The 1850 Conecuh Co. census states that William Robert Emmons was 80 years
old, and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This would make his birth year 1770.
The first Emmons ancestor was JAN EMANS, from England. About the year, 1600,
he fled to Holland with the Puritans. He went back to England to board the
Mayflower, but she was already crowded. At some later, unknown date, he left
Holland for the Americas, and landed at New Amsterdam, which would later
become New York. Jan Emans's trade was a Cooper, or Barrel Maker, which is
sometimes referred to as a Blacksmith. The Emmons descendants would later
migrate into New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the Colonies. The
father and mother of William has not been established.
ELIZABETH:
Elizabeth's father was William Henry Malphus. He was a soldier in the American
Revolution, and lived to be 90 years old. His wife was named Mary. She was an
Indian, and lived to be 104 years old. She is buried in Travellers Rest
Cemetary between William and Elizabeth.
1. WILLIAM R. EMMONS b. 1770, New Jersey, m. 5 May 1808, ELIZABETH MALPHUS, b.
1783,(daughter of William Henry Malphus and Mary _______) WILLIAM died 22 Feb.
1864, Pollard, Ala.
children
i Sarah Emmons b. 1 Apr. 1809, Georgia, d. 18 Mar. 1862,
Pensacola Fla..
ii Mary Emmons b. 11 Jan. 1812, Georgia.
iii Abraham Emmons b. 1 Mar. 1815, Georgia, d. 25 May 1864,
` Escambia Co. Ala..
2. iv JESSE b. 26 Aug. 1817.
v Elizabeth (Betsey) Emmons b. 23 July 1821, Georgia.
vi WILLIAM H. EMMONS b. 17 July 1823, Georgia, m. RACHAL BUNDY,
b. 1810. WILLIAM died 30 July 1907, Escambia Co. Ala..
3. vii EDMOND EDWARD b. 9 Sept. 1828.
4. viii William Robert b. 15 June 1830.
5. ix George Washington b. 30 Jan. 1834.
Second Generation
2. JESSE EMMONS b. 26 Aug. 1817, Georgia, m. (1) 22 Apr. 1847, MARTHA C. STANTON, b.
2 Feb. 1827, (daughter of SAMUEL STANTON and PRICILLA BROOM) d. 9 Nov. 1850, m. (2)
9 Sept. 1852, ELLEN E. STANTON, b. 25 Jun. 1832, (daughter of SAMUEL STANTON and
CLARRISSA WILLIAMSON) d. 1 Jan. 1901.
children by MARTHA C. STANTON:
6. i CAROLINE E. b. 30 Jun. 1849.
children by ELLEN E. STANTON:
7. ii CLARISSA b. 2 Apr. 1851.
8. iii JOHN D. b. 1 Jun. 1854.
9. iv JAMES WEBSTER b. 6 Mar. 1859.
3. EDMOND EDWARD EMMONS b. 9 Sept. 1828, Georgia, m. (Indian woman) Caroline, b.
1825.
children
i FANNIE EMMONS (Caroline Dau.) m. _____ MIXON.
ii JESSE EMMONS d. Miss. during Fever Epedimic.
iii JOHN A. EMMONS b. 16 Jun. 1862.
4. William Robert Emmons, Jr. b. 15 June 1830, Conecuh Co. Ala., m. SARA ANN
LAMBERT. William died 31 May 1914, Escambia Co. Ala..
children
i GEORGE EMMONS.
5. George Washington Emmons b. 30 Jan. 1834, Conecuh Co. Ala., m. (1) 1855, Martha
(Patsy) _____, m. (2) 10 Apr. 1873, Martha Adel Lambert. George died Pensacola,
Fla..
children by Martha (Patsy) _____:
i William Emmons b. 1856.
ii Cades Emmons b. 1857.
iii Sally Emmons b. 1859.
10. iv Wiley Washington b. Oct. 1862.
v Elizabeth (Betsy) Emmons b. 1864, Escambia Co. Ala..
vi Edmond E. Emmons b. 1866, Escambia Co. Ala..
vii Patsy Emmons b. 1868, Escambia Co. Ala..
children by Martha Adel Lambert:
viii Leonard Allen Emmons b. 25 May 1873, Escambia Co. Ala., d.
29 Oct. 1938, Pensacola, Fla..
Third Generation
6. CAROLINE E. EMMONS b. 30 Jun. 1849, m. 14 Apr. 1867, HENRY H. BROWN, b. 18 May
1846.
children
i LUELA BROWN b. 1 Sept. 1868.
ii JIMMIE BROWN b. 9 Oct. 1870.
iii CARRIE BROWN b. 16 Oct. 1872.
7. CLARISSA EMMONS b. 2 Apr. 1851, m. 22 Dec. 1868, NEIL NICHOLSON, b. 8 Apr. 1850.
children
i JOHN D. NICHOLSON b. 25 Nov. 1869.
ii ANGUS D. NICHOLSON b. 26 Nov. 1872.
iii ELLEN E. NICHOLSON b. 5 Oct. 1878.
iv JESSE A. NICHOLSON b. 25 Mar. 1881.
v PETER E. NICHOLSON b. 4 Jul. 1885.
8. JOHN D. EMMONS b. 1 Jun. 1854, m. 26 Feb. 1885, MATTIE HUGGINS, b. 22 Mar. 1865.
children
i JOHNNIE EMMONS b. 28 Jan. 1879.
ii MAGGIE EMMONS b. 19 Oct. 1883.
iii ORLENE EMMONS b. 18 Aug. 1885.
iv GROVER EMMONS b. 13 Feb. 1886.
v EUGINE EMMONS b. 7 Sept. 1890.
vi GLEN EMMONS b. 15 Aug. 1895.
vii ALVA LOUISE EMMONS b. 23 Sept. 1905.
9. JAMES WEBSTER EMMONS b. 6 Mar. 1859, m. 18 May 1882, ALICE MALISSA GODWIN, b. 28
Oct. 1864, (daughter of JOSEPH GODWIN and HARRIET A. STANTON) d. 1941. JAMES died
July 1929
children
i JAMES CANTON EMMONS.
11. ii ELLENA (Lener) MAE b. 6 May 1885.
12. iii MAUDE b. 9 Jul. 1888.
13. iv CARL b. 15 Apr. 1891.
v DOUGLAS EMMONS b. 29 Dec. 1894.
14. vi MATTIE b. 17 Sept. 1897.
15. vii FILMORE b. 12 May 1899.
16. viii EDWARD b. 27 Oct. 1901.
10. Wiley Washington Emmons b. Oct. 1862, Conecuh Co. Ala., m. (1) 4 Apr. 1894,
Roselee Diamond, b. 12 May 1877, d. 9 Nov. 1901, Jones Co. Miss., m. (2) 1908,
Lyligha Ideleigh Abigail Shows, b. 13 Apr. 1875, d. 1954, Jones Co. Miss.. Wiley
died 1925, Jones Co. Miss..
children by Roselee Diamond:
i Walter Dellon Emmons b. July 1894, d. 1918.
ii Josea Oleah Emmons b. Apr. 1896, d. 1915, Jones Co. Miss..
iii Leonard Dewey Emmons b. 6 Feb. 1898.
children by Lyligha Ideleigh Abigail Shows:
iv Iva Myrtis Emmons b. 23 Feb. 1913.
v Wiley Curry Emmons b. 20 Jan. 1915.
Fourth Generation
11. ELLENA (Lener) MAE EMMONS b. 6 May 1885, Pollard Ala., m. 15 Dec. 1915, ARTHUR
JASPER HALE, b. 9 Aug. 1893, Pollard Ala., (son of JASPER WILLIAM HALE and LILLIE B.
WILLIAMSON) d. 2 Dec. 1989, West Fla. Hosp. Pensacola Fla. ELLENA died 25 Apr. 1965,
At home in Bon Secour, Ala., bur. Pleasant View Baptist Church.
children
17. i MILDRED (Millie) MALISSA b. 23 Dec. 1916.
18. ii JESSE RAYMOND b. 22 Apr. 1919.
19. iii JAMES ALBERT b. 6 Nov. 1921.
20. iv CAROLINE (Carrie) MAEBELL b. 28 Jul. 1923.
12. MAUDE EMMONS b. 9 Jul. 1888, m. 6 Aug. 1906, SAMUEL (Sam) JONES, b. 3 Apr. 1885.
children
21. i ESTELL b. 29 Mar. 1908.
22. ii LUCILLE b. 31 Mar. 1911.
iii RAYMOND JONES b. 22 Oct. 1916.
13. CARL EMMONS b. 15 Apr. 1891, m. 30 Nov. 1912, MAMMIE LOURY, b. 30 Jul. 1895.
children
i EDDIE BELL EMMONS b. 3 Jul. 1914.
ii ESTELL EMMONS b. 22 Jan. 1916.
iii HELLEN EMMONS b. 8 Nov. 1918.
iv IDA EMMONS b. 22 Nov. 1921.
v CAROL EMMONS.
vi RUTH EMMONS.
vii C. A. EMMONS.
14. MATTIE EMMONS b. 17 Sept. 1897, m. 4 Jul. 1920, WILLY ENFINGER, b. 8 Jun. 1896,
(son of Asa Clark ENFINGER and Mettie Eliz. (Betty) KELLY).
children
i EVERETT ENFINGER b. 11 Aug. 1921.
ii MELVIN ENFINGER b. 17 May 1923.
iii KENNETH ENFINGER b. 27 Jun. 1926.
iv JAMES ASA ENFINGER b. 24 Mar. 1929.
v FILMORE ENFINGER b. 17 May 1932.
15. FILMORE EMMONS b. 12 May 1899, m. 11 Feb. 1923, LENNIE MARTIN, b. 20 Dec. 1905.
children
i RAYMOND EMMONS.
ii KATY MERL EMMONS.
iii CLIFFORD EMMONS.
iv ARNAL EMMONS.
v BEATRICE EMMONS.
16. EDWARD EMMONS b. 27 Oct. 1901, m. LENNIE JACKSON.
children
i ALICE EMMONS.
ii ORILEE EMMONS.
iii BUD (Orville) EMMONS.
iv GLADIS EMMONS.
v EARL EMMONS.
vi J. D. EMMONS.
vii ANNIE RUTH EMMONS.
viii MARVIN EMMONS.
ix LOUIS EMMONS.
x MERTIS EMMONS.
xi ROBERT EMMONS.
Fifth Generation
17. MILDRED (Millie) MALISSA HALE b. 23 Dec. 1916, Walnut Hill, Fla., m. (1) 20
Sept. 1940, CLYDE EMMETT SHOWS, b. 1915, Jones Co. Miss., (son of HANSFORD SHOWS and
DORICE (Dovie) NALL) d. 1980, Lillian Ala., m. (2) 26 Dec. 1952, in George Co.
Miss., JAMES E. NEVILLE. MILDRED died 25 Dec. 1994, Foley Nursing Home 12:01 A.M.
Foley Ala., bur. 28 Dec. 1994, Pine Rest Cemetary.
JAMES: No children by this marrage.
children by CLYDE EMMETT SHOWS:
23. i LILLIE BEATRICE b. 22 Apr. 1935.
ii CHARLES SHOWS b. 2 Jul. 1938. Never Married
24. iii EMMETT CLYDE b. 23 Dec. 1941.
18. JESSE RAYMOND HALE b. 22 Apr. 1919, m. (1) EFFIE RAY ____, m. (2) CAROL ____, m.
(3) LUCILLE COLEMAN, b. 11 Nov. 1920. EFFIE: No children by this marrage.
children by CAROL ____:
i MARTIN ARTHUR HALE.
children by LUCILLE COLEMAN:
25. ii JESSICA b. 30 Sept. 1960.
19. JAMES ALBERT HALE b. 6 Nov. 1921, m. in Nashville Tenn., CARLINE PARDUE, b.
Nashville Tenn.. JAMES died JULY 1994, Nashville Tenn..
children
26. i JAMES ERNEST.
27. ii JOHN WAYNE.
iii HAZEL P. HALE b. Nashville Tenn., m. CURTIS HESTER.
iv REGINA HALE b. Nashville Tenn., m. DAVID CAPPS.
20. CAROLINE (Carrie) MAEBELL HALE b. 28 Jul. 1923, m. 18 May 1946, HERSHAL
STANFORD, b. 24 Apr. 1926, Atlanta Ga., d. 8 Mar. 1958, Auto Accident.
children
28. i CAROL L. b. 24 May 1947.
29. ii DONNA KAY b. 12 Nov. 1958.
21. ESTELL JONES b. 29 Mar. 1908, m. WARREN ___.
children
i ERLINE.
ii TINA.
22. LUCILLE JONES b. 31 Mar. 1911, m. LINUEL COX.
children
i LINUEL COX Jr..
ii LINEL (Bugs) COX.
iii RUTH ANN COX.
Sixth Generation
23. LILLIE BEATRICE SHOWS b. 22 Apr. 1935, m. GORDON W. MOTHERSHED, (son of William
Thomas Mothershed and Isabell Gertrude Colvin).
children
30. i NOLA ANN b. 21 Jul. 1953.
ii LESLIE G. MOTHERSHED.
iii LESTER W. MOTHERSHED.
iv LEON T. MOTHERSHED.
31. v SHAWNETT E. b. 11 Apr. 1961.
32. vi WESLEY O..
24. EMMETT CLYDE SHOWS b. 23 Dec. 1941, Foley Ala., m. (1) 1969, in Nashville Tenn.,
MARGARET J. (Edgin) NORTON, m. (2) Jul. 1975, JOHNNIE FAYE MOODY, b. Nov. 1951.
MARGARET: Emmett had no children by this marrage.
children by JOHNNIE FAYE MOODY:
33. i MICHAEL PARRISH b. 22 Feb. 1975.
ii RUSSEL ALLEN SHOWS b. 17 Feb. 1981, Pensacola Fla..
25. JESSICA HALE b. 30 Sept. 1960, Adopted, m. PATRICK McBRIDE, b. England.
children
i CRISTIAN A. McBRIDE.
26. JAMES ERNEST HALE b. Nashville Tenn., m. in Nashville Tenn., BETTY WAGONER.
children
i JAMES ERNEST HALE Jr. b. 23 Mar. 1964, Nashville Tenn.
He has one Daughter named CHELSY SNOW, born 16 Dec. 1992.
34. ii JAMIE b. 17 Jan. 1970.
27. JOHN WAYNE HALE b. Nashville Tenn., m. MARY A. LEE.
children
i MELANIE HALE.
28. CAROL L. STANFORD b. 24 May 1947, m. ANTHONEY (Tony) ALLISON.
children
35. i ANTHONEY.
29. DONNA KAY STANFORD b. 12 Nov. 1958, m. FRANK A. MERRITT.
children
i CHARITY MERRITT.
Seventh Generation
30. NOLA ANN MOTHERSHED b. 21 Jul. 1953, Bon Secour, Ala., m. 5 Jun. 1971, JACK
CLARK, b. 7 Apr. 1952.
children
36. i CHRISTY b. 15 Oct. 1975.
ii MICHAEL CLARK b. 22 Feb. 1978.
31. SHAWNETT E. MOTHERSHED b. 11 Apr. 1961, m. (1) David Walters, m. (2) MARK
STEWART, b. 1 Mar. 1958.
children by Kevin Walters:
i KYLE Walters b. 15 Sept. 1980.
children by MARK STEWART:
ii JARRED STEWART b. 5 Oct. 1984.
iii Shea Stewart b. 11 Apr. 1991.
32. WESLEY O. MOTHERSHED m. Lulu Stabler.
children
i Christopher W. Mothershed b. 4 Oct. 1986.
ii Robert P. Mothershed b. 26 Jun. 1989.
33. MICHAEL PARRISH SHOWS b. 22 Feb. 1975, Mobile Ala., m. 1993, STACY DAVIS, b. 27
Feb. 1974.
children
i KARLY DANIELLE SHOWS b. 13 Jun. 1994.
34. JAMIE HALE b. 17 Jan. 1970, Nashville Tenn., m. (1) ____ McCORD, m. (2) ____
HAMILTON.
children by ____ McCORD:
i AMBER McCORD b. 4 Jul. 1988.
children by ____ HAMILTON:
ii HEATHER HAMILTON b. 13 Jul. 1991.
35. ANTHONEY ALLISON Jr. m. Deneen Dapprich, b. 30 May 1965.
children
i Rhiannon Allison b. 20 Jan. 1995.
Eighth Generation
36. CHRISTY CLARK b. 15 Oct. 1975, m. ____ Vance.
children
i Devin M. Vance.
