James Rufus Emery, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Mike Miller
Date: 1999-2000




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James Rufus Emery.  One of the men of prominence in the real estate 

field at Shreveport for a number of years, J. R. Emery in August, 

1924, was honored by election as president of the Shreveport Real 

Estate Board.  He is also president of the Louisiana Real Estate 

Association, a member of the Louisiana Real Estate Board and a member 

of the Legislative Committee of the National Association of Real 

Estate Boards.  He has lived practically all his life in and around 

Shreveport, and has a knowledge of conditions there that make him a 

recognized authority on every thing connected with real estate 

valuation.



He was born at the place called Emery Bridges in Caddo Parish, in 

1885, son of J. R. and Louise (McCracken) Emery.  One of these bridges 

was a toll bridge, built and operated by his father under government 

approval.  Around it grew up a considerable community.  Emery Bridges 

is about twelve miles south of Shreveport, in the southern part of 

Caddo Parish.  J. R. Emery, Sr., was born near Evansville, Indiana, 

and came south soon after the Civil war.  He spent the rest of his 

life at Emery Bridges.  After his death the family lived for a time 

at Lake Charles, and about 1890 returned to Shreveport.  Mrs. Louise 

(McCracken) Emery was born at Spring Ridge in Caddo Parish.



Mr. J. R. Emery grew up and received his education in Shreveport 

in the grade and high schools.  Since early youth his experience has 

been in real estate, and out of this experience he has achieved a 

place among the most prominent real estate operators in the city.  

His business is conducted under the firm name of Emery Brothers, 

Inc., with offices in the hobby of the First National Bank Building.  

His brother, Robert Emery, was associated with him for a number of 

years until his death in August, 1923.  Mr. Emery is also vice-

president of the Emery-Wilson Investment Company. He has stock in 

several oil companies at Shreveport.



It was largely through his efforts that the Shreveport Real Estate 

Board was organized in 1918.  He is a member of the Chamber of 

Commerce, and maintains a deep interest in civic and social movements. 

 Mr. Emery married Miss Iris Sibley, who was born at Benton in Bossier 

Parish, Louisiana.



NOTE:  The referenced source contains a black and white photograph of 

the subject with his/her autograph.



A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 39-40, by Henry E. Chambers.  

Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.