Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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F. G. EMERY, 
 
one of the worthy citizens of Los Angeles County and a stanch farmer, residing 
on a part of the Wilmington tract of the Cerritus Ranch, has been a resident of 
this county since 1874. Since coming here he has improved two farms besides the 
one on which he now lives. This gentleman is a native of Maine, born in July, 
1824. Both his father and grandfather were taken prisoners in the war of 1812. 
Mr. Emery has made several trips across the continent at various times. He first 
came to California in 1850, coming by the way of Cape Horn. On this journey he 
paid a visit to the South American continent. From California he went to Oregon, 
and from there back to Maine. His next trip was to Wisconsin, from that place 
moving to Minnesota, where his three oldest children were born. After a sojourn 
of four years in that State, he again took up the line of march, this time 
having for his objective point Pikes Peak. For four years he made his home 
there, after which he returned
locating on a farm which he purchased near Peoria, Illinois: However, not being 
satisfied there, he removed to Kansas, and from the "Sunflower State" went to 
Missouri. In the latter State he farmed for several years, after which he came 
to San Francisco, in which city he remained about a year. He then removed to Los 
Angeles County, where he has been very successful and where he expects to spend 
the residue of his days. Mr. Emery has been twice married; first, in 1855, to 
Aurilla Dodge, by whom he had three children: Arlina, Evelyne and Frank. His 
first companion departed this life in 1863, and in 1873 he married Mrs. Sarah 
Williams, by whom he has four children: William, Mabel, Nahum and Sadia. 
Politically Mr. Emery is identified with the Republican party. He is a man 
highly esteemed by all who know him, and one of whom the county may well be 
proud.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 739
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler