A Rose for Emily

Fathers Death

Mar 20, 1862

emilys father dies (Emily is 30)

Hommer Baron is building houses

May 10, 1864

Emily starts dating Hommer Baron

Jun 19, 1864

Emily buys rat poison

Jul 10, 1865

she to buys rat poison for the rats or homer

There is a strange smell around her house

Nov 9, 1865

men set lime around the house

Mar 19, 1866

men put lime around the house to cover the smell

emilys taxes get remitted

Sep 13, 1866

emily cant get money for taxes so the mayer makes up a lie.

Emily starts a china painting class

Oct 13, 1875

Towns people finaly say that Emily needs to pay taxes

Sep 14, 1893

her taxes got remitted again

Nov 24, 1894

Emily dies at 74

Dec 23, 1909

she dies alone in her house

homers skeleton was found

Dec 26, 1909

Homers skeleton was found on a bed in Emilys House