Emma Waters Robinson

born: 29 Apr 1855, Elgin,Kane Co.,Illinois
died: 27 Dec 1936, North Hollywood,Los Angeles Co., California
bur.: Glendale,California, at Forrest Lawn Cemetery
spouse: Henry Marcus COVERT
marr: 13 Sep 1883, San Francisco,California
born: Jul 1842, Clark Co.,Indiana
died: 21 Oct 1901, San Joaquin Co.,California
bur.: 24 Oct 1901, Redwood City,San Mateo Co.,California, at Union Cemetery
occu: real estate agent, land and wheat speculator
Children:
Ora Stella Covert
John Robinson Covert
Richard Harley Covert

Pedigree Chart

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  |------John Logan ROBINSON (1822, Indiana or Ohio - 1891, California)
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Emma Waters ROBINSON (1855, Illinois - 1936, California)
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  |                   |--------Joel MATTHEWS (1755, (probably) Virginia - 1834, OH)
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  |        |---------William MATTHEWS (1790, TN - 1869, Indiana)
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  |        |          |--------Patty (1757, (probably) Virginia - )
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  |------Eliza Jane MATTHEWS (1814, Ohio - 1902, California)
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According to Barbara Covert Taylor, ``Emma Waters Robinson rode a horse across the plains with her family, her mother, father, stepbrothers and sisters. There were quite a few of them in the group, 11 or 12. Two of the boys were lost on the plains. They were out hunting cattle, and somehow they got lost. The group looked for them but never found them and had to move on to make it through the pass before winter.''

When she was young, the family moved to Mexico to mine silver, this is where Emma learned to speak Spanish. She was educated in convents and was an accomplished singer and pianist. ``She had a contralto voice.'' Her love of music appears to have been passed down through both daughters and a musically talented great-granddaughter.

She was educated between Jul 1866 and 1870 in College of Notre Dame, San Jose. Another girl in the convent with her was Ida Ghirardelli, whose father started the chocolate works in San Francisco. According to the memories of Aunt Rhoda and Aunt Bobby, Emma may have also been in a convent in Mexico and transferred to this one when they returned.

There are two land grants listed with the BLM in the name of Emma W. Covert. Both were dated 4/23/1923 for Harney County; one grant was for 160 acres and the other was for 480 acres.

Census: 1910, Burlingame,San Mateo Co.,California
Census: 1920, Drewsey,Harney Co., Oregon
Census: 1930, Drewsey,Harney Co., Oregon
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