(Jan 1905)

Emmor Bonsall Maris

Individual

Born: 31 Aug 1866 in Iowa, USA

Died: ? in (unknown)

Father: George Jenkins Maris (1841 – 1915)

Mother: Mary Elizabeth Smith (1847 – 1931)

Family #1

Spouse/Partner: Nellie H. McConnell (1866 – 1946)

Married: 5 May 1887 in Guthrie County, Iowa, USA

Child: Willis Leslie Maris (c. 1888 – 1889)

Child: Cecil W. Maris (c. 1890 – )

Child: Laura Belle Maris (1892 – )

Child: George Joseph Maris (1894 – 1920)

Notes:

Emmor, along with his parents and siblings, were early members of the Wichita Methodist Church (built and dedicated in June 1898 with pastor Andrew H. Dove). [BayardNews1976]

Emmor was associated with the First National Bank of Wessington Springs as its first cashier, and was still with the bank in 1915 as one of its directors. [History of Dakota Territory]

Emmor was acting as a real estate agent in Wessington Springs in 1910. [1910 USC]

By 1920, Emmor and Nellie, along with son George (Joe), were living on a farm in Missouri. [1920USC]

Change Date

This data was last changed on 11 Jul 2009, and is stored in datafile B.

Primary and Secondary Sources

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1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule): National Archives and Records Administration. [applies to name, birth]
1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule): National Archives and Records Administration. [applies to name, birth]
1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule): National Archives and Records Administration. [applies to name, birth, marriage, notes]
1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule): National Archives and Records Administration. [applies to name, birth, notes]
History of Dakota Territory (Volume 5): by George W. Kingsbury; Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1915. [applies to name, notes]
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa: Springfield, IL, USA: Continental Historical, 1884. [applies to name]
Interview (Cora Ethel Spear): Inteview, letter, notes, etc. [applies to name]
Private (Spear Birth and Death Dates Notebook): Handwritten pages, many hands, many inks. Fragile binding and paper, but with numerous names and dates of birth or death. [applies to name, birth]
The Maris Family in the United States: by George L. & Annie M. Maris; 1885. [applies to name]
Web: Ancestry Database (Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900): ancestry.com. [Original data: "Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000; Taken from microfilm copies of the original documents. (no document images)] [applies to marriage]

Research Notes (source comments, unreliable information)

Emmor was born in/near West Branch, Cedar County, IA. He died 15 Oct 1945 in Memphis, Shelby County, TN. [personal communication from <private> Keesling]