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Emma Temple Silver

Birth	:	22 Feb 1822 Sunninghill, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Death	:	30 Mar 1891 Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	Row 11. 301. 1
Description	:	Silver—At her residence in Lamoni, Iowa, March 30th, of la grippe, Sister Emma T. Silver, aged 69 years, 1 month and 8 days. She was born at Sunning Hill, Berkshire, England, February 22d, 1822; emigrated to Utah in the spring of 1864 in company with her husband, where she resided until May, 1881, when she removed to Lamoni, Iowa, where she has since lived, enjoying church privileges, having united with the Reorganized Church of Christ June 6th, 1870, in Salt Lake City, Utah, receiving baptism and confirmation under the ministration of Elder Thomas Liez. Sister Silver was... Read More	Silver—At her residence in Lamoni, Iowa, March 30th, of la grippe, Sister Emma T. Silver, aged 69 years, 1 month and 8 days. She was born at Sunning Hill, Berkshire, England, February 22d, 1822; emigrated to Utah in the spring of 1864 in company with her husband, where she resided until May, 1881, when she removed to Lamoni, Iowa, where she has since lived, enjoying church privileges, having united with the Reorganized Church of Christ June 6th, 1870, in Salt Lake City, Utah, receiving baptism and confirmation under the ministration of Elder Thomas Liez. Sister Silver was a woman of noble spirit and of genuine Christian worth. All who knew her loved her for her many excellent qualities, and in her dying hours she expressed profound gratitude in having so many and such devoted friends. She exhibited unshaken confidence in the love and saving grace of Christ, and a few hours before her death she said she did not fear to die, for she felt prepared, and requested the Saints to pray that, if it was the Lord’s will, she might die speedily and peacefully. This desire was granted; for as the summer sun sinks quietly down in the golden west, so passed away the gentle, trusting spirit of this beloved Saint, to the God and Father whom she loved and served. Her rest will surely be glorious. Funeral sermon March 31st, by Elder W. W. Blair, after which the remains were interred in the Rose Hill Cemetery. “Oh death! The poor man’s dearest friend, The kindest and the best! Welcome the hour, my aged limbs Are laid with thee at rest.” Source: THE SAINTS’ HERALD. Lamoni, Iowa, April 11, 1891. Vol. 38. (Whole No. 933) No. 15, p. 238 MOTHER: Sarah Jennings FATHER: Francis Temple HUSBAND: Joseph E. Silver (married in England, divorced by 1880) CHILD: Emily Silver, abt 1851 - (She is listed as part of the Handcart Co.) (CHILDREN of Joseph, Sr. and Anna Emma Hind she helped raise) Joseph Temple Silver, 1868 – 1926 Ada Silver, 1870 – bef 1880 IMMIGRATION: Sailed from Liverpool to New York on the Underwriter, 23 Apr 1861 - 21 May 1861 https://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/search BIOGRAPHY NOTES: Joseph Temple Silver's marriage record lists Joseph, Sr. as his father and "Emma Hind" as his mother. Anna Emma (Hind) Silver is listed on the 1870 census as living with Emma (Temple) Silver along with Joseph, Jr. and his sister Ada. Anna Emma (Hind) Silver is listed on that census as the daughter of Emma Temple Silver. Joseph, Sr. is not on that census. Anna Emma Hind was NOT the daughter of Emma Temple. Anna Emma Hind was the 2nd "plural" wife of Joseph Silver. His first wife, Emma Temple, couldn't abide by having a plural wife marriage and moved out of his home divorcing him. When Joseph took on a 3rd wife, Anna Emma Hind left him and moved with her children to the home of Emma Temple, thus the census. The two women cared for the young children until Anna Emma Hind divorced Joseph Silver, Sr. and married another man. Young Joseph Jr. stayed with his step-mother and moved with her across country to Iowa. He likely never saw his biological mother and father again. Emma's Will of 1891 states Joseph T. Silver is her adopted son. NOTE: Emma's profile is linked to her adopted son, Joseph Temple Silver, as Joseph's biological mother's burial is currently unknown. 1st Biography: Emma is listed as a dressmaker on the 1861 Census of England. After losing a daughter, she acted on her religious beliefs by sailing to the U.S. with her husband as part of the Mormon immigration. Crossing the American West as part of a handcart company was brutal for many reasons. One of which was that she was severely injured after being run over by a wagon. Continuing her path of self-determination, she left her husband, friends and Mormonism by relocating with her *stepson to Lamoni, Iowa and joining the Reorganized Latter Day Saint movement. On the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, she listed herself as divorced. Evidence shows that during her life Emma Temple Silver practiced integrity with her evolving beliefs despite their cost. Two Section Biography ~ A. Emma (Temple) Silver was born in 1822, Sunninghill, Berkshire, England, the daughter of Francis and Sarah (Jennings) Temple. Emma married Joseph E. Silver. Joseph was born in 1825, Sunninghill, England, the son of Joseph and Ann (Marchant) Silver. Emma and Joseph became the parents of four children: Ann, born 1845, England; Emily, born ca. 1851, England; Joseph Temple, born 1869; and Ada, born 1870. Joseph was a grocer and Emma was a dressmaker. The Silvers joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in May of 1848, baptized by J. Lewis. They attended the Southampton [England] Conference. Some time after the death of their daughter Ann, the Silvers came to America with the Mormon migration, leaving Liverpool on April 23, 1861 aboard The Underwriter, and arriving in New York City on May 21, 1861. The Silvers joined the Milo Andrus Mormon Handcart Company in 1861, headed for Utah. Deseret Weekly News; Desert, Utah January 01, 1862 B. Emma and Joseph divorced sometime prior to 1880. Joseph remained in Salt Lake City where he died on July 14, 1895. He was interred at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Emma and her [adopted] son Joseph Temple Silver left the Mormon Church and were baptized and confirmed members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on June 6, 1870, Salt Lake City, by Thomas Liez. They moved to Lamoni in 1881. Emma died on March 30, 1891, at Lamoni. Joseph Temple Silver was born in 1869, Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in 1926, Lamoni, Iowa. He married Flora Anna Mayhew, born April 21, 1870, Indiana, the daughter of Elisha and Anna M. Mayhew. Flora died in June of 1968, Lamoni, Iowa. Joseph and Flora were interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa. Joseph and Flora were the parents of: Howard Maxwell Silver (1889-1981); Ralph Edison Silver (1893-1996); and, Dr. Clair Temple Silver (1906-2004). Sources: Mormon Immigration Index (1840-1890), BMR, Book #1047, pp. 17-44 (FHL #025,691); Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints database. Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2016 MORE SOURCES: 1. Milo Andrus Mormon Handcart Company 1861 "Accident To and Detention Of an Emigrant," Deseret News [Weekly], 1 Jan. 1862, 216. Trail Excerpt RELATED COMPANIES: Milo Andrus Company (1861) RELATED PERSONS: Emma Temple Silver Joseph Silver SOURCE LOCATIONS: Church History Library, Salt Lake City "Accident to and Detention of an Emigrant. Mr. Joseph Silver from England by last season's emigration, now residing at Cold Springs Mail Station, Nebraska Territory has written to President Brigham Young a statement of the causes which led to his detention on the plains, a brief synopsis of which we publish for the benefit of Mr. Silver's friends both in this Territory and in England. "While traveling in Capt. Andrus' company between Chimney Rock and Scott's Bluffs, an accident occurred which rendered his further progress on his journey imprudent if not impossible. Mrs. [Emma] Silver had the misfortune to be run over by a wagon and was so injured that her life was for some time despaired of. Believing however, that while there was life there was hope, Mr. [Joseph] Silver by the assistance of kind friends, had her wounds dressed and she was otherwise made as comfortable as the circumstances with which they were surrounded would permit, and she has been gradually recovering ever since. Mr. Silver entertains the hope that he will be able to continue his journey to this place in the Spring, and the pleasure of a happy meeting with his old friends and acquaintances." 2. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Name: Emma Silver Birth Date: Feb 1822 Birth Place: Sunning Hill, Berkshire, England Death Date: Mar 1891 Death Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa Burial Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Notes: Emma Silver joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 23 May 1848, being baptized by J. Lewis. She attended the Southampton, England Conference before immigrating to Utah in 1864. Emma was baptized and confirmed a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 6 June 1870 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, by Thomas Liez. In 1881 she moved to Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa. Source: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-1871, Book A, p. 682/ Saints' Herald Obituaries, 1891, p. 238/ Black, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848, 39:368/ Margetts, Membership Card Index/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C Source Information: Ancestry.com. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. 3. Emma SILVER traveled from Liverpool to New York on the Underwriter (23 Apr 1861 - 21 May 1861). Last Name: SILVER First Name: Emma Age: 34 Origin: England Occupation: Wife Standard Surname: Silver Standard Given: Emma Head Surname: SILVER Database: Mormon Immigration Index (1840-1890) Additional family members on this voyage: Silver, Joseph (Age: 35) Silver, Emily (Age: 10) Ship Name: Underwriter Departure 23 Apr 1861 from Liverpool Arrival 21 May 1861 at New York Source BMR, Book #1047, pp. 17-44 (FHL #025,691); Customs (FHL #175,567) SOURCE:http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/ Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:passenger/id:65695 4. Source: http://iagenweb.org/decatur/bioDocs /bio_S/bio_silveremmatemple.htm

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Emma Temple Silver's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
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Emma Temple Silver death on 30 Mar 1891 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

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