Emma's Story
Birth: October 21st, 1845 | female | in Third Lake, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death: June 28th, 1855 | 9 years old | in Nebraska
Memorial: Stone 5 | left column | 1st name
Emma’s parents were Edward Middlemas III of England and Abigail Keeler of Canada. The family included eight children of whom all made the journey to America.
The Middlemass’ came to America and with other Saints joined the Seth M. Blair / Edward Stevenson Company to journey to the Salt Lake Valley.
Along the journey cholera came and infected many Saints. Abigail and three of their children were infected, Edward, Emma and William.
The first to pass away was Abigail on the 24th of June. She was buried on the plains of Nebraska in a grave without a coffin. They rolled her in her own feather bed and her own clean, warm blankets.
Three children passed away the same day, the 28th of June, 9 year old Emma Charlotte is buried near Nemaha, Nebraska with her two brothers.