Continuing our study of Emmett’s junior year dorm mates at Stetson University, we now come to Emmett’s name on the list: Hamilton Hall, or, Hamilton House, was a women’s cottage dorm. Here’s what the 1902 Stetson University bulletin said about the dorm: Some ‘club’ where you have to provide your […]
This week, I’m writing about Emmett’s law student days at Stetson University. Did you know Stetson was Florida’s first law school? It was founded in 1900, and Emmett was one of the very first graduates (he was in the class of 1904). When Emmett was in law school, from 1902-1904, […]
I was checking out some background information in one of my favorite resources today… …when I discovered something interesting in it (other than what I was looking for). This: There is a seating chart for the House side: Right before the 63rd Congress, the House side went through a major […]
In case you are just tuning in, I’m trying to locate the Wilson family Bible. I’m betting that it is in the hands of the descendants of Cephas Love Wilson, Jr. (1894-1985). I haven’t found the descendant…yet. But I’ve found something else: The Jackson County enlistment record for soldiers and […]
In three years of reading contemporary media stories on Emmett Wilson and his career, all of it is serious. Sometimes it is interesting, but humorous? Not really. I don’t doubt that Emmett had a sense of humor; but, because he had such a serious job, and was reported to have […]
Look at this wonderful colorized photo on the Shorpy website, from 1902: If you click on the photograph, you can zoom in on the details in this office. This is so striking, because all the photos I have of Emmett, and of his surroundings, including his office at the Cannon House […]
One of the hardest parts about research is not the research itself, but it is knowing who to ask about a source, and, what to ask for. Yesterday, I ‘met’ (online) the manager of the Jackson County (Florida) Genealogical Society group on Facebook. I introduced myself, vetted myself (i.e., mentioned […]
I found this an interesting overview of how the states voted in every presidential election from the Civil War to the present. Emmett cast his first vote for President in 1904. He went home from Stetson University specifically to cast his first vote. I know how he voted. He was […]
I found additional information that brings me a bit closer to finding Cephas Love Wilson’s descendants, and (hopefully), the Wilson family Bible, if it still exists. Cephas was Emmett’s big brother, law partner, and surrogate father figure, so, he doesn’t play a small role in the telling of this story. […]
Remember this post from a few weeks ago? Well, I’ve found a partial photo of that house! Take a look: In the background is the front porch of the Cephas Love Wilson house, complete with Doric column, shutters on the windows, and wooden swing! It’s accurate, too, if you recall […]
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