Civil War: Field & Staff, 7th California Infantry
William Eaton Emery was the son of William and Lucy Emery. The Emery family moved to Sacramento, California, about 1850 where they appear in the 1852 California State Census. In July 1860 the family was farming at Cache Creek in Yolo County, California. During the Civil War William enlisted at San Francisco January 17, 1865, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant on January 24 and assigned as adjutant, 7th California Infantry Regiment. During the march to Arizona Territory in the spring of 1865, he fell ill and was left at the Pima Villages to recuperate. On August 1, 1865, Lieutenant Emery rejoined his command at Tubac and relocated with them to Fort Mason on August 21. Lieutenant Emery accompanied Captains Pico and Jimeno during an eventful pursuit of deserters in September where he reputedly defused a confrontation between Captain Pico and the recently installed imperial authorities in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. He resigned his commission at Fort Mason on December 5, 1865, and returned to California. On May 13, 1866, he married (1) Mary Ann Duncan of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California. Mary was born in Kentucky January 22, 1839. William was a hardware store clerk living at 407 Folsom Street, San Francisco with his wife and children in 1870 and 1880 (US Census). There would be six children before Mary died March 17, 1881. Mary was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery on March 18. On October 13, 1883, Emery married (2) Annie Jeffrey (born 1862) by whom he had four more children. William filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension May 5, 1884, and received application No. 512,424 and certificate No. 290540. He had moved to Laurel* by 1885 where he worked as a salesman for Truman, Hooker & Company. He appears as a member of J. F. Reynolds Post, No. 98, Grand Army of the Republic, Santa Cruz, in 1886 (G.A.R. Dept. of California roster). William died of influenza on July 2, 1898, and was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery. Annie filed for a Civil War widow's pension July 23, 1898, and received application No. 680,108, but died before she received a certificate number, April 29, 1899. She was buried next to William in the I.O.O.F. cemetery May 1, 1899. William's brother, Civil War veteran Herbert Leslie Emery, became the guardian of his minor children and filed for a minors' pension January 3, 1901, and received application No. 732,005. A certificate number was not found.
NOTE: 26,000 human remains were removed from the I.O.O.F. cemetery and transferred to Colma's Greenlawn Memorial Park in 1933.
* Laurel is now a ghost town situated on the road between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
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Children:
(with Mary)
(born Gilroy)
- Ma[r]y (Jun. 2, 1867-after 1880)
- William W. (Jan. 13, 1869-Mar. 10,1908)
(born San Francisco)
- Lewis Lane (Jun. 5, 1870-May 17, 1902)
- Alfred Armand (Jan. 17, 1873-1904)
- Belle (Mar. 26-Apr. 11,1875)
- Donald Duncan (Jun. 21, 1876-Feb. 11, 1948)
(with Annie)
- Maude Gertrude (1883-bur. Jan. 21, 1886)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (189?-after 1901)
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Biography by Steve
William Eaton Emery was the son of William and Lucy Emery. The Emery family moved to Sacramento, California, about 1850 where they appear in the 1852 California State Census. In July 1860 the family was farming at Cache Creek in Yolo County, California. During the Civil War William enlisted at San Francisco January 17, 1865, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant on January 24 and assigned as adjutant, 7th California Infantry Regiment. During the march to Arizona Territory in the spring of 1865, he fell ill and was left at the Pima Villages to recuperate. On August 1, 1865, Lieutenant Emery rejoined his command at Tubac and relocated with them to Fort Mason on August 21. Lieutenant Emery accompanied Captains Pico and Jimeno during an eventful pursuit of deserters in September where he reputedly defused a confrontation between Captain Pico and the recently installed imperial authorities in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. He resigned his commission at Fort Mason on December 5, 1865, and returned to California. On May 13, 1866, he married (1) Mary Ann Duncan of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California. Mary was born in Kentucky January 22, 1839. William was a hardware store clerk living at 407 Folsom Street, San Francisco with his wife and children in 1870 and 1880 (US Census). There would be six children before Mary died March 17, 1881. Mary was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery on March 18. On October 13, 1883, Emery married (2) Annie Jeffrey (born 1862) by whom he had four more children. William filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension May 5, 1884, and received application No. 512,424 and certificate No. 290540. He had moved to Laurel* by 1885 where he worked as a salesman for Truman, Hooker & Company. He appears as a member of J. F. Reynolds Post, No. 98, Grand Army of the Republic, Santa Cruz, in 1886 (G.A.R. Dept. of California roster). William died of influenza on July 2, 1898, and was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery. Annie filed for a Civil War widow's pension July 23, 1898, and received application No. 680,108, but died before she received a certificate number, April 29, 1899. She was buried next to William in the I.O.O.F. cemetery May 1, 1899. William's brother, Civil War veteran Herbert Leslie Emery, became the guardian of his minor children and filed for a minors' pension January 3, 1901, and received application No. 732,005. A certificate number was not found.
NOTE: 26,000 human remains were removed from the I.O.O.F. cemetery and transferred to Colma's Greenlawn Memorial Park in 1933.
* Laurel is now a ghost town situated on the road between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
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Children:
(with Mary)
(born Gilroy)
- Ma[r]y (Jun. 2, 1867-after 1880)
- William W. (Jan. 13, 1869-Mar. 10,1908)
(born San Francisco)
- Lewis Lane (Jun. 5, 1870-May 17, 1902)
- Alfred Armand (Jan. 17, 1873-1904)
- Belle (Mar. 26-Apr. 11,1875)
- Donald Duncan (Jun. 21, 1876-Feb. 11, 1948)
(with Annie)
- Maude Gertrude (1883-bur. Jan. 21, 1886)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (189?-after 1901)
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Biography by Steve
Civil War: Field & Staff, 7th California Infantry
William Eaton Emery was the son of William and Lucy Emery. The Emery family moved to Sacramento, California, about 1850 where they appear in the 1852 California State Census. In July 1860 the family was farming at Cache Creek in Yolo County, California. During the Civil War William enlisted at San Francisco January 17, 1865, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant on January 24 and assigned as adjutant, 7th California Infantry Regiment. During the march to Arizona Territory in the spring of 1865, he fell ill and was left at the Pima Villages to recuperate. On August 1, 1865, Lieutenant Emery rejoined his command at Tubac and relocated with them to Fort Mason on August 21. Lieutenant Emery accompanied Captains Pico and Jimeno during an eventful pursuit of deserters in September where he reputedly defused a confrontation between Captain Pico and the recently installed imperial authorities in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. He resigned his commission at Fort Mason on December 5, 1865, and returned to California. On May 13, 1866, he married (1) Mary Ann Duncan of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California. Mary was born in Kentucky January 22, 1839. William was a hardware store clerk living at 407 Folsom Street, San Francisco with his wife and children in 1870 and 1880 (US Census). There would be six children before Mary died March 17, 1881. Mary was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery on March 18. On October 13, 1883, Emery married (2) Annie Jeffrey (born 1862) by whom he had four more children. William filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension May 5, 1884, and received application No. 512,424 and certificate No. 290540. He had moved to Laurel* by 1885 where he worked as a salesman for Truman, Hooker & Company. He appears as a member of J. F. Reynolds Post, No. 98, Grand Army of the Republic, Santa Cruz, in 1886 (G.A.R. Dept. of California roster). William died of influenza on July 2, 1898, and was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery. Annie filed for a Civil War widow's pension July 23, 1898, and received application No. 680,108, but died before she received a certificate number, April 29, 1899. She was buried next to William in the I.O.O.F. cemetery May 1, 1899. William's brother, Civil War veteran Herbert Leslie Emery, became the guardian of his minor children and filed for a minors' pension January 3, 1901, and received application No. 732,005. A certificate number was not found.
NOTE: 26,000 human remains were removed from the I.O.O.F. cemetery and transferred to Colma's Greenlawn Memorial Park in 1933.
* Laurel is now a ghost town situated on the road between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
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Children:
(with Mary)
(born Gilroy)
- Ma[r]y (Jun. 2, 1867-after 1880)
- William W. (Jan. 13, 1869-Mar. 10,1908)
(born San Francisco)
- Lewis Lane (Jun. 5, 1870-May 17, 1902)
- Alfred Armand (Jan. 17, 1873-1904)
- Belle (Mar. 26-Apr. 11,1875)
- Donald Duncan (Jun. 21, 1876-Feb. 11, 1948)
(with Annie)
- Maude Gertrude (1883-bur. Jan. 21, 1886)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (189?-after 1901)
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Biography by Steve
William Eaton Emery was the son of William and Lucy Emery. The Emery family moved to Sacramento, California, about 1850 where they appear in the 1852 California State Census. In July 1860 the family was farming at Cache Creek in Yolo County, California. During the Civil War William enlisted at San Francisco January 17, 1865, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant on January 24 and assigned as adjutant, 7th California Infantry Regiment. During the march to Arizona Territory in the spring of 1865, he fell ill and was left at the Pima Villages to recuperate. On August 1, 1865, Lieutenant Emery rejoined his command at Tubac and relocated with them to Fort Mason on August 21. Lieutenant Emery accompanied Captains Pico and Jimeno during an eventful pursuit of deserters in September where he reputedly defused a confrontation between Captain Pico and the recently installed imperial authorities in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. He resigned his commission at Fort Mason on December 5, 1865, and returned to California. On May 13, 1866, he married (1) Mary Ann Duncan of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California. Mary was born in Kentucky January 22, 1839. William was a hardware store clerk living at 407 Folsom Street, San Francisco with his wife and children in 1870 and 1880 (US Census). There would be six children before Mary died March 17, 1881. Mary was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery on March 18. On October 13, 1883, Emery married (2) Annie Jeffrey (born 1862) by whom he had four more children. William filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension May 5, 1884, and received application No. 512,424 and certificate No. 290540. He had moved to Laurel* by 1885 where he worked as a salesman for Truman, Hooker & Company. He appears as a member of J. F. Reynolds Post, No. 98, Grand Army of the Republic, Santa Cruz, in 1886 (G.A.R. Dept. of California roster). William died of influenza on July 2, 1898, and was buried in San Francisco's old I.O.O.F. cemetery. Annie filed for a Civil War widow's pension July 23, 1898, and received application No. 680,108, but died before she received a certificate number, April 29, 1899. She was buried next to William in the I.O.O.F. cemetery May 1, 1899. William's brother, Civil War veteran Herbert Leslie Emery, became the guardian of his minor children and filed for a minors' pension January 3, 1901, and received application No. 732,005. A certificate number was not found.
NOTE: 26,000 human remains were removed from the I.O.O.F. cemetery and transferred to Colma's Greenlawn Memorial Park in 1933.
* Laurel is now a ghost town situated on the road between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz.
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Children:
(with Mary)
(born Gilroy)
- Ma[r]y (Jun. 2, 1867-after 1880)
- William W. (Jan. 13, 1869-Mar. 10,1908)
(born San Francisco)
- Lewis Lane (Jun. 5, 1870-May 17, 1902)
- Alfred Armand (Jan. 17, 1873-1904)
- Belle (Mar. 26-Apr. 11,1875)
- Donald Duncan (Jun. 21, 1876-Feb. 11, 1948)
(with Annie)
- Maude Gertrude (1883-bur. Jan. 21, 1886)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (188?-after 1901)
- ? (189?-after 1901)
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Biography by Steve
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