St. Charles County, Missouri Bios - Ben L. Emmons

Portrait and Biographical Record, St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren Counties,
MO,1895
Ben L. Emmons
November 24, 1852, Colonel Emmons was united in marriage with Miss Julia
Chauvin, daughter of Lafranier J. Chauvin. (An account of the Chauvin
family is found on another page of this volume) Of this union five children
were born, of whom Ben L., the subject of this narrative, is the only one
now living. He was born in St. Charles, Nov. 27, 1861, and secured his
early education in the public schools of this city. When thirteen years of
age he entered the St. Louis University, from which he was graduated in
1879. The year following his graduation, he was employed in the St. Louis
dry-goods house of J & T Swallow. Returning then to St. Charles, he
obtained employment with the St. Charles Car Company, with which concern he
was identified until Jan, 1883. In February of that year he went to
Colorado, and served as Registry Clerk in the Leadville post office until
July, 1884, when he resigned on account of ill health. The same year he
entered the law office of Senator Theodore Bruere, where his time and
attention have since been given to insurance and real estate transactions.
On May 17, 1883, Mr. Emmons married Miss Annie E., daughter of J.F. and
Matilda (Kirkpatrick) Mudd, natives of Maryland and Missouri, respectively.
The grandfather of Mrs. Emmons, Wallace Kirkpatrick was one of the first
settlers of this county whither he came in 1796. The old house in which he
lived is still standing on the corner of Main and Tompkins Streets. Near it
was the home of Benjamin Emmons, and the two pioneers were leaders of local
religious factions, the former of the Catholic, and the later of the
Protestant, element. Mrs. Emmons was born in St. Charles and received her
education in St. Vincent's Seminary in St. Louis.
Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Emmons. They are all living,
and are as follows: Ben J., Margaret, Chauvin, Felix, Matilda, Julia and
Shepard. The parents are both members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Emmons is
connected with Branch No. 186, C. K. of A. He is at present Deputy Clerk of
St. Charles County, and is engaged with Edward P. Hehner in making an
abstract of the county, at which he will no doubt succeed, as no one is
more familiar with the record titles of the county than he is.

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