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Emma Mary Williams Sleeper

Birth	:	31 Jan 1870 California, USA
Death	:	10 Dec 1964 Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.7022018, -117.9847031
Description	:	Emma's parents were: Ransom Williams, b. abt. 1827 in PA. and d. Jan. 27, 1892 in Los Angeles County, CA. & Martha O. Humphreys, b. abt. 1833 in AL. and d. Jul. 4, 1920 in CA. *Note: 61 yr. old Ransom W. Williams, b. in PA., is listed in the 1888 Voter's register as living in Savannah (El Monte), CA. Ransom & Martha Williams' children were: 1. Effie A. Williams, b. 1861 in AR. Effie marr. __ Shultz. 2. Frances Williams, b. abt. 1866 in CA. 3. Thomas Williams, b. abt. 1868 in CA. Read More	Emma's parents were: Ransom Williams, b. abt. 1827 in PA. and d. Jan. 27, 1892 in Los Angeles County, CA. & Martha O. Humphreys, b. abt. 1833 in AL. and d. Jul. 4, 1920 in CA. Note: 61 yr. old Ransom W. Williams, b. in PA., is listed in the 1888 Voter's register as living in Savannah (El Monte), CA. Ransom & Martha Williams' children were: 1. Effie A. Williams, b. 1861 in AR. Effie marr. __ Shultz. 2. Frances Williams, b. abt. 1866 in CA. 3. Thomas Williams, b. abt. 1868 in CA. 4. Emma Mary Williams, b. Jan. 31, 1870 in CA. and d. Dec. 10, 1964 in Los Angeles County, CA. 5. Blanche Williams, b. abt. 1873 in CA. In the Jul. 28, 1870 U. S. census, 5 mth. old Mary E. Williams, b. in CA., was living in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with her 43 yr. old father, Robert W Williams, b. in PA. 39 yr. old mother, Martha Williams, b. in AL. 9 yr. old sister, Effie E Williams, attending school, b. in AR. 7 yr. old brother, John W Williams, attending school, b. in CA. 4 yr. old sister, Frances Williams, b. in CA. 2 yr. old brother, Thomas Williams, b. in CA. Robert's personal estate was valued at $100. In the 1880 U. S. census, 10 yr. old Emma Williams, b. in CA., was attending school and living in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with her 53 yr. old father, Ransom Williams, a carpenter, b. in PA. 48 yr. old mother, Martha Williams, keeping house, b. in AL. 14 yr. old sister, Frances Williams, attending school, b. in CA. 12 yr. old brother, Thomas Williams, attending school, b. in CA. 7 yr. old sister, Blanche Williams, attending school, b. in CA. 19 yr. old married (widowed?) sister, Effie A. Shultz, a seamstress, b. in AR. 3 yr. old niece, Annie Shultz, b. in CA. 1 yr. old niece, Mattie Shultz, b. in CA. Ransom's parents were both b. in PA. Martha's father was b. in TN. and her mother in NC. Annie Shultz' father was b. in TX. Richard Guess and Emma Williams were marr. in abt. 1890. Richard and Emma Guess' children were: 1. John Guess Jr. (named after his paternal grandfather), b. Aug. 23, 1891 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. and d. Nov. 7, 1918 of septicemia in a base hospital in Beaune, Departement de la Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France. 2. Francis 'Frank' Marion Guess, b. Apr. 25, 1895 in El Monte, L.A., CA. and d. Jun. 27, 1984 in Los Angeles County, CA. Frank married Adeline Anna Schanel. 3. Charles Richard Guess, b. Aug. 2, 1901 in El Monte, L. A. County, CA. and d. Dec. 26, 1987 in San Fernando, L.A. County, CA. 4. Thelma Guess, b. 1904 in CA. and d. Feb., 6, 1936 in Los Angeles County, CA. Thelma marr. Edwin Moore Brown on Jul. 8, 1923. In the Jun. 30, 1900 U. S. census, 30 yr. old Emma Guess, b. Jun. 1870 in CA., was living in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with her 34 yr. old husband, Richard Guess, a farmer, b. Dec. 1865 in CA. 8 yr. old son, John Guess, attending school, b. Aug. 1891 in CA. 5 yr. old son, Francis M Guess, b. Apr. 1895 in CA. 72 yr. old father-in-law, John Guess, a farmer, b. Mar. 1828 in AR. 50 yr. old step-grandmother-in-law, Sarah Guess, b. 1850 in AL. 30 yr. old cousin, Walter West, a farm laborer, b. Feb. 1870 in AR. Richard and Emma had been marr. for 10 yrs. Emma was the mother of 2 children, both still alive by this census. Richard's father was b. in AR. and his mother in AL. John and Sarah had been marr. for 2 years. Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census. Walter's parents were both b. in AL. In the May 13, 1910 U. S. census, 40 yr. old Emma Guess, b. in CA., was living in El Monte / Lexington, Los Angeles, CA. with her 44 yr. old husband, Richard Guess, a farmer on his own farm, b. in CA. 18 yr. old unmarried son, John Guess, a farmer on the home farm, b. in CA. 15 yr. old son, Frank Guess, a high school student, b. in CA. 8 yr. old son, Charles Guess, b. in CA. 5 yr. old daughter, Thelma Guess, b. in CA. 78 yr. old maternal widowed mother, Martha O. Williams, b. in AL. This was a first marriage for Richard and Emma. Emma was the mother of 4 children, all still alive by this census. John was never out of work during the previous year. Martha was living off her own income. Martha's parents were both b. in TN. Emma's first born child, John Guess Jr., d. on Nov. 7, Nov 1918, at the age of 27, in Beaune, Departement de la Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France from injuries suffered during the war. In the Jan. 8, 1920 U. S. census, 49 yr. old Emma Guess, b. in CA., was unmarried and living on a farm on San Bernardino Blvd. in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. with her 54 yr. old husband, Richard C. Guess, a farmer, b. in CA. 24 yr. old son, Frank M. Guess, a laborer on the home farm, b. in CA. 18 yr. old son, Charley R Guess, b. in CA. 15 yr. old daughter, Thelma A Guess, b. in CA. This must have been a very difficult census for the family, because of the death of her son, John Guess, in France in 1918 during WWI. Richard's father was b. in AR. and his mother in AL. Emma's father was b. in PA. and her mother in AL. On Jul. 4, 1920, Emma's mother, Martha Williams died. In the 1930 U. S. census, 60 yr. old Emma Guess, b. in CA., was living in a home they owned, valued at $20,000, at 1620 Rio Hondo Av. in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with her 64 yr. old husband, Richard Guess, a retired farmer, b. in CA. 29 yr. old son, R. (Richard) Charles Guess (absent from the home), an actor in vaudeville, b. in CA. Emma was 20 yrs. old at the time of her first marriage and Richard was 25. Emma's father was b. in PA. and her mother in AL. Richard's father was b. in AR. and his mother in AL. Emma's husband, Richard died on Dec. 6, 1930 in Rosemead, Los Angeles County, CA. On Nov. 2, 1939, Emma Guess and James Holfield Sleeper were marr. at Yavapai, AZ., according to Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865 - 1972. In the 1940 U. S. census, 70 yr. old Emma Sleeper, b. in CA., was living at 316 Cypress Ave. in Santa Ana, Orange, CA. with her 73 yr. old husband, James Sleeper, a County Assessor, b. in AR. 14 yr. old grandson, Donald R. Brown, b. in CA. 57 yr. old housekeeper, Dena M Hessemer, b. in VA. Emma was living in a home (not on a farm) with her grandson, Donald, in Rosemead, Los Angeles, CA. in 1935. James was living in the same home in Santa Ana, CA. and Dena was living in Fullerton, Orange CA. in 1935. The highest grade Emma completed was her 1st year of college. James was a college graduate. Donald had finished one year of high school and Dena had gone as far as 8th grade. Emma didn't work at all in 1939, was not earning a wage and but did have an income from other sources. James worked 40 hours in the week prior to the census, and 52 weeks in 1939. His salary was listed as $3,900 and he also had income from other sources. James died on Sep. 5, 1944 in Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino County, CA.

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Where is Emma Mary Williams Sleeper's memorial?
Emma Mary Williams Sleeper's memorial is located at: Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange County, USA.
When did Emma Mary Williams Sleeper death?
Emma Mary Williams Sleeper death on 10 Dec 1964 in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Emma Mary Williams Sleeper's memorial?
Latitude: 33.7022018
Longitude: -117.9847031

Family Members:

Spouse

Richard Charles Guess

(1865 - 1930)

Children

John “Jack” Guess Jr.

(1891 - 1918)

Charles Richard Guess

(1901 - 1987)

Thelma A Guess Brown

(1904 - 1936)

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