1883 | Emily Roebling
In February of 1864, while visiting General Warren, Emily met a young man by the name of Washington Roebling, who had been serving under her brother during the Civil War. Nearly a year later, on January 18, 1865, Emily Warren and Washington Roebling were married. Though originally moving to Trenton, John A. Roebling sent his son and Emily to Europe in 1867 to study the devastating caissons disease, often called “the bends,” which was a common disease amongst bridge builders. While overseas Emily gave birth to her first and only child, John August Roebling II, on November 21, 1867.