Emig, George bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 949, Woodland Township
Geo. Emig, deceased, was a native of Penn., where he followed farming; he there married Miss Mary Brillhard, by whom he had 2 children, - Jesse and Isaac. Mrs. E. was twice married, her first husband being Peter Wolf, of Penn., who there passed the remainder of his life; 3 children survive who were born of this marriage. George Emig came to Fulton Co. about 25 years ago, purchasing property in Woodland tp., consisting of 80 acres; he became exceedingly prosperous; he died in 1865; Mrs. Emig is still living, residing in Woodland tp. Jesse grew to manhood in Fulton Co.; received a liberal education; in 1874 he married Miss Mary Mummert, daughter of Jonas Mummert, deceased. There are two children, Marion and Sarah, surviving.