Emma was the first child born April 12, 1846 to Henry Watkins and Martha Brownlow, residing on Lever Street in Eastern Bolton. She was christened on May 3, 1846 at St. Peters Parish Church in Bolton-le-Moors. When she was but 7 months old, her parents embarked for America aboard the ship Parthenon arriving in New Orleans November 16, 1846. Her family moved to Brashear (Morgan City) in St. Mary Parish about 1852.
At age 19, Emma married Frank Thomas Smith on July 22, 1867 in Franklin, LA, the parish seat. They had four sons before Emma died at the young age of 32. There was no record of her death but it is likely that she died during the Yellow Fever epidemic of Morgan City/Berwick of 1878/79.
The first public cemetery in the region was established in 1878 in Morgan City. Early records are sparse but a copy of an old handwritten cash receipt was found showing Emma's father-in-law (Wm Smith) buying a plot for $5 in Dec 1878 and Emma's sister Annie buying the plot next to that one on the same day for $5. These records imply that Emma was laid to rest in Dec 1878 in what is now Morgan City Cemetery. There is however no marker remaining.
At age 19, Emma married Frank Thomas Smith on July 22, 1867 in Franklin, LA, the parish seat. They had four sons before Emma died at the young age of 32. There was no record of her death but it is likely that she died during the Yellow Fever epidemic of Morgan City/Berwick of 1878/79.
The first public cemetery in the region was established in 1878 in Morgan City. Early records are sparse but a copy of an old handwritten cash receipt was found showing Emma's father-in-law (Wm Smith) buying a plot for $5 in Dec 1878 and Emma's sister Annie buying the plot next to that one on the same day for $5. These records imply that Emma was laid to rest in Dec 1878 in what is now Morgan City Cemetery. There is however no marker remaining.
Emma was the first child born April 12, 1846 to Henry Watkins and Martha Brownlow, residing on Lever Street in Eastern Bolton. She was christened on May 3, 1846 at St. Peters Parish Church in Bolton-le-Moors. When she was but 7 months old, her parents embarked for America aboard the ship Parthenon arriving in New Orleans November 16, 1846. Her family moved to Brashear (Morgan City) in St. Mary Parish about 1852.
At age 19, Emma married Frank Thomas Smith on July 22, 1867 in Franklin, LA, the parish seat. They had four sons before Emma died at the young age of 32. There was no record of her death but it is likely that she died during the Yellow Fever epidemic of Morgan City/Berwick of 1878/79.
The first public cemetery in the region was established in 1878 in Morgan City. Early records are sparse but a copy of an old handwritten cash receipt was found showing Emma's father-in-law (Wm Smith) buying a plot for $5 in Dec 1878 and Emma's sister Annie buying the plot next to that one on the same day for $5. These records imply that Emma was laid to rest in Dec 1878 in what is now Morgan City Cemetery. There is however no marker remaining.
At age 19, Emma married Frank Thomas Smith on July 22, 1867 in Franklin, LA, the parish seat. They had four sons before Emma died at the young age of 32. There was no record of her death but it is likely that she died during the Yellow Fever epidemic of Morgan City/Berwick of 1878/79.
The first public cemetery in the region was established in 1878 in Morgan City. Early records are sparse but a copy of an old handwritten cash receipt was found showing Emma's father-in-law (Wm Smith) buying a plot for $5 in Dec 1878 and Emma's sister Annie buying the plot next to that one on the same day for $5. These records imply that Emma was laid to rest in Dec 1878 in what is now Morgan City Cemetery. There is however no marker remaining.
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