Black History Month 2022 – My Display In Honor of W.F. Branch High School
February has always been my favorite month of the year because it's Black History Month. I know in February I will be able to find all kinds of Black books, apparel, and information that isn't readily available in stores throughout the rest of the year. During February I know I will be able to watch... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Proud Grandparents with Their Granddaughter
Gus Hatchett, Gladys Denson Mays holding Paedra I. Mays, and Ernestine Wright Hatchett 1975
Wordless Wednesday – Teachers and Friends
Gladys Denson Mays, Cecile Buckner, and Searcy Denton 1984
Wordless Wednesday – Hatchett Family Time
My grandfather, Gus Hatchett (second from the left) with his wife, Ernestine (standing on the right); his sisters Edythe (Aunt Baby), Macie, and Lela; and his daughter Lela (sitting in front of him) 1972
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Wayman Alexander Denson
My great grandfather, Wayman Alexander Denson, was born on January 21, 1896 in Lauderdale, Alabama to John and Charlotte Denson. He was the middle of three sons and the father of three children. He moved to Newport, Arkansas with his mother and two brothers in the late 1910s. He moved to St. Louis in the... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – The Presentation of My SDUSMP Lineage Society Certificate
Dr. Evelyn McDowell presenting me with my Sons and Daughters of the US Middle Passage lineage acceptance certificate in 2018
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Ernestine Wright Hatchett
My maternal grandmother, Ernestine Wright Hatchett was born on January 1, 1926 in Grays, Arkansas to Oscar and Nona Wright. Being the youngest girl in the family afforded her the opportunity to attend a private high school, Cotton Plant Academy. She went on to attend Shorter College in Little Rock after she graduated high school.... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Gus Hatchett
My maternal grandfather, Gus Hatchett, was born on May 25, 1905 in Newport, Arkansas. He was the husband of Ernestine Wright Hatchett. He was also the father of six children. He worked for the Southern Oil Mill as a seed cleaner in Newport. He was a deacon of Morning Star Baptist Church and also a... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Gladys Denson Mays
My paternal grandmother, Gladys Denson Mays was born on June 11, 1913 in Newport, Arkansas. She was the oldest of her siblings. She decided at a young age that her education was important, and she wanted to become a teacher. She moved to Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 14 to complete grades 10-12... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Booker Mays
My paternal grandfather, Booker Mays, was born on February, 10, 1910 in Mississippi. He lived in Mississippi until the 1930s when he moved to Missouri. He worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad while in Missouri and after he moved to Arkansas. He married Gladys Denson in 1939 and started a family in Newport, Arkansas. He... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 