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Emerancy Howard
b. 1835
Life
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Emerancy Howard was the second wife of Daniel Buell Bills (1830-1914) of Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, whom she married after the 1862 death of his first wife, Mary Jane Ball. She is the mother of Carrie Luella Bills (1867-1938, later Waggoner). The FindAGrave memorial of her husband (verified live during this audit) lists Daniel Buell Bills 1830-1914, his spouse "Emma N Howard Bills" 1833-1912 (positioned as the second wife after Mary Jane Ball Bills 1835-1862), and child Carrie Luella Bills Waggoner 1867-1938. The husband's exact dates and the child's name/birth year match the known facts, confirming this is the correct Bills family and that Emerancy is the second wife placed there. Two genuine discrepancies remain unreconciled: the given-name form ("Emma N" on FindAGrave vs "Emerancy" in the 2006 family report) and the birth year (FindAGrave 1833 vs report May 1835); no single source shows both name forms or a full birth date with place to settle them.
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Emerancy Howard appears as the second wife of Daniel Buell Bills (1830-1914) of Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, recorded on his FindAGrave memorial as 'Emma N Howard Bills' (1833-1912), listed after his first wife Mary Jane Ball Bills (1835-1862) and as parent alongside the matching child Carrie Luella Bills Waggoner (1867-1938).
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
likely name (given name): report “Emerancy Howard” vs. found “Emma N Howard Bills”. FindAGrave records her given name as 'Emma N' (with a middle initial N), whereas the 2006 family report has 'Emerancy'. The surrounding family anchors (husband Daniel Buell Bills 1830-1914 and child Carrie Luella Bills 1867) confirm this entry refers to the same person, but no single source shows BOTH 'Emerancy' and 'Emma N', so the given-name forms are not independently reconciled. 'Emma' is plausibly a shortened/recorded form of 'Emerancy', but this remains a discrepancy rather than a proven equivalence. Kept at 'likely'.
likely birth date: report “1835-05 (May 1835)” vs. found “1833 (year only, per FindAGrave)”. FindAGrave gives a birth year of 1833 for Emma N Howard Bills; the family report gives May 1835. A two-year discrepancy on a single anchor; neither source provides a full birth date with place to settle it. A census (1870/1880 Jones County, Iowa) or her gravestone would resolve it. Kept at 'likely'.
Open questions (6)
- Locate Emerancy/Emma's OWN FindAGrave memorial (her husband's page links a spouse 'Emma N Howard Bills, 1833-1912') to confirm her exact birth/death dates, burial location (expected: Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Iowa), full given name, and any maiden-name/parent details. The husband memorial was verified during this audit, but her individual memorial was not retrieved.
- Reconcile the given name: is 'Emma N' on FindAGrave the same recorded person the family report calls 'Emerancy', and what does 'N' stand for? A source showing both forms (census, marriage record, or obituary) would prove the equivalence.
- Reconcile the birth year: report says May 1835; FindAGrave says 1833. A census record (1870/1880 Jones County, Iowa) or her gravestone could settle this and may also give her birthplace.
- Find the 1864 Jones County, Iowa marriage record of Daniel Bills and Emerancy/Emma Howard (report date 1864-03-24) to independently confirm the marriage and her recorded given name at marriage; not found in indexed online sources during this search.
- Identify Emerancy/Emma Howard's parents and birthplace - no Howard-family parentage was found in available public sources.
- Confirm her death date/place (FindAGrave year 1912) and whether she is buried beside Daniel at Riverside Cemetery.
Sources consulted (7)
- FindAGrave memorial search (no results for 'Emerancy Bills' b.1835) · findagrave
- FindAGrave search 'Dan Bills' 1830-1914 (returned Daniel Buell Bills, Anamosa IA) · findagrave
- Daniel Buell Bills (1830-1914) - Find a Grave Memorial (lists spouse Emma N Howard Bills 1833-1912 and child Carrie Luella Bills Waggoner 1867-1938; verified live during audit) · findagrave
- Mary Jane Ball Bills (1835-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial (Daniel's first wife) · findagrave
- Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa - Find a Grave Cemetery · website
- Jones County IAGenWeb - Riverside Cemetery index (Lost Souls subset; no Bills entries) · website
- Iowa Gravestones - Riverside Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa · website