During the last research visit to Florida, I spent the day in Marianna, visiting Emmett’s old haunts; including: The Jackson County Courthouse, Cephas’ law office (now the law office of Elizabeth M. Simpson), St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Cemetery. One place I’d hoped to see was Cephas Love Wilson’s home, […]
We continue the exploration of A. Maxwell Wilson’s progeny. There’s four more children to meet: Warren, Woodrow, Harry, and Edith. Today, we’ll discuss Woodrow. Woodrow Wilson. Belle and Max named him for the current present; their brother Emmett was in his administration. Max obtained a postmastership (which was a presidential […]
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that the archive at Florida State University had a new item listed in their holdings related to Emmett Wilson, namely, the minutes book of the Platonic Debating Society. I contacted their excellent archivist, Sandra, and asked if it was possible for someone to take […]
The following was read from a copy of the AA Grapevine at a meeting. It was something I needed to hear today. It was also something I believe Emmett needed to hear too, back in the day. You see, Emmett knew he had to stop drinking. It wasn’t just his […]
Continuing the study of A. Max Wilson’s children, we now meet the second son, James Fannin Wilson. And confidentially, I’ve sat on the story of Fannin for several days because I wasn’t sure how to present it. In straight journalism, one presents the data, without editorializing or embroidering the piece further. […]
It’s been awhile since I reported on this other important yet elusive family reference. But finally, I have an update. As you know from previous entries, I’ve been going through the original Wilson family descendants list to locate someone, anyone, who either a) is still alive and knows where Emmett […]
Continuing with the exploration of A. Max Wilson’s descendants, we meet the second child, the Rev. Dr. Francis Childria Wilson. Because there’s now two Dr. Francis C. Wilsons to reference in this family, I’ll refer to Emmett’s father as Dr. FCW, and Emmett’s nephew as Rev. FCW. We first see […]
Dateline: April 30, 1914. The scene: Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. Emmett Wilson, accompanied by a delegation from Florida, dedicates and unveils the statue of Dr. John Gorrie, the inventor of artificial refrigeration. Gorrie was, according to The Pensacola Journal of February 1, 1914, a man “memorialized in every ton of […]
Statistically, a female child born in 2011, has a 1 out of 3 chance (33.7%) to reach the age of 100; a male child has a 1 out of 4 (26%) chance. A female child born in 1917 had a 1.4% chance of reaching the age of 100; a male […]
I came across something unusual in the continuing search for Emmett Wilson information from his brother A. Max Wilson’s descendants. Let me rephrase that: What I found may not have been all that unusual in the early 1900s, but it is a little unusual today. Let’s take another look at […]
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