Life span: 10/29/1815 to 06/28/1904TabsLife SummaryFull name: Daniel Decatur EmmettPlace of Birth: Mount Vernon, OHBurial Place: Mount Vernon, OHBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 3No. of Spouses: 2Family: Abraham Emmett (father), Sarah Zerick Emmett (mother), Catharine Rives (first wife), Mary Louise Brower Bird (second wife) Occupation: MilitaryWriter or ArtistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: EpiscopalianMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/04/1859 04/04/1859 Daniel Decatur Emmett's "Dixie" premieres in New York City 04/08/1861 04/08/1861 Jerry Bryant, leader of the famous Bryant's Minstrels, dies suddenly in New York City, aged thirty-two Documents Images Daniel Decatur Emmett, as a young man, detail Daniel Decatur Emmett, circa 1860, engraving Daniel Decatur Emmett, circa 1860, engraving, detail Daniel Decatur Emmett Daniel Decatur Emmett, detail Bibliography
