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DITTER, Emma
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Name DITTER, Emma Birth 31 Dec 1895 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Gender Female Death 7 Feb 1920 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial 27 Feb 1920 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Person ID I982 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father DIETER, Adam, b. 31 Dec 1861, West Prussia, Germany
d. 1938 (Age 76 years) Mother BARANOWSKI, Lena, b. 19 Feb 1868, West Prussia, Germany
d. 1958, Detroit, Michigan, USA
(Age 89 years) Family ID F3026 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EDGOOSE, Harry J., b. 19 Apr 1890, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
d. 31 Mar 1966, Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
(Age 75 years) Marriage 10 Jun 1916 USA
Children 1. EDGOOSE, Ruth Annie, b. 30 Nov 1917, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
d. 8 Jul 1920, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
(Age 2 years)2. EDGOOSE, Emma Ida Louise, b. 6 Feb 1920, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
d. 19 Jun 1961, Garden City, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
(Age 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F600 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, Emma Louise (1895-1920) aka RYAN, born DIETTER/DITTER
EMMA DITTER was born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, on 31 December 1895, daughter of Adam DITTER and Lena BARANOWSKI. Her parents were born in West Prussia, Germany.
(Death Certificate)
From the 1900 United States Federal Census of Ward 16, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan, USA:
Adam DIETTER, head, aged 38, born 31 December 1861 in Germany of German parents, immigrated 1886, married 1888, married 12 years, 14 years in US, naturalised, day laborer;
Lena DIETTER, wife, aged 32, born 19 February 1968 in Germany of German parents, Immigrated 1886, married 1888, married 12 years, 6 children, 4 living, 14 years in US;
Rudolf DIETTER, son, aged 10, born 23 October 1889 in Michigan of German parents, at school;
Albert DIETTER, son, aged 8, born 6 May 1899 in Michigan of German parents, at school;
Ida DIETTER, daughter, aged 6, born 20 April 1894 in Michigan of German parents, at school;
*Emma DIETTER, daughter, aged 4, born 31 December 1895 in Michigan of German parents.
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Emma DITTER married Harry EDGOOSE, son of Henry and Annie EDGOOSE, on 10 June 1916.
Emma Louise, wife of Harry RYAN, died aged 24 years 1 month and 7 days on 7 February 1920. Cause of death was double lobar pneumonia, with influenza as an additional contributary factor. She died at home, 1445 Military Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. She was a housewife without paid employment. The informant was her husband Harry RYAN of 1445 Military Street, Detroit. Her father was Adam DIETER
(Death Certificate)
She was buried in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, in Wildwood Plot on 27 February 1920. Memorail i.d. 127016385.
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Their daughter Emma Ida Louise EDGOOSE married Walter JOHNSON on 17 September 1938.
(Marriage Certificate)
(revised 24.03.2026)

