Emma Ferrand Whittemore

     Emma was born on Wednesday, 9 May 1883 at 169 Elizabeth Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. This was the home of her grandparents, Augustus & Eliza Leggett. Emma Ferrand married Kenneth I. Guest on 14 June 1906 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.² 22 April 1910, Emmaand her husband, and her husband, Kenneth were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at 150 Clairmount. Enumerated in this household were Keneth I Guest [31 Michigan], Emma H. [26 Michigan], James W. [1 Michigan], a servant: Dorothy Liedel [18v Michigan]. They have been married 3 years. They have had 2 children, 1 living. He is a sales manager.³ 8 April 1930, Emmaand her husband, and her husband, Kenneth were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, at 75 Tennyson Avenue. Enumerated in this household were Kenneth I Guest [51 Michigan], Emma [46 Michigan], James W. [21 Michigan], Kenneth I. Jr. [19 Michigan], John Randolph [1 6Michigan], Elizabeth L. [14 Virginia]. He was 28 years old when first married; she was 23 years old. They own their home valued at $12,000.Kenneth is a merchandise broker for a canned goods company. They have a morgage on their home.⁴ 23 April 1940, Emma was listed on the U.S. Federal Census at Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, at 450 Dorothy Drive Kenneth Road. Enumerated in this household were Emma Guest [56 Michigan], Kenneth I. Jr. [29 Michigan] & John R. [24 Michigan]. Emma finished 1 year of college, the boys had finished 4 years of high school. They were living in the same house in 1935. She owns her home valued at $8,000. Kenneth was a owner of a Nursery making $1000 a year; John was an account for Lockheed making $1500 a year.⁵ Emma departed this life on Tuesday, 3 February 1948 at age 64 years, 8 months and 25 days.⁶ She was buried at Glendale in Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory.⁷