[or-roots] Emma Langworthy

[Sue Steward]

If Andrew filed for the divorce, that may indicate she was still 
committed to the asylum.

Have you checked to see if she possibly died at the asylum?  They had a 
lot of unclaimed cremains at the new hospital in Salem.

Sue



On 10/21/2011 9:08 PM, Penny/Leigh wrote:
> Thanks to a link someone listed I found many newspaper articles that 
> were very helpful.  However, I now have a problem and need help.
>
> The 1890 Veteran's schedule shows Andrew and Emma Langworthy living at 
> Long Tom, Lane County.
> The Oregon State Archives for September 24, 1891 shows Emma being 
> committed to the Hawthorne Asylum.
> The Eugene City Guard dated September 26, 1891 states that the cause 
>  of Emma's insanity is domestic troubles.  It also says Andrew and the 
> children were living on Lake creek.
> The Eugene City Guard dated March 10, 1893 shows Andrew and Emma's 
> divorce being granted.
> The "Langworthy Family: some descendants of Andrew and Rachel 
> (Hubbard) Langworthy" by W. F. Langworthy (1940) shows Emma dying 
> March 9, 1893.
> By 1900, Andrew had moved the children back to Michigan to the family 
> farm.
>
> I know enough about the errors in the Langworthy book to figure out 
> that someone probably gave the date of Emma's exit from the family and 
> it was construed as death.  My problem is that I haven't been able to 
> find Emma's death or her grave.  I just can't believe that her divorce 
> was granted and she died right away.  I have sent for divorce papers, 
> have searched through all the cemeteries in the area, even contacted 
> funeral homes trying to figure out what happened to Emma.  Emma was 
> born in 1854 so she could have lived many more years and could have 
> been released and remarried.  I am simply at a loss as to where to 
> search next.  I would appreciate any help.
>
> Penny Langworthy Saintjohn
>
>
>
>
>
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