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
Wordless Wednesday – Hatchett Family Time
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Phillip D. Cummings
My husband, Phillip D. Cummings, was born on February 25, 1976 to William and Phyllis Govan Cummings. He is the second of their four children. He graduated from J.A. Fair high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a bachelor's in Marketing. He is a... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Mattie Heck Hatchett
My great grandmother, Mattie Heck Hatchett, was born on February 23, 1878 in Arkansas to Louis and Nancy Heck. She was the wife of Evva Hatchett and the mother of 12 children. She lived in Jackson county Arkansas until her death on August 23, 1924. I remember a large photo of her hanging on the... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Evva Hatchett
My great grandfather Evva Hatchett was born on March 29, 1874 to Peter and Evaline Hatchett in Jackson County, Arkansas. He married Mattie Heck in 1895. Evva was the father of 14 children. He moved to Chicago in 1947 where he worked as a carpenter. He lived in Chicago with his second wife, Mary 'Lula'... Continue Reading →
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 →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Oscar Wright
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 →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Nona Skipper Wright
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 →
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 – 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 