BIO:  John Emig, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Spring Garden Township, Pg 188

JOHN EMIG was born in 1831, in York County, Penn., and is a son of Valentine and Rebecca 
(Loucks) Emig, both natives of York County, and descendants of old families.  His father was a 
farmer and our subject was reared a farmer and has devoted his entire time and energy to 
farming.  Mr. Emig came to Spring Garden Township in 1854, and purchased the farm upon which he 
has ever since resided.  It consists of 126 acres of land situated in the Codorus Valley.  This 
tract of land he has greatly improved, raising all the cereals, and a large crop of fine 
tobacco each year.  He was married, in 1853, to Miss Sarah Eyster, a native of West Manchester 
Township, and a descendant of an old family of the county.  She died in 1857.  Two children 
were born to them:  Horace E., a farmer in York County; and Frank, deceased.  In 1858 Mr. Emig 
married Miss Susan Roth.  They have had nine children:  Margaret R., Emma R., Edward R., 
Augustus R., Henry R., Valentine R., William R., George R. and Amanda (deceased).  Mr. and Mrs. 
Emig are members of Mt. Zion German Reformed Church.