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Facts and Events
from: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enyherkim/ohio/ohiofam2.html
John EMERY
EMERY, John, Russia, was born in Ohio, November 23, 1824. Refer to Russia Town section. [ref #1, pg 42]
EMERY, John, is a farmer, and was born in this town in 1824, on the farm where he now resides. He was married September 26th, 1846, to Mary Ann CURTIS, who was born in Schoharie, N.Y., in 1828. he was a militia captain under Governor BOUCK, supervisor of his town in 1866 and 1867, and justice of the peace from 1867 to 1871. His father, Rowland EMERY, was born in 1786 in Charleston, N.Y., and was one of the pioneer settlers of this town. [ref #3, pg 276]
from: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/russia/russiafam.html
EMERY, John, Russia, was born in Ohio, November 23, 1824, a son of Rowland EMERY, born in Charlestown in 1786. He came to Ohio at an early day, one of the pioneer settlers, where he spent most of his life. His wife was Elizabeth JONES, by whom he had two sons and six daughters. His brother, Matthew, was in the War of 1812. Rowland EMERY died in Ohio in 1849, and his wife died in 1842. In 1846 John EMERY married Mary A. CURTIS, born in Schoharie county February 25, 1828, a daughter of Joseph and Amie CURTIS, who about 1838 came from Duanesburg, Schoharie county, and settled in Ohio, where they reared four sons and seven daughters. Mr. EMERY at the age of nineteen years was captain in the militia under Governor BOUCK. He was highly honored in his native town, being excise commissioner for four years, a member of the auditing board for four years, supervisor 1866-67, justice of the peace from 1866 to 1870, and was one of the members who incorporated the M.E. Church in Ohio. He held all the offices in that church in time, and was superintendent of the Sunday-school for fifteen years. He moved from the town of Ohio to the village of Poland, January 1, 1889, where he now lives. His grandfather, Robert EMERY, was born in New York and early in life settled in Montgomery county. He died in Stratford, aged ninety-three. [ref #1, pg 42]
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