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Emma Catherine Fink           Born: 05 Mar 1870 Died: 18 Jan 1950, Thomasville, NC   Emma Catherine Fink was the  second child born to Jacob Henry Fink (1840) and Catherine E. Martin (1840).  Emma was born 05 Mar 1870.                                   The 1870 Iredell County, NC, Census, shows Emma (age 2 months) living with her parents and siblings, William (age 3) and Samuel (age 2).     1870 Iredell County Census   Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Birth Male > 21 Fink Jacob H. 29 M W Farm Hand     NC X ----- Catharine 28 F W Keeping House     "   ----- William S. A. 3 M W       "   ----- Samuel C. M. 2 M W       "   ----- Emma C. 2/12 F W       "         In 1880, Jacob Henry Fink & Catherine were raising a family of seven children in the Chambersburg Township of Iredell County, NC.  Father Jacob is listed on the Census as maimed, crippled or disabled - which could have been the result of an injury when he served in the Civil War.  Emma is listed on the Census as "E.C." and her age is 10.  In addition to her siblings William and Samuel, the family now included the following additional children: John Theophalus, Oder Elmer, Maggie E. and Mary Matilda.   1880 Iredell County Census   Name Personal       Health Education   Last Name First Name Sex Age Relation Single Married Occupation Disabled School Can't Read Can't Write Birth Fink J.H. M 40   M Farming X   X X NC Fink C.E.W. F 39 Wife M Keeping House         " ---- W.S.A. M 16 Son S Family Labor   X       ---- S.W. M 11 " S "   X       ---- E.C. F 10 Daughter S At Home   X X X " ---- J.T. M 8 Son S     X     " ---- O.E. M 6 " S           " ---- M.E. F 4 Daughter S           " ---- M.M. F 3 " S           " Fleming Samuel M 20 Laborer S       X X "       Children of Jacob Henry Fink and Catherine E. Martin Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse William S. A. Fink Abt. 1866     Samuel C. M. Fink 26 Jan 1868 Iredell Co 06 Apr 1919 Margaret "Maggie" Lee Turner 23 Dec 1903 Emma Catherine Fink 05 Mar 1870 18 Jan 1950 George Lafayette Murr John Theophalus Fink  16 Jan 1873 23 May 1923, Iredell Co, NC Carrie M. Colvert Oder Elmer Fink 20 Aug 1875, Iredell Co 20 Mar 1948 Cora Lee Safrit Maggie E. Fink Abt. 1876   George W. Hair Mary Matilda Fink 21 Apr 1877 12 Apr 1941 (tombstone 12 Mar 1941) Josephis "Seph" Ward Beecher Miller         Emma married George Lafayette Murr, the son of David Murr and Elizabeth Rich, about1901 in Cabarrus County, NC.  George was born 15 Oct 1873.     The 1910 Davie County Census finds Emma and George living in Jerusalem Township with their four children and Emma's widowed mother, Catherine Martin Fink (age 69).  Emma's age was 40 and George was 38.  The children listed are Rachel (age 8), Morris (age 5), George (age 4) and Catherine (age 2/12).  George's occupation was listed as "Overseer" at at "Finishing Room".   1910 Davie County Census   Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W Yrs. Md. Children Birth Occupation Where Last First Born Living Murr George L. Head M W 38 M1 9     NC Overseer Finishing Room ---- Emma C. Wife F W 40 M1 9 4 4 NC None   ---- Rachel E. Daughter F W 8 S       NC None   ---- Morris N. Son M W 5 S       NC None   ---- George F. Son M W 4 S       NC None   ---- Catherine R. Daughter F W 2/12 S       NC None   Fink Catherine E. Mother in-law F W 69 Wd   7 5 NC None           Children of Emma Catherine Fink and George Lafayette Murr Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Rachel Elizabeth Murr 14 Dec 1910 Cabarrus Co, NC     Morris Neal Murr 20 May 1904 Cabarrus Co, NC   Doris Shell George Frank Murr 05 Apr 1906 Cabarrus Co, NC     Catherine R. Murr             In 1920, George and Emma were still living in the Jerusalem Township of Davie County, NC.  The Census shows George's age as 46 and Emma's age as 49.  He is working as an "Overseer" at the local "Cotton Mill".  All four children were still living at home, Rachel (age 18), Morris (age 15), George (age 13) and Catherine (age 9).  Rachel's occupation was listed as a "College Student".   1920 Davie County Census   Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W Read Write Birth Occupation Where Last First Murr George L. Head M W 46 M Yes NC Overseer Cotton Mill ---- Emma C. Wife F W 49 M Yes NC None   ---- Rachel E. Daughter F W 18 S Yes NC Student College ---- Morris N. Son M W 15 S Yes NC None   ---- George F. Son M W 13 S Yes NC None   ---- Catherine R. Daughter F W 9 S Yes NC None         By 1930, only youngest daughter Catherine (age 20) was still living with George and Emma in Jerusalem Township of Davie County, NC.  George was still an "Overseer" at the "Cotton Mill".  The family also had a boarder, Vallie Morris, whose occupation was a public school teacher.   1930 Davie County Census   Name Relation Home Sex Race Age S/M/W Age Md. Birth Occupation Where Last First Own/Rent Value Murr George L. Head R $20 M W 55 M 25 NC Overseer Cotton Mill ---- Emma Wife     F W 56 M 26 NC None   ---- Catherine Daughter     F W 20 S   NC None   Morris Vallie Boarder     F W 23 S   NC Teacher Public School       George Lafayette Murr died 12 May 1932 at the age of 58 from "coronary embolism".   An embolism is an obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot or other foreign matter that gets stuck while traveling through the bloodstream.  The death certificate lists his occupation was listed as an Overseer at a Cotton Mill.  It shows his birth as 17 Oct 1873 in Cabarrus County, NC, and his parents as David A. Murr and Elizabeth Rich.  He was living in Jerusalem Township, Davie County, NC, at the time of his death.     George Lafayette Murr's Death Certificate         Emma died 18 Jan 1950 at the age of 79 from acute pulmonary edema (a condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs, usually because the heart's left ventricle does not pump adequately).  She was living at 215 Spring Street, Thomasville, NC, at the time of her death.  The death certificate lists her mother as Catherine Martin, but her father was incorrectly identified by her son George Frank Murr as Joseph W. Fink (instead of Jacob Henry Fink, as you can see on the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900 Census).     Emma Catherine Fink Murr's Death Certificate         SOURCES   Thanks www.ancestry.com                                                             If you have additional photos and information on the Fink Family, please contact me.