Person:Jessie Emmons (1)

EMMOUS, JESSIE, farmer; P. O. Newville. J. Emmous was born on the State road, five miles southeast of Mansfield, Oct. 16, 1838; his father, Allen Emmons, was born in the State of New Jersey, about 1801 ; he was a shoemaker, came to Ohio in 1816, and settled near Zanesville. He married Catharine Lime; they raised a daughter and five sons. Catharine Lime was a daughter of Michael Lime, a Pennsylvanian by birth; they owned a tract of land near Bellville, Ohio. Allen Emmons died near Bellville in 1838; his widow married John Lineweaver, of Morrow Co., five and one half years after his death ; she lived thirty years with him ; he died in July, 1875, since then she has lived with her son Jessie, who, at 21, commenced to farm on shares. In 1870, he was married to Mary C. Klusman, a daughter of George Reed, who was born in Adams Co., Penn., about 1791. By trade a fuller, he was married to Nancy London; they had four daughters and two sons; he died at 82 years of age; his wife was twelve years his junior and died six months later; they were members of the German Reform Church. He was a soldier in 1812; his daughter Mary was born in 1833; she married William Klusman, at 18 years of age; he was a shoemaker by trade, and a Lutheran in religion. They owned 2 acres, now S. Snyder's, then 40, now George Byerly's, then, 50 in Knox Co., where he died sixteen years after his marriage. Two years after, Jessie Emmous married his widow; they owned a house and lot in Newville, then 55 1/2 acres of the Buzzard farm, which cost $1,900; traded the town property and $500 for the William Herring farm of 66 acres ; the view from the house is very romantic. Mr. Emmous was in the Quartermaster's department during the late war, under Lieut. Drake, of the lot Michigan Regiment. His brother Albert served three and Michael about two years; he died shortly after he came home from disease contracted while there.