When Emma was about six years old, the Reads moved to Kingston Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Ira decided to leave farming due to failing health. The family purchased a home in Kingston on the corner of Wyoming Avenue and Hoyt Street on 14 March 1867 (LCLR Deeds Book 115, page 380). A month later, the farm in Dallas Township was sold to to Perry W. Warden of Dallas Township. Perry Warden was one of the brothers of Ura P. Warden Reed, the wife of Emma's first cousin Levi Reed ⁵ (Isaac Read, IV⁴, Richard Read³, Isaac Read, Sr.², Joseph Read¹).

Emma's father worked in the hardware business in Kingston for about three years. In about 1868, he gave up the hardware business and went to work as a traveling saleman for William Bertols across the Susquehanna River in the city of Wilkes-Barre (Bradsby 1893). The 1870 census lists Emma's family as residents of Kingston Borough. Emma and her sisters all attended school in Kingston (1870 United States Federal Census, Kingston Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, page 120L, 9 July 1870). Their home was around the corner from Wyoming Seminary and Commerical College, which was founded as a co-educational insitution for females and males (Beers 1873). It is possible the Read girls attended the seminary, although I do not have documentation pretaining to their education.

In 1874, Ira and Elizabeth sold the house in Kingston to Emma's Aunt Christeana Read, the wife of her father's brother Jonah H. Read (LCLR Deeds Book 180, page 207). The family moved across the Susquehanna River to the city of Wilkes-Barre (Bradsby 1893). Emma married Williard F. Allen sometime in the late 1870s. In 1880, she and Williard lived with her parents on Wells Street in Wilkes-Barre. Other family members in the house included her sister Sarah, who was still single and was employed as a dressmaker. Emma's sister Anna Rebecca and her husband James Ribble (a harness maker) also lived in the house (1880 United States Federal Census, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, page 637A, 11 June 1880).

Emma and Williard had one child, a son named Ira W. Allen who was born on 2 June1884, probably in Wilkes-Barre (Bradsby 1893; Social Security Death Index). During the years 1889 through 1892, the Allens lived at 23 West Market Street in Wilkes-Barre (Williams 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892). In 1880, Williard had been employed as a dry goods salesman (1880 United States Federal Census, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, page 637A, 11 June 1880). By 1889, he was employed as a plasterer (Williams 1889). In about 1893, he was a boss plasterer (or foreman) for Charles Shiver of Wilkes-Barre (Bradsby 1893). Sometime between 1893 and 1910, Emma and Williard left Pennsylvania. They do not appear in the 1910 Pennsylvania Miracode Index for the 1910 United States Federal Census. They were living in Binghampton, Broome County, New York by 1920, so it is possible that they were living there by 1910 (1920 United States Federal Census, Ward 8, City of Binghampton, Broome County, new York, enumeration district 41, sheet 4B, 9 January 1920).

Emma and Williard's son Ira was married in 1904. In 1910, he and his wife Clara lived ar 223 Pierre Street in Kingston and their two year old son Williard F. Allen. Their next-door neighbor was Ira's first cousin, Dr. Williard Ribble⁶ (Anna Rebecca Read⁵, Ira K. Read⁴, Richard Read³, Isaac Read, Sr.², Joseph Read¹). Williard was employed as a book keeper in a furniture store (1920 United States Federal Census, Ward 1, Kingston Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district 60, sheet 7A, 21 April 1910). He eventually went into sales and moved to Binghampton, Broome County, New York (1930 United States Federal Census, 6^th Ward, Binghampton, Broome County, New York, Enumeration District 4-27, Sheet 17A, 16 April 1930). His parents had moved to Binghampton by 1920.

Williard and Emma Allen lived at 101 Washington Street in 1920. They lived with Williard's uncle and aunt, Clark and Mary L. (Ayres) Atwood. The Atwoods appear to have owned a garment factory in Binghampton. Clark owned the business and Mary worked as a manager. Nineteen year old Williard Atwood (described as a lodger in the 1920 census) also lived in the house and worked as an operator in the factory. Williard Allen did not work for his uncle and aunt. He was still employed as a house plasterer. Emma was not employed, nor was Mary Atwood's 74 year old mother, Ellen Ayres, who also lived in the house (1920 United States Federal Census, 8^th Ward, Binghampton, Broome County, New York, Enumeration District 41, Sheet 4B, 9 January 1920).