The year of her birth was not recorded in the family Bible.
Death Certificate # 511572 Vigo County Indiana
Decendent's Name: Emma Stewart
Date of death : December 12 1948
Place of Death : RR1
City : West Terre Haute , Vigo County, Indiana
Age : 72 years , 9 months , 19 days
Marital Status : Widowed Gender: Female
Cause of Death : Cerebral Hemorrage -3 Days b. Hypertension
Certified By L Siebenmorgan of Terre Haute , Indiana
Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery in Chrisman, Illinois
Dispsition Date : 12/14/1948 ( 14 December 1948
Funeral Home : Rogerson & Wendel W Terre Haute , Indiana
File Date : Book : H- 49 Page :397 Line : Local Cert.
Issued on 12/ 10 / 2009
Health Officer : E Garcia M. D.
Birth Date : 2/23/1948 Birth City : Kidley , Edgar County, Illinois
December 14, 1948
Occupation : Housewife Race : White
Address RR1 City : West Terre Haute , Vigo County, State : Indiana
Spouse:
Father's Name : First ISHAR Drake Father's Birthplace : Pennsylvania
Mother's Name : Mary Maiden Vandungay Mother's Birth Place : Ohio
Informant's : Name Mrs Robert Richey ( daughter )
informant's Address RR 1 West Terre Haute, Indidna
Relationship: Not stated
Her obit said:
Mrs. Emma Stewart Former Resident dies Sunday
Mrs. Emma Stewart a former resident of Chrisman, but for the pastsever al yrs a resident of Terra Haute , Indinana died at the home ofher dau ghter Mrs. Robert Richey, in Terra Haute at 1:45 Sunday at theage of 7 2.
Mrs. Stewart was born February 23, 1876 at Kidley, Edger County(Illino is), the daughter of Ishar (Asher) and Mary Vandbungay(VanGundy) Drake .
Surving are three daughters Mrs. Robert Richey, of Terra Haute,Ind.Mrs . Leonard Gustin of Anderson , Ind. Mrs. Henry Shuman of Lapel,Ind. T hree sons James Stewart of Roberts ILL
Artie Stewart of Terra Haute , Ind. Henry Stewart of Green Bay ,Wiscon sin. Two sisters , Mrs. Alice Baker of Grove Oklahoma, Mrs.Bell Stewa rt of Chrisman , ILL. Two brothers Edward Drake andClarence Drake bot h of Williow Hill.
Funeral Services were held at Scott Funeral Home at 11:00 am Tuesdaywi th burial at Woodland Cemtery. Paul Bears were Homer Wolfe, JamesBall ard, Roy Ballard , Robert Ballard,Everett Ballard and LeonParrial. Mr s. Alice Lewis sang " In the Garden " and " Going DownThe Valley "acco mpanied by Mrs. Winston Wade. The Rev. Smith ofTerra Haute, officiate d assisted by Rev . Proctor of Anderson Ind.
Her burial there is verified by cemetery records but there is nostone.
Emma Drake Stewart
Birth: Feb. 23, 1876, Kidley, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Death: Dec. 12, 1948, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Emma Stewart daughter of Asher Drake and Mary Margert VanGundy
burial : 14 Dec 1948 at Woodland Cemetery
Married William Sylvester Stewart on October 30,1895 at Danville,Vermi lion County, Illinois
Cemetery Records from Woodland Cemtery,Ross Twp, Edgar County,Illinois
