children:
- Archie Discoe, (died in service is buried at Fort McPherson)
- O.L. Discoe ("Barney")
- Peggy Discoe
- Nellie Discoe (She is buried with her mother Mary Mang Discoe Schiedle in the North Platte cemetery)
- (another child or two? one called Hazel?)
no children: although Emma had children by a prior marriage.
Came to the USA from Germany when he was 14 years old.