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Emer Daffron (Emma)
Generation: J | ID: 909 | Lifespan: 61 years Updated: 30 Dec 2011
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Emer Daffron (Emma)
(25 Oct 1872 - 17 Mar 1933)
Marriages of Emer Daffron
Images Spouse Date of Marriage Certificate Location of Marriage
Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily) 22 Oct 1891 Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
MARRIAGE NOTES: This was Norman's second marriage. Norman's pension application states that Emer "never was married until [Norman] married her."
Children of Emer Daffron
Images Children Lifespan Other Parent
Esley Whobrey (ABT 25 Nov 1892 - UNK) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
Oren Whobrey (ABT 1897 - UNK) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
Bessie Whobrey (Bessie) (25 Sep 1904 - Sep 1907) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
Grace Whobrey (ABT 1906 - UNK) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
Phlemon W. Whobrey (Fleming) (14 Apr 1908 - 15 Jul 1977) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
Thurman Whobrey (ABT 1909 - UNK) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
May Whobrey (8 Nov 1911 - UNK) Norman Argalus Whobrey (Gaily)
Siblings of Emer Daffron
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No siblings of this person have been entered.
Detailed Primary Information for Emer Daffron
Gender: Female
Generation: J
Added: 1 Jan 2009
Last Updated: 30 Dec 2011
Living: False
Primary Notes: Emer is not one of my blood relatives, but rather was the second wife of my great great grandfather Norman Argalus Whobrey.

On her Death Certificate, her last name is shown as Daffard or Dafford.

Emer’s name is interesting to say the least. Some have suggested that it was a variant of “Emma,” which was (and continues to be) a popular name. A website called www.behindthename.com stated: “Possibly from Gaelic eimh "swift". In Irish legend she was the wife of Cuchulainn. She was said to possess the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity.”
Detailed Birth Information for Emer Daffron
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1872
Time of Birth: UNK
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Map of Birthplace: Map Unavailable
Birth Notes: Emer's place of birth comes from her Death Certificate, although, in a different section of her Death Certificate, it says "61 years" in response to this question: How long in the U.S., if of foreign birth." I'm not sure what to make of that.
Detailed Death Information for Emer Daffron
Death Date: 17 Mar 1933
Time of Death: UNK
Death Location: Segal, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Map of Deathplace: Map Unavailable
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage (and Paralysis)
Death Notes: Death Certificate No.: 16567.

Emer's Death Ceritifcate states that no doctor was present at her death.

This certificate was not filed unil August 3, 1935. Also, there is no "informant," which is usually a prerequisite for filing. Instead, across the bottom, it reads, "Facts furnished by Undertaker Erbie Raymer."

Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 about Emer Whobrey Name: Emer Whobrey:

Death Date: 17 Mar 1933
Death Location: Edmonson
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Location: Edmonson
Father's Name: Emer Whobrey
Father's Birth Location: Edmonson
Mother's Name: Emer Dafford
Mother's Birth Location: Edmonson
Detailed Burial Information for Emer Daffron
Burial Location: Doyle Cemetery, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Map of Location: Click to view map (N 37.20327, W 86.381)
Name on Stone: EMMA JANE DAFFRON WHOBREY
Birthdate on Stone: OCT. 8, 1973
Death Date on Stone: APR. 17, 1933
Inscription 1: EMMA JANE DAFFRON
WHOBREY
OCT. 8, 1873
APR. 17, 1933
Inscription 2:
Reverse Inscription:
Burial Notes: FDC.
Cemetery Notes:
Additional Notes for Emer Daffron
Database Note No: 62
Here is some information concerning Emily Jane Whobrey's name. (She is often referred to as Emmy.)

Emily's father was Norman "Gaily" Whobrey. The 1920 Census shows his wife as “Emma” and her age as 49. I believe that the person shown in this census is, in fact, Emer Daffron Whobrey, Gaily’s second wife.

Roy Gravil indicated that his great grandmother (Emer Daffron) sometimes had to deal with some confusion because she was called “Emma” while having a step-daughter named “Emma.” (Oral History Note 17.) The step-daughter would have been Emily Jane Whobrey Armes Vincent, who was also commonly called “Emma.”

The age of the “Emma” in the census would put her birth date in 1871 or 1872. Emily Jane Whobrey Armes Vincent was born in 1871, and Emer Daffron Whobrey Vincent was born in 1872. These two birth years are so close they cannot be dispositive.

Finally, the census shows “May” Whobrey as the child of Gaily and “Emma” (or, really, Emer) and lists her age as eight years old. Mae Whobrey was the grandmother of Roy Gravil, and Roy stated that his great grandfather (Gaily) was 69 when Mae Whobrey was born. If that is the case, then this would fit nicely, because there is a 69-year difference between the ages of Gaily and Mae, as shown on the census (i.e., he is shown as being 77 years old and May is shown as being 8 years old). (Oral History Note 18.)
Database Note No: 153
In Norman Whobrey's pension application, where he is listing his children, there is a statement that says, "The dates not given of birth and deaths above our house and record were all blown away by cyclone in 1902."

There is also a cryptic note that says, "We have forgotten children by second wife." Norman appears to have only been married twice. The first wife was Malinda Deweese and the second was Emer Daffron. The odd thing about this statement is that Esley, Bessie, Grace, Phlemon, Thurman, and May appear to have been the children of Emer Daffron, his second wife.
Images Relating to Emer Daffron
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Database Image No: 581
1900 US Census, Butler County, KY
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Database Image No: 543
1910 US Census, Edmonson Co., KY
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Database Image No: 544
1920 US Census, Edmonson Co., KY
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Database Image No: 127
Norman Argalus Whobrey Pension Application Index Card (1)