Funerals and memorial services are for the living. I understand that now. The ritual gives survivors and loved ones comfort, and closure, if that’s ever possible. Sometimes it takes years to move on after the death of a loved one. And if there isn’t a sense of closure, then you […]
Once again, it’s Halloween. This is my favorite time of year. And once again, I’ve become burned out. This time, it isn’t about Emmett and the research. It’s because I over-volunteered myself on several projects. And you know what? I saw this train wreck coming wayyy in advance. I could […]
I have great news! Emmett’s grand-niece, Elizabeth Meade Howard, has published a book! Elizabeth is the granddaughter of Katie Wilson Meade. I’ve ordered mine from Amazon, and I cannot wait to read it!
In my last post, we found Cephas Jr. back home in Marianna post recovery from a throat injury he received while he was stationed in France in 1919. According to the U.S. Census for 1920, Cephas Jr. had moved back in with his parents and had a job as a […]
On or about October 9, 1918, there was a knock at the door of the Cephas Love Wilson, Sr. house, on the corner of Jefferson and Clinton Streets, in Marianna, Florida. It was a telegram for Cephas Love Wilson’s parents — something people dreaded receiving during wartime. And it wasn’t […]
Cephas Love Wilson, Jr. was stationed in France in 1917, during which time he wrote home to his mother and father whenever he could, letting them know he was safe, and likely, telling them a sanitized — and probably censored — version of what was going on with him and […]
Our guy was born today in Hope Settlement, Belize, British Honduras on September 17, 1882. Happy Birthday, Emmett!
By 1917, Cephas Love Wilson, Jr., was probably at the end of his rope, in terms of direction, vocation, and personal satisfaction. He was 22, still living at home. College hadn’t worked out for him (law school, likely 100 percent financed by his father, Cephas Love Wilson Sr., until Junior […]
Continuing our story about Cephas Love Wilson, Jr. from here: We next find Cephas Jr. and his father, Cephas Love Wilson Sr., visiting Emmett in Pensacola: Cephas Jr., age 17, should still be enrolled at Marianna High School, but he appears to be clerking in his father’s law firm. It’s […]
Want to know why writing Emmett’s book has been taking so long? I submit: I found this during my ‘go back and check databases for updates’ routine. Something I do every other month or so. The Chronicling America database is huge, which is why one would want to limit the […]
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