Hartman, Zachariah A. Rice, Nicholas Ickes, John Hartman, Frederick Shull, Thomas Donally, and Abigail Hartman Rice, of Pennsylvania. In 1909, she organized a Society of Children of the American Revolution (NSCAR), which was named by Helen Herron Taft in honor of her ancestor, Thomas Welles, the fourth colonial governor of Connecticut. The society had 100 members and included many of the official families of Washington, D.C.. This society from its membership produced fifty who served in World War I. As a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Emig was interested in city mission work. It was through the interest created by the Hench and Dromgold Reunions held in Perry County that Emig became enthusiastic about genealogical work. In 1915, she compiled and published her work on the Hench, Dromgold, and allied families. Personal life She had three daughters, Evelyn (1895-1982), Gladys (1897-1993), and Lelia (1900-1952), who were followers of their mother's philanthropic work. During World War I, her daughters all served in the government. Gladys and Lelia were among the first women to enroll as Yoemen, First Class, in the U.S. Navy, and Evelyn was in the office of the Adjutant General. Her husband, Capt. Emig, served for seventeen months in the Aviation Department of the Signal Corps. Lelia Dromgold Emig died in Washington, D.C., September 2, 1957. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The Leila and Clayton Emig Papers are held by the Western Reserve Historical Society. Selected works References 1872 births 1957 deaths American genealogists 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women writers People from Perry County, Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union people Daughters of the American Revolution people Writers from Washington, D.C. Clubwomen