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Show 202 IN THE V.-\L1.EY OF OF nil, TIll, CuR PIONEER HERITAGE Although in 1902 her interests were valued from S50,000,000 $50,000,000 t~ S200,000,000 and she had a monthly income of some S50,000. the StI\'er Queen did not begin life in such rich grandt-Uc grandf.1lr, She was born SIl\'er ~ay 6, 1859. !-fay 1859 . in Richmond, Missouri, according to the family Bible ," I~ the possession possessIOn of Mrs. Hartman. Some accounts ha\'e listed Louisbirthplace, She was a daughter of Milford Bard vtlle, Kentucky as her birthplace. vIlle, ,Bransford, At the age of fi\'e five years she was and Sarah Ellen (Cooper) ,Bransford. ta~en by her parents to Park City, Utah. Her "CinderelL1" "Cinderella" story began h:artaches. and later lat~rended With ~ard work, h:artaches, ,ended in happiness, Susanna was Widowed four tlll1C:S. tirst marria"e Susanna Bransford times. Before her first worked as a milliner. She was married Novem~r: 1884 1884 to Albion B, B. Emery, ~arlysp~~k,er o~ t,he Utah House HOllse of Representati\'es, Rtpresentati\'es. who had m mllllllg been, a dabbler 10 mlnmg stocks to a large degrte. degree. but at the time of hiS death most of the holdings were declared worthless. It It was at this time that Mrs, Emery "get:w her business wings: wings."' She refused to sell the properties and obtained work in order orde:r to hold and develop de\'(:lop the interests. Although she knew nothing of conducting or operating mining property, she managed to put the mines in operation. with a "little woman woman's 's intuition and business." Gradually faculty for business," her re\'enues revenues grew until she "' interestS in all major owned interests Ctah, including the n:ines in Ct.lh, nchest, the Siln:r King. King, at Park Clchest, City. She was a partner of the E, Kearns in late Sen. Thomas E. th~t min~ min~,. .It It \~'as;, likely during penod ot thiS perIod womanly independence" !n mining circles, and because ot he~ lavish parties ~,hat she was gl yen the title ~~~t given Susannna Bransford Emery Holmes Silver Queen" which followed her to the end of her life. Mr. Emery about 18'99. After t~e death of Me. 18'99, she became the wife of.C~l. of . C~l. EdwlO Edwm B. Hol~es in 1900. He was a million:lire millionaire from Detroit, MIChigan. Michigan. They preSided at their Amelia Palace, which had been co~pletely .~e~.ovated .~e;t.ovated and fu~~ished with objects of art and opulent artlcle~, ~s Kmg and Queen .of ,of ne~rly e\'eryt~ing e\'errt~ing in Salt Lake City. The Sih S11, er queen was the object of e\'ery SOCIal attention in Rome, Mosco\.... where she was recognized for her vast London, Pans, and Mosco\v wealth, .beauty, gorgeous gowns and lavish ente~tainments. Perhaps her earlIest and greatest outlay of money was tor the wedding of her sister, MisS Nellie Nellie I3ransf Brans~ on flowers, troussc-au and 01 silver mining stock as aa. wed, wcdi Hartm~n, donor of tht· the gown ml1ectJon drcsi c" ollectJon the wedding drcs' T~e social congut-sts T~e congut'Sts ~ eluded 10 m a scrapbook co\'enl co\'crii are such itcms as a pl'rsonal pt'rsonal i of England on June 2S. j Pop<: b<:l:n ;l ~ •• ~opc Leo and h:rd lx:l:n 10 in the scrapbook, prt'Ssl:d pn:sse:d b~ L~ patin:, prcserved rose: pattcc, was a preser\'ed rase Ii ,. A littl~ princess gan: . this I "A mond rmg that hcr hc:r llIeces IlIC(CS :! who tra\'elc:d the workl 0\1 o~ period. "Why li\,d period, once said, "\vhr li\'J "After 'After the J<:ath ~k-.lth of Col CoE the Church of Jesus Chri~i di\'idcd bctwl" di\'ided her residence bc:twl' and Pasadena, S! Pasadena., California, S! RadO\'an N. Delitch of P.lr. RadO\"an N. Par In 1933, her "Quet'ns. "QuCl"nS with her marriaJ!e Prin marria~e to Prilli Russian linea~c linea~e., He d died icd t Europe. ACl~rdinJ! Acc~rdint: to thl' thl: Russian oifiliab oificiab inforlm:ll inforlllt'li l1 t1 was roplt)', rOFllty, cert;lin ceruin Prot()(OI ProtOCOl whilh would 1Ii1 his funeral. which Quc:en snapp<:d soappcd ordcr: orde~: Silver Qucen gc:t .1a battleshili "Go out and gct Salt Lake City Citr was in 193H 193H railroad cars and sil.:llcd sil.:lled at Highm:ss) Princess <En}!alitl Highncss) Prinless <En}!.llit( 9 [. at: 2s. i I ... "f! WILIJAM WILI.IAM A sketch of the life ar ci written by himself in the ei "II am the son of Edmu born February 17, 1835 ir if father was broken up in his, Francis. Soon after this he 1842 or 1843, my father go some of our relatives. The with us traveled by team I Then she and Cousin Isaac : rest, mr my sisti was sick. The rest. Ordco I Uncle William Van Orden |
