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(by son Richard Wilkin)

Story of Emmitt Richard Wilkin:

Emmitt Richard Wilkin was born November 16, 1911 In Highland County, Ohio on a farm operated by

his father , Henry Richard Wilkin. He was the first of two sons and the second child that was born to this

marriage of Henry Richard and Lola May (Cadwallader) Wikin. One of Lola's Older Brothers, Ira had

married one of Henry's older sister which seemed to be the way things went in the family's of the period.

Emmitt Graduated from High School At New Vienna, in 1931, and was farming with his father on a farm

near Mt Sterling, Ohio.

In 1934, Emmitt married Millie Mabel Hunt, in New Vienna. He and Millie set up housekeeping in

on a farm belonging to his Aunt Ell, located between Danville, and New Market south and west of Hillsboro. Ohio.

Shortly after their first child Betty Louise Wilkin, was born, they moved to Licking County, Ohio.

There on a farm rented from Mrs. Montgomrey of Newark, Ohio near the village of Toboso, in Licking

County, along the Licking River and on the Old Railroad Tracks for the B&O, they remained for several

years. This farm was also located near a very famous landmark called "Black Hand Gorge". Emmitt

became friends with a man named Guy Shrider, who was involved with the oil wells that were on the Montgomrey Farm and struck a deal with him to rent and operate his farm just 2 miles south of the Village of Homer, Ohio. This farm was still located in Licking County and was situated on the Lake Fork Creek, that divided the farm horizontally from the west to the east. Emmitt remained on this farm until the winter of 1969 when he retired from farming and moved to the North end of Newark, Ohio at 121 Waterworks Rd.

Emmitt and Millie had gotten a divorce in 1961, Emmitt remained alone and living at the Newark

residence until September of 1992. On Labor Day weekend Emmitt drove to Pueblo West, Colorado

to join his youngest son Richard and his wife there.

Emmitt had sold his home in Newark and his son had relocated his belongings and furnishings to

Colorado just a week or so earlier. The last of September he puchased a small home in Pueblo West,

just a short distance from his son's home.

Just as he was really getting settled into his new home and all the activities for the Seniors in his

new town, he had a fatal heart attack and died on his 81st birthday at about 5 AM in the morning.

Richard, respecting his wishes, had Emmitt returned to Newark so that he could be interned at Wilson

Cemetery, just two stones south of Lola and Henry, and next to his older sister Loree.

His life was almost always the hard way but it was his way and the Good Lord granted Emmitt his

repeated request. He always said that if the Lord would grant him one request in this Life it would be

that when his time came, he would let him just go to bed one night and just not wake up the next morning.

On the very day of his 81st birthday the Lord did just that.

Loudoun County Court Record:

Hutchison, Plt. Vs. Bragg & Wife, Def.

1831, Oct. 12/1832, Dec. 13 -- continued 1854, Feb. 17 -- discontinued

To the worshipful the County Court of Loudoun your petitioners Susan B. Hutchison, John Hutchison, William F. Hutchison, Joshua Hutchison, children of William Hutchison, decd., Wesley Hutchison and John Hutchison children of Elizabeth Hutchison, dec., Thomas Hutchison, Andrew Hutchison, Silas Hutchison and Mary Hutchison which said Mary as well as said William F. and Joshua are infants under the age of twenty one years and appear by William Ambler their next friend respectfully show that John Hutchison Senr departed this life, some year since, in the County of Loudoun intestate. He had eight children to wit: William Hutchison who died before him as well as Elizabeth, Elizabeth Hutchison who married James Hutchison, Andrew Hutchison, Silas Hutchison, Mary Hutchison, Sarah married to Lewis Ambler and Rebecca married to John Bragg and Thomas Hutchison. Your petitioner Susan B. H. ______ that the said John Hutchison left a Negro woman slave named Eliza who has two children not necessary for the payment of debts, and which the administrator as such has no right to sell to said Lewis Ambler and wife and John Bragg and wife live in the state of Ohio, and your petitioners desire to have said slaves sold in as much as it is manifest they ________ sided in hand(?) Your petitioners pray that said Ambler & wife & Brag & wife be made defendants hereto that due publication be made against them, that a sale of said slaves be made and the money divided, and whatever else is need _______ be done in the premises.

Susan B. Hutchison, John Hutchison, William F. Hutchison, Joshua Hutchison, Mary Hutchison, which said William F., Joshua, and Mary are infants under the age of twenty one years, Wesley Hutchison, John Hutchison, Andrew Hutchison, Thomas Hutchison and Silas Hutchison, PLAINTIFFS agst.

John Brag & Rebecca his wife and Lewis Ambler & Sarah his wife, DEFENDANTS

On a petition to sell ________ on motion of the plaintiffs ordered that the defendants appear here on or before the first day of next court to show cause why the Negro slave Eliza in the petition mentioned with her two children be not sold in order to a division of the proceeds and that this order be recorded in the Genius of Liberty published in Leesburg for four weeks successive.

Loudoun County, to wit --

Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for sd. County, B. W. Sower, editor and publisher of the Genius of Liberty, printed in the town of Leesburg, who being duly qualified doth say, that the _________ advertisement was by him published in sd. Paper for four weeks successively, commencing in his paper dated Oct. 15, 1831. -------

Sworn before me this 14th day of November 1831. Presley Cordell.