Emmons, Sylvester

Biography

28 Feb. 18081–15 Nov. 1881.2 Lawyer, newspaper publisher.3 Born in Readington Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.4 Son of Abraham Emmons and Margaret Vlerebome.5 Moved to Philadelphia, 1831.6 Moved to Illinois, 1840.7 Admitted to bar in Hancock Co., Illinois, May 1843.8 Member of Nauvoo City Council, 1843–1844.9 Editor of Nauvoo Expositor, 1844.10 Moved to Beardstown, Cass Co., Illinois, 1844.11 Edited Beardstown Gazette, 1844–1852.12 Married Elizabeth Miller, 21 Dec. 1847, in Cass Co.13 Died in Beardstown.14

Links

• papers

• History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
• History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843