Emily Jane was born October 19, 1844 at Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, daughter of James Thomas and Mary Elizabeth (Warwick) Wilt. John Thomas Wilt was born about 1819 in Allegany County, Maryland and died August 11, 1861 in Wood County. John Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Warwick (Warnick ?), August 11, 1840 in Allegany County, Maryland. Mary Elizabeth was born June 14, 1819 in Allegany County, Maryland and died June 24, 1911 in Gilmer County, West Virginia and is buried in the Trace Fork UM Cemetery, Gilmer County. The 1860 Gilmer County Census shows Emily as having the following siblings: Washington F., Frederick, Sarah A., John F., and Vashti C. All were born in Allegany County, Maryland, except for Vashti who was born in Gilmer County.
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