Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Thursday, October 19, 1899

Another Fulton county pioneer passed away at an early hour this morning by the death of Finley EMMONS, who had been a great sufferer for more than a year with a complication of ailments which culminated in paralysis.
Finley Emmons was born in Bartholomew county, Indiana, in December 1822, and came to Fulton county when a young man. He was a farmer and lived near Tiosa most of the time until his removal to this city about four years ago. He was married four times and his last wife and six children survive.
He accumulated a considerable estate and lived in ease for the last twenty years. In early life "Fin" Emmons was known as one of the most powerful men in the county. He frequently indulged in the fistic encounters so common at political rallies in those days, and few if any ever bested him in a rough and tumble contest. But he was a kind and generous man, also, and he had hosts of friends, many of whom lionized him for his strength, his independence, his quaint candor and his loyalty to those he regarded as his friends.
The funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 1:30 by Rev. McNEELY, of Tiosa, and interment will be made in Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, October 31, 1899

The will of the late Finley EMMONS, deceased, was probated in the Fulton Circuit Court last Saturday, and all indebtedness contracted by him or on his account having been settled in full, the remainder is to be divided among his children and to his wife as follows:
Orlando EMMONS, $1,000; George EMMONS, $1,000; Lizzie EMMONS, $1,000; Lowery May EMMONS, Eldora EMMONS, Della EMMONS and Marguerite EMMONS each $1,000 and 87 acres of land to be divided equally among them. Hugh EMMONS to receive $1,000 and 80 acres of land; Eliza EMMONS, his wife, 119 acres of land and the rents and profits on 187 acres for two years, and also to have all residue and remainder of real and personal estate. Eliza Emmons is to be the guardian of all minor children.
On August 21, 1889, Finley conveyed to George Emmons 20 acres of land and by codicil to his will made the 27th day of August, 1889, this said land was received by George Emmons in lieu of the $1,000 devised to him in the will.
By codicil number 2, made on February 27, 1890, said Finley Emmons revoked the item which contains the bequest to Laura May Emmons, Della Emmons, Marguerite Emmons and Eldora Emmons, and by this codicil he gives to each of these daughters $1,000, and to Della and Marguerite Emmons 87 acres of land to be shared equally.
On the 5th day of November, 1894, the provisions of codicil number 2 were revoked and in lieu thereof the following bequests were made towit: Laura May Emmons, Della Emmons (now Della GORDON), Eldora Emmons and Marguerite Emmons to have each $1,000 payable 60 days after the father's death, and also to Eldora Emmons, Marguerite Emmons and Hugh Emmons 87 acres of land to be shared equally.
On account of the death of Eldora Emmons, by another codicil made 26th day of March, 1895, he bequeathed to his wife, Eliza, Eldora's $1,000, and her interest in the real estate is willed to Marguerite Emmons and Hugh Emmons.
The original will was made on the 7th day of April, 1888.

SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1896-1890
by Wendell C. Tombaugh