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Laxton, Emma

Also Known As Laxton, Emma
Gramps ID I0231
Gender female
Age at Death 89 years, 4 months, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1858-09-15 Spalding, South Holland district, Lincolnshire Cty, East Midlands, England  
1a
Census 1861 Pinchbeck Parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire Cty, East Midlands, England  
2a
Census 1871 Pinchbeck Parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire Cty, East Midlands, England  
3a
Census 1881 Surfleet, South Holland district, Lincolnshire Cty, East Midlands, England  
4a
Immigration 1883 South Ferry, New York City, New York Cty, New York, USA  
5a
Census 1900 New Lyme, Monroe Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
6a
Census 1910 New Lyme, Monroe Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
7a
Census 1920 Monroe Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
8a
Census 1930 Sparta, Monroe Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
9a
Death 1948-01-27 Sparta, Monroe Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
10a 11a
Burial   Cataract Cemetery, Cataract, Monroe Cty, Wisconsin, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Laxton, William Preston [I0254]1818-04-281894-11-10
Mother Rogerson, Sarah [I0255]1821-02-251898-09-27
    Brother     Laxton, James [I8089] 1844 (Unknown, Unknown)
    Brother     Laxton, Charles Frederick [I8090] 1850
    Brother     Laxton, George Henry Sr. [I8094] 1852-11-30 1927-01-29
    Sister     Laxton, Eliza Jane [I8095] 1855
         Laxton, Emma [I0231] 1858-09-15 1948-01-27
    Brother     Laxton, Frederick [I8091] 1860
    Sister     Laxton, Hannah [I8092] 1862
    Brother     Laxton, Albert [I8035] 1864-08-10 1943
    Sister     Laxton, Jane [I8093] 1866

Families

    Family of Rudkin, George William Sr. and Laxton, Emma [F0111]
Married Husband Rudkin, George William Sr. [I0230] ( * 1857-11-28 + 1940-08-04 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1880-04-04 Pinchbeck Parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire Cty, East Midlands, England  
5a 12a
Event Note

Their marriage registration was recorded in nearby Spalding, while the ceremony appears to have been held in the village of Pinchbeck, just two miles away.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Rudkin, Annie Elizabeth [I1640]1881-02-261966-11-21
Rudkin, Jane [I8028]1882-06-081883-08-01
Rudkin, Rose Ellen [I0170]1884-04-051947-10-11
Rudkin, George William Jr. [I0665]1886-02-101963-05-16
Rudkin, Ethel Gertrude [I0664]1887-09-03
Rudkin, Henry Roy [I1643]1889-11-271891-08-02
Rudkin, John Ellis [I1637]1891-09-141995-02-27
Rudkin, Arthur Ernest [I1641]1893-09-301973-09-16
Rudkin, Lillian Veronica [I1638]1897-01-071991
Rudkin, Dewey Eugene [I1639]1898-09-191979-06-29
Rudkin, Florence Irene [I1642]1902-02-011970-01-10

Media

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Narrative

See the notes for her husband, George William Rudkin Sr.

Narrative

[Obituary for Emma Rudkin, from the La Crosse Tribune, 28 Jan 1948, p15.]

[headline] Tri-State Deaths
[2nd headline] Mrs. Emma Rudkin

SPARTA, Wis. - (Special) - Mrs. Emma Rudkin, 89, died at her home on Long Court street in Sparta Tuesday morning. The Rev. E.E. Clarke will officiate at funeral services at the Plummer funeral home Thursday at 8 p.m. with burial at Cataract.

Surviving Mrs. Rudkin are four daughters, Mrs. T.R. (Annie) Lawrence, Mrs. Edward (Ethel) Wells, Mrs. Arthur (Lillian) Larson, and Mrs. C.E. (Florence) Lehman, all of Sparta; and four sons, George of Shamrock; John of New Lyme; Arthur of Cuba City and Dewey of Cataract. A daughter, Mrs. Ernest (Rose) Thompson, died last year.

 

 

Narrative

[Obituary for Emma Rudkin, from the Wisconsin State Journal, 29 Jan 1948, p10.]

SPARTA - Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Rudkin, 89, were to be held at 2 p.m. today in the Plummer funeral home. The Rev. E.E. Clarke was to officiate with burial in Cataract cemetery.

Mrs. Rudkin died at her home Tuesday.

The former Emma Laxton was born in England and was married there to George Rudkin. They moved to Chicago, then to a farm in the town of New Lyme, and 30 years ago came to Sparta. He died eight years ago.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. T.R. Lawrence, Mrs. Edward Wells, Mrs. Arthur Larson, and Mrs. C.E. Lehman, all of Sparta, and four sons, George, Shamrock; John, New Lyme; Arthur, Cuba City, and Dewey, Cataract.

 

Pedigree

  1. Laxton, William Preston [I0254]
    1. Rogerson, Sarah [I0255]
      1. Laxton, James [I8089]
      2. Laxton, Charles Frederick [I8090]
      3. Laxton, George Henry Sr. [I8094]
      4. Laxton, Eliza Jane [I8095]
      5. Laxton, Emma
        1. Rudkin, George William Sr. [I0230]
          1. Rudkin, Annie Elizabeth [I1640]
          2. Rudkin, Jane [I8028]
          3. Rudkin, Rose Ellen [I0170]
          4. Rudkin, George William Jr. [I0665]
          5. Rudkin, Ethel Gertrude [I0664]
          6. Rudkin, Henry Roy [I1643]
          7. Rudkin, John Ellis [I1637]
          8. Rudkin, Arthur Ernest [I1641]
          9. Rudkin, Lillian Veronica [I1638]
          10. Rudkin, Dewey Eugene [I1639]
          11. Rudkin, Florence Irene [I1642]
      6. Laxton, Frederick [I8091]
      7. Laxton, Hannah [I8092]
      8. Laxton, Albert [I8035]
      9. Laxton, Jane [I8093]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 [S0338]
      • Citation:

        "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26YB-PFB : 1 October 2014), Emma Laxton, 1858; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

  2. England and Wales Census, 1861 [S0439]
      • Date: 1861
      • Citation:

        "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7B6-8KM : 13 December 2017), William Laxton, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

        Event Date: 1861
        Event Place: Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England
        William Laxton Head Male 43 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Sarah Laxton Wife Female 38 Spalding, Lincolnshire
        Charles Laxton Son Male 10 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        George Laxton Son Male 9 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Eliza Laxton Daughter Female 6 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Emma Laxton Daughter Female 2 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Frederick Laxton Son Male 1 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

  3. England and Wales Census, 1871 [S0339]
      • Date: 1871
      • Citation:

        "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRXR-8CZ : 11 December 2017), William Laxton, 1871.

        Event Date: 1871
        Event Place: Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England
        William Laxton Head Male 53 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Sarah Laxton Wife Female 46 Spalding, Lincolnshire
        Emma Laxton Daughter Female 12 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Frederick Laxton Son Male 11 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Hannah Laxton Daughter Female 9 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Albert Laxton Son Male 6 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
        Jane Laxton Daughter Female 5 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

  4. England and Wales Census, 1881 [S0337]
      • Date: 1881
      • Citation:

        "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXD-9X62 : accessed 11 December 2015), George Rudkin, Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 15, Piece/Folio 3202/92, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,944.

        Event Date 1881
        Event Place Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England
        George Rudkin Head M 23 Fleet, Lincolnshire, England
        Emma Rudkin Wife F 22 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England
        Annie E Rudkin Daughter F 5 W Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

  5. Sparta Herald (Wisconsin) [S0054]
      • Date: 1930-04-10
      • Confidence: High
  6. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMKR-4G1 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), George Rudkin, Lafayette & New Lyme towns, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241807.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Lafayette & New Lyme towns, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
        George Rudkin Head M 53 England
        Emma Rudkin Wife F 54 England
        Anna E Rudkin Daughter F 19 England
        Rose E Rudkin Daughter F 16 Illinois
        George W Rudkin Son M 14 Illinois
        Ethel G Rudkin Daughter F 13 Illinois
        John E Rudkin Son M 9 Wisconsin
        Arthur E Rudkin Son M 6 Wisconsin
        Lily V Rudkin Daughter F 3 Wisconsin
        Dewey E Rudkin Son M 2 Wisconsin

  7. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MP2S-G21 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), George W Rudkin, New Lyme, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375742.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: New Lyme, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
        George W Rudkin Head M 52 England
        Emma Rudkin Wife F 51 England
        John E Rudkin Son M 18 Wisconsin
        Arthur E Rudkin Son M 16 Wisconsin
        Lillie Rudkin Daughter F 13 Wisconsin
        Dewey Rudkin Son M 11 Wisconsin
        Florence Rudkin Daughter F 8 Wisconsin

  8. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFKQ-ZZ8 : accessed 4 December 2015), George Rudkin, Sparta Ward 3, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,822,007.

        Event Year 1920
        Event Place Sparta Ward 3, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
        George Rudkin Head M 62 England
        Emma Rudkin Wife F 62 England
        Florence Rudkin Daughter F 17 Wisconsin

  9. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9S7-C1D : accessed 4 December 2015), George Rudkin, 1930.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
        George Rudkin Head M 72 England
        Emma Rudkin Wife F 71 England
        Chester Knudtson Boarder M 38 Wisconsin
        Martha Jordson Sister F 34 Wisconsin
        Tom Finch Boarder M 26 Wisconsin

  10. La Crosse Tribune (Wisconsin) [S0471]
      • Date: 1948-01-28
      • Page: p15
  11. Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) [S0472]
      • Date: 1948-01-29
      • Page: p10
  12. England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 [S0438]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DRX-Y7T : 13 December 2014), George William Rudkin, 1880; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1880, quarter2, vol. 7A, p. 571, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.