hmtl5 Leon Herbert Ems b. 7 May 1907 Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1986 Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Leon Herbert Ems

Male 1907 - 1986  (79 years)


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  • Name Leon Herbert Ems 
    Born 7 May 1907  Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Census 1950 
    Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois 
    Died 18 Jun 1986  Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Patterson Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I3305  Hedges
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2024 

    Father John Phillips Ems,   b. 16 Feb 1853, Palmyra, Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1940, Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Alphretta White,   b. 10 Sep 1871, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1952, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1895  [4] 
    Family ID F1477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty Harriette Crouch,   b. 20 Jan 1920, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 2004, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1943  Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F1476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 May 1907 - Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Jan 1943 - Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jun 1986 - Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Patterson Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Leon Ems
      Funeral for Leon H. Ems, 79, of Ogden were held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23, at the Ogden Methodist Church, the Rev. Dennis Divan officiating.
      Burial was in Patterson Cemetery, St. Joseph.
      Visitation was from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Freese Funeral Home, St. Joseph.
      Mr. Ems died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday (June 18, 1986) at home.
      He was born May 7, 1907, in St. Joseph Township, a son of John Phillip and Alpharetta White Ems. He married Betty Crouch on Jan. 16, 1943.
      Southern Champaign County Today, Villa Grove, Illinois. Wednesday, 25 June 1986.
      [2, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S25] Census.

    4. [S5] 1900 US census.

    5. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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