Emma Lazarus^{[1, 2]}

1798 - 1865  (67 years)

• Name	Emma Lazarus  [3]
  Born	21 May 1798	Charleston, SC   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1800	South Carolina   [3]
  Census	12 Nov 1850	St. Philips & St. Michaels, Charleston, SC   [3]
  	1850 US
  Reference Number	4089
  Died	21 Aug 1865	Sumter, SC   [1]
  Person ID	I4089	aojd
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2011

  
  

  Mother	Richa Benjamin,   b. 25 Aug 1762, New York ,   d. 6 Nov 1847, Charleston, SC  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Emma Lazarus, not to be confused with the famed poet of the same name, was the daughter of shopkeepers Marks and Richa Lazarus. She grew up in Charleston, one of numerous children in this family that included Benjamin Dores, Leah and Joshua. Her father had served in the Revolutionary War, achieving the rank of Major in Lushington's company— known as the Jews' company for their prevalence in its ranks. Financial success eluded her father, and in 1785 her mother became a sole trader, taking care of the family shop on top of her other responsibilities.      Emma never married. She was very close with her brother Joshua, and traveled with him and his new wife, Phebe Yates Lazarus, to France in 1840 where they each had their portrait painted. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] PG. 151 LAZARUS II (Reliability: 3). [S285] . [S40] YEAR: 1850; CENSUS PLACE: ST MICHAEL AND ST PHILLIP, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA; ROLL: M432_850; PAGE: 283; IMAGE: 402. (Reliability: 3). [S4] PG. 151 LAZARUS II (SOUTH CAROLINA) (Reliability: 3). [S294] LAZARUS, EMMA (Reliability: 3).