As a young girl, going to the “Country” was fascinating to me. I remember my grandparents getting ready for church. My grandfather was a deacon in the church and my grandmother was the secretary. They would dress in their finest. My grandfather, dapper in his suit and my grandmother paradingRead More
A while back, I wrote a post about my great-great-grandmother, Eva Rogers. I have some updated research about Eva. For many years, I assumed Rogers was Eva’s maiden name. I found it odd that between the time she married my great-great-grandfather, Kelly Dennard and the birth of my great-grandmother LillieRead More
Lillie Mae Dennard was born around March 1894 in Georgia to Kelly Dennard and Eva Rogers Dennard. In 1900, Lillie would have been six years old. There is a six year old Lillie living with Mary Dennard, Valley Dennard and Jessie Dennard. It’s unclear the exact relationship between Lillie andRead More
Robert Jackson was born about 15 August 1880 or 1887 in Georgia. He is my paternal great-grandfather. His US World War I Draft Registration Card, dated 2 September 1918, lists his birthdate as 15 August 1880. He lived in Dawson, Terrell County and was a farmer employed by J. H.Read More
I visited Columbus, Georgia one weekend and while running an errand and waiting, I opened FaceBook to pass the time. There was a post regarding a neighborhood yard sale by Mr. Johnnie Warner who is the director of the Harambee Black History Museum in Columbus. I decided to drop byRead More
