Wicks Family Album

Eluster Wicks and Louise Wicks family Tree

Ancestors

Eluster Wicks and Louise Wicks family Tree

Family Lineage

Eluster Wicks, Sr. and Louise Wicks begat James Wicks, Lucille Kilgore, Elonia Evans, Eluster Wicks, Jr., Dotsy Roberts, and Yvonne Henley

James Wicks and Earnestine Amos begat Corky Wicks and Robert Wicks

Lucille Kilgore and John Kilgore begat Angel Kilgore-Dace

Elonia Evans and David Evans, Sr. begat David L. Evans, Jr., Shovonne E. Valentine, and Terrance D. Evans

Eluster Wicks, Jr and Doris Pippins begat Sonya Wicks, Toby Wicks, and Jason Wicks

Dotsy Roberts and William Roberts (m 5/25/1974) begat Shara Gibbs (b 11/22/1978)

Yvonne Wicks-Henley (b 8/26/1957) and Walter Henley, Jr begat LaKeshia Henley-Dean (b 5/27/1977)

Corky Wicks (b. 9/30/1966) and Paula McKinley-Wicks (b. 11/26/1966) (m.11/28/1992) begat Gerald Wicks (b 1/29/1995 Bethesda, MD), Sydney Wicks (b 12/15/1998 Flowood, MS), and Brayden Wicks (b 4/28/2004 Flowood, MS)

Robert Wicks (b 8/25/1971) and Marisha Bell-Wicks begat Aessiah Wicks

Angel Dace and Gregory Dace begat Avery Dace and Kenton Dace

Kenton Dace and begot Dace

Shavonne Valentine and Jimmy Valentine begat Javon Valentine, Jayda Valentine, and Jania Valentine.

Toby Wicks (b 11/9/1971 West Point, MS) and Janice Young (b 11/25/1973 Noxubee County, MS) (m 9/20/2002) begat Jalisa Shelton (b 9/1/1991 Oktibbeha County, MS) and Zackary Wicks (b 12/28/2004 Atlanta, GA)

Jason Wicks and Jamila (Tillman) Wicks begat Alyssa Wicks and Jackson Wicks

Shara (Roberts) Gibbs (b 11/22/1978- Columbus, Miss) and Roosevelt Gibbs (b 1/25/1977- Bay Shore, NY) begat Jaydon Gibbs (b 8/19/2004- Plano, TX) and Jacey Gibbs (b 8/28/2009- Plano, Tx)

Lakeshia Henley-Dean (b. 5/27/1977) and Quincy A. Dean (b. 4/11/1977) begat DeVean D. Hoskins (b. 1/14/1996), Christopher A Dean (b , 12/11/2003) and Landry A Dean (b 6/7/2007)

Terrance Evans and Arlesa Evans

Program Itinerary

●Opening remarks - James Wicks

●Introductions - Yvonne Henley

●Ice Breaker - Cup Name game - 5 people - Yvonne Henley

●Overview of the Oral History BoothCorky and Maurice

●Blessing of the Food - Eluster Wicks, Jr.

●Dinner served - Family

●Announcements

○Family Picture - Maurice's direction

○Ice Breaker Continuation - Cup

Name game - Everyone

○Oral History Booth Time Slot sign up - 3 minute talk, 1 minute break

○Games Stations

●Closing Remarks and Prayer - James Wicks

Eluster Wicks and Louise Wicks family Tree

Family Tribute

While my maternal grandparents provided an example of business and education, my paternal grandparents provided the same type of nurturing. Eluster Wicks, Sr. was a carpenter, barber, and metal worker by trade, but an educator at heart. Eluster’s wife, Louise was a housewife, farmer, and educator at heart

I know that I received countless reprimands and corrections along the way, and for that, I am eternally grateful. More importantly, their success and dedication to providing for their families provided me with lessons that I have only recently come to fully appreciate This manuscript will attempt to articulate their lessons in seven recommendations to our children

Lessons Learned

Great Grandma Mammy - staying out of trouble

Granddaddy Adam Amos - never met, but admired his business savvy

Mommul - Lucinda Amos - Recycling and re-purposing, eating local sugar cane, peas, chicken eggs

Grandmamma Louise Wicks - Farming, Guinea fowl, chickens, and smokehouse meat

Granddaddy Eluster Wicks - Math, analytics, love of numbers, hard work, hunting

James Wicks - Education, commitment to the community, hunting and fishing

Earnestine Wicks - Education, patience, quiet strength, the beauty of the small things

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