Genealogy Information: 2023

1. It is important to celebrate the memory of the late Israel Claud who lived from February 4, 1936, to May 21, 2023. He was my late cousin who was born in Southampton County, Virginia. His parents were Guy and Viola Rogers Claud. Israel Claud was educated in the Southampton County school system and worshipped as a member in the Galilee Baptist Church. He moved into Suffolk working for the railroad industry. Later, Israel Claud was a mechanic with the Nansemond County Tractor sales. He loved to farm, so he was a farmer full time later during his life. Israel Claud for years was an active member of Pleasant Union Baptist Church under the leadership of the recently deceased Reverend Doctor Vaurice Chambers. Isarel was on the deacon board and served as Sunday School Superintendent. He was an advisor to the Farm Service Agency of the USDA. People knew of his wit, and he loved his tractor plus his shop. He married Carrie Elziabeth Parker on January 29, 1958 at Emporia, Virginia. Their three children are Valerie Lorraine Claud (b. 1958), Veronica Denise Claud (b. 1959), and Stanley Israel Claud (b. 1960). Ancestry.com confirmed that Israel Claud is genetically related to me in a very high level, as I'm a descendant of Zilphy Claud (just like Israel Claud). He was predeceased by his parents and siblings who are Frank, Naomi (1920-1950), Guy Franklin Claud Jr. (1925-1975), Sudie (1927-2003), Gabrilla (1930-2004), Doris (1918-2007), Lilia (1928-2005), James (1941-2020), Webster (1934-1997), Oliver (1923-2016), Viola (1937-2013), and Obadiah (1931-2014). Israel Claud was a heroic man who loved his wife and his family. Condolences do out to Israel Claud's family and friends.

2. By early June of 2023, I found out about a history about my 5th cousin Shem Jermmott (b. 1986). He was born in East Orange, New Jersey and now lives in Detroit, Michigan with his wife Morgan Jemmott. His parents are Marshall Ernest Jemmott (1961-2021) and Kenyatta W. Jackson (b. 1963). The parents of Kenyatta W. Jackson (or my 4th cousin) are James Jackson (1930-1988) and Mary Lou Wiggins (1940-1991). Kenyatta Jackson was born on April 30, 1963, at Orange, Essex, New Jersey. Mary Lou Wiggins's parents are Bennie Wiggins (1918-1993) and Marie Harris (b. 1914). Bennie Wiggins's parents are William Wiggins (1878-1931) and Annie L. Barnes (b. 1878). My 1st cousin William Wiggins's parents are Nottoway descendant John Henry Wiggins (b. 1853) and Cordelia (Candy) Turner (1860-1934). Cordelia Turner married John Henry Wiggins on December 14, 1876, at Southampton County, Virginia. Cordelia Turner or my 3rd great-grandaunt's parents are my 4th great grandparents of African American freeman Morefield Hurst Turner (1827-1918) and Milly Woodson Bozeman (1830-1910). So, everything goes full circle.

3. My late 3rd cousin Rosetta Smith Sykes lived from July 22, 1913 to March 9, 2008. She was a descendant of my 5th great grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). My mother knew of Rosetta Smith Sykes and people like Jasper Sykes and other human beings in that family too. Rosetta Smith Sykes's parents were Reuben Smith (1885-1952) and Annie Mason Claud (1887-1961). Annie Mason Claud's parents were Frank Thomas Claud (1856-1948) and Elizabeth Whitehead (1868-1939). Frank T. Claud is a direct descendant of Zilphy Claud. Mrs. Rosetta Smith Sykes transitioned to eternal life at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. During her childhood and teenage years, she attended Southampton County, Virginia public schools. She loved to be a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at Drewryville, Virginia. She worked in many ministries of her church as Usher, Missions, and Food Services. Rosetta Sykes was a member of the Sunday school and Bible study. People referred to her as Mother Sykes, and she had a great love for the Lord. She was the Mother of the Church, and the church was headed by the pastorate of the Rev. William Dentson. In real life, Rosetta Sykes helped tons of human beings as a babysitter, housekeeper, and caregiver. She was a member of the Shiloh Association and other groups. Rosetta Smith Sykes married Jasper Sykes Sr. (b. 1912), and her children are James Lloyd Sykes (b. 1934), John Ruben Sykes (1936-2004), Rudolph Sykes (1938-1985), Floyd Sykes, Melvin Sykes, and Jasper Sykes Jr., Rev. Dr. Rosa Rynn (b. 1944-2009), and Delores Verronco Sykes (b. 1953). My 4th cousin Jasper Sykes Jr.'s first wife was Lynnette Elizabeth Mayes (b. 1945). His second wife was named Gloria J. Sykes (b. 1948). Jasper Sykes Jr.'s children with Lynnette Elizabeth Mayes are LaShonda Verrett Sykes (b. 1968), Areatha Sykes (b. 1969), and Aronda Sykes (b. 1971). His 2 stepchildren are Chandra Porter and Leonard Gilliam Jr. Jasper Sykes Jr. six grandchildren (or Rosetta Sykes's grandchildren) are Sameia, Areatha, Taurik, Maurik, Lyndsey, and Lauryn.

Jasper Sykes Jr. was a member of the First Union Baptist Church on Dill Road. He served the Trustee Ministry. He worked for 35 years in the United States Postal Service (from being a mail carrier to the supervisor of mail delivery). He retired in October of 1999. He was in the U.S. Army for 8 years and then served in the reserve unit for 20 years. He was a truck driver for the Atlantic Constructors. Rosetta Smith Sykes's son of James Lloyd Sykes (or my 4th cousin) married Margaret Ann Stevenson (b. 1937-2022) on April 8, 1955, at Norfolk, Virginia. Their children are Karen Sykes (b. 1955), Marietta Lavonne Sykes (b. 1957), Jane Elois Sykes (b. 1959), and Jay Lloyd Sykes (b. 1962). Karen Sykes married Burnell Jason Moore (b. 1954) on May 28, 1977, at Norfolk, Virginia. Marietta Lavonne Sykes married Willie Clay Woodard (b. 1957) at Norfolk, Virginia on August 13, 1983. Their children are Gabrielle Nicole Woodard (b. 1989), Sade Denise Woodard (b. 1993), and Willie Woodard Jr. (b. 1994. He is married to Allison Woodard). Jay Lloyd Sykes married Angela Priscilla Meyters on November 23, 1985, at Portsmouth, Virginia. Jane Elois Sykes married Aubrey Griffin McCoy at Norfolk, Virginia on April 3, 1982. Rosetta Smith Sykes had 31 grandchildren,36 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.

4. The daughter of John Burwell Willaims (b. 1815) and Mary (b. 1824) was Mary L. Williams. Mary L. Williams's daughter was Ida Williams Artis (1883-1963). Ida Artis's father was Eddie Drew Kello (b. 1851). Ida Artis married Ivy Artis (b. 1883), and their children were Willie Artis (b. 1902), James Robert Artis (1905-1968), Pearl Artis (b. 1908), George Artis (1912-1939), Booker T. Washington Artis Sr. (1915-1980), Thomas Artis (1917-1990), and Lucy Mae Bainty Artis (1919-2006). Booker T. Washington Artis Sr. married Evelyn Ricks on December 30, 1937, in Sedley, Virginia. Their children are Booker T. Washington Artis Jr. (1938-1958) and Melvin Lee Artis Sr. (b. 1940). One daughter of Ivy Artis and Ida Williams Artis was Lucy Mae Bainty Artis (1919-2006). She married Ervin Hicks (1918-2002) on June 3, 1939, at Sedley, Virginia. The marriage documents show Lucy Artis's parents as Ivory Artis (her father) and Ida Williams (her mother). Their children are Lloyd Hicks (b. 1938), Grace Mae Hicks Ricks (b. 1939), Annie B. Hicks (b. 1948), and Robert Lee Hicks (1952-1988).

5. Elton Trower (who was my 3rd cousin) was a famous person of the Trower family of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He was a great martial artist, and he lived form March 6, 1936, to July 22, 2015. His parents were Milton Norwood Trower (1909-1981) and Carrie Bernice Satchell (1910-1979). He married Margaret Jone Collins (b. 1934) on January 22, 1957, at Northampton County, Virginia. Their children are Colonial Trower (b. 1956), Roxane Trower Fisher (b. 1962), Alpheus Trower (b. 1967), Felicia Lynn Trower (b. 1982), Jason Trower, Joseph Trower, Lynwood Trower, Elton Trower Jr., and Eltenia Trower. Elton Trower lived to be 79 years old and was a member of the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. and was a nine-time East Coast Champion. His honors spanning more than 60 years in martial arts. He was the first person inducted into the Founder's Hall of the United States World Breaking Association in 2013. Elton Trower taught people karate at the age of 17 years old. He had his Karate Warriors school in Melfa, where he taught local children and adults for years. Trower helped to lead weekly exercise sessions for senior citizens and brain injury survivors in the community. Elton Trower was very human known in the Eastern Shore of Virginia as a humanitarian. His mother, Carrie Bernice Satchell's parents were John Satchell (b. 1882) and Ethel Kelly (b. 1885). Ethel Kelly's parents were George Kelly (b. 1830) and Easter Perkins (1840-1910). Eastern Perkins's parents were George Perkins I (b. 1815) and Esther Perkins (b. 1816).

6. It is important to remember the legacy of my late 5th cousin Laron Michael Vann. He lived from January 11, 1978 to September 28, 2021. We share the same ancestor of my 5th great grandmother Zilphy Claud. Laron Vann lived in Bangor Crescent in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was 43 years old. He was born in Suffolk, Virginia. His parents were Vanessa Almond Vann and Larry Wiggins. Laron was the graduate of Churchland High School from the class of 1996. He earned his Bachelor's of Science in Business degree from Hampton University in 2002. He was an employee of ADI for three forming friendships and professional relationships. His wife was Toni Latoya Vann (b. 1981. Toni Vann's parents are Tony Curtis Powell, who was born in 1953 and her mother was Viola S. Powell, who was born in 1958). His daughters are Sariyah Vann, Alivia Vann, and his stepdaughter Taniya Taylor. Laron Vann's mother was my 4th cousin Vanessa Almond Vann (1953-2008). Vanessa Almond Vann's parents were George Washington McDonald (1933-1993) and Catherine Eloise Langstone (1933-2001). Catherine Eloise Langston's parents were Andrew J. Langston (1915-1995) and Carlee Dorcus Evans (1920-1993). Carlee Dorcus Evans's parents were Rev. Edward Franklin Evans (b. 1876) and Mobie Lee Sykes (1885-1932). Mobie Lee Sykes's parents were Willis Sykes (b. 1832) and Lydia Claud (b. 1842). My 4th great grandaunt Lydia Claud's parents was my 5th great grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Laron Michael Vann's sister is Kimberly M. Vann-Haynes, who is my 5th cousin. She was born on December 26, 1975, at Suffolk, Virginia. She married Eric Haynes on November 25, 2000 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Their children are Erica Haynes, Destiny Haynes, KaRon M. Vann, and Eric Haynes Jr. Laron Vann's aunts are Jacquelin A. Hicks and Mamie Sutton. Jacqueline A. Hicks is my 4th cousin, and she was born on August 30, 1968. She married Andrae David Hicks (1965-2007) on January 30, 1993 at Suffolk, Virginia. Their children are Andrae D. Hicks II, Travis Ward, Jada Anevay Hicks, and Daisha Andrea Knight.

7. Starlette Babsie Allen Edmonds (b. 1961) is my 2nd cousin as we share the same ancestor of Adam D. (b. 1862). Starlettee Babsie Edmonds's parents are Robert Allen and Helen Maxine D. (b. 1936). Starlette Edmonds was born on May 25, 1961 in Halifax, North Carolina. She married Claymetal Randolph Edmonds (b. 1959) on May 25, 1984 at Richmond, Virginia. Their daughter is my 3rd cousin named Whitney Cierra Edmonds (b. 1985). Sharlette's mother, Helen Maxine D.'s parents were Arthur Lawrence D. (1899-1944) and Alvania Station (1895-1996). Helen's siblings were Arthur, Meddrict, Iva Lena, Fred Edward, Annie V., Georgianna, Leland, Hubert Lawrence, and Mack. Arthur Lawerence D.'s parents were Adam D. and Georganna Tillery (1868-1954). Starlette Edmonds lives in Richmond, Virginia for many years now, and she was a former Clerk at the U.S. Postal Service. She is confirmed to be related to me by Ancestry.com which showed a DNA match with me and Starlette Edmonds.

8. David Harrison is my 3rd paternal cousin as we share the same ancestor of Adam D. (b. 1862). He has a daughter named Nyla Harrison. David Harrison's parents are Lynwood Welsey Harrison Jr. (1952-2017) and Janie Vanesta D. (b. 1952). Janie Vanesta D.'s parents were Meddrict D. (1921-1977) and Rozella Opra Pickett (1933-2013). Meddrict D. was my 1st cousin who was part of the U.S. Army during the era of World War II. He was trained in North Carolina for the military, and he lived in Norfolk, Virginia. His parents were Arthur Lawrence D.(1889-1944) and Alanvia Station (1895-1996). Arthur Lawerence D.'s parents were Adam D. and Georganna Tillery (1868-1954).

Also, I found out how David Harrison is related to both my father's and mother's sides of my family. The reason is that David Harrison's father, Lynwood Welsey Harrison Jr. is a descendant of my 6th great grandmother Winifred Woodson-Bozeman and my 6th great grandfather Burwell Williams. First Winifred Woodson-Bozeman (b. 1791) married Burwell Williams (a freeman African American). One of their children was John Bruwell Williams who married a woman named Mary. One of their children were Mary L. Williams (1855-1905), and she had a child with Eddie Drew Kello (b. 1851) named Rosa W. Peterson (1887-1966). Rosa W. Peterson married a man named James Edward Peterson (1885-1945). Their children are Mary Peterson (b. 1906), Irma J. Peterson (b. 1907), James L. Peterson (b. 1910), Florence Corene Peterson (b. 1915), Franklin W. Peterson (b. 1918), Carrie Ethel Peterson (1920-1976), Romine Sallie Peterson (b. 1921), Elizabeth Peterson (b. 1925), Leroy Peterson Sr. (b. 1923-1973), Eunice Roberta Peterson (1928-1992), and Willie Peterson (b. 1929). My 3rd cousin Carrie Ethel Peterson married Lynwood Harrison Sr. (1919-2006). Their children are Marion J. Hatcher (b. 1938), Carolyn T. Norman (1948-1996), Lynwood Harrison Jr. (b. 1952), Simone Harper, and Wiley Whitley. Lynwood Harrison Jr. was my 4th maternal cousin and he married my paternal 2nd cousin Janie Vanesta D. Their child was my paternal 3rd cousin and my maternal 5th cousin David Harrison. So, everything comes into full circle.

9. All of the time, information about my family tree existed. Recently, I found information about Joan Mae Howell Artell, who is my 4th cousin as we are descendants of my 7th grandmother Nanny Woodson (the Nottoway matriarch of so many human beings in Southampton County, Virginia). Nanny Woodson had many children who were Anny Woodson, Winny Woodson, William G. Bozeman, and Jincy Woodson. Winny Woodson, or my 6th grandmother was born in ca. 1791, and she married Burwell Williams (a freeman African Americans). Their children were Pasty Woodson-Williams, John Burwell Williams, Mary Woodson-Williams, and Sally Woodson-Williams. My 5th great grandaunt Sally Williams-Woodson married Robert Wiggins, and they had many children. One of their children were Mary J. Wiggins (b. 1843). My 1st cousin Mary J. Wiggins had a child with William B. Lamb named William Lamb (1875-1958). William Lamb was my 2nd cousin and married Della Jones. Their child was Mabell Lamb (1916-1968). Mabel Lamb was my third cousin, and she married Horace Howell (1908-1981) on May 12, 1941, at Southampton County, Virginia. Their children are Joan Mae Howell (b. 1942), Horace Howell (1946-1973), and William Howell (b. 1947). Joan Mae Howell was my 4th cousin, and she married Herbert E. Atwell (b. 1942). Their child is Nicole M. Atwell (b. 1969) My 5th cousin Nicole M. Atwell lived in New Jersey and married Delando Lyle Braxton (b. 1965) on November 15, 1998 at Berkeley Heights Township, Union, New Jersey. They have many children like Kaela Braxton (b. 2001. She lives in the state of Florida. She recently graduated from Florida State University. Her major is Criminology, and her hometown in Orlando, Florida. She wants to promote equity and inclusion for students of color), Courtney Chanel Braxton, and a younger sister named Deon Braxton. Delando Lyle Braxton's parents are Oliver Chester Braxton and Aida Luz Martinez.

10. I found out that Dwayne A. Roberson was my 3rd cousin, and she was born in March 1978. We are descendants of Adam D. (b. 1862). Dwayne A. Roberson is from the Washington, D.C. area, and her parents are Terrence Alan Robertson (b. 1953) and Jeanette F. Roberson. His siblings are Brendolyn Robertson (1976-2004) and Corey Roberson. My 2nd cousin Terrence Alan Roberson's parents are Elbert Lee Roberson (1913-2001) and Lucy Nanearl Holmes (b. 1926). Elbert Lee Roberson and Lucy Nanearl Holmes's children are Elbert Rudolph Robertson (b. 1948), Tia A. Roberson McClain (b. 1951), Terrence Alan Roberson (b. 1953), and Nannette Roberson Johnson (b.1956). Elbert Lee Roberson's parents are James Gus Henry Robertson (1883-1951) and Ada (Ettie) D. (1890-1960). My great grandaunt Ada D.'s parents are Adam D. and Georganna Tillery (1868-1954).

11. There is the story of my later 3rd cousin Elizabeth Peterson Carter (1924-2017). We share the same ancestors as my 6th great grandparents of Winifred Woodson-Bozeman and Burwell Williams. Her parents are James Edward Peterson (1885-1945) and Rosa W. Peterson (1887-1966). She married Smauel Beecher Carter Sr. (b. 1924) on January 16, 1956, at Franklin, Virginia. Elizabeth Carter grew up in Southampton County, Virginia, and she graduated from Elizabeth City University at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. She was a member of East End Baptist Church in Suffolk, Virginia. She was an educator in the Southampton County Public School System for over 45 years. The couple of Samuel B. Carter Sr. and Elizabeth Carter had one son of Samuel B. Carter Jr.

12. My late 3rd cousin Carlton B. Harris III lived form 1971 to 2013. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia to Carlton Bernard Harris Jr. and Rosalynd Laverne Lee Harris on January 9, 1971. He attended Lee's Chapel A.M.E. Church where he sung in the Junior Choir. He was educated in the Chesapeake Public School System and graduated from Great Bridge High School in 1989. Great Bridge is close to North Carolina. He worked in many grocery stores like Food Lion and Walmart. He loved his fiancé Erin Williams. He also had many sons who are DeAngelo Gutierrez and Ka'Darian Cooper. His daughters are Nicole Ramirez, Cheavante Hunter, Chayla Chesson, and Taylor Isaac. Their 3 grandchildren are Mariah, Jaydn, and Chaise. His sisters are Crystal H. Goodman, Carlisa Forbes, Mianekee S. Johnson, Andrae Cherry, Shannon Settles, and Candace Murrell. His brothers are Marcus Adams, Antwan Johnson, and Mauricio Paige. Carlton B. Harris III and I share the same ancestor of Alex Bynum (b. 1843). His father, Carlton Bernard Harris Jr.'s parents are Carlton Bernad Harris (b. 1921) and Margaret Marion Artis (1930-1967). Margaret Marion Artis's parents were Garfield Artis (1879-1938) and Annie Mildred Bynum (1891-1967). Annie Mildred Bynum's parents were Alex Bynum (b. 1843) and Susanna Joyner (1843-1936).

13. I found out that Kira Tillery (b. 1998) is my 5th cousin, because we share the same ancestor of my 5th grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-1892). Kira's mother is Glenda Yvonne Tiller (b. 1978), and her parents are Harry Lee Tillery (b. 1949) and Brenda Yvonne Williams (b. 1949). My 3rd cousin Brenda Yvonne Williams's parents are Theodore Lewis Williams (1906-1993) and Ethel Lena Gilliam (1911-2001). My 2nd cousin Theodore Lewis Williams's parents are Peter Percy Williams (1880-1949) and Hattie E. Joyner (1881-1959). My 1st cousin Peter Percy Williams's parents are John Henry Williams (1857-1921) and Adaline Hill (1862-1930). Adeline Hill's parents are Tom Hill (1838-1915) and Sarah Claud (1842-1892). Sarah Claud's parent is Zilphy Claud.

15. I found out about a person who is Alexia M. Colacicco (b. 1996) who is my 6th cousin. Her parents are Robert Lee Hicks Jr. (b. 1973) and Kim M. Colacicco (b. 1971). My 5th cousin Robert Lee Hicks Jr.'s parents are Robert Lee Hicks (1952-1989) and Linda Du Milton. Robert Lee Lee Hicks's parents are Irvin P. Hicks (1918-2002) and Lucy Mae Bainty Artis (1919-2006). Lucy Mae Bainty Artis's parents are Ivy Artis (b. 1883) and Ida Artis (1883-1963). Ida Artis's parents are Mary L. Williams (1855-1905) and Eddie Drew Kello (1851-1905). Mary L. Williams's parents are John Burwell Williams (b. 1815) and Mary (b. 1824). John Burwell Williams's parents are my 6th great grandparents of Winifred Woodson-Bozeman (b. 1791) and Burwell Williams. So, Alexia M. Colacicco and I shared my 6th great grandparents as direct ancestors.

16. This is a story about a brave, young woman who passed away at 26 years old but whose legacy is wide ranging. She was my 3rd cousin Shani-Jinaki Whipple. She lived in Maryland for years, and we share the same ancestors of Merrit and Mary Sykes (who are my 3rd great grandparents from Virginia). Shani's parents were Earl Varnet Whipple (1922-2021) and my 2nd cousin Elena Julia Pearson Murray (born March 21, 1939, at Massachusetts). Shani lived a life of heart and courage. She graduated from the high school of School Without Walls in 1995. Elena Whipple was close to her daughter Shani. Elena and her husband Earl live in Annapolis for years. Shani-Jinaki Whipple could read at 3 years old and write at 4. Elean taught her the alphabet, math, and Swahili with a big chalkboard. Later, she was diagnosed with lupus when she was 6 years old. This was during the summer at Maryland's Eastern Shore. Lupus is a disease that attacks the human immune system. Shani-Jinaki experienced epilepsy, inflammation of her joints, skin issues, etc. She had kidney damage and took many treatments. She earned to win valedictorian from her high school. She loved to ride horses. She went to the College of Southern Maryland to peruse her education. She had a knew kidney, and an fungal infection and the complications from lupus caused her transition. Her family and her cats with her. Shani-Jinaki loved to read literature from authors constantly from Mark Twain to Jane Austen. Earl and Elana Whipple formed the Shani-Jinaki Whipple Endowed Scholarship for the Physically Challenged in honor of their daughter. We believe in human rights for fellow people. This scholarship has helped many human beings at The College of Southern Maryland. Shani-Jinaki's half sister is Tanya Lavette Murray (b.. 1956. Her father is Cyril Augustus Murray) who married Dexter Lernard Jenkins (b. 1958) at Fairfax, Virginia on January 28, 1980. Elena Julia Pearson's parents are George Henry Pearson Sr. (1911-1970) and Bertha Mildred Sykes (1910-2001). Bertha Mildred Sykes's parents were Micojah Sykes (18178-1923) and Lena Jones (1878-1928). Micjoah Syke's parents were Merrit Sykes (b. 1841) and Mary Francis (b. 1848).

17. I found out a lot of information about the Beech family (who are related to my paternal relatives). Russell Walker Beech (b. 1960) is my 3rd cousin, and his parents are Darrel Morgan Beech (1926-1991) and Charlotte Ann Stokes (b. 1925). Darrel Morgan Beech was a Navy veteran who married Jessie Curtiss Berlena Bailey (b. 1929) on October 2, 1947, at Northampton County, Virginia. Later, he married Charlotte Ann Stokes on April 26, 1958, at Richmond, Virginia. His third wife was Loretta Elizabeth Johnson Beech (1932-2007). Darrell Morgan Beech's parents are Walker Dumas Beech Jr. (1885-1966) and Cora Lee Tillery (1896-1955). 1st cousin Cora Lee Tillery married Walker Dumas Beech Jr. on September 21, 1911 at Northampton County, Virginia. Their children are Dumas Beach Jr. (1914-1921), Rose D. Beech (1916-1939), Melvin Thomas Beech (1917-1968), Earl Dale Beech (1919-1991), Lois Carolyn Beech (1923-2020), Darrel Morgan Beech Sr. (1926-1991), Carrie Webster Beech (b. 1930), Philbert Dutel Beech (b. 1930), Vivian Garfield Beech (b. 1931), and Barbara Ann Beech (1934-1998). My 2nd cousin Earl Dale Beech married Francenia May Bundy (1918-2016) on September 28, 1941 at Essex, Virginia. Their children are Rose B. Graham (b. 1943), Francenia Beech-Martin (b. 1949), Leslie Tillery Beech-Morris (b. 1951), and Valerie B. Siler. Earl Dale Beech was also a Monfort Point Marine 51st Defense Battalion too. Cora Lee Tillery's parents are Walter Tillery (1868-1927 and Sallie Gary (b. 1869). My 2nd great-granduncle Walter Tillery's parents are my 3rd great grandparents who are Isam Tillery (b. 1835) and Martha Jane Randolf (b. 1847) as they lived in Halifax County, North Carolina. My 4th cousins of Devin Jovan McCants (his first wife was Melissa Tabon, and his 2nd wife is Carla Nikole Riche since 2016), and Tira McCants are children of my 3rd cousin Paulette C. Ayers (b. 1952. She was married to the late William Banks Carter, who lived from 1950 to 2014). Paulette C. Ayers's parents are Paul Lawrence Ayers Sr. (1933-1990) and Barbara Ann Beech (1934-1998). Barbara Ann Beech is a descendant of Isam Tillery and Martha Jane Randolf. Many of the Ayers family lives in Trenton, New Jersey, Cape Charles, Virginia, and all over America.

My 4th cousins of Paul Ayers (b. 1974)., Devion Ayers (b. 1975), and A'yanna Ayers are siblings. Their parents are Paul Lawrence Ayers Jr. (b. 1955) and the late Denise Yvette Hall-Jones (1958-2015). My 3rd cousin Paul Lawrence married Denise Yvette Hall-Jones on October 1974 at Trenton, New Jersey, and his second wife is Lorraine Covington (b. 1967. He married her on January 23, 2001, at Trenton, New Jersey too). His parents were Paul Lawrence Ayers Sr. (1933-1990) and Barbara Ann Beech (1934-1998). Barbara Ann Beech's parents are Walker Dumas Beech Jr. (1885-1966) and Cora Lee Tillery (1895-1955). Cora Lee Tillery's parents are Walter Tillery (1868-1927) and Sallie Gary (b. 1869). Walter Tillery's parents are my 3rd great grandparents of Isam Tillery (b. 1835) and Martha Jane Randolf (b. 1847). Devion Dermont Ayers Sr. married Janine Tricia Butler on December 12,2012 at Eastampton Township, Burlington, New Jersey. Their children are Kaeli Ayers (b. 2015), Kameron Ayers, and Devion Ayers Jr.

18. My 3rd paternal cousin is Lisa Michelle D.-Flynn. She was born on May 11, 1988, at Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia). She married Julius B. Flynn (b. 1968) and their children are Dominque Flynn (b. 1999) and Skylar Flynn. Lisa's mother is Wilhelmenia Teresa D. (b. 1949). Wilhemenia Teresa D. worked at the U.S. Department of Transporation (as many African Americans in the DMV area work heavily in federal government jobs), and she studied at Southeast University. She is from New Church, Virginia. Wilhelmenia Teresa D.'s parents are Arthur D. Jr. (1919-1993) and Alma Virginia Douglas (1926-2013). The parents of Arthur D. Jr. is August D. Sr. (1889-1944) and Alvania Staton (1895-1996). Arthur Lawrence D.'s parents are Adam D. (b. 1862) and Georganna Tillery (1868-1954). Lisa Michelle D.-Flynn lives in the city of Wilmington, Delaware.

19. You always find new information on family trees. I found out that Aisha Camille Bennett is my paternal 4th cousin as she is related to the Tillery family. She was born on August 31, 1972, and she has lived in New Jersey. She married Harry Hayes on August 23, 2003 at Willingboro Township, Burlington, New Jersey. Aisha Bennett and Harry Hayes's children are Jaidon Hayes and Cameron Hayes (my 4th cousins). Her parents are Calvin L. Bennett (b. 1971) and my 3rd cousin Bessie Teresa Ayres (b. 1954). Calvin L. Bennett married Bessie Teresa Ayres in June 1971 in Trenton, New Jersey. Aisha Camille Bennett's sister is Charmel Bennett Bloodshaw. Bessie Teresa Ayres's parents are Elton Douglas Garland Ayres (1930-1983) and Vivian Garfield Beech (b. 1931). Vivian Garfield Beech's parents are Cora Lee Tillery (1895-1955) and Walker Dumas Beech Jr. (1885-1966). Cora Lee Tillery's parents are Sallie Gary (b. 1869) and my 2nd great granduncle Walter Tillery (1868-1927). Walter Tillery's parents are my 3rd great grandparents Isam Tillery (b. 1835) and Martha Jane Randolf (b. 1847).

20. There is more information I found about my late maternal cousin Catherine Lee Peeples (1933-2006). Both of us are descendants of Fannie Peeples and Charles Peeples. Catherine Lee Peeples was born on November 20, 1933, at Pocomoke, Maryland. Pocomoke is located in the Eastern Shore of Maryland where cities like Cambridge, Eaton, and other places are found at. I been to the Eastern shore of Maryland in real life too. Catherine Lee Peeples's parents were William Rouser Peeples Sr. (1898-1952) and Goldie Elizabeth Taylor (1902-1985). Catherine Lee Peeples married Aaron P. Nottingham Jr. (1932-1989). The Nottingham African American family heavily lives in the Eastern Shore of Virginia at Northampton County. The couple had the following children: Deborah Lee Nottingham (b. 1953), Patricia Ann Nottingham (b. 1960), William Aaron Nottingham (b. 1961), Cynthia Nottingham (b. 1964), and Kimberly Michone Nottingham (b. 1968). Kimberly Michone Nottingham and Troy Lamont Jackson had the child of Taneckia Jackson (b. 1985). My 2nd cousin Deborah Lee Nottingham married Aurthur Wayne Onley (1953-2009) on March 16, 1974 at Northampton County, Virginia. Their children are my 3rd cousins whose names are Wayne Tiaz Onley (b. 1976. He married Kimberly Candace Burnett) and Dimitra Onley.

21. My late maternal 4th cousin Mabel Lee Artis (1945-2021) is a descendant of my 6th great grandparents of Burwell Williams and Winifred Woodson-Bozeman (b. 1791). To start, Mabel Lee Artis was born on April 26, 1945 at Nansemond, Virginia (or Suffolk, Virginia today). She married Thomas Lee Roberts (b. 1944) on December 31, 1987 at Suffolk, Virginia. She and James Edward Speller had the child of Rosemary Artis (b. 1960). She and Norman Skinner had the child of Phebe Annette Artis (b. 1963). Her other children are Melvin McKinley Artis Jr. (b. 1964), Norman McCoy Artis (b. 1967), and Ruby Artis. Mabe Lee Artis's parents were Harry Columbus Artis Sr. (1925-2003) and Gladys Earline Ash (1925-2004). Harry Columbus Artis Sr. and Gladys Earline Ash had the following children: Mabel Lee Artis (1945-2021), Alton Artis (1948-1987), Harry Artis (b. 1950), Susie Mae Artis (1951-1967), and Jessie Lee Artis (1954-1992). Harry Columbus Artis Sr.'s parents are Harry Washington Artis (1876-1958) and Mary Alice Brown (1877-1953). Henry Washington Artis's parents are Jimmie Artis (b. 1853) and Margaret Wiggins (b. 1847). Margaret Wiggins's parents are Sally Williams-Woods Wiggins (b. 1825) and Robert Wiggins. Sally Williams-Woodson Wiggins's parents are Burwell Williams and Winifred Woodson-Bozeman.

22. Walter James Jr. (b. 1974) is my 5th cousin as we share the same ancestors of George and Esther Perkins. She is married to the Mayor of the city of Bladensburg, Maryland Takisha Dawnett James (b. 1976). Their daughter is Imani James. The parents of Walter James Jr. are Walter Lee James Sr. (b. 1948) and Lillian Virginia Hack (1953-2019). The siblings of Walter James Jr. are Rebekah James and Samuel Cornelius James. The parents of Walter Lee James Sr. (b. 1948) are Hezzie James and Dora Lee Fisher (1926-2009). Hezzie James and Dora Lee Fisher's other children are Charles Fisher James (b. 1939), Herbert Robert James (1946-2000), and Willie Lee James (1947-1968. He passed away in the Vietnam War as he was in the military). My 3rd cousin Dora Lee Fisher had a child with James Folk (1922-1996) named Veronica Lee James (b. 1958. She was born in Northampton County, Virginia). Veronica Lee James married Spencer J. Drummond Jr. on June 12, 1976, at Accomack, Virginia. Their daughter is my 5th cousin Alicia Drummond-Cottman (b. 1979). Dora Lee Fisher's parents are William B. Fisher (b. 1903) and Hall B. Fisher (1906-1985). Hallie B. Fisher's parents are John Satchell (b. 1882) and Ethel Kelly (b. 1885). Ethel Kelly's parents were George Kelly (B. 1830) and Easter Perkins (1840-1910). Easter Perkins' parents are George Perkins I (b. 1815) and Esther Perkins (b. 1816).

23. I found out more information about my late maternal 1st cousin Ida Peeples Eppes (1916-2000). She was born on October 4, 1916, at Boykins, Virginia. She married Robert Eppes (b. 1911) on October 12, 1933, in Virginia. Ida Peeples Eppes's parents were Ray Peeples (1879-1929) and Mary Anne Boyd (1887-1951). Ray Peeples's parents were Charles Peeples (1855-1922) and Fannie Fronianna Susanna Virginia Brown (1857-1946). Fannie Brown's parents were Thirsty Ann Brown and Bill Rawles. Charles Peeples's mother was Annie Peeples. I am a descendant of Charles and Fannie Peeples's son Joseph Henry Peeples. Also, Ida Peeples Eppes had a child with Jesse Lee Manor (b. 1909) named Helena Manor (1948-2007). There is a 1950 United States Federal Census document showing Helena Manor as 2 years old. The document said that Helena was born in Connecticut, and she lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania too. Also, it showed her as being the niece of Lucy Peeples Brown which means that Lucy Peeples Brown is the sister of Ida Peeples Eppes Manor. My 1st cousin Lucy M. Peeples married Walter Emory Brown (1906-1962) on August 16, 1939, at Mecklenburg, Virginia. Their child is Queen Esther Brown (b. 1942). Helena Manor and Nathaniel Wilson (1949-2013) had the child of Tito V. Manor (b. 1964). My 3rd cousin Tito V. Manor and Shareen L. Jordan (b. 1981) had the following children of Jahmir Jordan (b. 2003), Ashton Jordan (b. 2004), Tabitha Manor, and Nino Jordan (who are my 3rd cousins).

24. There is more information that I found out about Lucy Williams (the descendant of Nancy Woodson) and her descendants. She was my late 1st cousin. My distant cousin Larry Darden had an obituary of Lucy Williams from back in 1964 that described her life and legacy. The eulogy of her funeral was done by the Rev. R. L. Steele. The obituary confirmed that Lucy Williams was born in November 1875 at Southampton County, Virginia whose parents were John Henry Williams and Mary Williams. The document showed that Lucy Williams married Ridley Worrell, and the couple had 8 children. She passed away on May 8, 1964, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Worrell at 5:15 pm. Lucy Williams was a kind mother and a dedicated Christian. Lucy Williams and Ridley Worrell's children are Mrs. Gladys Worrell Boone, foster daughter, Mrs. Lynie Green, Rev. James Henry Worrell (1899-1982), Hattie Worrell (1903-1942), Lewis Worrell (1908-1984), Tommie Worrell (1905-1987), Pearl Worrell (1898-1925), Gladys Lillie Worrell (1915-1985), Mary Etta Worrell (1910-1955), and Frank Worrell (b. 1912). Lucy Williams in 1964 had 20 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. Lucy Williams's son was Rev. James Henry Worrell (1899-1982). His second wife was Sadie Lee Myrick (b. 1900), and their daughter was Sarah Lee Worrell Graves (1930-2019). Sarah Lee Worrell Graves married Ozzie Harvey (1920-2011) on June 5, 1958, in Richmond, Virginia. Their children are Pamela Odett Harvey (b. 1963), Christeen J. Harvey (b. 1970), Kevin Harvey, Rudine Harvey Jenkins, Otis Harvey, Adolphus Graves, and Darrell Harvey. Rev. James Henry Worrell married Josephine Artis (1900-1933). Their children are Susanna Edna Worell (1920-2006), James Worrell Jr. (1921-2015), Roman Worrell (b. 1924), Vernon Randolph Worrell (1925-2015), Bessie Mae Worrell (b. 1927), and Josephine Lutheran Worrell (b. 1933). James Harrell Worrell Jr. married Leah Cynthia Morris and had the child of Gary Worrell (b. 1953) or my 4th cousin. Gary Worrell married Sharon Lee Spratley (b. 1956) on March 21, 1976, at Hampton, Virginia. Their child is Jaime Deshawn Worrell (b. 1978), and she married Ralph Bernad Cypress Junior on May 7, 2010, at Virginia Beach, Virginia.

My 3rd cousin Josephine Lutheran Worrell married Clarence Julian McCarthy (b. 1923) on December 1, 1958, at Prince George County, Virginia. Their child is Sharon Beverly McCarthy Berry (b. 1956). She married Lawerence Marshall Berry (1954-1977) and later Charles H. Robinson. My 3rd cousin Sarah Lee Worrell Graves (1930-2019) married Adolphus Graves (b. 1925) at first and had the children of Rudine Wynette Graves (b. 1949 and Adolphus Malcolm Graves Sr. (b. 1951). Rudine Wynette Graves married John Mark Jenkins Jr. (b. 1949) on December 31, 1968, at Prince George County, Virginia. Their child is John Mark Jenkins III (b. 1969). John Mark Jenkins III married Tanya Renee McCollough (b. 1971) in 1995 and their children are: John Jenkins IV (b. 1996), Aaron Jenkins (b. 1998), and Jayahna Renee Jenkins (b. 2011) who are my 6th cousins. Adolphus Malcolm Graves Sr. married Katrina Mae Hamilton on August 25, 1973, at South Boston, Virginia, and their child is Adolphus Malcolm Graves Jr. Adolphus Malcolm Graves Jr. lives in Georgia and is married to Cora Lee Williams Graves (b. 1975). They have 4 children together. My 4th cousin Otis Mershell Harvey is married to Valtroud Ellerete Smith on December 21, 1990, at Fairfax, Virginia.

Lucy Williams and Ridley Worrell's son of Louis Worrell married Lillian Johnson (b. 1911) and had the children of Herbert H. Worrell (B. 1925), Harwood H. Worrell (b. 1928), Charles Edward Worrell (1929-1995), Paige Elizabeth Worrell (1930-2014), Thomas Worrell (b. 1935) and Arthur Lee Worrell (1937-2014). Arthur Lee Worrell married Dorothy Mae Worrell (1939-2020) on April 16, 1956. Their children are Robin R. Worrell Combs (b. 1956), Donna Ushekia Worrell Hall (b. 1958), Arthur Ricardo Worrell (b. 1960), and Ronnie Louis Worrell Sr. (b. 1966). My 4th cousin Donna Ushekia Worrell Hall works in the Post Office and lives in Washington, D.C. She is married to Sherwood Mauricio Hall (b. 1956) and their children are Bridgette Sherre Clark Bridges (b. 1976) and Paulette Usheka Hall (b. 1985). Bridgette Bridges married Donnell Bridges.

25. There is more information about my 2nd great-grandparents of Indiana Reese (1866-1946) and George Seaborn (b. 1862). There is a marriage document from the Virginia U.S. Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 showing that my 2nd great grandfather George Seaborn married Indiana Reese in Sussex, Virginia on March 1, 1883. William Bassett was the person who performed the marriage ceremony. George Seaborn's parents were Berry Seaborn and Georgianna Squire (1831-1921). My mother had a document saying that George Seaborn's parents were slaves named Berry Seaborn and Georgianna Squire. She is right. My 3rd great-grandmother's father was George Squire. Berry Seaborn and Georgianna Squire had many children like George Seaborn (b. 1862), Ella Seaborn (1869-1943), John Seaborn (b. 1870), Louvinia Seaborn (b. 1871), and Loula Taylor (1872-1914). Recently, I found out that Oretha Hope Allen Millage (b. 1959) is my 3rd cousin. We are linked genetically as proven by her being my DNA match on Ancestry.com. She married Greg Anthony Millage, and the couple has the child of Kimberly Kay Milage (b. 1984). Oretha Hope Allen Millage's parents were Ollie Lee Allen (b. 1927) and Innie Moore (1920-1980). Inna Moore's parents were James Moore and Willie Grigg (1893-1984). Innie Moore and Ollie Lee Allen's children are Alveta M. Allen Corbett (b. 1954. She is confirmed as being related to me by Ancestry.com DNA's match too), Catherin Hinton, Leron Allen, and Oretha Hope Allen Millage. Willie Grigg's parents were George Gregg (b. 1864) and Ella Seaborn (1869-1943). Ella Seaborn was my 2nd great grandaunt whose parents were Berry Seaborn and Georgianna Squire.

26. Many of my distant paternal cousins do live in Brooklyn, New York City. My 2nd paternal cousin is Bishop Rothel Highsmith (who was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and now he lives in Jamaica, Queens, NYC). He was born on May 12, 1961, in New York City. His first wife is Jeanette Terry (b. 1962), and they married in 1983 in New York City. Their 2 daughters are Rotanetta M. Highsmith (b. 1984) and Jeathel J. Highsmith (b. 1990). These daughters are my 3rd cousins who are from Brooklyn. Bishop Rothel Highsmith's 2nd wife was Tawanda L. Wright being married on September 26, 1998, in New York City. His third wife was Vivian Nesbitt being married on January 22, 2005, in New York City. Their son is my 3rd cousin Jallen C. Highsmith (b. 2005). His current wife is Yolanda Shantell Taliaferro, and the couple married on October 24, 2014, in New York City. Bishop Rothel Highsmith's parents are Herbert Reed Highsmith (1930-1992) and Thelma Lee Whitehead (1933-2014). Bishop Rothel Highsmith's siblings are Herbert Reed High Smith Jr. (1951-1993), Eugene Highsmith (1954-2003), Leatha Highsmith (1956-1991), Reginald Highsmith (b. 1957), and Rhoda L. Highsmith Alexander (b. 1974).

My late 2nd cousin Eugene L. Highsmith was married to Wylina G. Cooks in 1981 at Manhattan, New York City. Their children are: Justine Malika Highsmith Luis (b. 1980. She is married to Troy Antonie Luis since February 14, 2009, at Brooklyn, New York City), Gavin E. Highsmith (b. 1989. he is married to Shardae B. Hall since December 12, 2016, at Queens, New York City), and Janeice G. Highsmith (b. 1991). The parents of Thelma Lee Whitehead are Gustave Whitehead (b. 1892) and Penora D. (b. 1895). This is proven by the state of North Carolina marriage record of Thelma Whitehead and Hebert R. Highsmith being married on August 30, 1950, in Martin, North Carolina. The record showed her parents are my great-grandaunt Penora Whitehead and Gustave Whitehead. My great grand aunt Penora D. Whithead's parents are my 2nd great grandparents Adam D. (1862) and Georgianna Tillery (1868-1954).

27. I was researching the Ridley family and found out that Ciera Chante Ridley (b. 1990) is my 5th cousin as we both are descendants of my 5th great-grandmother Zilphy Claud. Ciera Ridley's parents are Donnel Donald Ridley (1962-2005) and Lisa Johnson (b. 1968). Donnell Ridley's parents were Alfred Kernel Ridley (1939-2007) and Delsey Lee Robinson (b. 1942). Alfred and Delsey's children are Lowrenzo Pernell Ridley (1967-1975), Nelson Dennis Junior Ridley (1968-2019), Sheila Laverne Ridley (b. 1969) and Donnell Donald Ridley (1962-2005). Alfred Kernel Ridley's parents were Arthur Ridley (1910-1990) and Etta Claud (1919-2016). Etta Claud's parents were Richard Washington Claud (1874-1945) and Ann Elizabeth Claud (1876-1960). Richard Washington Claud's mother was Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Zilphy Claud was born a slave and she was free after the Civil War. She wore a necklace, and she lived in Portsmouth, VA before her passing. Zilphy Claud's parents are A. and F. Blount. I trust my intuition and I knew by my intuition that this information must be shown to the people. DNA evidence confirmed that I'm related to the Claud family too.

28. New discoveries about my family tree happen constantly. On Ancestry.com, a talented young woman matched me genetically, and she is my 3rd maternal cousin. Her name is Xylia Adell Abiola Ye Ajose, and she was born in 1997. Her parents are David O. Ajose (b. 1972) and Aricia M. Cottman (b. 1973). Aylia Ajose and I are descendants of Charles and Fannie Peeples. Aricia M. Cottman's parents are Randolph E. Cottman (b. 1954) and Arvenia Viola Brittingham Saunders (b. 1954). Arvenia's sister was Randolynn Pleshette Cottman, who earned a Master's Degree in Education Guidance and Counseling from Wilmington University in 2012. She lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Arvenia Saunders's parents are Richard Thomas Brittingham Sr. 1929-2007) and Fannie B. Moses Brittingham (1928-2004). Fannie B. Moses Brittingham's parents were Levin A. Moses Jr. (1905-1986) and Viola Emily Jones (1909-1958). Viola Emily Jones's parents were Jessie Jones (1887-1951) and Lizzie Peeples Jones Spady (1887-1964). Lizze Peeples Jones Spady's parents were Charles Peeples (1855-1922) and Fannie Fronianna Susanna Virginia Brown (Peeples) (1857-1946).

29. Christy Nicole Williams Godwin (b. 1983) is related to me via our ancestor of Zilphy Claud. She is married to Javon Godwin. She is my 4th maternal cousin. Her parents are Payton Joyner Williams (b. 1955) and Sharon Lynicia Graves (b. 1957). Payton Joyner Williams's parents are Payton John Williams Sr. (1922-2002) and Ethel Redell Wright Whitfield (1925-1991). Payton John Williams Sr.'s parents are Peter Percy Williams (1880-1949) and Hattie E. Joyner (1881-1959). Peter Percy Williams's parents were John Henry Williams (1857-1921) and Adaline Hill (1862-1930). Adaline Hill's parents were the freeman Tom Hill (1838-1915) and Sarah Claud (1842-1892). Sarah's Claud's mother was Zilphy Claud (1820-1893).

30. I recently found out on August 28, 2023, that Taylor Jordon Shannon Pigram is my 3rd maternal cousin as we are both descendants of my 3rd great-grandparents of Rev. James Thompson Claud (1857-1926) and Nottoway descendant Susanna Field Hurst-Turner (1862-1949). Her parents are Gale Denise Butler (b. 1952) and Arthur Caliph Pigram. Taylor Jordon Shannon Pigram's siblings are Danielle Alisha Uzzle (b. 1973), Larry Uzzle Jr. (b. 1975), Marcus Lamont Uzzle (b. 1979), and Darnell L. Uzzle (b. 1986). My 2nd cousin Gale Denise Butler's parents were William Butler Jr. and Doreatha E. Faltz Butler (1930-2019). Doreatha E. Faltz Butler's parents were Joseph Nathan Faltz Sr. (1901-1952) and Alice Rosetta Claud (1906-1988). My 2nd great-grandaunt Alice Rosetta Claud's parents were Rev. James Thompson Claud (1857-1926) and Susanna Field Hurst-Turner Claud (1862-1949).

31. Randi-Paige Kneisha Hill is my 5th cousin who was born on September 28, 1983, in Portsmouth, Virginia. We are descendants of Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Her parents are Randall Calester Hill (b. 1950) and Terri Ann Morris (b. 1958). My 4th cousin Terri Ann Morris's parents are Jesse Morris Jr. (1932-2020) and Frances Elizabeth Ricks (b. 1932). Frances Elizabeth Ricks's parents were McGrath Louis Ricks (1913-1984) and Page Williams (1915-1986). Page Williams's parents were James Edward Williams (1879-1950) and Miranda Williams (1880-1964). James Edward Williams's parents were Nottoway descendants John Henry Williams (1857-1921) and Adaline Hill (1862-1930). Adaline Hill's parents were Sarah Claud (1842-1892) and African American freeman Tom Hill (1838-1915). Sarah Claud's mother was Zilphy Claud.

32. My paternal 2nd cousin Patrice Martell Wilson Waller was born on July 2, 1953, in Pitt, North Carolina. She was married to Henry Thomas Waller Jr. (b. 1952) on April 16, 1976. They had 2 children together. Patrice Wilson Waller studied at the Piedmont Virginia Community College in August of 1994 in Graphic Design with a Minor in Art. Her parents were William James Wilson (b. 1931) and Clavon Irene D. (1933-1998). Irene's parents were Mancy D. and Hattie Burnett (b1903-1993). Mancy D.'s parents were Adam D. (b. 1862) and Georganna Tillery (1868-1954). My 3rd paternal cousins are John Jasper Wilkins III (b. 1980) and the late religious leader Pastor Jared Carlton Wilkins (1982-2022). Pastor Jared Wilkins lived a blessed life being lived to 40 years old. He loved his wife Shauna Scott Wilkins (b. 1984) and their 4 children of Makena Wilkins (b. 2010), Declan Wilkins (b. 2012), Zoe Wilkins (b. 2015), and Naomi Wilkins. He was the young pastor of Parkcrest Christian Church. He helped a lot of people in Long Beach, California. He lived in North Carolina, Chicago, Oklahoma, and in California.

Jared Wilkins didn't just talk about racial justice. He was actively involved in promoting policies to help his church be inclusive of people of every color. He opposed racism and police brutality. Also, Jared Wilkins worked hard to condemn the January 6th, 2021, insurrection. He was 6 feet and 4.5 inches tall. He was born on April 25, 1982, in Raleigh, North Carolina his parents are John Jasper Wilkins Jr. (b. 1954) and Cheryl R. McDougald Wilkins (b. 1959). Jared Wilkins studied business law as an undergraduate. He graduated from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He met his wife, Shauna Scott, at his father's Durham church. His father is a pastor. They married on August 30, 2008. In 2020, he wrote that "Civility and honor must return to our discourse." His wife started as a crime scene investigator for the Huntington Beach Police Department. My 2nd cousin John Jasper Wilkins Jr.'s parents were John Jasper Wilkins (1932-1991) and Inell Ava D. (b. 1935). Inell Ava D.'s parents were Mancy D. (1896-1964) and Hattie Burnett (1903-1993). Mancy D.'s parents were Adam D. (b. 1862) and Georganna Tillery D. (1868-1954). Therefore, I am learning a lot of facts about the courage found in my family tree.

33. I found out recently that Autumn Lanay Ashe is my 5th paternal cousin (b. 1998) as we are both descendants of my 5th great-grandmother of Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Where does this journey start? First, Autumn Ashe was a great basketball player when she was in school. Her parents are Andrew Fitzgerald Ashe (b. 1964) and Yulonda Denea Carter (b. 1969). Yulonda Denea Carter's parents (or Autumn's grandparents) were James Peter Carter (1945-2023) and Alma Ora Carter, as the couple married on March 14, 1969. My 4th cousin Andrew Fitzgerald Ashe's parents were Nathaniel Herman Ashe Sr. (1934-2015) and Shirley Marie Langston (1937-2003). My 3rd cousin Shirley Marie Langston's parents were Andrew J. Langston (1915-1995) and Carlee Dorcus Evans (1920-1993). My 2nd cousin Carlee Dorcus Evans's parents were Rev. Edward Franklin Evans (b. 1876) and Mobie Lee Sykes (1885-1932). My 1st cousin Mobie Lee Sykes's parents were Willis Sykes (b. 1832) and Lydia Claud (b. 1842). My 4th great-grandaunt Lydia Claud's mother was Zilphy Claud. Autumn Ashe earned the 2012 African American Academic Excellence Award. Autumn Ashe loves her child Kai Ashe-Hardy (or my 6th cousin).

34. There is more information about my family tree too. The late Linda Dianne Claud Fothergill is from the Claud family, and she lived from 1951 to 2000. Her parents are Joe Frank Claud (1930-2018) and Ruth Elizabeth Pugh (b. 1934). Their children are Tisha Fothergill (b. 1970) and Shannon Fothergill-Armour (b. 1975. She married Hakiem S. Armour and their children are Nia Armour and Nicole Armour). Joe Frank Claud and Ruth Elizabeth Pugh's son is Frankie Gerond Claud Sr. (b. 1952). He married Sharon E. Crooms (b. 1952) and their daughter is Tonya Lynn Claud (b. 1973). Tonya Lynn Claud lives in the state of Connecticut. Joe Frank Claud's parents were Peter L. Claud (1891-1969) and Joeanna Claud (b. 1891). Peter L. Claud's parents were Frank Thomas Claud (1856-1948) and Elizabeth Whitehead (1868-1939). Frank Thomas Claud is a descendant of Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). I found out about this information today.

35. My late 4th maternal cousin Lenhart Elijah Brown lived from January 17, 1973, to January 7, 2021. He was born in New York City and passed away at Salt Lake City, Utah. He lived in Brooklyn, NYC for years, and his children are Isaiah Brown and Genesis Victoria Brown (of Brooklyn, New York City). His parents are Eddie Lenhart Brown (1948-2020) and Susa Jane Cue. His siblings are Eddie Lenhart Brown Jr. (b. 1973) and Tiffany Alice Brown Goosby (b. 1981. She lives in Brooklyn, NYC and is married to Kenward J. Goosby since July 19, 2016. He was born in 1969). Eddie Lenhart Brown's parents were Jim Brown (1918-2007) and Alice Beatrice Evans (1922-2003). Alice Beatrice Evans's parents were Rev. Edward Franklin Evans (b. 1876) and Mobie Lee Sykes (1885-1932). Mobie Lee Sykes's parents were Willis Sykes (b. 1832) and Lydia Claud (b. 1842). Lydia Claud's mother was my 5th great grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Lenhart Elijah Brown graduated from Nansemond River high school in Suffolk, Virginia in 1992 and Eagle Gate College with an associate's of science degree in paralegal studies. He was a notary and worked for Utah's legal Aid Society for 11 years.

36. My 4th cousin Victoria Joi Cason (b. 1993) is the daughter of Associate Pastor Allen Dewayne Cason (b. 1958) and Frieda Elaine Williams (b. 1959). Victoria Cason is the Principal Security Advisor at Gartner. She is a cybersecurity expert in keeping us safe from cyber-attacks. Victoria Cason earned her Bachelor of Science degree in communication and Media Studies by 2015. She also earned a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management and Policy from the University of Maryland Global Campus. My 3rd cousin Frieda Elaine Williams has a son named Shaun Anthony Williams (b. 1978). Shaun is the brother to Victoria Cason and Alanna Grace Cason (b. 1999) being my 4th cousins. Shaun Anthony Williams married Dana Cherie Brown (b. 1981) on July 3, 1999, at Suffolk, Virginia. Dana Brown Williams brings spiritual messages to the people. Shaun and Dana Williams love their children who are Cayla Alexis Williams (b. 2002), Colin Williams, Corey Williams, and Christopher B. Williams. Victoria Joi Cason and her mother Frieda Elaine Williams and I are descendants of Zilphy Claud. Frieda Elaine Williams's parents were Johnnie Thomas Williams (1912-1977) and Irene Turner (1921-1994). Johnnie Thomas Williams's parents were Peter Percy Williams (1880-1949) and Hattie E. Joyner (1881-1959). Peter Percy Williams's parents were John Henry Williams (1857-1921) and Adaline Hill (1862-1930). Adaline Hill's parents are Sarah Claud (1842-1892) and Tom Hill (1838-1915). Sarah Claud's mother was my 5th great grandmother Ziilphy Claud (1820-1890).

37. There is information about my late 3rd cousin Martha E. Artis (1878-1960) that must be shown to the public. She was the daughter of Benjamin Thomas Artis (1852-1936) and Indiana Briggs (1855-1923). Martha E. Artis married Herbert F. Ramey (1878-1966) on December 26, 1901, at Sussex, Virginia when she was 23 years old. Martha E. Artis and Herbert F. Ramey Rainey had many children who are: Willie Rainey (b. 1904), Marea Rainey (b. 1906), Vaton Rainey (b. 1908), Ruth Rainey (b. 1912), Bessie R. Matthews (b. 1914), Mary V. Rainey (b. 1920), and Gladys E. Rainey). One of the daughters of Martha and Herbert Rainey was Bessie Mae Rainey. She married Charles Elmer Matthews (b. 1911) on June 20, 1936, at Petersburg, Virginia. Their children are Shirley Marie Matthews (1936-1990), Charles Matthews (b. 1938), Reginald Matthews (b. 1940), Maria Matthews (b. 1944), and Cynthia Matthews (b. 1947). The daughter of Martha E. Artis and Herbert F. Rainey was my 4th cousin Ruth Caronale Rainey Morgan (1912-1993). She married Leonard O. Morgan (b. 1911) with the child of Richard Lewis Morgan (b. 1929). Her 2nd husband was James Edward Flowers on December 5, 1944 at Petersburg, Virginia. My 5th cousin Richard Lewis Morgan (b. 1929) married Lois Josephine Fountain on February 20, 1960 at Pasquotank, North Carolina. They had a child named Anita Richelle Morgan (b. 1961). She was born in Norfolk, Virginia and married Dale Alan Harris (b. 1958) on August 28, 1981. The marriage ended on July 25, 1988. Martha E. Artis and I are descendants of Burwell Williams and Winifred Woodson Bozeman (my 6th great grandparents). Burwell Williams and Winifred Woodson-Bozeman had the child named Patsy Williams Crocker (1810-1870). Patsy Williams Crocker had a child named Indian Bozeman Crocker (1831-1896), her child was Benjamin Thomas Artis (1852-1936), and his daughter is Martha E. Artis.

38. As many people know, I am related to many people of the Artis family found in Southampton County, Virginia and all over the world. Recently, I had a DNA match to a person named Celeste Artis on my maternal side of my family. Ancestry.com stated that she is my 4th to 6th cousin. In my family, genealogical research is part of my culture. So, I did a lot of research to find out that we share the same common ancestor of Zilphy Claud, and that Celeste Artis is my 5th cousin. Celeste Artis was born on November 17, 1977 at Norfolk, Virginia. Her parents are Lawrence Harry Artis and the late Vivian Artis (1950-1997). Her siblings are Nya Francheri Artis (b. 1973) and Tiffany Monique Artis (b. 1980). Vivian Artis was my 4th cousin and her parents are Clarence Lee Rollins (b. 1920) and Ruth Victoria Claude (1923-2009). Ruth Victoria Claude's parents are Joseph James Claud (1894-1988) and Georgia Bynum (1893-1975). Joseph James Claud's parents were Frank Thomas Claud (1856-1948) and Elizabeth Whitehead (1868-1939). Frank Thomas Claud is a direct descendant of Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). Zilphy Claud is my 5th great grandmother.

39. My late 4th cousin Richelieu L. Davis Sr. (1906-1957) married Estelle Pasham (b. 1909). Their children are Davis (1928-1928) and Richelieu L. Davis (1929-1995). My 5th cousin Richelieu L. Davis (1929-1995) married Vivian Solomon Davis. Their children are Richelieu Leroy Davis III (b. 1981), Marvin Davis, Michelle Davis, Derryck Davis, Cassandra Davis, Jerome Davis, and Lisa Davis. The family has lived in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for years.

By Timothy

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

More Facts on my Family Tree in June of 2023.