In today’s edition of ‘Where are they now?’ we search for one of the original office buildings and residences of one Evelyn Croom Maxwell, distinguished jurist and lawyer of Pensacola, Florida. In 1890, Emmett’s uncle, Evelyn C. Maxwell was the law partner of Stephen Mallory II, who served as U.S. […]
When I last visited Florida in 2015, I spent most of the time going through courthouse archives in search of testimony and notes for the cases Emmett was prosecuting. Although I didn’t find much in the way of notes, I did uncover a load of paperwork with Emmett’s signature, which […]
The price on 211 W. Cervantes Street in Pensacola, where Emmett lived with the Kehoe family between 1911 and 1913, has dropped slightly. It can be yours for only $299,000!
One of the things I’ve always found curious about Emmett Wilson’s life was why he never lived on his own, never owned a house, never had his own apartment in which he was responsible for everything (food, furniture, utilities and the like). Emmett was a bachelor with an active and […]
The big question I’m exploring with one of J. Walter Kehoe’s descendants is this: Was he once Catholic or wasn’t he? A few days ago, I found Walter’s obituary, which mentions a Presbyterian funeral. I reached out to his grandson and asked about it. Walter’s grandson replied that he wasn’t […]
Here’s another fantastic find whilst conducting the every-other-month database sweep: Great details in this article — first, based on some other clips that I’ve found around this date, Walter was working and politically active up until the end, so there may not have been any clue anything was amiss. (I’m […]
The essay on the Wilson-Myers House was published in Wanderlust Journal, for December 15, 2017! A great way to end the year!
I often wonder what kind of employee or boss Emmett was? Was he considerate and competent? Quiet and hardworking? A lunch-stealing backstabbing jerk, perhaps? An excellent source of information on Emmett-as-colleague would be the office records — a desk calendar, case files, or even an office journal. I don’t doubt […]
Did you know that Emmett got his professional start texting (of sorts) for a living? True. And if you think about it, telegraph operators were early ‘texters.’ (Here’s a great history of telegraphing — see the first half of the article for details about the importance of the telegraph in […]
What’s the first thing most folks would do in an emergency, if you had to let family members know that you were injured in an accident, or seriously ill? You’d call them. And, more likely than not, you’d probably connect with them almost immediately. Thanks to the miracle of modern […]
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