| Possible Birthdate | about 1865 | According to at least one source, her birthdate was about 1865 birthplace was Henry County, Indiana. |
| Birth | 30 Mar 1869 | Emma Retta Weaver was born on 30 Mar 1869 in Grant County, Indiana. |
| Marriage | 2 Mar 1895 | She and John William Lake, son of Julius Clinton Lake and Martha Jane Skinner, were married on 2 Mar 1895 in Grant County, Indiana. |
1900 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 24 Jun 1900 | Emma appeared in the 1900 Federal Census of Pleasant, Grant County, Indiana, as Emma R. Lake, with her husband, John William Lake. Her step-children, Ila, Bertha, Charles and Roger were listed as living with them.. She is a married white female, age 31. Wife of head of household. Born March 1869. Married 5 years. Mother of 1 child, which is still living. She was born in Indiana. Her mother and father were born in Ohio. She can read, write and speak English. |
1910 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 28 Apr 1910 | Emma appeared in the 1910 Federal Census of Pleasant Township, Grant County, Indiana, as Emma Lake, with her husband, John William Lake, and their children, Iva and Lawrence. |
1940 Census
| 8 Apr 1940 | Emma appeared in the 1940 Federal Census of Marion, Grant County, Indiana, as Emma Lake, in the household of Hettie and Bert Sanford Owings, her daughter and son-in-law. |
| Death | 18 Feb 1962 | Emma Retta Weaver died on 18 Feb 1962 in Marion, County County, Indiana, at age 92.  |
| Burial | after 18 Feb 1962 | She was buried after 18 Feb 1962 in Converse Cemetery, located in Converse, Grant County, in Plot: D 400. |
Emma Retta Weaver