| Birth | 8 Aug 1891 | Emma Gumper was born on 8 Aug 1891 in Stony Hill, Gasconade County, Missouri. |
1900 Census
(with Parents)
| 12 Jun 1900 | Emma appeared in the 1900 Federal Census of Boeuf Township, Gasconade County, Missouri, as Emma Gumper, in the household of her parents, Christina and Gottlieb Gumper. She is a single white female, age 8. Daughter of head of household. Born in August in 1891. She was born in Missouri. Her father was born in Germany, her mother in Missouri. Her occupation is at school. She attended school 6 months. She can read, write and speak English. |
1910 Census
| 26 Apr 1910 | Emma appeared in the 1910 Federal Census of St. Louis City, Missouri, as Emma Gumper, in the household of Mary Bopp. She is a single white female age 18. Lives at 2620 Cass Ave. Lodger of head of household. She was born in Missouri. Her mother and father were born in Missouri. She speaks English. Her occupation is seamstress in a sheet factory. She was not out of work on April 15. She was unemployed 0 weeks in 1909. She can read and write. (The information in the following columns does not make sense. Farm/house - 1, No. of farm enum. - 8, Confed. or Union veteran - 2, Blind in both eyes, deaf and dumb - 7.) |
| Marriage | 20 Nov 1912 | Emma Gumper and Charles Andrew Simpson, son of William Franklin Simpson and Cynthia Ann Cole, were married on 20 Nov 1912 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. |
Cen_Head
(Witness)
| 1915 | The an unknown or excluded person listed Emma Gumper in addition to Evelyn Charlene Simpson in the household of Charles Andrew Simpson, in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. |
| Cen_Enum | 1915 | Emma Gumper was enumerated as Emma Simpson. White female, age 23. She was born in Missouri. She came to Kansas from Missouri. Her occupation is domestic. |
1920 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 29 Jan 1920 | Emma appeared in the 1920 Federal Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, as Emma Simpson, with her husband, Charles Andrew Simpson, and their children, Evelyn, Charles and Virginia. She is a married white female age 28. Lives at 3028 North 12th Street. Wife of head of household. She can read and write. She was born in Missouri. Her father was born in Texas, her mother in Missouri. She can speak English. She has no occupation. |
| 1930 Census | 19 Apr 1930 | Emma Gumper appeared as head of household in the 1930 Federal Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, as Emma Simpson. Her children, Evelyn, Charles, Virginia, Kenneth and Bonnie, were listed as living with her. She is a married white female, age 38. Lives at 2910 Parallel Ave. She rents her home, for $15. She does not have a radio. She can read and write. She was born in Missouri. Her father was born in Texas, her mother in Missouri. She can speak English. Her occupation is machine operater at an overall manufacturer. She was at work the last regular working day. |
| SSN | before 1951 | Her social security number was issued in Missouri before 1951. |
| Death | 7 Feb 1970 | Emma Gumper died on 7 Feb 1970 in Providence Hospital, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, at age 78. |
| Obituary | 8 Feb 1970 | Emma Gumper's obituary appeared in the The Kansan on 8 Feb 1970 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, on page 2A.  |
| Funeral | 10 Feb 1970 | Her funeral was held on 10 Feb 1970 in Werner Mortuary, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. |
| Burial | 10 Feb 1970 | She was buried on 10 Feb 1970, age 78, in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, in Garden of Meditation. |
Emma Gumper 
