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Personal data Emma Catherine Heist 

  • Alternative name: Emma Heist Alwood
  • She was born on March 6, 1875 in York Co., PA.
  • She was christened on March 10, 1875 in Hanover, York Co., PA.
  • She died on December 31, 1951 in Hanover, York Co., PA, she was 76 years old.
  • She is buried January 1952 in Hanover, York Co., PA.
  • A child of Charles A. Heist and Rosa E. Haas
  • This information was last updated on September 19, 2010.

Household of Emma Catherine Heist

She is married to John Henry Alwood.

They got married on February 24, 1895 at filed in, York Co., PA, she was 19 years old.

John H. Alwood oo Emma Catherine Heist

Marriage source: Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood chart, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 17Mar1995) for fact of marriage.

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Heist FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, 23July1992) for date of marriage.

York Co., PA web site, York Co., PA marriages dated 1 May 2000

'ALWOOD, JOHN H. HEIST, EMMA C. App. date 2/23/1895 Marr. Date 2/24/1895 App # 7770 Book/Page N-302' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Carl Bernard Alwood  1896-1974 
  3. Raymond John Alwood  1899-1921
  6. Paul Robert Alwood  1904-1979 
  7. Lillian Agnes Alwood  1906-1989 
  8. Joseph Leroy Alwood  1907-1987 
  11. Harold Francis Alwood  1914-1988 


Notes about Emma Catherine Heist

Emma Catherine 'Amelia' Heist

Source: Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood chart, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, xvii Mar MCMXCV) for name, yob, yod

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Heist FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, xxiii July MCMXCII) for middle name.

Stringfellow, Helena, Alwood/Heist FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, vi June MCMLXXXIV) for sobriquet Amelia, dob, date of christening, place of christening, dod, place of death, place of burial.

Christened in a Catholic Chr., Hanover, PA Died in Hanover Hosp. Hanover, PA Buried in Mt. Olivet Cem., Hanover Cem.

Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree 3rd Ed., Revised & Updated 1997, (Carlisle, PA, Stringfellow, MCMXCVII), pg. I-FGS-18 for co. & state of birth.

Emma's parents: Charles A. & Emma E. (Haas) Heist. <>

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Birthday March 6, 1875

  • The temperature on March 6, 1875 was about 4.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

Christening day March 10, 1875

  • The temperature on March 10, 1875 was about 7.5 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.

Day of marriage February 24, 1895

  • The temperature on February 24, 1895 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
    • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
    • April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
    • June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
    • November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
    • November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Day of death December 31, 1951

  • The temperature on December 31, 1951 was between 0.3 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
    • March 7 » Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, inside a mosque in Tehran.
    • June 14 » UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
    • July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
    • October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
    • November 10 » With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.


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