son of Zechariah Bruyn Decker, Sr. and Nancy Bean Decker
husband of Emma Seraphine Smith Decker
father of Zechariah Nathaniel Decker, b 29 May 1872
grandfather of Jesse Nathaniel Decker, b 4 Sept 1898
great grandfather of Flora Decker Donaldson, b 7 Sept 1943
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This 1900 Census taken in Navajo County, Arizona shows an entry for
Zechariah Decker age 50, wife Emma S. age 46, daughter Emma age 23, daughter Daphne age 17, son James A. age 10, and son Silas age 6. As recorded Zechariah, Emma, and daughter Emnma were born in UT, and Daphne, James, and Silas were born in AZ. Birth months and years are given as: Zechariah March 1850, Emma Aug 1853, daughter Emma July 1866, Daphne Apr 1883, James Aug 1884, and Silas Sept 1893. According to the record, Zechariah's father was born in New York and his mother in Illinois. His wife, Emma's father was born in New York and her mother in Tennessee. As of the census date, Zechariah and Emma had been married for 31 years.
