 |  1882 - 1918
Edna Foertmeyer Emerson passed away in the 1918 flu epedimic. She was only 36 years old. She left behind, two children, Charles and Blanche, shown with her above, and her husband Fred William Emerson. Fred retired in 1949 to Dunedin, Florida.
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 Charles and Blanche c. 1947 |  Edna's husband - Fred William Emerson 1880 - 1969 |
 Fred William Emerson Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Clearwater, Florida Fred and his later wife, Elsie |  Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio |
 *** *** |  The Emerson Home 1725 Ella Street - Northside |
 Jessie Blanche Emerson Williams 1905 - 2001 |  Artemus Ward Williams - Blanch's Husband 1897 - 1984 |  Charles Wilson Emerson and wife Dorothy Louise Wischmeyer 1912 - 2007 1914 - 1999 |
For many years the family would all meet at Ward Williams farm for our annual Independence Day picnic. The farm was located at 3218 Compton Road, or back then in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, RR 11 Box 68. I don't know exactly when Ward bought the farm, but he sold it in 1963 to a developer who agreed to name the development's streets after members of his family; Wardwood Drive (Ward Williams), Lillwood Lane (Lillian Elsasser daughter-in-law), Donnybrook Lane (son Donald), Loralinda Drive. I was lucky enough to be old enough to remember the wonderful picnics we had there at Ward's farm.
|  Mid to Late 1940s |  Mid to Late 1940s |
 Rural Route 11 Box 68 back then equals 3218 Compton Road today From the country to the suburbs over time | ||
 Ward's Farmhouse in 2003 |  Ward's Farmhouse Today - Gone |  Ward and Blanche Williams |
 Ward's son Donald Emerson Williams and Donald's wife Narfay "Faye" Roberts 1929 - ____ 1933 - 2010 |  Ward's son Bruce Frederick Williams 1935 - ____ | |
 Ward's son Donald Emerson Williams 1929 - ____ |  Ward's son Bruce Frederick Williams 1935 - ____ | |
 Debbie Maxwell |  Devin Pierce |  Debbie Williams |