EMMALINE DELINA MCLEAN

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Emma was a short, round woman in her later years, much shorter than her husband George, who was 5'6" tall. Although her death certificate lists her birthplace as Port Huron, Michigan, there is no record of her birth in that county. The
obituaries of her older sisters list Woodstock, Ontario as their respective places of birth, and that the family moved to Port Huron in 1883. Emma was baptized in the First Baptist Church, 710 W. Huron, Port Huron, Michigan on May 27, 1894.
Her church affiliation was transferred to the First Baptist Church, Jefferson Ave., Saginaw, Michigan in 1903. "Emma and George were married June 27, 1911, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. And Mrs. Hector McLean, 719 Emily Street. Rev.
Wilbur Nelson officiated. The couple were attended by Miss Gertrude Le Van and Albert Gnatowski. A large company of guests witnessed the ceremony. The house was appropriately decorated for the occasion and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all. After a brief wedding journey, Mr. And Mrs. Gaus will reside on West Genesee Avenue. Mr. Gaus is employed at the Hayden Store." ... an article in the Saginaw News. Emma was an active member of her church. She was also a founder and
active member of the Blue Star Mothers, a sorority for mothers of active duty service personnel. She had worked as a clerk/bookkeeper for the Fancy Meat Market at 118 N. Washington, Saginaw, where she met George, her husband to be. Later she
kept the books for the family business, and kept a home. Emma lived the last eight years of her life in the home of her son, William. She is remembered for many wonderful reasons, one of which was her recipe for sour cream cookies at
Christmas. She died at St. Mary's Hospital 5 days after surgery. The listed causes of her death are pulmonary edema, acute cardiac dilatation, arterosclerosis (sic), complicated by a prolapsed uterus and obesity.

EMMALINE married JOHAN GEORGE GAUS on 27 Jun 1911 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan. JOHAN was born on 21 Jul 1884 in Haiterbach, Nagold, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 10 Apr 1945 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan; was buried in Forest Lawn Cem., Saginaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. WILLIAM STEWART GAUS was born on 6 Jun 1919 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan; died on 16 Jun 1994 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan; was buried on 20 Jun 1994 in Roselawn Cem., Saginaw, Michigan.