Wea, Paola, Kansas. Mrs Frances Emery, whose girl name was Frances Ann Roberts, took her leave of the world in her seventy-seventh year. Since the death of her husband, the late William Allen Emery, thirty years ago, she resided in Paola, in her own home.
Born in Burns, Steuben county, New York, April 21, 1851, she came with her parents, the late Judge and Mrs. John Roberts, to this county in 1859. Then, in her ninth year, she encountered the hardships of frontier life, and enjoyed the thrills and new turns that came to all pioneer families. She embraced every opportunity to acquire knowledge and in time completed a practical education in the schools of Paola and Leavenworth. In 1871 she became the wife of Mr. Emery, and settled on a farm about two miles west of Paola. After eight years on this place, the family moved to this city, and her it was the Mr. Emery died in 1897. Two children survive her, Mrs. Nellie Emery Henson, wife of Henry C. Henson of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and Clarence N. Emery of Paola. Besides these there are two grandchildren, Dorthy and William Emery, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence N. Emery. Also she leaves one sister, Mrs. Lillie Oyster, widow of the late David W. Oyster, Jr and one brother, Grant Roberts of Los Angeles. In addition to blood relatives, Mrs. Frances Emery had more than a thousand close friends in Miami county, Kansas, who lover her as a sister, and believed in her implicitly. She was gifted with the genius of common sense, and her soul was refined in love. It was no uncommon thing in the last years of her life, when on the streets of this city, to be greeted tenderly by representatives of three generations. Every surviving pioneer of the days of 1859, who met her lifted his hat in friendly recognition, and every person, high and low, of the middle age class, caught her hand in eager inquiry as to her health and her well being. Girls and boys, just reaching maturity, stopped in their hurried walk, or run, to pay their respects to this noble one whose life had been dedicated to the helping of others. Little children revered her and hung on her skirts, wherever she was. How a single individual could entwine her personality with the affections of all classes was never solved in the community. Mrs. Emery improved this rare gift. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of the Easter Star, of the Fraternal Aid, of the Embroidery club, of the All Star club and was a charter member of the Up to Date club. Farewell Frances Emery. Your life was not in vain, and you love encompassed humanity. Virtue and charity were your jewels, and noble motherhood your crown.
The following information is provided by contributor James Butzke:
From the book, "Pioneer Women of Kansas" by Joanna L. Stratton. Frances Roberts Emery emigration date 1855.
The following bio was provided by contributor Evelyn Borba:
THE WESTERN SPIRIT, Paola, Miami County, Kansas, Friday, November 4, 1927 Volume 56, No. 23.
The death of Mrs. Frances Emery
A gentle character of rare worth passed on to a higher plane, October 30, 1927, from the Emery home, 104 East Wea, Paola, Kansas. Mrs Frances Emery, whose girl name was Frances Ann Roberts, took her leave of the world in her seventy-seventh year. Since the death of her husband, the late William Allen Emery, thirty years ago, she resided in Paola, in her own home.
Born in Burns, Steuben county, New York, April 21, 1851, she came with her parents, the late Judge and Mrs. John Roberts, to this county in 1859. Then, in her ninth year, she encountered the hardships of frontier life, and enjoyed the thrills and new turns that came to all pioneer families. She embraced every opportunity to acquire knowledge and in time completed a practical education in the schools of Paola and Leavenworth. In 1871 she became the wife of Mr. Emery, and settled on a farm about two miles west of Paola. After eight years on this place, the family moved to this city, and her it was the Mr. Emery died in 1897. Two children survive her, Mrs. Nellie Emery Henson, wife of Henry C. Henson of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and Clarence N. Emery of Paola. Besides these there are two grandchildren, Dorthy and William Emery, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence N. Emery. Also she leaves one sister, Mrs. Lillie Oyster, widow of the late David W. Oyster, Jr and one brother, Grant Roberts of Los Angeles. In addition to blood relatives, Mrs. Frances Emery had more than a thousand close friends in Miami county, Kansas, who lover her as a sister, and believed in her implicitly. She was gifted with the genius of common sense, and her soul was refined in love. It was no uncommon thing in the last years of her life, when on the streets of this city, to be greeted tenderly by representatives of three generations. Every surviving pioneer of the days of 1859, who met her lifted his hat in friendly recognition, and every person, high and low, of the middle age class, caught her hand in eager inquiry as to her health and her well being. Girls and boys, just reaching maturity, stopped in their hurried walk, or run, to pay their respects to this noble one whose life had been dedicated to the helping of others. Little children revered her and hung on her skirts, wherever she was. How a single individual could entwine her personality with the affections of all classes was never solved in the community. Mrs. Emery improved this rare gift. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of the Easter Star, of the Fraternal Aid, of the Embroidery club, of the All Star club and was a charter member of the Up to Date club. Farewell Frances Emery. Your life was not in vain, and you love encompassed humanity. Virtue and charity were your jewels, and noble motherhood your crown.
From the book, "Pioneer Women of Kansas" by Joanna L. Stratton. Frances Roberts Emery emigration date 1855.
The following bio was provided by contributor Evelyn Borba:
THE WESTERN SPIRIT, Paola, Miami County, Kansas, Friday, November 4, 1927 Volume 56, No. 23.
The death of Mrs. Frances Emery
A gentle character of rare worth passed on to a higher plane, October 30, 1927, from the Emery home, 104 East Wea, Paola, Kansas. Mrs Frances Emery, whose girl name was Frances Ann Roberts, took her leave of the world in her seventy-seventh year. Since the death of her husband, the late William Allen Emery, thirty years ago, she resided in Paola, in her own home.
Born in Burns, Steuben county, New York, April 21, 1851, she came with her parents, the late Judge and Mrs. John Roberts, to this county in 1859. Then, in her ninth year, she encountered the hardships of frontier life, and enjoyed the thrills and new turns that came to all pioneer families. She embraced every opportunity to acquire knowledge and in time completed a practical education in the schools of Paola and Leavenworth. In 1871 she became the wife of Mr. Emery, and settled on a farm about two miles west of Paola. After eight years on this place, the family moved to this city, and her it was the Mr. Emery died in 1897. Two children survive her, Mrs. Nellie Emery Henson, wife of Henry C. Henson of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and Clarence N. Emery of Paola. Besides these there are two grandchildren, Dorthy and William Emery, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence N. Emery. Also she leaves one sister, Mrs. Lillie Oyster, widow of the late David W. Oyster, Jr and one brother, Grant Roberts of Los Angeles. In addition to blood relatives, Mrs. Frances Emery had more than a thousand close friends in Miami county, Kansas, who lover her as a sister, and believed in her implicitly. She was gifted with the genius of common sense, and her soul was refined in love. It was no uncommon thing in the last years of her life, when on the streets of this city, to be greeted tenderly by representatives of three generations. Every surviving pioneer of the days of 1859, who met her lifted his hat in friendly recognition, and every person, high and low, of the middle age class, caught her hand in eager inquiry as to her health and her well being. Girls and boys, just reaching maturity, stopped in their hurried walk, or run, to pay their respects to this noble one whose life had been dedicated to the helping of others. Little children revered her and hung on her skirts, wherever she was. How a single individual could entwine her personality with the affections of all classes was never solved in the community. Mrs. Emery improved this rare gift. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of the Easter Star, of the Fraternal Aid, of the Embroidery club, of the All Star club and was a charter member of the Up to Date club. Farewell Frances Emery. Your life was not in vain, and you love encompassed humanity. Virtue and charity were your jewels, and noble motherhood your crown.
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