Update 2 May 2019: I believe it is time to state my case regarding Elizabeth's Maiden name. In 1957 I was in the 7th grade. I had perhaps the best History teacher of all time, Mrs. Peterson. We were assigned a project to do our Auto-Biography. I elected to include my "Family Tree". Interviewed my parents, grandparents and several aunts and uncles. My Grandfather, Norman Oscar Bowersox (Findagrave #49051147) and his wife, Etta provided me with oral testimony of my ancestors. It is important for me to note that I have yet to find even one piece of incorrect information. However: It appears Elizabeth's maiden name "Emerick", which they gave to me, may be incorrect. It appears on Elizabeth's headstone that she was aged 84 years, so born about 1797-98? I received a edit and email from Findagrave member, Deb Kline on 2 May 2019 with information shown below.
I just sent you a suggested edit for her. I believe her maiden name is not Emerich. I am not finding any sources for that, except for several Ancestry members who appear to have adopted each other's claimed ancestry, but there are 4 sources that her maiden name started with Ca. 3 of those 4 sources have her maiden name starting with Camer__. Based upon DNA matches with 4 descendants and my mother, I believe her maiden name was transitioning from Kemmerer to Kemery, originally pronounced Kemeray. and her father was George Kemery formerly Kemmerer (1775-1866) or one of his brothers. George was quoted in a centennial history of an Iowan county that when his family moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa (in about 1845-1850), they changed their last name from Kemmerer to Kemery. I believe the sources for Elizabeth's maiden name were just doing their best to give phonetic spellings to that last name they had only heard. I know as recently as the 1980s my family believed it was Kembrai based solely on it being verbally passed down. But DNA testing has proven what I have found in the past 10 years - Kemery, formerly Kemmerer.
I also believe she was born closer to 1800 than 1810. One source gives Feb 1810 but 3 other sources range from 1799-1804. Also, it is claimed she had children as early as 1822, 1824, 1826, etc. so a birth date closer to 1800 than 1810 makes more sense.
I just sent you a suggested edit for her. I believe her maiden name is not Emerich. I am not finding any sources for that, except for several Ancestry members who appear to have adopted each other's claimed ancestry, but there are 4 sources that her maiden name started with Ca. 3 of those 4 sources have her maiden name starting with Camer__. Based upon DNA matches with 4 descendants and my mother, I believe her maiden name was transitioning from Kemmerer to Kemery, originally pronounced Kemeray. and her father was George Kemery formerly Kemmerer (1775-1866) or one of his brothers. George was quoted in a centennial history of an Iowan county that when his family moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa (in about 1845-1850), they changed their last name from Kemmerer to Kemery. I believe the sources for Elizabeth's maiden name were just doing their best to give phonetic spellings to that last name they had only heard. I know as recently as the 1980s my family believed it was Kembrai based solely on it being verbally passed down. But DNA testing has proven what I have found in the past 10 years - Kemery, formerly Kemmerer.
I also believe she was born closer to 1800 than 1810. One source gives Feb 1810 but 3 other sources range from 1799-1804. Also, it is claimed she had children as early as 1822, 1824, 1826, etc. so a birth date closer to 1800 than 1810 makes more sense.
Update 2 May 2019: I believe it is time to state my case regarding Elizabeth's Maiden name. In 1957 I was in the 7th grade. I had perhaps the best History teacher of all time, Mrs. Peterson. We were assigned a project to do our Auto-Biography. I elected to include my "Family Tree". Interviewed my parents, grandparents and several aunts and uncles. My Grandfather, Norman Oscar Bowersox (Findagrave #49051147) and his wife, Etta provided me with oral testimony of my ancestors. It is important for me to note that I have yet to find even one piece of incorrect information. However: It appears Elizabeth's maiden name "Emerick", which they gave to me, may be incorrect. It appears on Elizabeth's headstone that she was aged 84 years, so born about 1797-98? I received a edit and email from Findagrave member, Deb Kline on 2 May 2019 with information shown below.
I just sent you a suggested edit for her. I believe her maiden name is not Emerich. I am not finding any sources for that, except for several Ancestry members who appear to have adopted each other's claimed ancestry, but there are 4 sources that her maiden name started with Ca. 3 of those 4 sources have her maiden name starting with Camer__. Based upon DNA matches with 4 descendants and my mother, I believe her maiden name was transitioning from Kemmerer to Kemery, originally pronounced Kemeray. and her father was George Kemery formerly Kemmerer (1775-1866) or one of his brothers. George was quoted in a centennial history of an Iowan county that when his family moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa (in about 1845-1850), they changed their last name from Kemmerer to Kemery. I believe the sources for Elizabeth's maiden name were just doing their best to give phonetic spellings to that last name they had only heard. I know as recently as the 1980s my family believed it was Kembrai based solely on it being verbally passed down. But DNA testing has proven what I have found in the past 10 years - Kemery, formerly Kemmerer.
I also believe she was born closer to 1800 than 1810. One source gives Feb 1810 but 3 other sources range from 1799-1804. Also, it is claimed she had children as early as 1822, 1824, 1826, etc. so a birth date closer to 1800 than 1810 makes more sense.
I just sent you a suggested edit for her. I believe her maiden name is not Emerich. I am not finding any sources for that, except for several Ancestry members who appear to have adopted each other's claimed ancestry, but there are 4 sources that her maiden name started with Ca. 3 of those 4 sources have her maiden name starting with Camer__. Based upon DNA matches with 4 descendants and my mother, I believe her maiden name was transitioning from Kemmerer to Kemery, originally pronounced Kemeray. and her father was George Kemery formerly Kemmerer (1775-1866) or one of his brothers. George was quoted in a centennial history of an Iowan county that when his family moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa (in about 1845-1850), they changed their last name from Kemmerer to Kemery. I believe the sources for Elizabeth's maiden name were just doing their best to give phonetic spellings to that last name they had only heard. I know as recently as the 1980s my family believed it was Kembrai based solely on it being verbally passed down. But DNA testing has proven what I have found in the past 10 years - Kemery, formerly Kemmerer.
I also believe she was born closer to 1800 than 1810. One source gives Feb 1810 but 3 other sources range from 1799-1804. Also, it is claimed she had children as early as 1822, 1824, 1826, etc. so a birth date closer to 1800 than 1810 makes more sense.
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