Buell Cook

Meet Buell Cook: Lawyer, Insurance salesman, Realtor, Mayor, Statesman. Another man, like Emmett, who died too young, and whose death could have been avoided. Buell was elected to represent the 25th district in the Florida State Senate in 1909. He was reported to be an excellent lawyer who chose principles […]

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

The Chipley, Florida Phone Directory for 1906

Did you know that in 1906, Chipley, Florida (Emmett’s childhood home) had a telephone directory? Granted, it probably would not have been much larger than a 5 x 7 inch note card, but it existed. Emmett’s father, Dr. F.C. Wilson’s name isn’t listed, but as one of the town’s three […]

Estimated reading time: 1 minute