Emma Zerviah Houston and Henry Edson Englesby

HENRY EDSON ENGLESBY was born in 1868 in Wisconsin, and died December 10, 1943 in Codington County, South Dakota.³⁴³⁶ He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota.⁴⁵⁶

He married EMMA ZERVIAH HOUSTON, daughter of SARAH LOUISE BELL and JOSEPH F. HOUSTON. She was born July 2, 1867 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa, and died January 26, 1929 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota.^{3436, 8590} She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of EMMA ZERVIAH HOUSTON and HENRY EDSON ENGLESBY:

1. RALPH RICHARD ENGLESBY, b. August 27, 1890, Codington County, South Dakota;²⁴²⁴ m. GEORGIA M. GRAHAM on June 28, 1919 in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana⁸⁵⁶⁹; d. January 2, 1951, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
2. FRANK HOUSTON ENGLESBY, b. August 15, 1895, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota;⁸ m. ADDIE ELEANOR MORRIS on December 20, 1919 in Multnomah County, Oregon²⁵⁹⁸; d. August 6, 1976, Multnomah County, Oregon.⁸⁷⁶
3. GERTRUDE MARIE ENGLESBY, b. July 6, 1897, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota;^{2424, 8583} m. OHEL BOSTWICK SPELMAN on August 6, 1919 in Codington County, South Dakota⁵⁰¹; d. June 24, 1984, South Haven, Michigan.⁸⁵⁸³
4. HOWARD EDSON ENGLESBY, b. January 15, 1902, Clear Lake, Deuel, South Dakota;^{2424, 7377} m. ELDA LORAINE HOLMES on June 9, 1926 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan⁶⁹³³; d. March 16, 1968, Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan.⁸⁵⁸⁸
5. HELEN CAROL ENGLESBY, b. June 28, 1905, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota;⁸⁵⁷² m. LAWRENCE E. DITCH on August 18, 1929 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota⁸⁵⁷²; d. September 5, 2001, Holland, Michigan.⁸⁵⁷²

Obituaries

Modesto News-Herald, January 30, 1929⁸⁵⁹⁰

Telegrams Carry News Of Mother's And Wife's Death

TURLOCK, Jan. 29.—Telegrams on Saturday night announcing the deaths of a mother and wife, one at Turlock and the other at Watertown, South Dakota, were sent within a few hours of each other, it was learned to-day.

While Fred C. Englesby was sending a message to his brother, Henry E. at Watertown, telling of the death of their mother at Turlock, the brother was preparing a telegram announcing the death of his wife at that place.

The mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Englesby, died at Turlock at 8 P. M. and the brother's wife, Mrs. Emma Englesby, died at Watertown at 7 P. M.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 19, 18701708	Washington, Lee, Iowa	Joseph F. Houston Sarah Louise Bell Harriett Belle Houston Ella Sarah Houston Emma Zerviah Houston
June 17, 18803419	Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa	Joseph F. Houston Sarah Louise Bell Harriett Belle Houston Ella Sarah Houston Emma Zerviah Houston Martha Shedd Houston Gertrude Mary Houston Forrest Frank Houston
June 11, 19003438	Watertown, Codington, South Dakota	Henry Edson Englesby Emma Zerviah Houston Ralph Richard Englesby Frank Houston Englesby Gertrude Marie Englesby
April 25, 19103437	Watertown, Codington, South Dakota	Henry Edson Englesby Emma Zerviah Houston Helen Carol Englesby Howard Edson Englesby Ralph Richard Englesby Frank Houston Englesby Gertrude Marie Englesby
January 6, 19203435	Watertwon, Codington, South Dakota	Henry Edson Englesby Emma Zerviah Houston Helen Carol Englesby Howard Edson Englesby