Emma Louisa Burger Drew Mead Tombstone

Emma Louisa Berger Drew Mead was born in Iowa in 1852.  She moved to the gold country of California with her family at age six.  After marrying Charles Drew of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1867 at 14, the young mother knew heartache in her life with the loss of two of her two children to illness while they were still infants. 

Charles died of pneumonia when she was 38.  She later married Willard Clinton Mead and was well known for her love of and assistance to children without parents.  Numerous foster children were welcomed in to her home throughout her lifetime.

Emma is buried in the Copperopolis Cemetery, Calaveras County, California.

 

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Charles Henry Drew Tombstone

Charles Henry Drew was  born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on 27 Aug 1844, the youngest son in the family.   His oldest brother, David Lewis Drew had migrated to California during the Gold Rush. 

The generations old family business of sailmaking was on the decline with technological changes, so he followed David west to Calaveras County, California to make a life and fortune.

Charles married Emma Louisa Burger on 22 May 1867 in Copperopolis, Calaveras, California. 

They had four children, Anna Belle, Ada May, David Henry and Maud Alice.  Anna and David died before their twelfth birthdays.

On 31 Jul 1890, Charles died at the age of 45, leaving Emma to raise their surviving young daughters.

He is buried in the Copperopolis Cemetery in Calaveras County along with his wife, brother, sister-in-law and nephews.

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