Burial per Mount Hope Cemetery Burial Records:
Emily Menard; died 1904
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Birth and death dates from Bio sketch of her son found online, stating she died in the Menard Mansion in Tremont, IL.
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Per obituary, Ms. Emily Menard died at her home Sunday morning after an eighteen months illness from the infirmities of old age.
Mrs. Emily Briggs Menard was born on March 6, 1824, in Elkhart Grove, Logan County, Ill. She was the daughter of Benjamin Briggs, who moved there from Kentucky in the early days of the country's history. The family came here in 1825. Mr. Briggs was one of the first white men in this county. He purchased and settled in Elm Grove township on the land now owned by the Ropps and Gerbers.
The deceased was the widow of the late Pierre Menard to whom she was married in 1849, and who was first Lieutenant Governor in the state of Illinois.
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1900 United States Federal Census:
Name: Emily Menard
[Emily Jane Briggs Menard]
[Emilia J Menard]
Age: 76
Birth Date: Mar 1824
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois
Sheet Number: 7
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 154
Family Number: 155
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Occupation: Landlord
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Emily Menard 76
Amedee H Menard 49 [son; landlord; born June 1850 IL--LH]
Emily Menard; died 1904
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Birth and death dates from Bio sketch of her son found online, stating she died in the Menard Mansion in Tremont, IL.
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Per obituary, Ms. Emily Menard died at her home Sunday morning after an eighteen months illness from the infirmities of old age.
Mrs. Emily Briggs Menard was born on March 6, 1824, in Elkhart Grove, Logan County, Ill. She was the daughter of Benjamin Briggs, who moved there from Kentucky in the early days of the country's history. The family came here in 1825. Mr. Briggs was one of the first white men in this county. He purchased and settled in Elm Grove township on the land now owned by the Ropps and Gerbers.
The deceased was the widow of the late Pierre Menard to whom she was married in 1849, and who was first Lieutenant Governor in the state of Illinois.
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1900 United States Federal Census:
Name: Emily Menard
[Emily Jane Briggs Menard]
[Emilia J Menard]
Age: 76
Birth Date: Mar 1824
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois
Sheet Number: 7
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 154
Family Number: 155
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Occupation: Landlord
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Emily Menard 76
Amedee H Menard 49 [son; landlord; born June 1850 IL--LH]
Burial per Mount Hope Cemetery Burial Records:
Emily Menard; died 1904
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Birth and death dates from Bio sketch of her son found online, stating she died in the Menard Mansion in Tremont, IL.
~~~~
Per obituary, Ms. Emily Menard died at her home Sunday morning after an eighteen months illness from the infirmities of old age.
Mrs. Emily Briggs Menard was born on March 6, 1824, in Elkhart Grove, Logan County, Ill. She was the daughter of Benjamin Briggs, who moved there from Kentucky in the early days of the country's history. The family came here in 1825. Mr. Briggs was one of the first white men in this county. He purchased and settled in Elm Grove township on the land now owned by the Ropps and Gerbers.
The deceased was the widow of the late Pierre Menard to whom she was married in 1849, and who was first Lieutenant Governor in the state of Illinois.
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1900 United States Federal Census:
Name: Emily Menard
[Emily Jane Briggs Menard]
[Emilia J Menard]
Age: 76
Birth Date: Mar 1824
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois
Sheet Number: 7
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 154
Family Number: 155
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Occupation: Landlord
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Emily Menard 76
Amedee H Menard 49 [son; landlord; born June 1850 IL--LH]
Emily Menard; died 1904
~~~~
Birth and death dates from Bio sketch of her son found online, stating she died in the Menard Mansion in Tremont, IL.
~~~~
Per obituary, Ms. Emily Menard died at her home Sunday morning after an eighteen months illness from the infirmities of old age.
Mrs. Emily Briggs Menard was born on March 6, 1824, in Elkhart Grove, Logan County, Ill. She was the daughter of Benjamin Briggs, who moved there from Kentucky in the early days of the country's history. The family came here in 1825. Mr. Briggs was one of the first white men in this county. He purchased and settled in Elm Grove township on the land now owned by the Ropps and Gerbers.
The deceased was the widow of the late Pierre Menard to whom she was married in 1849, and who was first Lieutenant Governor in the state of Illinois.
~~~~
1900 United States Federal Census:
Name: Emily Menard
[Emily Jane Briggs Menard]
[Emilia J Menard]
Age: 76
Birth Date: Mar 1824
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois
Sheet Number: 7
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 154
Family Number: 155
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Occupation: Landlord
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Emily Menard 76
Amedee H Menard 49 [son; landlord; born June 1850 IL--LH]
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