Born in Pennsylvania about 1902, Emma G. Deberson was the daughter of Charles Deberson and Pauline Bossey, both born in Germany.

According to the 1930 Federal Census of Pittsburgh, Emma G. Haggerty, 27, had married Patrick J. Haggerty when she was 25. They had one child, Lois, age 1. Patrick's mother, Hannah, and Emma's sister, Anna M., lived with them.

Emma G. Deberson Haggerty died on July 26, 1937 of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Allegheny county.

In 1940, Patrick Haggerty, a widower, employed as laborer in a steel mill, lived in Pittsburgh with his four children, three of whom were born to him and Emma after the 1930 census. They were Joan, 11, Lois, 9, Leo, 7, and Irene, 5.