Abijah W. Emert^[1]

1816 - 1897  (80 years)

• Name	Abijah W. Emert
  Born	10 Apr 1816	Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Mar 1897	Blount County, Tennessee
  Buried	Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I4284	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Frederick E. Emert, Jr.,   b. 12 Jan 1790, Greene County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Apr 1871, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Celia Drusilla Reagan,   b. 15 Feb 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Aug 1869, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1812	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Betsy Ann Cameron,   b. 1825, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1860, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age < 34 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1836	, Blount County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Sarah Emert,   b. 1836, , Blount County, Tennessee   2. Harry Emert,   b. 1837, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. See Notes   3. Samuel Emert,   b. 1837, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. See Notes   4. John H. Emert,   b. 1840, , Blount County, Tennessee   5. Emert,   b. Abt 1842, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. See Notes   6. Emert,   b. Abt 1844, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. See Notes   7. Emert,   b. Abt 1846, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. See Notes + 8. Alexander C. Emert,   b. 29 Jun 1845, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)   9. Hettie Jane Emert,   b. 1849, , Blount County, Tennessee   10. Melvin Emert,   b. 1849, , Blount County, Tennessee   11. Emert,   b. Abt 1851, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. See Notes   12. Mary C. Emert,   b. 1853, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1641	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Kinnaman,   b. 1845, , Blount County, Tennessee
  Married	7 Oct 1861	, Blount County, Tennessee
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. James Spencer Emert,   b. 29 Aug 1862, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 1946, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   2. William T. Emert,   b. 8 Nov 1864, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Mar 1936, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)   3. Eliza D. Emert,   b. Abt 1869, , Blount County, Tennessee   4. Martha E. Emert,   b. Abt 1871, , Blount County, Tennessee   5. Margarett U. Emert,   b. Abt 1873, Tennessee   6. Nora E. Emert,   b. Abt 1877, Tennessee
  Family ID	F15832	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Apr 1816 - Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 14 Apr 1836 - , Blount County, Tennessee Married - 7 Oct 1861 - , Blount County, Tennessee Died - 19 Mar 1897 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Abijah W. Emert lived in Emert Cove until the family moved to Tuckaleechee Cove in Blount County, Tennessee about 1826. He and Betsy Ann were listed in the 1840 through 1860 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. He and his second wife Elizabeth were listed in the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. Abijah W. Emert died in Tuckaleechee Cove and was buried in the Campground Cemetery. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 282, 285.

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 6 Feb 1946. J. S. Emert death record [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 396b, 28 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0396b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 382, 1880. Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 382B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Abija W. EMERT Self M M W 64 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN Elisabeth EMERT Wife F M W 64 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN James S. EMERT Son M S W 17 TN Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Wm. T. EMERT Son M S W 15 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN Eliza D. EMERT Dau F S W 11 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN Martha E. EMERT Dau F S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Margarett U. EMERT Dau F S W 7 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Nora E. EMERT Dau F S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page271880.html