Searching for information on John Emdee (1830 to 1890) who was born in Pennsylvania but died in Lafayette, Indiana. He married Paulina (Pollina) Hanks who was also born in Pennsylvania. Censuses indicate that John's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. Paulina's parents were born in Germany. They were married in 1855 in Indiana but marriage records have been burned. John's father may have been Christian Emdee b. 1807 in Pennsylvania and married to Nancy Byrum but only if Christian had an earlier wife since John was born before their marriage.