John F. Emmons of Manasquan made a short will. The will was made April 18th, 1869, only a few days before his death. Mr. Emmons left a widow and four children, the children being Forrest Oviatt Emmons, Luella Emmons, Dora Emmons and Ralph Willis Emmons. All of Mr. Emmons’s property is to go to his widow as long as she shall live and at her death whatever is left is to be divided equally among his children.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 31, 1899

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

• MyCinnamonToast.com ~ Keep up with FREE databases as they come online