Emily Woolworth

Emily was born on September 6th, 1838.¹   Emily's father was James Robert Woolworth and her mother was Sarah Mariah Yates.  Her paternal grandfather was Jaspar Woolworth. She had five brothers and a sister, named James Howey, Calvin, Stephen Henry, Sylvestor Lenor, John Edgar and Sarah Mariah.  She was the oldest of the seven children. She had two half-brothers named Stephen and Sylvester.¹