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| Evelyn Brown Williams (left), Sandra Ann Williams, Elizabeth Bonds (on lap), Lucy Washington Brown (right); Buffalo NY, 1978 |
The above picture represents four-generations of my direct Washington family line.
Elijah Washington (born abt 1797)
Ned Washington (born Feb 10, 1825)
Peter Washington (born Dec 1872)
Lucy Washington Brown (born Nov 1,1904)
Evelyn Orthelia Brown Williams
Sandra Ann Williams
Elizabeth aka Libby
From the time my daughter was born, my mother wanted a four-generation picture with herself, her mother, me, and my daughter, so one Sunday we went to Granny's apartment after she came home from church. My brother, Raymond Williams, took our picture. Unfortunately, this is the only four-generation picture that we ever took, even though we had many other opportunities.
Lucy Washington was born in Lexington, Mississippi on November 1, 1904, to Peter Washington and Mary Barrett Washington. Her obituary (April 15, 1996) stated that she "united with the Church of God in Christ at an early age in Mississippi. Upon moving to Buffalo, she joined the Saints Home Church of God in Christ where she was a faithful member for many years. Later she transferred her membership to the Good Samaritan Church of God in Christ where she was happy to be made Church Mother."
Granny was among the millions of African Americans who migrated to the North from their rural Southern homes, starting with the Great Migration in 1916.
