Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
My great grandfather, Oscar Wright was born on December 25, 1864 in Mississippi to Joseph and Virginia Wright. He was the husband of Nona Skipper Wright and the father of twelve children. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Patterson, Arkansas. He lived in Woodruff county, Arkansas where he devoted his life... Continue Reading →
My great grandmother Nona Skipper Wright was born on May 5, 1892 in Woodruff County, Arkansas to Jacob and Josie Skipper. She was the wife of Oscar Wright and the mother of twelve children. She was a member of Eason Chapel Methodist Church and a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Mama Nona was... Continue Reading →
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 →
My Aunt Bertha Wright Balentine with her grandmother, Nona Skipper Wright
Early 1900s in Cotton Plant, Arkansas Photo courtesy of Darryl Arbor
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow in January 2019. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. I write in... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of every year I always set some personal goals as well as genealogy goals. This year one of my goals is to complete three 30X30 research challenges. So I thought what better way to start the new year than with my first 30X30 challenge of the year. 30X30 challenge is the brain... Continue Reading →
These are my two heartbeats, my son Wesley and my husband, Phillip. The sound of most people's heart goes lub-DUB. Not mine, my heartbeat is a very strong, loud, and pronounced Phillip-Wesley. I started researching because my son asked me questions about some family photos that I didn't have answers to. My husband has encouraged me to not only continue... Continue Reading →
This is my great grandmother, Nona Skipper Wright. She was born May 2, 1892 in Woodruff county, Arkansas to Jake and Josie Ward Skipper. She died on January 10, 1992 in Newport, Arkansas
This is my paternal great grandfather, Wayman Alexander Denson. He was born on January 21, 1896 in Alabama to John Denson and Charlotte McVay Denson. He died on July 7, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the father of Gladys Denson Mays, Wayman Denson Jr., and Brenda Denson Moore.
This is my dad, Wayman A. Mays (on the left) along with his sister, Ann James, and his brother Leslie Mays. I like to call them the original Mays kids. They are the children of Booker and Gladys Denson Mays.
This is my paternal great grandmother, Carrie Goodlow Flemming. She was born in Jackson County, Arkansas on June 4, 1899 to Rufus Goodlow and Classie Moose. She died in Arkansas on November 24, 1941. She was the mother of Gladys Denson Mays, Wayman Denson Jr., Nathan Hensley, Henry Flemming, Mary Flemming Wilson, Martha Flemming Coburn,... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 