Born in Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert S Torbitt
and Mary Jane (Carson) Torbitt
Wife of
John Thomas Kersey
— married
22 Sep 1880 (to Feb 1927) in Boone, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 82
in Aurora, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Feb 2021
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Biography
Emma Matilda Kersey (born Torbet) Birth: Aug 24 1854 - Montgomery Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States
Marriage: Sep 22 1880 to John Kersey, Boone, Indiana
After the death of her husband lived with daughter Mary (Kersey) Howes in Denver Colorado after the death of her husbanduntil her death
Death: 1937 - Denver, Colorado, United States
Burial: buried with her husband at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
Parents: Robert S Torbet, Mary Jane Torbet (born Carson)
Children: Katherine Isabelle Kersey, Mary Elizabeth Howes (born Kersey)
Siblings: Evaline Torbet, Isabel Jane Torbet, Walter Lee Torbet, William John Torbet
Research notes
Her parents were Robert S. Torbet and Mary J. Carson Torbet.[1]
In 1900 Emma's family was listed two households away from William Torbet (b. Aug 1864 in IN) in Sugar Creek, IN (Boone County). Emma was erroneously listed as being 45 and being born in Aug 1844.
Sources
- FamilySearch Family Tree - Under license to MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/collection-40001/familysearch-family-tree
Record: Emma Matilda Kersey (born Torbet)
- Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959
- Personal knowledge of Barbara Graves
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Jennings County Indiana
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Johnson County Indiana
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Boone County Indiana
- 1920 United States Federal Census, Arapaho County Colorado
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Torbet-93 through manual input on 11 Feb 2021. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.
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