1. Recently, I found out that I am a DNA match on Ancestry.com to Willie Anthony Bass III, who is my 3rd cousin. We are descendants of my 4th great grandparents of Morefield Hurst Turner (1827-1918) and Miley Woodson Bozeman (1830-1910). Willie Anthony Bass III's parents are Willie Bass Jr. (b. 1943) and Diane Stephanie Turner (b. 1945). My 2nd cousin Diane Stephanie Turner married Willie Bass Jr. on March 17, 1962, at Courtland, Virginia. Their children are my 3rd cousins Morrison Allen Bass (b. 1962), Willie Anthony Bass III (b. 1964), Katina Dianne Bass (b. 1977), and Edward O'Brian Bass (b. 1982). They were born and raised in the peninsula region of the 757 or Hampton Roads, Virginia. Willie Anthony Bass III married Genna Suzanne Armstrong on July 12, 1991, in Hampton, Virginia. They have many children including Mikayla Suzanne Bass (b. 1996) and Mike Bass. My 4th cousin Mikayla Suzanne Bass is married to Spencer Deon Taylor (b. 1993), and they have two daughters. One of their daughters is Makensie Taylor. Mike Bass is married to Ivyy Bebesotaa since July 19, 2023. They have a son together. Edward O'Brian Bass married Candace Rochell Bromell on October 17, 2006, at Wake, North Carolina. Their children are my 4th cousin who are Jordan Bass, Jayla Bass, and Ryleigh Bass. My 3rd cousin Morrison Allen Bass married Lisa Kay Waters (b. 1964) on August 18, 1987, at Newport News, Virginia. Their children are my 4th cousins who are Cherrice Shennel Bass (b. 1981), Shani Renee Bass (b. 1990), and Kevin Bass. Shani Renee Bass is married to Derrick Brown, and one of their children is Caleb Brown. They have another son too.
2. There is new information about my late 1st cousin Wilbert Randolph Faltz Sr. (1923-1985). He married Sarah Celesteen Wiggins. Their children are Anita La-Verne Faltz (b. 1954), Gloria Diane Faltz (b. 1957), Cathy Darlene Faltz (1959-2025), Walter Faltz Jr. (b. 1956), and Sherry Renee Faltz (1966-2017). Cathy Darlene Faltz lived form January 20, 1959, to May 17, 2025. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia. She was raised in a loving, Christian home. She was the second youngest sibling of her family. She had a calm demeanor and had a quiet and thoughtful nature. She graduated from Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, Virginia (which is near the Outlet Mall). She loved music and used arts and crafts. She went to Garrett Community Baptist Church, where Bishop Johnny L. Reid was the pastor. Her daughter is Tina Maria Faltz Barns (b. 1981. Tina's husband is Antoine Damonte Barns Sr.). Cathy Darlene Faltz's grandchildren are Antoine Barns Jr., Tamiah Barns, and Tamari Barns, who live in Suffolk, Virginia. Her uncle is Reverend David L. Wiggins of North Carolina (his wife is Bernice), her Aunt is Bishop Mavis Goodman (her husband is Walter) of Suffolk, Virginia, her Aunt is Viola Warren (her husband is Lewis) of Norfolk, Virginia, and her Aunt Thelma Bell is form Philadelphia. Wilbert Randolph Faltz Sr.'s parents were Joseph Nathan Faltz Sr. (1901-1952) and my 2nd great-grandaunt Alice Rosetta Claud (1906-1988). The parents of Alice Rosetta Claud were my 3rd great grandparents Rev. James Thompson Claud (1857-1926) and Susanna Field Hurst-Turner (1862-1949). The mother of Rev. James Thompson Claud was my 4th great-grandmother Sarah Claud (1842-1892). The mother of Sarah Claud was my 5th great grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-1893).
3. My late 1st cousin Ada Mary Turner Barber (1921-1973) was a great matriarch to many children, grandchildren, etc. She lived from 1920 to April 29, 1973, in Newport News, Virginia. He married Alfred Braxton Barber (1907-1989) on January 9, 1939, in Norfolk, Virginia. Their children, who are my 2nd cousins, are Trudy Mae Barber (b. 1951), Alfred Braxton Barber Jr. (b. 1952), Fleta Lorraine Barber (b. 1955), Pamela Delores Barber Alston (1959-1994), and Clara Barbara Giles (b. 1963). Trudy Mae Barber was born on March 1, 1951, and she married James Junior Hillard (b. 1952) on February 12, 1971, in Newport News, Virginia. Alfred Braxton Barber Jr. was born on August 26, 1952, and he married Jeanett Delphina Banks in ca. 1974. Fleta Lorraine Barber married Edward Charles Banks on July 27, 1974, in Newport News, Virginia. Edward Charles Banks passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2000, at Sentara Hampton General Hospital. He attended Menchville High School, and he was a self-employed contractor. He worked for Carrithers Reality. His parents are Mary Banks and Kenneth Harrell. His daughter or my 3rd cousin is Ada Redmon (she is married to Frederick Redmon. One of Ada Redmon's daughter is Olivia Redmon. Ada Redmon was born in 1975), and his sons are Edward C. Banks Jr. (b. 1976) and Michael Banks (b. 1980), from Newport News, Virginia. His granddaughter is Whitney Banks. Pamela Delores Alston married Carlton Levern Alston on April 8, 1989, at Newport News, Virginia. Pamela Delores Alston has many children like Elati Barber (b. 1975), Carleshia Lavonne Alston (1986-2001), John Lamont Ratliff Barber (b. 1980), Natasha Barber, Ronette Barber, and Pamela Barber. Clara Barber Giles married Milton Giles (b. 1960) on February 8, 1981, in Newport News, Virginia. One of their children is Timothy Giles.
By Timothy
