Emma Melinda Belcher

Note about birth day.

Most all of her records show a different birthday. Early census show her born in 1877 showing that she's married at 12 years old. Her tombstone lists her birth date as 1873 while her death certificate is 1877. If these were true, her marriage age would be 15 or 16 years old. Ongoing investigation.

Vitals

	Marriage Certificate
Copy
Name	Mr. Henry Walls and Miss M. E. Belcher
Place	at Mr. C. W. Belcher, Jefferson county, Alabama, USA
Married	7 January 1889
Notes	Henry Walls and J. T. Pitts paid 200 dollars. Note for underage marriage: "december the 30 1888, this is to justify that me and wife is wiling to this marrig, C. W. Belcher and H. C. Belcher, witness by J. T. Pitts"

Census

Census Year	Name	Age	Location	Place of Birth	Education or Employment
1900	M. E. Walls	23, born Jan 1877	Justice Precinct 8, Hunt county, Texas, USA	born in Alabama, parents born in Alabama	4 children, 4 living
1910	Emma Walls	38	Near Free Bridge Road, Justice Precinct 1, Rains county, Texas, USA	born in Alabama, parents born in Alabama.	7 children, 6 living, married 21 years.
1920	Emma M. Walls	47	Near Commerce and Emblom Road, Justice Precinct 2, Delta county, Texas, USA	born in Alabama, parents born in Alabama.	Farmer on General Farm
1930	Emma Walls	57	Justice Precinct 1, Hopkins county, Texas, USA	born in Alabama, parents born in Alabama.	Age at first marriage: 16
1940	Emma Walls	67	444 Jefferson Road, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins county, Texas, USA	born in Alabama	Lived in Rural, Hopkins county, Texas in 1935.

Vitals

	Death Certificate
Copy
Name	Emma Melinda Walls
Place	Memorial Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins county, Texas, USA
Residence	Cumby, Hopkins county, Texas, USA
Died	Jan. 21, 1957
Cause	Eucephalitis
Born	Jan. 8, 1874
Father	C. W. Belcher of Alabama
Mother	Harriett Carlile of Alabama
Description	83 year old white female, widow.
Occupation	Housewife
Burial	Jan. 23, 1957 in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Hopkins county, Texas, USA, by Tapp Funeral Home.