What did Ralph waldo emersons parents do for a living?

Answer 1

Ralph Waldo Emersons father, Rev. William Emerson, was a Unitarian minister who had descended from a long line of ministers. He died on May 12, 1811 of stomach cancer. It is unknown what Emersons mother did for a living at this time.

Answer 2

Ralph Waldo Emerson's father, Rev. William Emerson, was a Unitarian minister, and his mother, Ruth Haskins Emerson, was a homemaker. William Emerson died when Ralph was just 8 years old, leaving Ruth to raise him and his siblings.