Person Record

Metadata

Name

Emerson, Edward Octavius, Sr., 1834-1912

Born

1834

Birthplace

York

Deceased

1912

Deceased where

Titusville, PA

Spouse

m.1860 Lucy Harriet Johnson

Father

Charles Octavius Emerson 1799-1863

Mother

Harriet Jane Phillips 1808-1890

Children

Charles Edward (b.1861 - d.1861)
Charles Francis (b.1864 - d. 1904)
Frances (b.1866 - d.1867)
John Leonard (b.1868 - d.1939) (m. Lilian Ellis)
Constance Lucy (b.1873 - d) (m. William Edgar Geil)
Edward Octavius Jr. (b.1876 - 1928) (m. Jessie Galbraith)

Relationships

Charles Edward (b.1830 - d. 1832), brother
Francis Phillips (b.1831 - d.1887) (m. 1864 Miranda Emerson Brooks)
Abigail Clarissa (b.1833 - d.1911) (m. 1868; Jeremiah McIntire), sister
Andrew Leonard (b.1837 - d.1909) (m. Francis L. Phillips), brother
Harriet Eliza (b.1840 - d.1840), sister

Occupation

Apparently went into the drapery buisness but tired quickly of that. After graduating from school he moved to Worcester, MA where he opened up a dry goods business for three years. Moved to Portage, WI in 1855 where his ideas of earning a living always failed and was always in need of funds. Moved back to York for a period in 1858 and asked his father Charles for a sum of money to invest in the Bank of Portage, opening in 1857. Edward became President of the Bank. The bank went bankrupt in 1861 due to the Civil War, cauasing Edward to be in financial trouble again. He joined the army in the Civil War in 1861. After the War in 1865 he retuned to Titusville, working as a teller and cashier of the newly opened Second National Bank, then joining in the search for oil. Oil and Natural gas businessman; one of the founders of the Peoples Natural Gas Company which became the Sun Oil Company, today known as Sunoco (2013). He sold his interests in the firm in 1899 and retired. Prominent citizen of Titusville, PA. - Mayor, 1890; President and member of Select Council; school board member
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