| Birth | About 1836 | Strongstown, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States |
Citation(s)
Birth Citation(s)
United States Census Bureau, 1840 U.S. Census, population schedule (Washington DC: National Archives), Hancock County, Illinois, p. 167.
Proof Summary
It is tentatively concluded that Emeline Strong was born before 1840. In the 1840 census for the family of Jacob Strong, there is a tally mark representing a girl younger than 5 years old. There is no other girl in the Strong family who matches that description. Emeline's sister, Lucinda, would have been about nine years old, but she passed away in 1837. There is also a gap between the births of Emeline's siblings, Lucinda (1831) and John (1838). Since the 1840 census indicates the birth of a female child between 1835 and 1840, a logical time for Emeline's birth would be between 1835 and 1838. Because Emeline was likely born between Lucinda and John, her birthplace is assumed to be in Strongstown, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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| Death | Before 1842 | Illinois, United States |
Citation(s)
Death Citation(s)
Nauvoo Stake, Nauvoo Stake Ward Census, 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Ilinois, folder 2, file 33.
Proof Summary
It is tentatively concluded that Emeline Strong died before 1842. The 1842 census of Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, indicates family members who died between 1839 and 1842. Emeline Strong is listed under the family of Jacob and Sarah Strong. All of the children of Jacob and Sarah are listed in order by birth year, except for two: Losina (Lucinda) and Emeline. It is believed that Lucinda died in 1837, and it is possible that Emeline died before 1842 as well. This would explain why they are listed out of order in the family. It is true that they are not indicated as "dead" on the census, but no other records have been located for these two daughters. Although they would have been children at the time, Lucinda and Emeline were not with the family crossing the plains in 1849, and they are not listed in the 1850 census.
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