The death report below of the death of Emma Sarah Sevedge Gudgel has a minor problem. The report from my aunt Edna Gudgel Townsend says that Emma was a house wife for 42 years. As Emma was 85 when she died means that she was married when she was 42 which is obviously incorrect. My dad, her first son, was born in 1893 I think. My thinking is that obituaries and things from memory can not be always trusted for accuracy.
Soon some important information from Vivian Gudgel about Emma's ancestors. I hope she might post it but if not I will do it when I get the time.
What it is clears up a long standing mystery about our ancestors on Emma's side of the family. Later.
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Emma Sarah Gudgel death record
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Death record of Emma Sarah Sevedge Gudgel who moved to California in 1930 where the family became prominent in the area around Chowchilla. Chowchilla is between Madera and Merced. Edna Townsend her daughter said she was the daughter of Mary Epps and William Sevedge. I have a picture of William Sevedge with the family but Mary Epps was not in it. Emma was the oldest child in the picture and I thought she was 16 years old when the picture was taken. There has been controversy in the family relating to an Indian heritage. As this picture does not have a picture of Mary Epps there is no way that I know of to confirm if the Indian came through Mary. Someone told me once that they didn't ask Grandma if she was Indian just which tribe. Post something about your family and also become an author so you can edit information on the blog. Send me a request if you want to edit information on this blog.
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