 Eljah Emberson 15 May 1825 - 2 April 1897 Susan Stewart Emberson 19 February 1836 - 29 November 1886 Elijah
Emberson was the second child of five born to John Eldridge &
Kezia Emberson; Elijah was married to Miranda Roberts on
September 18, 1845 in Lamar County, Texas and also (may have been 2nd
wife) Susan Stewart Emberson. He was the father of; Willis b: about 1848 in Texas John b: Oct. 9,1857 in Texas d: July 27. 1872 FAG#27190833 Edward b: about 1859 Florence b: November 17, 1861 married on December 18, 1879 to Louis Dumas Elijah was a stockraiser...He settled in Grayson County in about 1854. E. Emberson Ranch, 4 miles east of Pilot Point Source: "Black Land, Red River, A History of Grayson County". Elijah Emberson helped develop the Trinity Basin, which stretches into southwestern Grayson County, for ranching. The Emberson Land and Cattle Company owned twenty-five thousand acres and held grazing rights to fifty thousand more in Grayson, Denton and Collin Counties. Eldridge settled east of Pilot Point in Grayson near Tioga in 1852. He and his brother Elijah raised beef for the Confederate Army. The Emberson's donated the land for the Emberson Chapel, school, church and cemetery. Elijah Emberson's final resting place is in the Pilot Point Cemetery. Emberson Chapel Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
