Emett Larimer1

FatherRobert Larimer1 b. abt 1790, d. 8 Jun 1875
MotherRachel Debusk1 b. 29 Jan 1829, d. 30 Oct 1882
Legatee11 May 1875  Emett's father wrote his will in May, 1875, about a month before his death. He left Emett and his brother Charlie a horse, saddle and bridle or the value of a medium horse in money. He also left them each a bed and bedding.1 
  Emett's date of birth is unknown to me at the present. He does not appear with Robert and Rachel in 1850 or 1860 (the 1870 census for Washington County is very spotty and Robert's household appears to have been missed) and I have not been able to locate him in 1880 after Robert's death. However the wording of his father's will suggests that Emett, like Charlie, was one of the younger sons in the family, probably born after the 1860 census enumeration.

According to High On A Windy Hill, there is a headstone in Rock Spring Cemetery (where many other members of this Larimer family are buried) for an Emmett Larimer. The stone is reported to provide the following information: "Emmett Larimer, d. 10 Jul 1877, age 85y" Is it possible the age was misread and this is actually a stone for Emett, son of Robert and Rachel? 
Last Edited6 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S706] Robert Larimer will (1875), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 18: 469. The will was witnessed by John Preston and Josiah Cole; Elias Widener and Samuel P. Edmondson provided security on Palser and Christopher Larimer's bond in the amount of $1,000.