Emily Eckley (maiden name: Burkingham) was born around 1829 in Maryland. She eventually moved to Ohio, and she married Isaac Eckley on April 25, 1848. They had at least two children: Elizabeth, born around 1849; and William, born around 1851. They lived in Mechanic, Ohio, and her husband worked as a blacksmith. They moved to German, Ohio, in the 1850s, and by 1860, they owned $35 of real estate and $40 of personal property. Her husband served in the Union army from August 1862 until June 1864. The family moved to Dover, Ohio, in the 1860s, and by 1870, they owned $900 of real estate and $100 of personal property. She probably died sometime in the 1870s.