NEW UPDATES FROM THE TIMES LONG AGO TO THE MODERN AGE OF THE 2020’S.

WE LOVE JUSTICE AND BLACK IS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL

By Timothy Doggett

“Never to forget where we came

from and always praised the bridges
that carried us over.”
-Fannie Lou Hamer
 Contents
1. Introduction 2. A Detailed 3. Beatrice 4. The Perkins 5. The Upshur
Look at My Latrice Williams Family Family
Paternal and (1918-2010)
Maternal
Halpogroups

6. The Collins 7. More on the 8. The Artis

Family Reese Family Family
9. Carlee Evans 10. More on the 11. Cultural 12. Cultural 13. Conclusion
Claud Family Staples of Staples of
Norfolk, Richmond,
Virginia Virginia.

14. More
Revelations of
My Cousins
Nationwide
 The Late Great and
Legendary singer and
civil rights activist
Abbey Lincoln
(1930-2010)
 Introduction
It has been a journey to learn about my family tree. Since 2016, I wanted to know more. Hard work
does pay off. While others want secrets to be withheld from the masses, I made a decision to show the
truth to masses of the people. I will never restrict the keys of wisdom from the people as the truth has
the right to be presented to the public. In the beginning, it wasn't easy to find out all the following
information. It was hard at first until 2018. 2018 was the year when I learned about my family tree in
another level. That year was when I was amazed to finally trace my ancestry for long centuries. I took
my DNA test at Ancestry.com and 23 and Me to find out more about my heritage. I discovered over
100 of my distant cousins. I can trace my genealogy back to the 1700's. It is hard for many of us
African Americans to do this because of slavery. All things don't occur by happenstance. I believe in
providence. Providentially, I learned of this information at the time being right. I am certainly
thankful of the Creator God for giving me the inspiration to achieve this research. Certainly, I am
appreciative of know of these things. I have communicated with many people from the Flythe family,
the Claud family, the Reese family, and other maternal including paternal relatives. I am a descendant
of Zilphy Claud on my mother's side, and I am a descendant of George Perkins on my father's side.
Through DNA testing, I found out that most of my heritage came from Nigeria and the Congo. Even
today, I know more about my people spread across America from California to Virginia. I have
recorded this information in many formats, so this information will remain permanently preserved
forever and ever. What I have found about my people is that they are made up of heroes, farmers,
veterans, fathers, mothers, cousins, scholars, and other human beings who made a difference in the
world via enumerable ways. They experienced great challenges, but they never gave up in their
journey. They persisted to be blessings among the Universe. I feel like a griot recording information
for future generations.
 A Detailed look at my Paternal and
Maternal Halpogroups
A haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a single nucleotide
polymorphism mutation. A haplotype is a group of alleles in an organism that are inherited together
from a single parent. So, haplogroups are like codes that signify where your ancestry came from
genetically. Haplogroups relate to a single line of descent. Y chromosome haplogroups (Y-DNA) and
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) halplogroups are used to define human genetic populations. The Y-
DNA is passed solely along the patrilineal line from father to son. The mtDNA is passed down the
matrilineal line (from the mother to the offspring of both sexes). Y-DNA and mtDNA change only by
chance mutation at each generation with no intermixture between parents’ genetic material. My
paternal haplogroup is called E-CTS3764.1. I came from a group of people on my paternal side of my
family from eastern Africa over 275,000 years ago. Later, my paternal line came to the Red Sea and
met with the haplogroup of DE-M145. My paternal line also came from haplogroup E-M96. My
paternal line stems from a branch of haplogroup E called E-M132, which is seen at low frequencies in
the Bahamas on the islands of Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, and Long Island. This is
likely the part of historical movement of African and Creole slaves before and after the abolition of
slavery in the British Empire by 1807. Over 25% of slaves transported to the Bahamas during the
slave trade were from West and Central Africa, which is consistent with the most common location of
E-M132. Lower numbers of slaves were taken from other ports in Africa, including those along the
Gold Coast, the Windward Coast, and the Bight of Biafra. Many African ethnic groups were victims
of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, including the Fulani and Hausa, two groups in which my
haplogroup are heavily represented by.

My maternal haplogroup is called L3e1e. This haplogroup came from women from eastern Africa
from over 150,000 years ago. This branch came from a branch of L3 called L3e. Later, this line’s
descendants were part of the migration of Bantu speaking people that began about 4,000 years ago.
They were in Cameroon. This migration reached most of sub-Saharan Africa. Today, L3e is mostly
found in central and southeast Africa. It is also found among African Americans and about one-third
of Brazilians whose maternal lineages trace back to Africa in the slave-trading era, an indication that
their ancestors may have originated in Angola rather than the more common slave-trading centers of
the African west coast. So, members of L3 were part of the Bantu Migration. Therefore, the
halpogroup L3e1e spread from East Africa in the upper paleolithic era to West-Central Africa. It is
the most common L3 sub-clade in Bantu-speaking populations. L3e is suggested to be associated with
a Central African origin and is also the most common L3 subclade amongst African Americans, Afro-
Brazilians and Caribbeans. This was when black people in West Africa used agriculture, cultivation of
lands, etc. They grew yams, legumes, peppers, and gourds. These were major dietary parts of the sub-
Saharan diet. About 4,000 years ago, they came into southern Africa. Some remained in Western
Africa. Therefore, I was born a Bantu, and I will die a Bantu (as an African American). Today, the
majority of sub-Saharan African languages are Bantu. The vast majority of African Americans are of
Bantu origin.

The Percentage of Black Americans in

the USA (Based upon U.S. Regions)

West
10%

Midwest
18%
From the 2010
South U.S. Census
Northeast 55%
17%
 Beatrice Latrice Williams (1918-2010)
Beatrice Latrice Williams was one of my greatest ancestors. She was my paternal 1st cousin. It is always
important to acknowledge great people. She lived a life of spiritual power and love of family. She was
born on December 14, 1918 at Williamston, North Carolina. North Carolina is home to many of my
paternal ancestors. Her parents were Robert Floyd Williams (1898-1976) and Leatte Doggett (1897-?).
Beatrice's grandfather was Adam Doggett (born 1862), and Adam Doggett is my 2nd great
grandfather. Beatrice Latrice Williams married Suvalu Jones (1918-1992) on the date of April 18,
1937 at Halifax, North Carolina. 1956 was the year when Beatrice Williams and her husband Suvalu
Jones along with their 14 children traveled from North Carolina into Waterbury, Connecticut. This
was part of the Second Great Migration where many African Americans traveled from the South into
the North, the Midwest, and the West Coast. The reason of why African Americans were involved in
the Great Migrations was that black Americans wanted better economic opportunities, and they
wanted to escape the brutal oppression of Jim Crow South. When black people came into the North
and the Midwest, many black people found racism, economic discrimination, police brutality, and
overt oppression. Beatrice Williams was always religious, so she allowed her family to go into church.
They joined the Little Zion Church of God in Christ. They were in the church until they relocated to
New Haven, Connecticut with Elder Thomas. By 1963, Jones met with the late Bishop Dr. Tony
Clemon. He was the pastor of the Mt. Olive Church of God in Christ. Beatrice Jones was the member
of Mt. Olive from that time until her passing. She worked with late Senior Bishop WBC Williams Sr.
and other people. She served the church duties for decades. Beatrice Latrice Williams and Suvalu
Jones has the following children: Reatha Jones-Sparkman (1937-present), Delores Jones (1943-
present), Percy Jones (1944-1993), Lurline Jones (1948-present), Annie Mae Jones (1951-present),
Robert Floyd Jones (1952-present), Joyce Ann Jones (1953-present), Larry Rufus Jones (1954-present),
Betty L. Warren, Cottie Jones, Tinya Jones Brock, Suvalu Jones Jr., and Hayward Jones. Each of these
sons and daughters traveled into many places like in Connecticut, Atlanta, Georgia, and California.
For example, Hayward, Suvalu Jr., Reatha Sparkman, Lurline Sumler, Delores J. Gatlin, and Robert
Floyd Jones live in Waterbury, CT. Larry lives in California. Annie Mae Brock lives in North
Carolina, and Joyce Ann Fyffe lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Beatrice's daughter Reatha Jones-Sparkman was born in November 11, 1937 at Halifax, North
Carolina. She is my 2nd cousin. She later lived at Waterbury, Connecticut. She also married Alvin B.
Sparkman (1933-1987) on the date of April 8, 1957. Their daughter is Lynnette M. Sparkman (who
was born on August 25, 1977). She or Lynnette M. Sparkman married David M. McLaurin on the
date of June 27, 2009 at Waterbury, Connecticut. Lynette
M. Sparkman is my 3rd cousin. Lynnette and David
McLaurin loved their child unconditionally. Betty Leatrice
Jones-Warren (1939-1999) was born on August 11, 1939 at
North Carolina. She married Robert L. Warren (1937-
1966) at Waterbury, Connecticut on the date of July 21,
1962. The couple had the son Ronnie Warren (1964-
present). In 1961, Betty Warren had the child Robert E.
Jones (1961-2019. His father was Robert Collins). Beatrice
The late Bishop Dr. She is Alicia Gatling-
Jones' daughter Dolores Jones (1943-present) continues Richard Gerald Sweat or my 3
rd

Beatrice's spiritual tradition, and she married Bishop Dr. Gatling Sr. (1944- cousin. She is also
Richard Gerald Gatling Sr. (1944-2014). Their children are 2014) was a the daughter of
courageous man Bishop Dr. Richard
Richard Gerald Gatling Jr. (1966-present. He first married who daily helped his Gerald Gatling and
Denise R. Williams on April 18, 1992 at Hartford, community. He Dolores Gatling. She
Connecticut. His second wife is Coretta Headen, who he loved life and his is active in fitness.
family completely. Her children are
married at August 27, 2011 at Hartford, Connecticut), my Mark Sweat, Amber
3rd cousin Alicia Galting Sweat (1968-present. She married Sweat, and Markycia
Mark A. Sweat on August 20, 1994 at Hartford, Sweat.
Connecticut. Their children are Amber Sweat and Mark
Sweat Jr.), Pastor Dwain V. Gatling (1970-present. He married Antionette Champion on July 10,
1993 at Waterbury, Connecticut), and Evangelist Reanette Riddick (1972-present. She married
Stephen Riddick on February 7, 2004 at Convetry, Connecticut).
 This image shows the city of Waterbury, Connecticut.

Beatrice's son Percy Jones (1944-1993) was born on November 17, 1994 at North Carolina. He passed
away on February 9, 1993 at Waterbury, Connecticut. Beatrice's daughter Lurline Jones was born in
1948. She married Sidney Francis Sumler Sr. on the date of December 8, 1967 at Waterbury,
Connecticut. Lurline and Sidney Francis Sumler Sr.'s children are Brandon Garrick Sumler (1971-
present), Regina Sumler, Barbara Joan Sumler, and Sidney Francis Sumler Jr. Beatrice's daughter
Annie Mae Brock was born on November 27, 1951 at Martin, North Carolina. Today, she lives at
Tampa, Florida. Robert Floyd Jones or the son of Beatrice was born on 1952 at North Carolina. Joyce
Ann Jones was born on 1953 at Martin, North Carolina. She married Glastone Fyffe on June 6, 1980
at Waterbury, Connecticut. Their children are Shua Fyffe-Wally (1979-present. Her first husband was
Wain C. Livingston and her current husband is Morro Wally), Marlond Fyffe (His wife is Lanna
Fyffe), and Earl Fyffe (his wife is Tamara Durr). Beatrice's daughter Cottie B. Jones was born in May 8,
1941. She passed away at June 9, 1957 at Waterbury, Connecticut. She was 16 years old. Suvalu Jones
Jr. was born on November 1, 1949. He lives at Waterbury, Connecticut. Beatrice's son Haywad Jones
married a woman named Gloria. Beatrice's son Larry Rufus Jones was born on September 23, 1954 at
Halifax, North Carolina (who now lives in Oxnard, California). He married Marionette Louise
Thomas. Their daughter is Treana Renee Jones (who was born on December 25, 1985), and Treana
lives in Southern California.
My 2nd grandfather was Adam Doggett. His grandfather was my 4th grandfather named James
Doggett. James Doggett married Edney Doggett, and they had a child named Alfred Doggett (1828-?).
Alfred son was Adam Doggett. My 3rd great grandfather Alfred Doggett married a woman named
Jennie Doggett (1820-1910). They had the following children: Alfred Doggett (1860-?), Adam Doggett
(1862-?), James Doggett (1863-?), Daniel Doggett (1868-?), and Frank Grant Doggett (1869-1949).
Frank Grant Doggett married Eliza Whitaker on February 9, 1898 at Halifax, North Carolina. My 3rd
great uncle Frank Grant Doggett later married Malinda Washington on April 22, 1903 at Halifax,
North Carolina. Frank Grant Doggett and Malinda Washington had the following children: Luther
Doggett (1905-?), Juddie Doggett (1907-?), and George Washington Doggett (1909-1984). My 3rd great
uncle Daniel Doggett (1868-?) married Mollie Demry on November 25, 1894 at Halifax, North
Carolina. Daniel and Mollie Doggett had the following children: James L. Doggett (1900-1980), Rosa
Wooten (1903-1982), Nicy Doggett (1905-?), Urdiel Doggett 1909-?), and Vinnie Anne Doggett (1912-
1978).

Rosa Wooten was born on April 11, 1903 at North Carolina. She married John Bridges (1879-?) on
January 17, 1930 at Halifax, North Carolina. Later, she married Jim Wooten (1909-?) on July 27, 1952
at Halifax, North Carolina. She passed away on November 18, 1982. My first cousin Vinnie Anne (or
Lavenia) Doggett was born in 1912 at Halifax County, North Carolina. She married Fletcher Crowell
Jr. (1911-1980) on March 21, 1933 at Greensville County, Virginia. Vinnie Anne and Fletcher
Crowell Jr. had the following children: Fletcher Crowell III (1935-?), Richard Lee Crowell Sr. (1939-?),
Jean Carol Crowell (1942-?), James Edward Crowell (1941-2016), Matthew Lee Crowell (1934-2004),
Evelyn Crowell King (1938-2002), and Dorothy Mae Crowell Gray (1931-present). Fletcher Crowell
III was born on February 3, 1935 at Halifax, North Carolina. He married Shirley Ann Crowell (1943-
2002) on September 2, 1958 at Newport News, Virginia. Their children or my 3rd cousins are
Tawanna Janene Crowell (born 1970) and Tammy Rayletta Crowell-Jones (born 1968). Tammy
Rayletta Crowell-Jones married Ricky Jones. Tammy Rayletta Crowell was born on August 31, 1968,
and she married Ricky Jones on December 18, 1993 at Newport News, Virginia. Tammy and Ricky
Jones' daughter is Destiny Rayl Jones, and she was born on May 7, 1998 at Newport News, Virginia.
Destiny Jones is my 4th cousin. My 3rd cousin Tawanna Janene Crowell's (who was born on
September 2, 1970 at Virginia) daughter is Jazmine Janae' Crowell (who was born on January 28, 1989
at Hampton Virginia). Jazmine Crowell is my 4th cousin.
 The Perkins Family
The Perkins family has a very long history. The African American Perkins family originated from
Northampton County, Virginia. Later, they traveled all across America from Maryland, North
Carolina (in Rockingham, NC, Weldon, NC, etc.), and to as far north as New York state. My 4th
great-grandfather George Perkins I was born in Virginia at 1815. He married a woman named Esther
Perkins (1816-?). Their children are Julia Perkins (1835-?), Easter Perkins (1840-1910), James Perkins
(1841-?), Emily Perkins (1844-?), George Perkins II (1847-1932), and Caroline Perkins (1862-
1927). My 4th great uncle George Perkins II (1847-1932) married Fannie Lou Blackstock on the date
of 1868 at Virginia. George and Fannie Perkins had the following children: Gundora (Geneva)
Perkins (1868-1931), Sophronia Perkins (1870-1926), John Thomas Perkins (1874-?), Victoria Oliver
Perkins (1876-1956), Louvinia Perkins (1879-1923), George D. Perkins (1880-1928), Charles A.
Perkins (1884-1951), Ellen Perkins (1888-?), Fannie Perkins (1890-?), Doctor Rutherford Perkins
(1891-1991), Woric Perkins (1896-1938), and Hattie Perkins (1899-?).

My 1st cousin Gundora (Geneva) Perkins (1868-1927) married Dennis Harris (1860-1928) on May 17,
1881 at Rockingham, North Carolina. The children of Geneva Perkins and Dennis Harris are
Cynthia (Lucinada) Broadnax (1885-1931), Suetha P. Harris (1888-?), Dennis H. Harris (1890-1937),
George T. Harris (1891-?), Linda Harris (1891-1931), Tom Harris (1893-?), and George J. Harris (1896-
1954). Cynthia Broadnax married Dennis Broadnax (18881-1975) and had the following children:
Ollie May Broadnax (1919-1960), Dennis Daniel Broadnax Jr. (1914-1978), Jeneva Broadnax (1915-
1974), Irene Broadnax (1920-2015), Wi;llie Broadnax (1923-?), Mammie Broadnax (1923-2004),
David Daniel Broadnax (1925-?), Troy Lee Broadnax (1928-?), and Jesse Broadnax (1829-1997). My
3rd cousin Irene Broadnax married King David Sam William Fountain on March 31, 1936 at Henry,
Virginia. This family later lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut as a product of the Great Migration. Irene
Broadnax and King David Sam William Fountain (1914-1964) had the following children: Clyde
William Fountain (1937-1992), Bishop Franklin David Fountain (1939-2005), Norman R. Fountain
(1941-2010), Alvestico Fountain Sr. (1943-present), Erma Fountain Johnson (1946-present), Bishop
Venoal Fountain (1947-2015), Jo Anne Fountain (1953-2002), Yvette Fountain Drummond (1956-
present), Madeira Fountain Walker (1963-present), Donald Fountain, Robert L. Fountain, Jacqueline
Fountain Campbell, Sharon Fountain Whitmore, and Zorene F. Fountain Meekins.

My 1st cousin Charles A. Perkins married Pearly Tinsley (1886-1960). Their children are James Allen
Perkins (1904-1975), Ernest Perkins (1909-1937), Lettie Lee Perkins Cohen (1910-1997), Willie Mae
Perkins (1913-1973), Pearl Perkins (1918-1956), Mammie Perkins (1920-?), Rachel Perkins (1922-?).
My 2nd cousin James Allen Perkins (1904-1975) married Bertha Lee Wade (1905-1979) on October
11, 1922 at Henry County, Virginia. James Allen Perkins and Bertha Lee Wade had the following
children: James E. Perkins (1923-2012), Pauline Agusta Perkins (1926-present), Alvin Rufus Lee
Perkins (1928-1982), Bertha M. Perkins (1931-present), Remona Leigh Perkins (1934-present), Ralph
Allen Perkins (1937-2004), Betty Ann Perkins (1940-2012), Delores Perkins Wells (1943-present), and
R. Otis Broadnax (1926-2006. His mother was Gertrude Braodnax). My 3rd cousin James E. Perkins
married Doris Mae Cooper (1930-2009). Their children are Arnece Perkins Sims (1949-present),
Everett Clinton Perkins (1965-present), Ellsworth Perkins, Kevin Perkins, and Ernest L. Perkins.
These human beings are my 4th cousins. My 3rd cousin Ralph Allen Perkins married Jerline
Broadnax Perkins (1940-2019) on the date of June 29, 1963 at Rockingham, North Carolina. Their
children are Racquel Perkins (1975-present), and Cassandra Wrenn. They are my 4th cousins.
Another relative of the Perkins family is my 4th cousin Cherry Denise Collins-Warren. She was born
on November 12, 1963 at Northampton County, Virginia. She married George Alfred Warren on
February 18, 2000 at Northampton County, Virginia. Cheryl's parents were Renzie Collins (1932-
2017) and Laurie Winkie Church (1937-present). Renzie Collins' parents were Authur James Collins
(1891-1950) and Daisey Ellen Collins (1897-1975). Daisey Ellen Collins' parents were Jackson Satchel
and Harriet Susan Kelley (1860-1927). Harriet Susan Kelley's parents were George Kelly (1830-?) and
my 4th great aunt Easter Perkins (1840-1910). Easter's parents are George Perkins I (1815-?) and
Esther Perkins (1816-?).

*Adam Doggett was my 2nd great grandfather, and he was born in 1862. He had many children. In
1886, he married Georganna Tillery. Later, he married Mary L. Hyman on June 26, 1905 at Halifax,
North Carolina. He had children with Mary Eliza Edmonds too. Then, he married Nancy Reynolds
on August 12, 1908 at Halifax, North Carolina. Adam and Georganna Tillery had the following
children: Carl Doggett, Arthur Lawerence Doggett, Ada Doggett, Penora Doggett, Mancy Doggett,
Oren, and Ily Doggett. Adam and Mary Elizabeth Edmonds had the following children: Ethel Lee
Edmonds, Ernest Edmonds, Mary Selma Edmonds, and Hattie M. Edmonds. Adam and Nancy
Reynolds had the following children: Leatte Doggett, Alphonso Doggett, Elvin Doggett, Sarah
Doggett, James Doggett, Cleveland Doggett, Joseph Doggett, Roberta Doggett, Geneva Doggett,
Emma Eunice Doggett, Carrie Bell Doggett, and Paul Doggett. All of these children are related to me.
 Adam Doggett and Nancy Reynolds (1888-1982) had a child named Joseph Doggett (1922-2001).
Joseph Doggett was born on August 7, 1922 at North Carolina. He married Sherlene Johnson on July
29, 1946 at Halifax, North Carolina. Joseph D. and Sherlene Johnson had the following children:
Shirley Doggett (1947-present), Jacqulin Doggett (1950-2016), Joycelyn Doggett (1950-1994), Joan
Doggett (1953-2012), Henry Doggett (1955-1955), Clifford Doggett, and Jospeh C. Doggett Jr. (who
passed away in 2007). My first cousin Joseph C. Doggett. had a daughter named Venita La Shon
Doggett. My first cousin Jacqulin Doggett (1950-2016) had the following children: Charles Williams,
Michael Fuller Sr., and Marcus Doggett. Shirley Doggett and Henry Louis Spencer Sr. (1937-1995)
had the following children: Chandra Dionne Spencer (1969-present) and Sean Reco Spencer (1972-
2015). Shirley Doggett and James Brayboy had the child of Troy Spencer. Shirley Doggett and Robert
Forest Clark (1943-present) had the daughter of Tawanda Joette Doggett (1967-2016). Sean Reco
Spencer was born on July 1, 1972 at Harlem, NYC. He passed away on October 3, 2015 at Baltimore.
Sean Reco Spencer and Karen Williams had the following children: Lashawn Marie Spencer and
Shaquel Dion Spencer (or my 3rd cousins). Joan Doggett married Donald Kiah, and they have a child
named Tony Cornell Kiah. My 2nd cousin Chandra Dionne Spencer was born in 1969 at Maryland.
She married James Parker Jr. Brittenia Lashell Lee is my 2nd cousin, and she was born on June 4,
1974 at Virginia. She married Harvey David Ramsey on the date of April 27, 1998 at Norfolk,
Virginia. Brittenia's brothers are Atoy Lamont Lee (1971-present) and Malvin Keith Lee (1973-
present). Brittenia's parents are James Moore and Jonell Lee (1952-2016). Jonell Lee's parents were
Sarah Doggett Lee (1917-2013) and James Wendell Lee (1920-1955). Sarah's parents were Adam
Doggett and Nancy Reynolds.

FACTS ON MY PATERNAL RELATIVES

The woman holding 2 children is Fannie The late Charles Elmore Doggett was
st
Lou Blackstock (1848-1948). She is the my 1 cousin. He lived from 1946 to
th
wife of my 4 great uncle named 2010. He was born in Northampton
George Perkins II (1847-1932). The 2 County, Virginia (He was the 1964
children near her great great graduate of Northampton County High
grandchildren Ellsworth Stanley Perkins School at Machipongo, Virginia). His
th
(born in 1946. He is my 4 cousin) and father the great man Levi Doggett Sr.
Ralph Edward Perkins (Levi married Elizabeth Wynn) or my
great uncle. Charles Elmore Doggett
passed away at Trenton, New Jersey as
many of my paternal relatives live in
New Jersey. He married Marie Elizabeth
Morris (1948-prent), and they had many
children who are Charles E. Doggett Jr.,
Anthony Doggett, and Craig Doggett.
rd
She was my 3 cousin Elder Carol
Lovette Cohen Robertson. She lived
from 1939 to 2019. She was born in
Rockingham North Carolina. Both of us
th
are descendants of my 4 great
grandfather George Perkins I (born
1815). Her love of her life was Elder
Bobby Robertson. She was a very
spiritual woman. Her parents were
William Henry Cohen (1908-1985) and
Lettie Lee Perkins (1910-1997).
 Recently, a person named Kirby Ames sent me a message on my
ancestry.com account. He said that he is related to me. He is
right. He's related to me on my paternal side. My mother said in
conversation that many of the Ames lived in the Eastern Shore.
The Eastern Shore from Virginia is where some of my father's
ancestors came from. According to my family tree, I and Kirby
Ames are 3rd cousins. Kirby Ames' father (or Ed Ames) lived
from 1947 to 2010. Ed Ames' mother was Ruth Ann Morris.
Ruth's mother was Roxyanna Upshur (born in 1885. Her husband
was Willard Morris and he lived from 1885 to 1961). Roxyanna's
mother was Caroline Perkins (1862-1927). Her father was
George Perkins I (who was born in 1815). We share the same 4th
great grandfather of George Perkins I. We are both descendants
of him. George Perkins I lived in Northampton County, which is
where many of my paternal ancestors came from. My family is
related to the Usphur family as both of my parents have said
that we're related to the Upshur people. During the Great
Migration (both the 1st and 2nd ones), many of my ancestors
left the Eastern Shore in Virginia, and they migrated to northern
areas like Philadelphia, Delaware, New Jersey, etc. Therefore, I
am related to many people of the Ames family.

She (as in the image on the left) was my 1st cousin Macenia Upshur and her daughter Lucille.

The Upshur family

The Upshur family has a long history. They originated from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. My 5th
great grandfather was Benjamin Brickhouse I. He was born in 1750. She married Polly Brickhouse
(1760-?), and they had a child named Benjamin Brickhouse II (1791-1878). Benjamin Brickhouse was
born in Northampton County, Virginia, and she married Eliza Collins (1805-?). Their children are
Johnson Brickhouse (1826-?) and Benjamin Brickhouse. Johnson Brickhouse or my 3rd great
grandfather was a member of the 9th Colored Infantry as being part of the Union during the Civil
War. He was enlisted in 1863. Johnson Brickhouse married Julia Perkins (1835-?), and their daughter
was Anna Eliza Brickhouse (1857-1921). Ann Eliza Brickhouse was my 3rd great aunt. She at first
married James Burton Jr. (1848-1931) and later she married James Kelly (1846-?) on February 12, 1893
at Northampton County, Virginia.

Anna Eliza Brickhouse and James Burton Jr. had the following children: Juliet Brickhouse (1875-
1972), Nollar Rosa Burton Upshur (1877-1961), Sadie Brickhouse (1880-1952), Virginia (aka Jennie)
Burton (1883-1968), Isaac Burton (1885-1972), Preston Burton (1888-1957), David Burton (1890-
1946), Margaret (Maggie) Burton (1887-?), David Burton (1887-?), and Henry Burton (1886-?). Anna
Eliza Brickhouse had the following children with James Kelly: Lloyd S. Kelly (1894-?), Lillie Kelly
(1894-?), Charles Kelly (1896-?), John Kelly (1902-?), and Helen Kelly (1898-?). Nollar Rosa Upshur was
my 1st cousin. She was born on September 6, 1877 at Northampton County, Virginia. She married
Ruben Benjamin Upshur on April 26, 1898 at Northampton County, Virginia. Their children are
part of the Upshur family, and they are related to me. Nollar and Ruben Upshur had the following
children: Ollief S. Upshur (1899-1995), James Velvet Upshur (1901-1975), Milton Alfred Upshur
(1904-1977), Marrie Upshur (1906-?), Eskie Upshur (1907-?0, Reuben Upshur (1909-1938), Curtis V.
Usphur (1913-1984), Alice G. Upshur (1915-1938), Andrew Phillip Upshur (1915-1995), Baylise
Upshur (1919-2014), Belle E. Upshur (1921-?), Evangeline Virginia Upshur (1921-1995), and Helen
Burton Upshur (1926-2006).

My 2nd cousin Andrew Phillip Upshur was born on April 21, 1915 at Exmore, Northampton,
Virginia. She married Hazel Virginia Douglas on April 27, 1948 at Northampton County, Virginia.
Andrew Phillip Upshur lived in New York State (in Buffalo) before his passing, and he was a member
of the U.S. Army during World War II. Their child was Andrew Philip Usphur Jr. (who was born on
April 5, 1954. He is my 3rd cousin. He is from Buffalo, NY). She married Teria Ashe Upshur.
Andrew Upshur Jr. and Teria Upshur’s children are Jordan Upshur and Langston Upshur (these two
children are my 4th cousins). Rachel L. Denby is my 5th cousin who was born in 1898 at New Jersey
at Essex County. Her parents are Talbert W. Denby (born 1955) and my 5th cousin Louise E. Nahala-
Nottingham (born August 31, 1964 at Northampton County, Virginia). Louise's parents are Percell
Isaiah Nottingham (born 1943) and Clara Anne Upshur (born 1944). Clara Ann Upshur was born on
February 3, 1944 at Northampton County, Virginia. Her parents are Willis Nelson Upshur (1914-
1998) and Anna Louise Satachel (1915-1992). Willis Nelson Upshur's wife of Ann Louise Satchel is
related to the Perkins family too. Evone Elizabeth Fisher (born on August 21, 1964 at Northampton
County, Virginia) is my 5th cousin. Her parents are Willie Dosey Fisher (born 1933) and Evonee
Collins (1940-1993). Evonee Collins' parents are Charles E. Collins (1915-1988) and Virgnia Mae
Willis (1919-?). Charles E. Collins' parents are Arthur James Collins (1891-1950) and Daisey Ellen
Collins (1897-1975. Daisey is related to the Perkins family).

Recently, my parents said that my family is related to the Upshur family on my father's side. They are
right because of many reasons. Long ago, the Upshur family came from the Eastern Shore in Virginia.
Esther Perkins was born in 1816. Her husband was George Perkins I (he was born in 1815). Later, the
couple had a child named Carolina Perkins (1862-1927). Caroline Perkins was my 4th great aunt. She
married Henry Upshur (1858-1940) on December 29, 1881 at Northampton County, Virginia. One
of their daughters was Roxyana Upshur (she was born on 1895). She married a man named James
Willard Morris (1885-?) on October 28, 1914 at Northampton County, Virginia. One of their
children was Willard O. Morris (1916-2005). Willard O. Morris married Odessa Morris (1921-?), and
their daughter was Madeline Morris. She married Clifton James Showell. One of their sons was
Clifton James Showell Jr. (1956-present). He married a woman named Vivian Douglin (born in 1958).
Vivian Douglin is the daughter of the late Frank St. Clair Douglin (1922-2001). Frank was from the
Caribbean at Barbados in his ancestors. Clifton James Showell Jr. and Vivian Douglin's daughter was
Vivian Chantel Showell (1988-present). Vivian Chantel Showell is my 5th cousin. The Upshurs live in
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and as far north as New York. Therefore, secrets are being revealed at
the right time.
 The Collins Family
The African American Collins family lived in the Eastern Shore of Virginia for centuries. They are
related to me in many ways. First, it is important to go way back. My 2nd great grandfather was Harry
Bailey. He was born in 1855 in Virginia. His mother was Emily Bull. Harry Bailey married Esther
Brickhouse Bailey (1862-1955) on 1882 in Locus Mount, Virginia. Harry Bailey and Esther
Brickhouse Bailey had the following children: Carlton Bailey (1883-?), Effie Sarah Bailey Bryant (1891-
1977), Ida Bailey (1892-1910), Calvin Bailey (1892-1954), Carrie Bailey (1895-?), Evaline Bailey (1895-
?), and James Bailey (1896-?). Effie Sarah Bailey Brant was my great-grandmother who was born on
June 13, 1891 at Virginia. Her first husband was Jacob Collins (1869-1928). Effie Sarah Bailey Bryant
and Jacob Collins married on the date of July 4, 1909 at Northampton County, Virginia. Their child
was my great-uncle Wilbert Collins (1909-1990). Effie’s 2nd husband was William Henry Bryant
(1892-1962). Wilbert Collins married Lillian Mapp to have the following children: Ralph William
Collins (1928-2008), Mallie G. Collins (1930-present), and Richard Collins (1935-?).

Wilbert Collins was born in Northampton County, Virginia and he passed away at Philadelphia on
June 22, 1990. Lillian Mapp Collins lived from October 15, 1909 at Virginia to May 26, 1996 at
Philadelphia. My 2nd cousin Iris P. Douglas-Collins (1955-1995) married Archie Lee Collins Jr. (1952-
1994). Their child was Archie Lee Collins III, who has links in Florida. Iris P. Douglas’s mother was
Dorothy Mae Doggett (1937-2014), whose father was James Curtis Doggett (1915-1992), whose father
was Carl Doggett (1886-1968), and whose father was Adam Doggett Archie Lee Collins III is my 2nd
cousin. His father was Archie Lee Collins Jr., whose father was Archie Lee Collins (born in 1933),
whose father was George Henry Collins (1897-1965), whose father was Douglas Collins (1877-1920),
whose father was Caleb Collins Jr. (his wife was Peggy Bailey. Caleb Collins lived from 1834-1920),
whose father was Caleb Collins (whose wife was Adah). Caleb Collins lived from 1834 to 1920. Adah
Collins lived from 1838 to 1896. Caleb Collins’ father was Major Collins (1816-1877) and Lakey
Collins (1810-?) was his wife.
She was Deaconess Clarine E. Jones-Reese or the wife my 2nd cousin Deacon William Edward Reese
II.

More on the Reese family

There are many new research found about the Reese family. I am related to the African American
Reese family found in Virginia on the mother's side of my family. Many of them traveled from
Virginia into Georgia, Texas, other parts of Virginia, Pittsburgh, and other areas of America. Many
people from the Reese family contacted me about finding out about their ancestors, so I am willing to
show them the truth. This story started in Virginia during a long time ago. My mother told me about
this story and wrote it down for many years. Richard Reese was my 3rd great grandfather, and he was
born in 1835. Richard Reese married Jane Redman, and they had many children. Their children
were: Thomas Reese (1864-?), Todie Reese (1866-?), William Reese (1867-1942), Eldridge Reese (1870-
1931), Indiana Reese (1871-1946), John Reese (1874-?), Benjamin Reese (1874-1935), and Daniel
Reese (1879-1939). Indiana Reese married George Seaborn (1862-?). One of their children was Hollie
Ethel Seaborn (1908-1996). Hollie was my great grandmother.

Therefore, one of their (or Richard Reese and Jane Redman) children was Eldridge Reese. Eldridge
Reese was my 3rd great uncle. Eldridge Reese married Gertrude Blow in 1891. She lived from 1876 to
1932. Eldridge Reese and Gertrude Blow had the following children: Nettie Jane Reese (1893-1958),
Washington Reese (1895-?), Ursula Reese (1898-?), Erslin Ann Reese (1899-?), Johnnie Burrell Reese
(1903-?), Georgiann Reese (1905-?), James Elliott Reese (1909-1982), Ernest Reese (1911-1990), Mary
Gertrude Reese (1913-?), and Harris Reese (1913-?). Their (i.e. Eldridge and Gertrude Blow) daughter
Nettie Jane Reese was my 1st cousin. Nettie Reese married Washington Harvell. Nette Jane Reese and
Washington Harvell had the following children: Edgar Harville (1915-1976), Horace Alexandria
Harvell (b. 1915), Hugh Robert Harvell (1917-1989), Hattie Harvell (b. 1924), John Harvell (b. 1926),
Doretha Jane Harvell (b. 1933). Nettie Jane Reese passed away on April 6, 1958 at New York City.
Hugh Robert Harvell is my 2nd cousin. He lived from 1917-1989. He was born on July 17, 1917 at
Jarrat, Virginia. He married Rosa Lee Massenburg on August 9, 1945 at Virginia. They divorced on
the date of December 21, 1987 at Sussex, Virginia. Hugh Robert Harvell and Rosa Lee Massenburg
(1924-2017) had the following children: Robert L. Harvell (1946-1988), Patricia Harvell Groce,
Donald Harvell, and Lester Harvell.

The son of Richard Reese (1835-?) was William Reese or my 3rd great uncle (1867-1942). He was born
on May 5, 1867 in Virginia. He married Mary Taylor (1860) on 1899 at Norfolk, Virginia. Their
children are: Jeanetta Reese, Novella Reese (1890-?), Richard Reese (1893-1962), Alice F. Reese (1896-
?), Alphonse Reese (1897-1924), Olander Reese (1897-1964), Lula M. Reese (1897-?), and Alexander
Reese (1899-1985). Richard Reese married Mattie Owens (1893-1934) on April 10, 1912 at
Richmond, Virginia. Their children are Sarah Reese (1915-?), Richard A.
Reese Jr. (1915-1954), Lola Mattie Virginia Reese (1918-1982), Herman
Reese (1920-1954), Doris Alease Reese (1922-1993), Davis Reese (1922-?),
Gladys Lee Reese (1924-?), Margaret Reese (1927-1981), Deacon William
Edward Reese II (1929-2005), and Edgar Reese (1932-2005). Richard Reese
married Tula Bessie Williams (1894-1974) after Mattie Owens passed away
on December 24, 1939 at Virginia. Deacon William Edward Reese II was
my 2nd cousin. He married Clarine Elizabeth on the date of April 25, 1951
at Prince George, Virginia. Deaconess Clarine Elizabeth Jones-Reese lived
in Disputanta, Virginia. She was very religious whose parents were Walter
rd
He was my 3 cousin Jones and Lilian Hunt Junes. She worked at the Central State Hospital for
named Berkley over 30 years. She was part of the First Baptist Church at Disputanta. She
Nathaniel Mayes (1950- worked at the Food Bank, was a member of the NAACP, and worked in
2018). He was known as her community in many ways.
“Berk.” His parents were
Gladys Reese Mayes (or Their children are William E. Reese III (1953-present), Sylvester Leroy
my 2nd cousin) and Reese (1953-present), Garry Glen Reese (1955-present), Delores Archer-
Bryant Mayes Sr. Berkley
Korokous, and Al Justice. Garry Glen Reese is my 3rd cousin. She had
Mayes was born in
children with a German born (and lives in Georgia now) woman named
Disputanta, Virginia and
later lived in Petersburg. Petra C. Reese. Petra Reese works in dentistry. Their children are Lateefah
He was part of the First Clarine Reese (whose child is Skye Janelle White born in 2012. Skye is my
Baptist Church 4th cousin) and Jermaine Garry Reese (who married Jasmine P. White on
Disputanta. March 15, 2014 at El Pasto, Texas. Their child is Sarai Reese or my 4th
cousin). Lateefah and Jermaine Reese are my 4th cousins. William E. Reese
III (born in 1953) married the late Valgeanette Hunt on July 5, 1975 at Prince George, Virginia. Their
children are Latasha Lynette Reese (1980-present), Lola Syne Hobbs, William Reese IV, and Jeffery
Hill.
 Many of the Reese family lives in Pittsburgh.

*Updates: I found more discoveries of the Reese family. Long ago, Richard Reese (1847-?) and Ann
Howell had the following children: Thomas Reese (1863-1946), Indiana Reese (1866-1946), William
Eli Reese (1867-1942), and Todie Reese (1866-?). Richard Reese and Ann Howell were born slaves.
Later, Richard Reese married Jane Redman and had the following children: Eldridge Reese (1870-
1931), John Henry Reese (1873-1945), Benjamin Reese (1874-1935), and Daniel Reese (1879-1939).
The Reese family came from Virginia and traveled to Georgia, New York City, Pittsburgh, Michigan,
and other places of America. Recently, I communicated with some of their descendants on
Ancestry.com too. Richard Reese was my 3rd great grandfather. My mother talked about Indiana
Reese (or Richard Reese's daughter) all of the time. Indiana Reese was my 2nd great grandmother.
Indiana Reese married George Seaborn on the date of February 27, 1883 at Sussex, Virginia. They
had a daughter named Hollie Ethel Seaborn Peeples. Hollie was my great grandmother and she lived
from 1908 to 1996. I have seen Holie before when I was a child. She married Joseph Henry Peeples
(1898-1972), who was my great grandfather. A lot of the puzzles are coming together.

The son of Richard Reese and Jane Redman was John Henry Reese (1873-1945). John Henry Reese’s
first wife was Laura Reese (1899-1935). Laura’s father was a man named James Overton. John Henry
Reese was my 3rd great uncle. Later, John Henry Reese married Helen Catherine Overton on the date
of November 4, 1936 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Helen Catherine Overton lived from June 18, 1915 at
Windfall, North Carolina to September 5, 2008 at Portsmouth, Virginia. John Henry Reese and
Helen Catherine Overton had the following children: John Henry Reese Jr. (1937-2009), David
Sylvester Reese (1939-present), Helen Aleene Reese (1941-present), Gloria Christine Reese (1943-
2013), and Violet Mae Reese (1947-present). These children of John Henry Reese and Helen
Catherine Overton are my 1st cousins. John Henry Reese Jr. lived from February 14, 1937 at
Portsmouth, Virginia to February 9, 2009 at Portsmouth, Virginia. He lived in Portsmouth, Virginia
throughout his life. He loved the sea and he served in the Navy, the Coast Guard, and he was a
merchant seaman. Also, John Henry Reese Jr. was a member of the St. Paul AME Church in
Portsmouth. John Henry Reese Jr. married a great woman named Sarah Ann Cooke (1945-1999) on
the year of 1971 at Pasquotank, North Carolina. John Henry Reese Jr. and Sarah Ann Cooke’s
children are: Carol Yvette Reese (1966-present), Johnny Reese (1969-present), Michael Anthony Reese
(1965-present), and Sarina Reese (1982-present). These human beings are my 2nd cousins. Michael
Ann Reese married Darcy Jo Matthews on March 30, 1987 at Hampton, Virginia. Johnny Alonzo
Reese married Zina Nichele Graham on July 27, 1990 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Carol Yvette Reese
married Philip Andre Corry Senior on March 13, 2004 at Portsmouth, Virginia.

The woman to the right is Margaret Marion Artis. She lived from July 4, 1930 to December 2, 1967. Ashe was
born in Southampton County, VA and she passed away at Norfolk, VA. Her parents were Garfield Artis and
Annie Mildred Bynum.

The Artis family

Here are the following links of me to the Artis family:

1. My 2nd great aunt Mary Anna Bynum (1922-present) married Reddick Artis (1910-1968). Their
daughter was Mary Louise Mason (1939-2002). Mary Louise Mason married Sheppard Mason, and
their child is Michal Antonia Mason (1961-present). Mary Anna Bynum is the daughter of my 2nd
great-grandfather Fenton Bynum Sr. (1885-?). Mary's mother was my 2nd great-grandmother Mary
Belle Sykes (1894-1936).

2. Susie Claude is my 2nd great aunt. She lived from 1915-1999. Susie Claude is the daughter of
Arthur Boss Claude (1891-1974) and Martha Jane Claude (1880-1949). Susie Claude married
Thaddeus Wilson Artis (1913-1968) and they had a daughter named Artis (1936-1936).

3. William Henry Claude (1938-2001) was my 3rd cousin. His parents were Thomas Jefferson Claud
(1907-1997) and Elsie Elizabeth Owens (1912-2003). William Henry Claud married Christine
Elizabeth Artis on the date of June 21, 1958 at Courtland, Virginia. Christine Elizabeth Artis' parents
are Henry Artis and Elnora Jones. William and Christine Claud's children are Silvester Conrad Claud
(1960-present) and Valencia Jean Claud (1963-present).

4. Robin Darelne Artis is my 5th cousin. She was born on November 28, 1958. The Claud and Artis
family migrated from Southampton County, Virginia into Philadelphia regularly (as a product of the
Great Migration). Robin Darlene Artis' parents are Robert Edward Artis (1933-present) and Ella
Mable Claud (1935-2004). Robin Darlene Artis' son is Royse Ashley Britt.

Carlee Evans
My late relative Carlee Dorcus Evans-Falucon’s life has been a mystery for me for a while. Now, in late
2019, I know more about her life. She was my 2nd cousin. A lot of this information is new, and I
haven’t revealed a lot of this information in public until now. Carlee lived from 1918 to 1993. Her
parents were the late Edward Franklin Evans (1876-?) and Mobie Lee Sykes (1886-1932). On an old
document about Zilphy Claud from my mother, I found the name of Mobie Lee Sykes. That opened
up a light bulb in my mind. Mobie Lee Sykes’s parents were Willie Sykes (1832-?) and Lydia Claud
(1842-?). Lydia Claud’s mother was the heroic Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Zilphy Claud was my 5th
great-grandmother, and Lydia Claud was my 5th great aunt. Now, Carlee Evans married twice. Her
first husband was Andrew Jackson Langston (1915-1995). They were married at the date of August 7,
1933 at Nansemond, Virginia (or Suffolk, Virginia today). Their 2 children together were Catherine
Eloise Langston (1933-2001) and Shirley Marie Langston (1937-2003). The couple of Carlee and
Andrew Langston divorced on the date of December 19, 1953 at Nansemond, Virginia. Andrew
Jackson Langston remarried to Ernestine Richard Wilkins (1919-2013) at February 4, 1955 at
Nansemond, Virginia. Carlee Evans passed away on July 20, 1993 at Chesapeake, Virginia.

Carlee Evans married Rev. James Andrew Faulcon on the date of August 4, 1973 at Norfolk, Virginia.
Carlee’s daughter Catherine Eloise Langston (or my 3rd cousin) was born on December 11, 1933 at
Suffolk, Virginia. She first married George Washington McDonald (1933-1993) on November 15,
1952 at Nansemond, Virginia. They divorced on October 29, 1962. Later, Catherine married Samuel
Almond on April 26, 1963 at Pasquotank, North Carolina. Catherine and George’s daughter is
Vanessa Almond Vann (1953-2008). Vanessa Almond Vann was my 4th cousin, and she married
Larry Wiggins Vann (1950-2009) in 1971 at Pasquotank, North Carolina. Their children are Kimberly
Mikita Vann (1975-present) and LaRon Vann (who are my 5th cousins). Carlee Evans’ daughter
Shirley Marie Langston was born on December 25, 1937 at Suffolk, Virginia. She was my 3rd cousin.
She married Nathaniel Herman Ashe Sr. (1934-2014) on July 12, 1957 at Nansemond, Virginia.

Their children are Theresa Veronica Ashe (She was born on January 30, 1958 at Nansemond,
Virginia. She married Henry Allen Brooks on 1979 at Pasquotank, North Carolina), Nathaniel Ashe
Jr., Andrew Fitzgerald Ashe, Christopher Ashe, and Jacqueline Abdud Asim. Nathaniel Ashe Jr. (who
is my 4th cousin) was born in February 6, 1959 at Nansemond, Virginia. He traveled the world as a
businessman. He worked in New York City for time. At NYC, he met a woman from Singapore
named Ai Choo Hi, and they both married at New York City on 1982. They had the following
children: Keisha Mei Ling Ashe (She was born on March 2, 1986 at Virginia Beach, Virginia),
Jonathan Wei Hong Ashe (He was born in October 20, 1988 at Newport News, Virginia. He married
a Sister named Alexandria Ashe), and Nicholas Ashe. Keisha, Nicholas, and Jonathan are all my 5th
cousins. My 4th cousin Theresa Ashe Brooks or the daughter of Nathaniel Herman Ashe Sr. and
Shirley Marie Langston is a great person. Theresa Ashe Brooks’ late husband was the great man Henry
Allen Brooks (1952-1996). She went to John F. Kennedy High School, studied Juvenile justice at
Virginia Commonwealth University, and loves her family. Her daughters are Christina and Nicole
Brooks.
 The image on the left shows my 2nd great aunt Cora Bell Claud (1929-1964) with her son Philip
George Darden (1950-2005). The image on the right is Cora Bell Claud's husband and Navy veteran
Bernard George Darden (1926-1998).

More on the Claud Family

The Claud family is very diverse. Lila (Tigue) Claude lived from March 22, 1892 at Virginia to May 9,
1980 at Portsmouth, Virginia. She or Lila Claud was my 3rd great aunt. Her parents were the late
Rev. James Thompson Claud (1857-1926) and Susanna Field Hurst-Turner Claud (1862-1949). Lila
Claud married Matthew Harris first. Lila Claud and Matthew Harris had the following children: Onie
Harris (1914-1997), James Alexander Harris (1915-1969), Buble Harris (1917-?), Junius Harris (1918-
?), Jamison Harris (1918-?), Willie Lee Harris (1919-1985), and Arthur Harris (1922-2009). Lila Claud
later married Richard Pullum (1885-1987) on January 28, 1933 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth
was a city where many of my maternal relatives migrated to from Southampton County, Virginia.
Portsmouth is like a sister city to Norfolk, Virginia as both cities are so close to each other. Arthur
Harris or the daughter of Lila Claud married Essie Marie Johnson on July 20, 1951 at Portsmouth,
Virginia. Arthur and Essie Harris had one daughter named Delvonia Marie Harris (she was born on
March 29, 1949). Arthur Harris lived from October 6, 1922 to January 27, 2009. Arthur Harris was
my first cousin. He lived on Taft Drive. His daughter Delvonia Marie Harris first married Dennis
Timothy Osby (1947-present) on the date of March 1, 1971. Their child was Mechelle M Osby.
Delvnia and Dennis Osby had a divorce on the date of September 19, 1977 at Portsmouth, Virginia.
Later, Delvinia Marie Harris married Therel Gene Gray (1951-present) on the date of June 14, 1980
at Portsmouth, Virginia. The daughter of Delvonia Marie Harris is Mechelle Monique Osby (She was
born on September 14, 1971 at Portsmouth, Virginia). Lila Claud and Matthew Harris’ daughter of
Onie Harris lived form July 16, 1914 to August 3`, 1997 at Baltimore, Maryland. Onie Harris
married John Henry Whittaker (1910-2001) on December 21, 1930 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Their
children are Henry Donzelle Whittaker (1932-present), Alfred Orene Whittaker (1933-present),
Carolyn M. Barbee (1942-2021), Patricia A. Phillips (b. 1943), and Reverend Selena Mae Whitaker
Thomas (b. 1946).

Many years back, my later uncle Bill talked

about the Nottoway Native American tribes.
Recently, I knew that Susanna Field Hurst
Turner (1862-1949) or my 3rd great
grandmother was a descendant of Nottoway
Native Americans. My mother also talked
about the Hardy family. Not only are many in He is Leroy Hardy Jr. or She is Nancy Fulton
the Hardy family descended of Susanna nd
my 2 cousin as we are Hardy. She is the wife of
Turner, but many of them are my maternal both related to Rev. Leroy Hardy Jr. She was
cousins. Leroy Hardy Jr. is my 2nd cousin. He James Thompson Claud born in 1963 at San
was born on November 10, 1961, and we and Susanna Field Hurst Diego, California, and
share the same 3rd great grandfather Reverend
Turner. Leroy Hardy Jr. she was raised in
James Thompson Claud (1857-1926). Rev.
was born in Virginia. Chesapeake, Virginia.
James Thompson Claud was the husband of
Susanna Field-Hurst Turner. Today, Leroy Hardy Jr. is the tribal council member of the Nottoway
Indian Tribe of Virginia Inc. (Official). He is the co-owner at the Hardy family farm. He lives in
Sedley, Virginia, and he was born in Franklin Virginia. His parents were Leroy Hardy (1921-1996)
and Olga Jannette Warren (1929-1978). Leroy Hardy Jr. has worked hard throughout his life. He
married the love of her life who is Nancy Fulton on the date of September 5, 1987 at Newport News,
Virginia. Nancy Fulton was born on May 11, 1963 at San Diego, California. Her parents were Cephas
Fulton (who was born on June 31, 1938) and Hiroko Hodaji (1933-2008). Nancy Fulton’s sister is
Debra Lisa Fulton who was also born in Long Beach, California on October 17, 1968. Debra Lisa
Fulton married and divorced Joseph Edward Dismuke. Now, Debra Lisa Fulton is married to Godfrey
D. Weekes on January 18, 2003 at Marion, Indiana. Leroy Hardy Jr.’s grandmother is Virgie Mae
Claud Hardy (1895-1968). My mother has heard of Virgie, and she is my 3rd great aunt. Leroy Hardy
Jr. and Nancy Fulton have the following children: Aaron Lee Hardy, Stephen Hardy, Daniel Hardy,
Joshua Hardy, Alisah Joy Hardy, Kristen Hiroko Hardy, and Bethany Olga Hardy. These children are
my 3rd cousins. Therefore, we are all related, and we are all family.

There are other people related to the Claud family. My 5th cousin Brittany Markeia Amefu was born
on November 21, 1994 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Her parents are Norbert Kwami Amefu and Dotsie
Mae Claud (she was born on November 1, 1960 at Southampton County, Virginia). Dotsie Mae
Claud's parents were Thomas Lee Claud (1929-1995) and Dotise Anne Barnes (1930-1989). Dotsie
Anne Barnes's parents are Thomas Jefferson Claud (1907-1997) and Elsie Elizabeth Owens (1912-
2003). Thomas Jefferson Claud's parents were Richard Washington Claud (1874-1945) and Ann
Elizabeth Claud (1876-1960). Richard Washington Claud's parents are George Washington Claud
(1854-1923) and Martha Ferguson (1830-?). George Washington Claud's mother was Zilphy Claud
(1820-1893).

Tony Sanchious is my 5th cousin. He was born on July 23, 1975 at Lynchburg, Virginia. His parents
are Theodore Sanchious (born 1946) and Gloria Sanchious (born 1946). Gloria Sanchious was born
on October 12, 1946. By 1968, she lived in Philadelphia. Gloria is my 4th cousin and her parents are
Willie Shuler (1914-1985) and Ella Lou Claud (1919-1971). Ella Lou Claud is my 3rd cousin. Willie
Shuler and Ella Lou Claud had the following children: Willie Shuler Jr. (1943), Gloria Sanchious
(1946-present), Baby Girl Shuler (1952-1952), and Barbara Ann Holmes. Ella Lou Claud's parents are
Joseph James Claud (1894-1988) and Georgia Bynum (1893-1975). Joseph James Claud's parents are
Frank Thomas Claud (1861-1948) and Elizabeth Whitehead (1868-?). Joseph James Claud and
Georgia Bynum had the following children: Amos Columbus Claud (1916-1965), Ella Lou Claud
(1919-1971), Christopher Claud (1920-1985), Ruth Victoria Claud (1923-2003), Bishop Lloyd C.
Claud (1926-2011), and Frank Daniel Claud (1929-1988).

There is more information about my late 2nd cousin Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. (1914-2000). His father
and mother were Bishop Charlie Wesley Lowe (1875-1954) and Louisa A. Sykes (1876-1955). My late
1st cousin Louisa A. Sykes’ parents were Willis Sykes (1832-?) and Lydia Claud (1842-?). My 5th great
aunt’s Lydia Claud mother was my 5th great grandfather Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Elgin Madison
Lowe Sr. was born on March 15, 1914 at Southampton, Virginia. He and his family later moved into
Suffolk, Virginia. By 1932, he was a graduate of Nansemond Collegiate Institute. He got a teaching
certificate from the institute in 1934. He taught at the Jefferson Elementary School in Sussex County,
and he was involved in the Windsor plus the Isle of Wright County school system. He was the
principal of Camptown Elementary, Georgia Tyler High Windsor Elementary, and Booker T.
Washington Junior High Schools. He served many administrative positions. He was one the board of
visitors at Virginia State University and Norfolk State University. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. was the first
black school principal in Virginia to be elected rector of the board of visitors at Virginia State
University. He wrote many books including his autobiography. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr.’s brothers
and sisters are: Howard H. Lowe (1898-1958), Flossie Baylee Lowe (1899-?), Palease Lowe (1900-?),
Charlie James Lowe (1901-1967), Danier Elsie Lowe (1917-2007), and Joseph Isaac Lowe (1919-1974).
Elgin Lowe Sr. married Lois Elaine Ballard (1910-1990) and had the following children: Jean Dencye
Lowe (1936-present), Elgin Madison Lowe Jr. (1939-present), and Sandra Marilyn Lowe (1943-
present). Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. and his other family members including his cousin Iola Branch were
pictured in ca. 1948. My 3rd cousin Jean Dencye Lowe married Hubert Lathen Teague (1928-2004)
and had the following children: Marsha Lynn Teague (1957-present), Lance Madison Teague (1958-
present), Brad Steven Teague (1970-present), and Ryan Teague. Elgin Madison Jr. married Moizelle
Hortense Henderson. The couple has the following children: Denise Renee Lowe (1964-present), and
Mark Madison Lowe (1971-present). My 4th cousin Denise Renee Lowe married Joseph Talmadge
Walters on December 19, 1992 at Richmond, Virginia. Their children are Benaiah Madison Walters
(born in 1996) and Jennifer Michelle Walters. My 4th cousin Mark Madison Lowe married Ponnette
Rozzell Smith on the date of September 18, 2004 at Richmond, Virginia. He or Mark Madison Lowe
was born on March 22, 1971 at Richmond, Virginia. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. had a long legacy
involving education, political work, and spirituality. I am related to the Lowe family on the mother's
side of my family.

* It is no secret that my maternal relatives are part of the Bynum family. Many of them originated
from Southampton County, Virginia. My first cousin is Pamela Bynum (she was born in 1959). She
married Lorenza Terry Doles. There is a Lowe family connection with Lorenza Doles too. Pamela
Bynum's parents were Abbington Bynum (1915-1984) and Florence Nightingale Smith (1927-2012).
Abbington Bynum was my 2nd great uncle. Lorenza Doles' parents are James Raymond Monroe Doles
(1930-1987) and Eunice Agnes Bradshaw (b. 1937). James Raymond Monroe Doles' parents were
Alvin Benjamin Doles (1886-1964) and Edna Virginia Davis (1892-?). Alvin Benjamin Doles' parents
were Robert Doles (1863-?) and Elizabeth Lowe (1867-?). Elizabeth Lowe was the daughter of Jane
Ridley and Madison Lowe. You can Google the names of Jane Ridley and Madison Lowe to see the
historical significance of both people. Jane D. Ridley's son is Bishop Charlie Welsey Lowe (1875-
1954). His son is my 2nd cousin Elgin Madison Lowe (1914-2000). Elgin's mother was my 1st cousin
Louisa A. Sykes (1876-1955). Louisa is the granddaughter of my 5th grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-
1893). So, everything is connected. Why show this information? I do this, because I don't believe that
the keys of knowledge should be restricted from the people. If a person wants to find the truth, they
should have the right to do so.

Cordelia (Candy) Turner was my 4th great aunt. She was born on March 1860 in Virginia. She lived
in Southampton County, Virginia near the Nottoway River. The Nottoway River is named after the
Nottoway Native American people who lived and continue to live in the state of Virginia. She was a
woman with a lot of mysteries. I never knew who she was until recently. She was born during the
antebellum era. Her mother was Millie Woodson-Turner (1830-1910), and Millie's husband was a
black man named Morefield Hurst (1827-1918). Morefield Hurst and Millie Woodson Turner had a
daughter named Susanna Turner (she lived form 1862-1949). Susanna was my 3rd great grandmother.
Later, Cordelia Turner married John Henry Wiggins on the date of December 14, 1876 at
Southampton County, Virginia. That is where my maternal ancestors came from. Back then,
Courtland was called Jerusalem during the old days centuries ago. John Henry Wiggins and Cordelia
Turner had many children. Their names are William Wiggins (1878-1931), Annie Wiggins
(1879-1958), Benjamin Wiggins (1896-1957), and Lula Wiggins (1899-1971). John Henry Wiggins
passed away, so Cordelia married again to a man named Marshall Darden on the date of October 2,
1898 at Southampton, County, Virginia. Cordelia was once widowed before she married Marshall
Darden. Their children were Caster Darden (1912-?), Rose Darden, and Unis (or Eunice) Darden.
One of of Cordelia's children was Benjamin Wiggins (1896-1957). She married a woman named Rosa
Darden on March 22, 1923 at Suffolk, Virginia. Their children are Casper Lee Wiggins (1921-1985),
Rufus Wiggins (1921-?), Eunice Virginia Wiggins (1925-?), and William Henry Wiggins (1928-2009).
My 2nd cousin Eunice Virginia Wiggins had many children like Ronald Cassanova Thomas of Suffolk
(1949-2013). Ronald's wife is Barbara and their children are my 4th cousins whose names are: Felicia,
Ronald Jr. Ca Shae, Shalonda, and Norman.

FACTS ON MY MATERNAL RELATIVES

Claudette Darden is my first cousin.
She is the daughter of Bernard
George Darden (1926-1998) and
nd
my 2 great aunt Cora Bell Claud
(1929-1964). She was born in
Southampton County, Virginia on
February 26, 1958. This picture is
from the Virginia State University
yearbook from 1980. VSU is found
in Richmond, VA. The Darden
family has many people who are my
cousins.
Moizelle Hortense Henderson is the
rd
wife of my 3 cousin Elgin Madison
Jr. (1939-present). Her parents are
Alfred Fultz Henderson and Hattie
Zephar Shepperson (1914-1992).
Moizelle was born on July 1, 1939
at Richmond, Virginia. She has
many children. This image is from
Armstrong High School’s yearbook
from 1957.
th
Olympia Dominica Wilkins is my 5
cousin. She is related to the Claud
family. Her mother is Francine
Claud, her grandfather was Frank
Daniel Claud (1929-1988), her great
grandfather was Joseph James
Claud (1894-1988), and her great
great grandfather was Frank
Thomas Claud (1861-1948). This
picture is from Craddock High
School in Portsmouth, Virginia from
1988. She was born on July 28,
1974 at Suffolk, Virginia.
There is a lot of new information about the life of Susanna Turner or my 3rd great grandmother. She
lived in her mother's farm during the 1880's. Her brother William P. Turner allowed their parents to
live in his home. Their parents are Morefield Hurst and Millie Woodson Turner. Susanna and their
husband Rev. James Thompson Claud had many children. Susanna planted crops, tilled the fields,
and was called Big Grandma by her early descendants. Susanna and her sister in law Romine Turner
(or the wife of William P. Turner) fished together. Rev. James Thompson Claud preached at Shiloh
Baptist Church. His son was Arthur Boss Claud or King Arthur, and Arthur's daughter was Ella Mae
Claud or my great grandmother (and her son was my grandfather). Susanna would go into Courtland
to sell food like pies, chicken, etc. Edgerton Claud is one grandson of Susanna Turner. The
descendants of Susanna Turner came into Portsmouth, Norfolk, Philadelphia, and all over America.
 Cultural Staples of Norfolk, Virginia
There are lots of cultural staples in Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk is the urban capital of the Hampton
Roads region. Hampton Roads isn’t just found in Virginia. It is also found in Northeast North
Carolina as many of our cousins or ancestors are from North Carolina. That is why we watch UNC-
TV in Virginia. Norfolk came a long way. Back in the day, Norfolk was heavily segregated via Jim
Crow laws until the 1960’s. In the 21st century, a new era exists in Norfolk, Virginia. The Chrysler
Museum of Art is found near Downtown Norfolk. It is one of Virginia’s foremost art museums. There
are American neoclassical marble sculptures, paintings, and other elaborate exhibits. It was created in
1933. Also, Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia has been home to yearly festivals and parades.
Nauticus is a maritime museum that has hands on exhibits, high definition films, and educational
programs to help people further understand the water environment in the world. Nauticus is home to
the USS Wisconsin. The Hermitage Foundation Museum found near the Lafayette River has Asian
and Western art plus Chinese bronze including ceramics, etc. The General Douglas MacArthur
Memorial is located at Downtown Norfolk. It has a rotunda image. It has the tombs of both General
Douglas MacArthur and his wife. The Virginia Opera is found in Norfolk. Norfolk Scope and the Ted
Constant Convocation Center are venues where people go to for various concerts and conferences.
The HBCU Norfolk State University, Old Domination University, and Tidewater Community
College are all located at Norfolk, Virginia. The Naro Cinema is popular. Also, the historic facility of
Attucks Theater is more than 100 years old with various musicians still performing there. The
Waterside Festival Marketplace was opened in 1983 and rebuilt as Waterside District in May of 2017.
The Waterside District has stores, restaurants, and other entertainment services. Harbor Park is a well-
known baseball stadium that has existed for years. It overlooks the Elizabeth River. The Virginia Zoo
and the Botanical Garden (which is Virginia’s largest botanical garden) are ever present.

Cultural Staples of Richmond, Virginia

As the capital of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia has a long history. Recently, the both houses of the
Virginian legislature are mostly blue. Culture is found all over Richmond indeed. Many of the city’s
large museums are found near the Boulevard. On Boulevard proper, there are the Virginia Historical
Society and the Virginia Museum of Fine arts. On Broad Street, there is the Science Museum of
Virginia. The Library of Virginia, the Valentine Richmond History Center, the Children’s Museum of
Richmond, and the Virginia Holocaust Museum are found in Richmond, Virginia. The American
Civil War Center is found in the city. St. John’s Church was the place of Patrick Henry’s speech about
him saying, “Give me liberty or give me death.” The Edgar Allan Poe Museum has many of his
writings and other artifacts as a child. There is the Bill “Bojangles” Robinson monument in Jackson
Ward. The Altria Theater is the city owned opera house. The Leslie Cheek Theater reopened in 2011.
Richmond’s music venue is found at the National Theater. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond has
one of the largest nongovernmental arts learning centers in the state of Virginia. It was created in
1963 and serves 28,000 people annually. In downtown Richmond, there is the Virginia
Commonwealth University including its schools of the arts (that is ranked as one of the best in the
nation). Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and Monroe Park has enriched the lives of many people. The
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center is a multi-purpose area named after Richmond resident and tennis great
Arthur Ashe. It hosts sporting events, concerts, and other activities. The Richmond Raceway hosts
many car races for years. The Diamond is a baseball stadium found on Arthur Ashe Boulevard in
Richmond, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia is a great city with a lot of culture. It has great powerful
influence in the development of how our world society operates.
 MY VISIT TO
THE DMV AREA
Back in September of 2019, I traveled
into Landover, Maryland to watch a
NFL Football game between
Washington and Dallas. Many of my
family members came to the stadium to
enjoy the activities. Also, I took pictures
of Northern Virginia, Washington D.C,
and parts of Maryland.
Fed Ex Field in Landover, Maryland can
hold about 82,000 people. It is one of
the largest NFL stadiums in the world. It
opened on September 14, 1997.
+
The U.S. Capitol building holds the U.S.
Congress with the House of
Representatives and the U.S. Senate. It
has some of the most powerful political
figures in the world.
The Dallas Cowboys players are on the
field. Both supporters and opponents of
the Washington team were in the
stands. I ate food, looked at the game,
and heard people cheer for their
respective teams.
ALSO, I WILL REPRESENT THE 757 FOREVER AND EVER.
This church is found in Washington, D.C. I
came into Washington, D.C. by a tour bus.
The bus drove from after 6 am. We came
to Mechanicville near Richmond to eat
breakfast, and we reached Landover,
Maryland a little after 11 am. It was on
Sunday morning.
This picture shows further construction
of the Jefferson Memorial at
Washington, D.C.
In the distance, this picture shows the
Pentagon. The Pentagon is found at
Northern Virginia at Arlington, Virginia.
The Pentagon was formed during the
days of World War II.
This is the Landover Library of Congress
where many people record documents,
books, and other materials for study
plus research.
In the distance, you can see the
Washington Monument. The tour bus
traveled throughout Washington, D.C. on
the interstate. The bus used a short cut,
so we didn’t see a lot of traffic during the
morning. We saw an intense amount of
traffic during the afternoon. We came
home at Norfolk, Virginia after midnight.
This image has the front entrance of
Fed Ex Field. I had to walk many flights
of stairs in order for me to go into the
building.
This building is found at Northern
Virginia.
Washington, D.C. is a city with over
600,000 people. It has a strong,
progressive mayor whose name is
Muriel Bowser. She has tons of
experience in government, and recently
she adopted a baby.
 Conclusion
It has been a long journey to discover more of my family tree. Not too long ago, I didn’t know that
much information about my family tree beyond my great-grandparents. With new resources, DNA
technology, and other assistance, I have witnessed an explosion of facts of my relatives in this time.
When I found out about Zilphy Claud, I didn’t know how she was related to me. After some time
during the summer of 2018, I found out that she was my maternal 5th great grandmother. Zilphy
Claud’s parents were A. Blunt and F. Blunt. She was a brave woman who was born a slave and lived
to see freedom after the American Civil War. She lived form 1820-1893. I am a direct descendant of
Zilphy’s daughter named Sarah Claud (1842-1892). As for my paternal side, my 4th great grandfather
was a man named James. He lived in North Carolina. He married a woman named Edney. Later, their
children and grandchildren would be my ancestors. They lived in Halifax County, North Carolina or
at Scotland Neck.
 There is always a New Jersey link to my paternal relatives. A long time ago, my
paternal ancestors came from Halifax, North Carolina. They migrated from North
Carolina into Cape Charles, and from there, some came into Maryland, Delaware, and
New Jersey. My 2nd great uncle was a man named Bynum Trice. He was born in 1882.
He lived until 1959. He married Lula Shields Trice. Their child was my first cousin
named Lula Trice (1905-1988). She married a man named Taylor Clark (1903-1970).
Therefore, their children would be the Clark family, and many Clark family people are
related to me. They married on January 26, 1924 at Halifax, North Carolina. Their
children are James Henry Clark 1923-1982), Pecolia Clark (1925-2008), Laurine Clark
(b. 1927), Clifton Clark (1929-1929), William C. Clark (1932-present), Elmer Clark
Junior (1936-1977), and Lenton Clark (born in 1938). My 2nd cousin Pecolia Clark was
born on December 6, 1925 at North Carolina. She married Paul Dickens on February 7,
1945 at Halifax, North Carolina. Their children are Charlie Dickens (1948-1990),
Sammy Dickens (1949-1949), Emma Lou Dickens, Paul Dickens Jr., Kenneth Dickens,
and Roy Lee Dickens. Charlie Dickens was born on January 27, 1948 at Scotland Neck,
North Carolina. He married Betty Whitaker (1948-present) on April 1984 at Passaic,
New Jersey. Their children are my 3rd cousins. Their names are: Kenneth Dickens, Lisa
Dickens, Paul Dickens, Charlene Dickens, and Timothy Dickens. My 3rd cousin Roy
Lee Dickens was born on September 16, 1946 at Halifax North Carolina. She married
Evelyn Josephine Bellamy on the date of September 11, 1964 at Halifax, North
Carolina. Their children are Daphne Victoria Dickens and Cassandra Verdell Dickens
(1966-2005). Both daughters are my 3rd cousins. Cassandra married Mickey Dye on
June 1, 1991 at Passaic, New Jersey. Their daughter is my 3rd cousin Alexandria Dye.
Daphne Victoria Dickens was born on February 23, 1965 at Halifax, North Carolina.
She married Bobby Earl Mitchell (1964-1991) on November 28, 1985 at Halifax, North
Carolina. Their child is Darnell Casper Mitchell or my 3rd cousin.

As time went on, my paternal ancestors traveled from North Carolina into Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York State. Many of my relatives are descended from
my ancestor George Perkins too. I am related to the Peeples' family. George Franklin Shears III is my
3rd cousin. His parents are George Franklin Shears Jr. (born in 1943) and Bernetta Alberta Shears
(born in 1950). George Franklin Shears Jr.'s parents are George Franklin Shears and Beulah Lee
Shears (1923-2003). Beualah Lee Shears was a great woman (whose children are: Eugenia Williams
[1915-1992)], Paul Alexander Williams [1917-2000], Charles H. Williams [born 1920], John B.
Williams [born 1922], Beulah Lee Shears [1923-2003], and Lacountis Williams [born in 1928]). She
was born on August 16, 1923 at Southampton County, Virginia. Her parents were John Burl
Williams (1874-1946) and Ellen Peeples Williams (1889-1940). Ellen Peeples is my 2nd great aunt.
Her parents are Charles Peeples (1855-1922) and Fannie Fronianna Susanna Virginia Brown (1857-
1946). Charles and Fannie Peeples are my 2nd great grandparents. The adventure is just getting
started. I’m learning new information constantly about our distant cousins today. It’s an exciting time
in my life, and I will always believe in justice.

By Timothy
LaTasha Colander Virginia Estelle Roger Arliner Young Oliver White Hill Randall Robinson
is a retired track Randolph (1870- (1889-1864) was an (1907-2007) was an was born on July 6,
and field athlete 1958) was an American scientist of American civil rights 1941. He is a well-
sprinter. Also, she is African American zoology, biology, and attorney. She was known African
a famous activist in educator. She was marine biology. She born in Richmond, American activist.
her own community. named the United was the first African Virginia. He fought He was born in
She was born in States’ first Jeanes American woman to to end racial Richmond, Virginia.
Portsmouth, Virginia Supervising receive a doctorate discrimination and He fought apartheid
on August 23, 1976. Industrial Teacher. degree in zoology. Jim Crow apartheid. in South Africa, and
She is a graduate She was She was born in He was the lead he defended
from the University posthumously Clifton Forge, attorney with Davis. democracy in Haiti.
of North Carolina at honored by the Virginia. She County School He founded Trans
Chapel Hill. She ran Library of Virginia as graduated from Board of Prince Africa to promote
in the 400m and one of their “Virginia Howard University in Edward County, Pan-African unity in
won gold in the Women in history” 1923. Professor which consolidated the African
2000 Sydney for her career and Ernest Everett Just with Brown v. Board Diaspora. He is also
Olympics in the 4 X contributions to (who was a black Education at the a courageous
400 m relay. Her LC education. She was biologist) inspired her Supreme Court. He activist in favor of
Treasures Within born in Henrico at the Zoology was the first African reparations for
Foundation helps County, Virginia. department. She American Richmond African Americans.
kids, and families She was the researched. She City Council His wife is Hazel
plus others daughter of former remains an inspiration member in 1949. Ross-Robinson. .
(involving slaves Sarah for those involved in He received the In 2001, he
education, sports, Elizabeth Carter environmental and Presidential Medal authored a book
and spirituality). Randolph and conservation causes. of Freedom Award "The Debt: What
Edward Nelson from Bill Clinton in America Owes To
Randolph. She was 1999. He was Blacks", which
a hero of educator. awarded by the presented an in-
NAACP too. depth outline
regarding his belief
that wide-scale
reparations should
be offered to
African-Americans.
 Appendix A: More Revelations of My
Cousins Nationwide
Maternal First Cousins Fraternal First Cousins Maternal Second Fraternal Second
Cousins Cousins
Claudette Darden- Shana McDaniel Latonya Bree McGee Larry Rufus Jones
Hatchett (born 1958) (born 1977) (born 1954)

Susette McGee (born Jimmie McDaniel Gladstone Waters III Joyce Ann Jones (born
1959) 1953)

Tenesia Saniya Darden Mary Ann Doggett (born Paulette Waters Reatha Jones-
(born 1981) 1953) Sparkman (born 1937)

Judith Massenburgh Raymond Bryan Sandra Waters Glendora Vanessa

(born 1987) Douglas (born 1986)

Yolanda Bynum (born Clifford Doggett Brenda Waters Tracey N. Bailey (born
1979) 1974)
Maternal Third Fraternal Third Maternal Fourth Fraternal Fourth
Cousins Cousins Cousins Cousins

Brenda May Flythe Kimberly Williams Danier J. Fortune (born Shakira Hope Johnson
(born 1950) 1963)

Maxine Deloris Flythe Dana May Williams Kimberly Carol Fortune Charmain Michelle
(born 1939) (born 1989) (born 1965) Johnson (born 1969)

Israel Claud (Born Davida Brittany Calvin Fortune Jr. Raenell Uvanda
1936) Williams (born 1986) Johnson

Alisha Joy Hardy Syler David Williams Annette Fortune Cheryl Denise Collins-
Warren (born 1963)

Bethany Olga Hardy Treana Renee Jones Randolph Flythe (born Verbenia Paulette
(born 1997) (born 1985) 1965) Collins (born 1964)

The Arthur Ashe Athletic Center and the statue of
Arthur Ashe (both found in Richmond) honor the
memory of the first black American to win
Wimbledon (who is Ashe), and they represent our
goal for justice for all.
The Waterside District is one of the
premier dining and entertainment
areas of Downtown Norfolk. Home
to restaurants and live music, this
I live in the 757, and I will area is part of the resurrection of
always represent the 757
Waterside.
forever and ever.

Norfolk State University is Virginia State University of

one HBCU which is an VCU is found in Downtown
anchor to Norfolk, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia. It is large,
Many of my relatives diverse, and has experienced
graduated from this school. expansion for the past few
Norfolk State University’s years. The building above is
STEM programs, parades, the Siegel Center or an all-
and other activities are well purpose center. It is known
known in the community. as the Stu. By 2011, the
The Green and the Gold Tommy J. West club (or a
imagery is part of the new lounge) was completed.
whole atmosphere of the
NSU experience. The
building above is the new The Richmond 34
G. W. C. Brown Memorial people were Virginia
Building. Union students who
Evelyn Thomas Butts (1924- had a sit in nonviolently
1993) was a hero in many at the lunch counter of
ways. She helped to end the Thalhimers department
evil poll tax nationally. She store in Richmond,
worked in civil rights in Virginia. The 34 people
Norfolk, VA for decades. Her were fined, but the
daughter, whose name is Supreme Court
Charlene Butts Ligon, in 2017, repealed the fine in This is the flag of
published a book about her 1963. You have to stand Richmond.
life. The book is entitled, up against injustice in
“Fearless: How a Poor Virginia order to end it.
Seamstress Took on Jim Crow,
Beat the Poll Tax and Changed
This is the seal of
Her City Forever. ALWAYS EMBRACE
Norfolk.
FREEDOM
A LEGENDARY ICON
HONORING THE LIFE OF B. SMITH
It is important to give a further
tribute to the heroic black
woman B. Smith. Barbara Elaine
Smith had shown great bravery
living 70 years on this Earth. She
was born in Everson,
Pennsylvania. She broke down
many barriers as the first African
American model featured on
Mademoiselle magazine in
1976. Her show of B. Smith With
Style from 1997 was on Bounce
TV too.
RIP Sister Barbara Smith
She was on TV shows, and she
loved to write literature on
cuisine. Her own love of food
extended into her owning many
restaurants. B. Smith passed
away from Alzheimer's disease.
Her illness never crippled her
spirit. Her spirit is with the Most
B. Smith was one of the
High now filled with glory.
greatest businesswomen and
Now, we recognize her gifts one of the most courageous
and her life as a way for us to human beings of all time.
further excellence in our own
lives.
 Sarah Claud (1842-1892) is the daughter of Zilphy This is how I am related
Claud. Rev. James Thompson Claud and Roberta to my 5th cousin Taylor
Hill are Sarah Claud’s children. My mother always Flythe. She is a young
said that we’re related to the Flythe family. person who is a very
religious human being.
Taylor Flythe is a
descendant of Roberta
She is Taylor Flythe. Hill (who was the
daughter of Sarah Claud).

Rev. James Thompson Claud Roberta Hill (1875-1935)

(1857-1926) My 4th great-aunt
My 3rd great grandfather
Lena Mae Flythe (1893-1962)
Arthur Boss Claud (1891-1974) My 1st cousin 4x removed
My 2nd great grandfather
William Henry Flythe (1913-
Ella Claud Bynum (1913-1991) 1971)
My great grandmother My 2nd cousin 3x removed

Robert Lee Bynum (1932-2020) William McKenney Flythe Sr.

My grandfather (1949-2016)
rd
My 3 cousin 2x removed
Mary E. Doggett (1952-present)
William M. Flythe Jr. (1969-
Timothy Doggett (1983-present) present)
This is me. My 4th cousin 1s removed

Taylor Rene Flythe (1999-

present)
My 5th cousin