Emma Louise Fordham

Emma Louise was born on February 4th, 1887.¹   Emma Louise's father was Charlie Edgar Fordham and her mother was Victoria Scarboro.  Her paternal grandparents were Wiley Fordham and Lucretia Cannon. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Irvin Oscar, James Hendley, Wiley, Anne Hassie, Lizzie Mae, Mary Ollie, Bertha, Myrtle Victoria and Willie. She had five half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Johnny "Buddy", Frank, Morgan, C. W., Grady Brooks, Bernice, Eva Lee, Maggie and Elsie.  She died at the age of 83 on May 22nd, 1970.¹