Emma J. was born on June 13th, 1860. Emma J.'s father was Phaon Clauss and her mother was Luzetta Bauer. Her paternal grandparents were Daniel Clauss and Judith Miller. She had two brothers and a sister, named Charles Daniel, John and Clare. She was the oldest of the four children. She died at the age of 51 on March 12th, 1912.