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John Anson Emery, Jr.
May 16, 1877 - February 22 1955
First, Middle and Last Name: John Anson Emery |
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Date of Birth: May 16, 1877 |
Date of Death: February 22, 1955 |
Name of Father: John Anson Emery Sr |
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Name of Mother: Mary Tassey Emery (born Morrison) |
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Birth: Pennsylvania |
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Occupation(s): Attorney |
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Spouse(s): Jane Irwin Emery (born Glenn) married 7 Oct 1905 Wooster, Wayne, Ohio |
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Siblings: Cora A Bennett (born Emery); Gray Morrison “Gracy” Emery; Hannah Gray Emery; Rufus Emery |
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Children: Stephen Emery; Elizabeth T. Little (born Emery); Frances "Fran" Grace Emery |
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February 16 1930
Chess 16 Feb 1930, Sun The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sunday, February 16, 1930
LAW STUDENT CHESS WINNER
Stephen Emery Takes Title in West Penn Tourney.
Stephen Emery, the 22-year-old law student at the University of Pittsburgh, has won eight of his nine Western Pennsylvania chess tournament games and is proclaimed the 1930 champion for this section of the state.
While attending Princeton he won the university chess tournaments during his sophomore and senior years, there being none held while
He is the son of Atty. John A. Emery of Sewickley, who has been a member of the Pittsburgh Chess Club for 33 years.
Kalman Erdeky, N. Craig St. druggist, was the champion in 1912, and Howard L. Dolde of West View held the honor from 1913 to 1926.
Attv. Paul L. Bowers of Westwood stood first in 1927, and for 1928 H. L. Dolde was tied with William Shettler of the Westinghouse Club.
During the 1929 tournament, Dolde was tied with E. Upsahl of the Westinghouse Club, but a deciding match of three games left him still champion. Mr. Dolde did not enter this tournament and so far has not challenged the winner for a deciding match. As shown below, the Westinghouse Club entrant again wins second honors.
Here is the standing of the five high men for 1930:
S. Emery 8 1
I.C. Isenberg 7 2
K. Erdeky 6½-2½
J. Fuerstone 6 3
H. Stein 5½-3½
February 24 1955
John Emery 24 Feb 1955, Thu The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Attorney John Emery
Funeral services for attorney John Anson Emery, 77, who died Tuesday morning in his home, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in the Chapel of the Resurrection, Sewickley Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Sewickley Cemetery. Attorney Emery, who lived at 302 Meadow Lane, Edgworth, formerly had served as solicitor for Edgworth for 39 years. He was born in old, Allegheny City, now Northside, Pittsburgh, and was admitted to the bar in 1900. He practiced law in Pittsburgh until his recent retirement. He was active in local government and civic affairs and was a member of Sewickley Presbyterian Church, the Duquesne Club, Edgworth Club and the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania. For many years he was vice president and a director of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jane Glenn Emery; a son, Stephen Emery, of Ben Avon, also a Pittsburgh attorney; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Emery Little and Mrs. Frances Emery Wypler, both of Weston, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Gray Emery Van Kleeck, Sewickley, and ten grandchildren.
Emery, John Anson ➦ bio + additional games
May 16, 1877 - February 22 1955
