EMISON, James Wesley — Clerk and Master Chancery Court Crockett Co., Tenn., born Maidson Co., Tenn., March 2, 1853; English-Irish descent; son of William and Bedie (Richards) EMISON; father’s occupation farmer; received common school education; married Lucy Ann WILLIAMS Dec 2, 1875; member I.O.O.F. and is a Master Mason; Justice of Peace Aug. 1888-1894, Circuit Court Clerk Crockett Co. 1894-1902, County Clerk Crockett Co. 1894-1902; Deputy C. and M. Sept. 1910 until Nov. 1910, then appointed Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court of Crockett Co., which office he now holds; member Missionary Baptist church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
