William C. Emerick
William C. Emerick, retired merchant, Sunsbury, one of the pioneers of Montgomery County, emigrated to Ohio, coming with his parents, Christopher and Catherine (Kern) Emerick, natives of Pennsylvania, from that State in 1804. The parents died, the father in 1837, and mother in 1836; was born in Berks County, Penn., June 29, 1794. In 1820, Mr. Emerick was united in marriage with Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Catharine (Shuey) Gunckle, who were also pioneers of this vicinity, emigrating from Pennsylvania in the year 1811. Both were natives of Daauphin County, Penn. The mother died in 1832, and the father in 1837. Sarah, the wife of our subject, was born July 1, 1801, and became the mother of eleven children-Isreal (born May 24, 1821), Catherine (born December 3, 1822), William D. (born February--, 1826, Levi (born May 1, 1828), Elizabeth (born September 25, 1830), Jacob (born October 17, 1832), David (born November 15, 1834), Harrison (born May 7, 1837), Daniel (born February 26, 1840), Mariah (born March 17, 1842), and Henry, (born August 23, 1844); of whom six sons and one daughter are living, and all are married except one son. This pioneer couple are the grandparents of twenty-eight, and great-grandparents of sixteen children. Mr. Emerick has followed a variety of vocations in life, having learned he shoemaker's trade and followed it some twenty years, then butchered a number of years, when he became a merchant, continuing life. In 1835, he was chosen a Justice of the Peace, in which capacity he acted for fifteen years. He also filled various other township offices, among which were School Director, Clerk and Trustee. Mr. Emerick has been a life-long member of the Lutheran Church, his wife adhering to the United Brethren denomination.
From The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882