Emily Starr Hamsher b. 31 Jul 1868 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 16 May 1947 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA: MontyHistNotes

1868 - 1947 (78 years)

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Name	Emily Starr Hamsher [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	31 Jul 1868	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Female
Residence	1870	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [3]
Residence	1880	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [2, 4]
Residence	1900	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [5]
Residence	Ward 3
Residence	1920	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [6]
Death	16 May 1947	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [1, 4]
Burial	17 May 1947	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [1, 4]
Burial	Greenwood Cemetery
Person ID	I16421	MontyHistNotes_2014
Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

Father	David Hamsher, b. 15 May 1832, Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Mar 1888, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 55 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Rebecca Cook, b. 4 Mar 1835, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 May 1926, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F10679	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	John F Ditto, b. 1860, Kentucky, USA
Family ID	F10680	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 31 Jul 1868 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
	Residence - 1870 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
	Residence - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
	Residence - Ward 3 - 1900 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
	Residence - 1920 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
	Death - 16 May 1947 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
	Burial - 17 May 1947 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

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Sources

[S2025] Greenwood Cemetery Illinois, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;;).
[S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;Roll: 229; Family History Film: 1254229; Page: 363B; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 0193.
Record for David Hamsher
[S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
Record for Emily Hamsher
[S1786] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records..Original;;), Database online.
Record for Emily Hamshere Ditto
[S4] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Decatur Ward 3, Macon,Illinois; Roll: T623_323; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 49; FHL microfilm: 1240323.
Record for Rebecca Hamshire
[S3572] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois;Roll: T625_384; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 616.
Record for John F Ditto