Maria Elizabeth Del Valle EMBRY
CHRISTENING: My baptismal godmother was Lorenza Austria Lacayanga of Santa Rosa Street Paniqui Tarlac Philippines.I had my confirmation in Kidapawan Cotobato Mindanao;sponsors-Drs. Gaddi of Kidapawan.Our family lived in Mindanao fr. 1950-1953 in my maternal grdparents homestead farm.(narrator-Maria Elizabeth Embry.3/27/2002 Antioch California)
BIOGRAPHY: Benjamin was a World War ll veteran in the United States Army 26th Cavalry Troop C.He was a survivor of Bataan Death March(the source of his nickname Bataan).In his teen he was a boxer,known as "Kid Mon".He was named after his manager-promoter,Manuel Monsalud,a brother-in-law).
Benjamin worked as Chief of Security in the Cojuangco compound.He also worked at Hacienda Luisita and Paniqui Sugar Mills security division.He was Assistant Chief of Paniqui Police Dept during Jose Cojuangco Jr's mayoral term.BIOGRAPHY: Notes for Bataan Death March:
It was a 120 Km. march without food,water.or medicines( fr Mariveles Bataan to Camp O'Donnel Capas Tarlac )of 62,000 Fil soldiers & 11,000 American soldiers.An estimated 16,000 Fil.soldiers & 1,200 American soldiers died during the march.
BIOGRAPHY: Narcisa was a 2nd year nursing student at University of Santo Thomas residing in the residence of her paternal 2nd cousin,Don Juan Cojuangco,when she eloped with Benjamin Embry in 1947.
BIOGRAPHY: Benjamin was a World War ll veteran in the United States Army 26th Cavalry Troop C.He was a survivor of Bataan Death March(the source of his nickname Bataan).In his teen he was a boxer,known as "Kid Mon".He was named after his manager-promoter,Manuel Monsalud,a brother-in-law).
Benjamin worked as Chief of Security in the Cojuangco compound.He also worked at Hacienda Luisita and Paniqui Sugar Mills security division.He was Assistant Chief of Paniqui Police Dept during Jose Cojuangco Jr's mayoral term.BIOGRAPHY: Notes for Bataan Death March:
It was a 120 Km. march without food,water.or medicines( fr Mariveles Bataan to Camp O'Donnel Capas Tarlac )of 62,000 Fil soldiers & 11,000 American soldiers.An estimated 16,000 Fil.soldiers & 1,200 American soldiers died during the march.
BIOGRAPHY: Benjamin was a World War ll veteran in the United States Army 26th Cavalry Troop C.He was a survivor of Bataan Death March(the source of his nickname Bataan).In his teen he was a boxer,known as "Kid Mon".He was named after his manager-promoter,Manuel Monsalud,a brother-in-law).
Benjamin worked as Chief of Security in the Cojuangco compound.He also worked at Hacienda Luisita and Paniqui Sugar Mills security division.He was Assistant Chief of Paniqui Police Dept during Jose Cojuangco Jr's mayoral term.BIOGRAPHY: Notes for Bataan Death March:
It was a 120 Km. march without food,water.or medicines( fr Mariveles Bataan to Camp O'Donnel Capas Tarlac )of 62,000 Fil soldiers & 11,000 American soldiers.An estimated 16,000 Fil.soldiers & 1,200 American soldiers died during the march.
BIOGRAPHY: Benjamin was a World War ll veteran in the United States Army 26th Cavalry Troop C.He was a survivor of Bataan Death March(the source of his nickname Bataan).In his teen he was a boxer,known as "Kid Mon".He was named after his manager-promoter,Manuel Monsalud,a brother-in-law).
Benjamin worked as Chief of Security in the Cojuangco compound.He also worked at Hacienda Luisita and Paniqui Sugar Mills security division.He was Assistant Chief of Paniqui Police Dept during Jose Cojuangco Jr's mayoral term.BIOGRAPHY: Notes for Bataan Death March:
It was a 120 Km. march without food,water.or medicines( fr Mariveles Bataan to Camp O'Donnel Capas Tarlac )of 62,000 Fil soldiers & 11,000 American soldiers.An estimated 16,000 Fil.soldiers & 1,200 American soldiers died during the march.
BIOGRAPHY: Thomas was listed in Kentucky Town Grayson County Texas 1870 federal census with his parents-Harvey Bright and Mary Eliza Embry.
Thomas was born Thomas Bright but he changed his name to Thomas Embry when he went to the Philippines.Thomas joined the U.S. military during the Spanish-American War in 1898.He was first sent to Cuba and later was stationed to the Philippines. He lived in Bae Laguna where he had a wife and several children.He moved to Tarlac after he separated fr. his wife.In 1908 he married Valentina Valdez and had 9 children with her.The Embry family lived in Paniqui,Tarlac at Sta. Rosa St.Many townspeople went to the Embry residence for medical treatment until the house started to look like a hospital.Thomas had a habit of providing free and competent medical attention and treatments to the townspeople.The people started to call him Dr. Embry.The Embry couple also owned a hotel and jewelry store in Tarlac.
BIOGRAPHY: My grdmother's nickname as a child was "Cubana" because her father died in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Lola Tinang died on Jul 9,1987 Cubao Quezon City Phil residence of uncle George and auntie Nenet Embry.I was with them and auntie Mary at my Lola's deathbed.narrator- Maria Elizabeth Embry 3/27/2002 Antioch Cal
BIOGRAPHY: Thomas was listed in Kentucky Town Grayson County Texas 1870 federal census with his parents-Harvey Bright and Mary Eliza Embry.
Thomas was born Thomas Bright but he changed his name to Thomas Embry when he went to the Philippines.Thomas joined the U.S. military during the Spanish-American War in 1898.He was first sent to Cuba and later was stationed to the Philippines. He lived in Bae Laguna where he had a wife and several children.He moved to Tarlac after he separated fr. his wife.In 1908 he married Valentina Valdez and had 9 children with her.The Embry family lived in Paniqui,Tarlac at Sta. Rosa St.Many townspeople went to the Embry residence for medical treatment until the house started to look like a hospital.Thomas had a habit of providing free and competent medical attention and treatments to the townspeople.The people started to call him Dr. Embry.The Embry couple also owned a hotel and jewelry store in Tarlac.
BIOGRAPHY:fr. Batangas. Children of Thomas and Antonia resided in Laguna Philippines.Their half-siblings George Valdez and Isabel Valdez Embry would meet them in person after Thomas Embry died.
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Harvey was listed in M653-640;M432-424 1850 Preston Township Platte County Missouri Federal Census Household 81 page 395 with wife Mary Eliza,daughters Sarah and Martha.
Harvey was listed in 1870 Kentucky Town Grayson Co. Texas Federal Census page 43 Dwelling #299 Family#331 with wife Mary Eliza children-Sarah,Kate,Betty,Ermine,Samuel,Thomas,Edwin
Harvey was buried in Cannon Cemetery (FM 121,4.5 miles E. of Van Alstyne Texas)with daughter Laura Estell Bright.(Laura was born 9 Mar 1873 and died 11 May 1891).
Harvey was listed as a patentee of Bureau of Land Management Accession/Serial #:MO4590_.327,BLM Serial#MO NO S/N,Doc.#:10933 Issue Date 15 Apr 1853 of 40 acres in Plattsburg Land Office Missouri.
listed in 1850 Platte County Missouri Census as between 1 month>12 months female in the household of Harvey & Mary Elizabeth Bright
BIOGRAPHY: William and Keziah owned a 2000 acres farm in Green County Kentucky.1000 acres of this farm was bought by the family of Kathy Pegram.This is now known as the Cox Bend area in Green County (2-3 miles fr. Greensburg Kentucky on the southside of Green River.)William also built a house (1811-1820) that is still standing on the farm.Kathy said,"It is my dream to someday restore the old house as it was obviously built by a master carpenter." (source of this information-Kathy Pegram,current owner of the farm as told to Maria Elizabeth Embry on 6/13/2001.)
William and Keziah listed on 1810 Federal Census Green County Kentucky #M252-6 page 16.
William appeared in 4/19/1813 Green County Kentucky Tax list page 10
William and Keziah listed on 1840 Green County Kentucky census #M704-112 page 13
Will of William in Green County Kentucky Will book#3 pages 121-125.William signed his will on 6/7/1847.Will was recorded 1/31/1848 after his death.In the will he listed his children-Elizabeth(married to Thomas Munford);Benjamin;Henry;William Jr.;Catherine(married to David Moss Hilliard) Sarah;Stirling;Martha;Mary.
BIOGRAPHY: in 1840 Green County Kentucky Census
BIOGRAPHY: Will in Green County Kentucky Book #3 page 119-121 11/18/1847 mentioned his siblings
BIOGRAPHY: Stirling in the marriage bond of Mary Eliza Embry and Harvey Smith Bright Dec 15 1847
BIOGRAPHY: Ref "Sunlight in the Southside" by Landon C. Bell listed in 1773 Virginia Lunenburg tithe page 26 under Thomas Edward's name(executor of his father's will);paid 7 tithes;1774 page 333 appeared as Head of Household,paid I tithe;1783 page 403,paid 16 tithes
Lunenburg County Court Virginia Publick Claims 1780-1784("for property taken for public use")page #4 Henry Embry 25#beef;page 8 Henry Embry 305#beef & a horse 5 years
ref.fo Henry and Ann--James Branch Cabell,The Majors & Their Marriages W.C. Hill Printing Co. Richmond Va 1915
The first Census in the United States was taken in 1790(Virginia Census destroyed by the British during the War of 1812)
In 1797 moved to Green County Kentucky with wife Ann Patteson,her brother Charles Patteson(with his wife Regina Allen Degraffenreidt,a half sister of Henry Allen Embry)
listed with wife & children in 1810 Census Green County Kentucky pages 10,16 Microfilm Reel #M252-6;33 free persons(also listed William ,his son as a separate head of his own household.)
listed on 4/19/1813 Green County Kentucky Tax list page 10;also in the list were sons William(married to Keziah Cook in 1810)& Samuel(married to Mary Towler in 1810)
listed in Census 1820 Campbellsville Township Green Co. Ky M33-20 p.67 ref Ancestry.com
Henry Embry built the Ist jail in Greensburg
ref Kentucky Court Case #5391 2/19/85 Henry Embry,et.al v. Catherine Cooke
listed as heir in Jonah(Jr) Patterson(Patteson)'s will (dated 2/9//1813;proven 2/10/1813 Green Co. Ky Wills pages 14-17(other heirs were siblings of Jonah Patteson Charles,David,Martha(Christian), Frances(Booker),Sarah(Hobsons)
mentioned in his stepfather,Tscharner Degraffenreidt's will abt. a land he sold to Henry
Ref.Will Records of Green Co. Kentucky 1796-1824 Book#2 page 28 author Elizabeth Ellsberry Ancestry.com will of Henry Embry written 2/10/1818 probated 11/21/1823 mentioned wife Ann,daughters Ann & Nancy;other heirs sons-William,Samuel P,Henry,grdson Henry Embry Creel(Ermine's son),sons-in-law Richard Munford(Elizabeth),William Ball(Martha)