In 1893 she married Rudolph Sauer (1870 - 1959), a German immigrant. They had five children, all daughters:
* Mary Sauer Moritz (1894 - 1988)
* Louisa Sauer Shewan (1896 - 1984)
* Anna Sauer (1898 - 1991)
* Cecelia Sauer Keller (1900 - 1979)
* Dorothy Sauer Koch (1903 - 1991)
Emma died in 1912, just short of her 40th birthday, due to complications of childbirth.
In 1893 she married Rudolph Sauer (1870 - 1959), a German immigrant. They had five children, all daughters:
* Mary Sauer Moritz (1894 - 1988)
* Louisa Sauer Shewan (1896 - 1984)
* Anna Sauer (1898 - 1991)
* Cecelia Sauer Keller (1900 - 1979)
* Dorothy Sauer Koch (1903 - 1991)
Emma died in 1912, just short of her 40th birthday, due to complications of childbirth.