Daughter of Frederick Augustus Rebman and Louisa Slack. Siblings: Flora, Milford Young, William Augustus, Louise, and Thomas Frederick.
Miss Rebman was a school teacher and superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois. She graduated from Valparaiso Normal University and went on to also attend St. Louis Academy, Columbia College, New York and Illinois State Normal University in Bloomington. After working for 14 years in county and country schools in Illinois she taught for five years in the city schools of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She then traveled extensively in the southwest while caring for her brother. She later settled in Phoenix, Arizona. There, she became an author. She wrote for magazines and at least one book, The Desert Camp. In 1910, after six more years of teaching in Phoenix, Arizona she was elected superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois.
Miss Rebman owned 120 acres of land in Goreville, Illinois in which she sold with the intent of turning it into a State Park. Workers were hired to clear paths to some of the most scenic parts of the park. It is now known as Ferne Clyffe State Park [Named Ferne Clyffe by previous owners]. In 1974, a monument was erected in her honor along the Rebman Trail. It reads:
Dedicated to the memory of Emma Rebman, teacher and conservationist, who owned and lived on 120 acres of this park, and preserved its natural beauty.
In 1923, Miss Rebman's property was named the most beautiful spot in Illinois. January 1, 1949, she deeded it to the state of Illinois as part of the state park system.
Miss Rebman loved this area for its beauty and, it is said that her favorite quotation was:
"To him who, in the love of nature holds communion with her visible forms, she speaks a various language for his gayer hours."
Miss Rebman is buried alongside her sister Flora and family. Her funeral was at Vienna Methodist Church June 21, 1951 at 2 p.m. The Rev. J. W. A. Kinison officiated. Ms. Rebman has an obituary published in The Daily Register June 20, 1951.
Miss Rebman was a school teacher and superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois. She graduated from Valparaiso Normal University and went on to also attend St. Louis Academy, Columbia College, New York and Illinois State Normal University in Bloomington. After working for 14 years in county and country schools in Illinois she taught for five years in the city schools of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She then traveled extensively in the southwest while caring for her brother. She later settled in Phoenix, Arizona. There, she became an author. She wrote for magazines and at least one book, The Desert Camp. In 1910, after six more years of teaching in Phoenix, Arizona she was elected superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois.
Miss Rebman owned 120 acres of land in Goreville, Illinois in which she sold with the intent of turning it into a State Park. Workers were hired to clear paths to some of the most scenic parts of the park. It is now known as Ferne Clyffe State Park [Named Ferne Clyffe by previous owners]. In 1974, a monument was erected in her honor along the Rebman Trail. It reads:
Dedicated to the memory of Emma Rebman, teacher and conservationist, who owned and lived on 120 acres of this park, and preserved its natural beauty.
In 1923, Miss Rebman's property was named the most beautiful spot in Illinois. January 1, 1949, she deeded it to the state of Illinois as part of the state park system.
Miss Rebman loved this area for its beauty and, it is said that her favorite quotation was:
"To him who, in the love of nature holds communion with her visible forms, she speaks a various language for his gayer hours."
Miss Rebman is buried alongside her sister Flora and family. Her funeral was at Vienna Methodist Church June 21, 1951 at 2 p.m. The Rev. J. W. A. Kinison officiated. Ms. Rebman has an obituary published in The Daily Register June 20, 1951.
Daughter of Frederick Augustus Rebman and Louisa Slack. Siblings: Flora, Milford Young, William Augustus, Louise, and Thomas Frederick.
Miss Rebman was a school teacher and superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois. She graduated from Valparaiso Normal University and went on to also attend St. Louis Academy, Columbia College, New York and Illinois State Normal University in Bloomington. After working for 14 years in county and country schools in Illinois she taught for five years in the city schools of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She then traveled extensively in the southwest while caring for her brother. She later settled in Phoenix, Arizona. There, she became an author. She wrote for magazines and at least one book, The Desert Camp. In 1910, after six more years of teaching in Phoenix, Arizona she was elected superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois.
Miss Rebman owned 120 acres of land in Goreville, Illinois in which she sold with the intent of turning it into a State Park. Workers were hired to clear paths to some of the most scenic parts of the park. It is now known as Ferne Clyffe State Park [Named Ferne Clyffe by previous owners]. In 1974, a monument was erected in her honor along the Rebman Trail. It reads:
Dedicated to the memory of Emma Rebman, teacher and conservationist, who owned and lived on 120 acres of this park, and preserved its natural beauty.
In 1923, Miss Rebman's property was named the most beautiful spot in Illinois. January 1, 1949, she deeded it to the state of Illinois as part of the state park system.
Miss Rebman loved this area for its beauty and, it is said that her favorite quotation was:
"To him who, in the love of nature holds communion with her visible forms, she speaks a various language for his gayer hours."
Miss Rebman is buried alongside her sister Flora and family. Her funeral was at Vienna Methodist Church June 21, 1951 at 2 p.m. The Rev. J. W. A. Kinison officiated. Ms. Rebman has an obituary published in The Daily Register June 20, 1951.
Miss Rebman was a school teacher and superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois. She graduated from Valparaiso Normal University and went on to also attend St. Louis Academy, Columbia College, New York and Illinois State Normal University in Bloomington. After working for 14 years in county and country schools in Illinois she taught for five years in the city schools of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She then traveled extensively in the southwest while caring for her brother. She later settled in Phoenix, Arizona. There, she became an author. She wrote for magazines and at least one book, The Desert Camp. In 1910, after six more years of teaching in Phoenix, Arizona she was elected superintendent in Johnson County, Illinois.
Miss Rebman owned 120 acres of land in Goreville, Illinois in which she sold with the intent of turning it into a State Park. Workers were hired to clear paths to some of the most scenic parts of the park. It is now known as Ferne Clyffe State Park [Named Ferne Clyffe by previous owners]. In 1974, a monument was erected in her honor along the Rebman Trail. It reads:
Dedicated to the memory of Emma Rebman, teacher and conservationist, who owned and lived on 120 acres of this park, and preserved its natural beauty.
In 1923, Miss Rebman's property was named the most beautiful spot in Illinois. January 1, 1949, she deeded it to the state of Illinois as part of the state park system.
Miss Rebman loved this area for its beauty and, it is said that her favorite quotation was:
"To him who, in the love of nature holds communion with her visible forms, she speaks a various language for his gayer hours."
Miss Rebman is buried alongside her sister Flora and family. Her funeral was at Vienna Methodist Church June 21, 1951 at 2 p.m. The Rev. J. W. A. Kinison officiated. Ms. Rebman has an obituary published in The Daily Register June 20, 1951.
