Emily Jane Richards ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  Death Notes:

Name: Emily J. Signs
Gender: Female
Death Date: 22 Dec 1920
Death Place: Sunfield Twp., Eaton, Michigan
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1842
Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Samuel Richard
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Rachel Boman
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53335-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 966602
Reference ID: bk 6 p 350 rn 15

Citing this Record:
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFQ-LZJ : accessed 29 April 2016), Emily J. Signs, 22 Dec 1920; citing Sunfield Twp., Eaton, Michigan, reference bk 6 p 350 rn 15; FHL microfilm 966,602.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 16 October 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 483A, Family 115, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Emily Jane Richards..8..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 12 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 42, Family 331 , Roll 930
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Emily J. Richards..18..Ohio..Domestic

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 8 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 70B, District 63, Family 141, Roll 0577
Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Emily J. Signs..Wife..38..Ohio..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 12 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 78, Family 106
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 35 years
Emily J. Signs..Wife..Mar 1842..58..Ohio..3/3

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 22 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 94, Family 130, Roll 645
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Married 5 years
Emily J. Signs..Mother..63..Ohio..Widowed..married 25 years..3/3

(Living at the home of her married son, Aola, and his wife.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 11 Mar 1842, then her age should have been 68 instead of 63.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 19 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 109, Family 19, Roll 763
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Emily J. Signs..Mother..77..Ohio..Widowed

(Living at the home of her married son, Aola, and his wife.)

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• She was buried after 22 December 1920 in the Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial 103363532
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Emily married George Washington Signs, son of George Signs and Catherine Most, on 1 November 1864 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2 3} (George Washington Signs was born on 17 November 1833 in Ohio,³ died on 23 October 1906 in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI ^{10 11} and was buried after 23 October 1906 in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, MI ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 1 November 1864, in Ashland County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 8 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 70B, District 63, Family 141, Roll 0577
Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
George Signs..Self..43..Ohio..Farmer
Emily J. Signs..Wife..38..Ohio..Keeping House
Frank W. Signs..Son..11..Michigan
Aoly Signs..Son..6..Michigan
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 12 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 78, Family 106
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 35 years
George W. Signs..Head..Nov 1833..66..Ohio..Farmer
Emily J. Signs..Wife..Mar 1842..58..Ohio..3/3
Ablia M. Signs..Son..Dec 1873..26..Michigan..Farmer
Bertha M. Signs..Daughter..Jan 1881..19..Michigan
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: George W. Signs
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Nov 1864
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Emily J. Richards
Reference ID: v 3 p 195 rn 49
GS Film Number: 2079406
Digital Folder Number: 004031944
Image Number: 00451

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHH-9QS : accessed 29 April 2016), George W. Signs and Emily J. Richards, 01 Nov 1864; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 3 p 195 rn 49; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,406.
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