Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Emory, Conrad S. March 13, 1821 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, page 269
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Conrad S Emory was born March 13, 1821, in Springhill township, Fayette
county, Penna, and is of German and Scotch Irish parentage.
    His parents were William Emory and Margaret Saddler Emory.  His father was
born March 22, 1792, in New Jersey, and was brought up on a farm and
received his education in the subscription schools taught three months in
the year, and where the course of study was covered by the "three Rs." He
remained on the farm with his father until he was twenty three years of
age, when he came to Fayette county, Penna.  
    He married the daughter of William Saddler, spent on year in weaving,
and then rented a farm and turn his attention to farming; he rented for
thirteen  years, when he bought a farm in German township where they
removed April 6, 1829, and lived there till he died in 1874.  He was a
Jacksonian democrat.
    The mother of Conrad S Emory was born June 8, 1795, in York county,
Penna.  She was the mother of seven children, six sons and one daughter,
and died in 1868.
    The paternal grandfather of Conrad S Emory came from New Jersey at an
early day and settled in Fayette county, Penna, where he remained for
several years, and then removed to Ohio, where he died.
    The maternal grandfather of the subject of our sketch was William
Saddler, a farmer and native of York county, Penna; he came to Fayette
county in 1805, and settled upon a farm in Springhill township, where he
died.  The maternal great grandfather was Jacob Saddler, and his father
was Frederick Saddler who came from Germany.
    Conrad S Emory was brought up on the farm, remained with his father till
he was twenty four years of age.  He attended the subscription schools of
his youth, received about two months schooling a year until he was
seventeen.  
    At the age of twenty four he married Miss Mary Coffman, a daughter of
Andrew Coffman, a farmer of this county, and son of Andrew Coffman.  They
immediately settled upon the farm upon which he was born.  This farm he
purchased afterward, which contains 110 acres of valuable land.  On this
farm he has erected a fine brick dwelling house of two stories in height,
a large and well-appointed barn, and other buildings all in the best of
style, both as to appearance and utility.
    To his marriage six sons and one daughter were born: Andrew J Emory,
Margaret Ann Emory, William M Emory, John H Emory, George V Emory, Oliver J
Emory and Ira A Emory, all living except the daughter, who died May 2,
1877.  The sons are all married except one and they are all farmers.
Mr Emory is a member of the Lutheran church at Morris Cross Roads, is one
of the deacons, and has held the office of elder.  Mrs Emory was also a
member of the Lutheran church.  She died December 6, 1884.  He is a
democrat, and has held the positions of judge of elections, township
assessor, director of the schools and auditor.  He has been successful in
life, and by his industry and frugality has accumulated a competency.
    In 1882 he engaged in the saw mill business which he has since carried on. 

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