John Shelley Emery

Cal 1853 - 1914  (~ 61 years)

• Name	John Shelley Emery
  Born	CALC 23 Feb 1853  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	12 Mar 1856	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	General Labourer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-1376
  Died	16 Feb 1914  [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I1376	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Emery,   b. 12 Apr 1811, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Jun 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Erb,   b. 19 May 1819, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melissa Erb,   b. 12 Dec 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1876	Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Anna E. Mary Emery,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   2. Ada May Emery,   b. 1 Mar 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   3. Elwood Joseph Emery,   b. 28 Jun 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Izola Maude Emery,   b. 16 Nov 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1948, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   5. Edith Estelle Emery,   b. 2 Jun 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 58 years)   6. Leona Almeda Emery,   b. 30 Dec 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Leona Marie Emery,   b. 31 Jan 1903, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It has been reported that John was adopted by John Emery and Nancy Ann Erb. No proof has been found.

  
  

• Sources

  [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. Emery/ in loving memory of/ Melissa Erb/ wife of/ John Emery/ Dec. 12, 1852 - July 11, 1900/ John S. Emery Jr./ died Feb. 16, 1914/ aged 60 yrs. 11 m. 24 d./ in heaven above where all is love/ there'll be no more sorrow there [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-10 Page 2. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) a-10 Page 2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Sheley Emery Born: Preston Age: 23 Father: John Emery Mother: Nancy Emery Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Millessa Erb Age: 22 born: Berlin Father: Josephena Erb Mother: Mary Erb married 2 Apr 1876 Wilmot Centre [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 61 Household Number 276. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 61. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 82.

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Mar 1856 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - General Labourer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth