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The following Genealogical Report submitted by Karen M. Klos, great-great-Granddaughter of "Rattlesnake Pete" Emerson.

 

“Rattle Snake Pete” aka Fred Harvey Emerson

 

Descendants of Fred Harvey Emerson

Generation No. 1

 

1.  FRED HARVEY³ EMERSON  (HIRAM JAMES² HARVEY, JOHN¹) was born June 07, 1861, and died May 24, 1930 in Eldred, Pennsylvania.  He married MARY ELIZABETH MILLARD November 07, 1889 in Angelica, New York, daughter of SILAS MILLARD and JANE CLARK.  She was born November 17, 1860 in Bolivar, New York, and died August 29, 1923.

 

More About FRED HARVEY EMERSON:

Adoption: January 1863

Biological Parents: Hiram & Mary Harvey (son of John & Sophia (Woodruff) Harvey & daughter of Jabez & Sarah (?) Cartwright)

Adoptive Parents: Abel Lewis & Abbey (Millard) Emerson (son of Martin & Polly (Olds) Emerson & daughter of Clark David  & Abbey (Daniels) Millard

Burial: Maplelawn Cemetery, Bolivar, New York

 

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH MILLARD:

Mary Millard Dau of Silas& Jane (Clark) Millard was the wife of Fred Harvey Adopted (son of Hiram & Mary (Cartwright) Harvey) see page 4 column 2 May 1 1902 Bolivar Breeze........ Fred Harvey Emerson was known to many people of his time as " Rattlesnake Pete" adopted by Abel Lewis & Abbey Dorleska (Millard) Emerson.

 

More About MARY ELIZABETH MILLARD:

Burial: Maplelawn Cemetery, Bolivar, New York

 

More About FRED EMERSON and MARY MILLARD:

Marriage: November 07, 1889, Angelica, New York

       

Children of FRED EMERSON and MARY MILLARD are:

                  i.    HARVEY MILLARD⁴ EMERSON, b. August 15, 1890, Angelica, New York; d. June 27, 1923, Wirt, New York; m. DAISY IRENE HARRINGTON, September 24, 1910; b. October 27, 1891, Bolivar, New York; d. 1952.

 

More About HARVEY MILLARD EMERSON:

Burial: Maplelawn Cemetery, Bolivar, New York

 

More About HARVEY EMERSON and DAISY HARRINGTON:

Marriage: September 24, 1910

 

                  ii.    LENA JANE EMERSON, b. October 20, 1892, Richburg, Allegany Co., New York; d. March 24, 1962, Olean General Hospital, Cattaraugus Co., NY; m. LEON C. TRASK, November 25, 1909, Bolivar, New York.

 

More About LEON TRASK and LENA EMERSON:

Marriage: November 25, 1909, Bolivar, New York

 

                 iii.    FRANK SILAS EMERSON, b. October 16, 1898, Scio, Allegany Co., New York; d. January 31, 1991, Sena-Kean Manor, Smethport, McKean Co., PA.; m. VIOLET C. MCCOY, November 05, 1918, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York.

 

More About FRANK EMERSON and VIOLET MCCOY:

Marriage: November 05, 1918, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York.