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In This Issue….. THE BEGINNINGS
LINSIDE COVER
LA POET OF THE TIME
From The Editor
The Negro Mother By Langston Hughes
Mildred Edmonds Eldridge gives introduction to the first volume, highlighting the family genealogy.
LET’S NOT FORGET Public sale of Negros By Richard Clagett Emancipation Proclamation
Shield. History. Family tree. Birth Certificate, Census records, Marriage License. Photos
WYATT History. Birth Certificate. Census records. Family tree. Photos
Public Sale of Negros http://afgen.com/negro_sale.html Emancipation Proclamation http://www.elcivics.com/emancipationproclamation.html
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Family Shields http://www.houseofnames.com http://www.2020site.org/heraldry/
IN STYLE 1920’S EVENTS OF THE TIME
EDMONDS
SOURCES
African American History timeline 1619-2009 http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.ht ml
1900 through 1949 African American Poets http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets_africa n_american.html Mrs. Virginia D. Kennedy introduces Women’s Day to Henderson, KY, Oct. 1926.
Gospel Pearls (Swing Low) Sunday School Publishing Board National Baptist Convention, USA
EXTENDED FAMILY Pictures. Events.
BACK IN TIME IMAGES SONG RECIPES The Family’s Sweet Potato Pie and Buttermilk Chess Pie
THE ERA OF: THE ROARING TWENTIES
OTHER CREDITS Ancestry.com
Swing Low, popular hymn.
Henderson County Library Henderson, KY
BACK COVER
Images: Upon request. Wikipedia
A Rose Production. Http://www.aroseproduction.web.offi celive.com. Bar code for mobile user access/ Copyright logo.
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The Edmonds family beginnings in the United States after slavery rooted in the state of Kentucky. Most started as sharecroppers and general laborers. As the country grew into the, ‘Industrial Age’, so did the family and the principles of the name it carried. The Edmonds also Edmunds shield has images that signify Hope. It was the hope that James (Finis) (the protector ^) and Clementine (Clemmie) would raise a family and wish better for their children. The background colors represent generosity and constancy. Images of the fleur de lei depict purity, light and prosperity. It was within their children Thomas, Knute and Moon that fulfilled the family’s charge as they obtained better jobs and the ‘American Dream’ for their families. Our story begins with the union of Thomas Edmonds and Rowenia Wyatt. The next few pages include documents of Finis and Clementine for chronological presentation.
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The Beginning…..
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Thomas Edmonds A FAMILY LEGACY, “THE BEGINNINGS”
William
Belle 1913
(Jackson)
12-7-1887 - 4-28-1938
02-11-1912 - 09-09-1995 (Tommy) 2-28-1915 - 09-22-967 (Newton)
6-15-1890 -8-11-1971
03-26-1918 - 07-04-1953 (William) (Wil)
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Thomas Edmonds
Born February 11, 1912. The first son of three to Finis and Clementine (Jackson) Edmonds. Thomas had no natural children, but a father of many. Migrating to St. Louis, MO in 1960 with Chrysler Corp, continued community Service through ministry. After retirement, returned to Kentucky until deceased.
Newton (Knute) Edmonds, the second son of three, married Dorothy Marshall Edmonds and had two sons and one daughter: Knute Jr, Lorenzo (1939-1980) and Lucille Edmonds Morrison. Knute Jr. later married and had three girls.
Maurice Edmonds (R)
William (Will) (Moon) Edmonds, the third son of three, died in his adult early years. Moon had one son. Maurice Edmonds (1942-2009) and raised by Thomas and wife Rowenia. Maurice migrated to St. Louis in 1960, married and had three sons, Maurice, Jr., Kenny and Michael. .
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Rowenia Wyatt Edmonds A FAMILY LEGACY, “THE BEGINNINGS”
Delia Ann (Denton)
Jordan, Sr. Born 1833 12-6-1874
03-1883 – 04-1942
Mary Edna (Morris)
12-1915 – 5-1951
Born 1848
- 1926
(Thomas)
(Edmonds)
(Ray)
4-1920 – 9-2003
6-1922 – 3-1991
12-1924 – 1-2008
Rowenia Wyatt Edmonds
Rowenia Wyatt Edmonds was born June 22, 1922 The third daughter of Jordan Wyatt and Mary Dean. Rowenia (Pap) married Thomas Edmonds. She was a pillar in the community and a mother of many. Maurice Edmonds, Eileen Higgins, Mildred Edmonds, (Eldridge), Anita Edwards Edmonds (Bowen), Charmaine Lurline Simms. Mary Edna Wyatt (Morris)(Big Sister), the first of four daughters, married and had five sons. Charles, Chester, Robert, Walter, and James. Essie B. Wyatt (Thomas), the second daughter, married Elijah Thomas and had 3 children. Richard Lee, Elijah Jr., and Mary Estelle Thomas (Brewster). Nora Wyatt (Ray), the fourth daughter, married George Ray and had one daughter, Alma Dean Ray (Flowers).
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Terron Edmonds, Nora and Essie
Rowenia (Pap)
Essie, Nora and Pap
Pap and Essie
Left: Thomas, Middle left: George Flowers Sr., nephew, Middle right: Robert Landers, cousin, Right: Pap
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Front Row: Charmaine Simms, Pap, Forrest, son of Anita Edmonds Bowen, Terra, daughter of Mildred Edmonds Eldridge
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Remembering….. A FAMILY’S LEGACY
Sweet Potato Pie Prep Time: 30 Min Cook Time: 1 Hr 50 Min Ready In: 2 Hrs 20 Min
Servings 8 Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch pie
Ingredients 1 (1 pound) sweet potato 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Directions 4.Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin. 5.Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie- crust. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a soufflé, and then will sink down as it cools.
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Buttermilk Chess Pie
Prep Time: 30 Min Cook Time: 45 Min Ready In: 1 Hr 20 Min
Servings 8
Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch pie
Ingredients 2 cups white sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 5 eggs 2/3 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Directions 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) 2.In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour. Beat in the eggs and buttermilk until blended. Stir in the melted butter and vanilla. Pour filling into the pie-crust. 3.Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until filling is set.
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The Era Of The
Roaring Twenties From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the cultural time period. For the 1960-1962 ABC television program, see The Roaring 20's (TV series). The Roaring Twenties is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America but also in London, Paris and Berlin. The phrase was meant to emphasize the period's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. 'Normalcy' returned to politics in the wake of World War I, jazz music blossomed, the flapper redefined modern womanhood, Art Deco peaked, and finally the Wall Street Crash of 1929 served to punctuate the end of the era, as The Great Depression set in. The era was further distinguished by several inventions and discoveries of far-reaching importance, unprecedented industrial growth, accelerated consumer demand and aspirations, and significant changes in lifestyle. The social and societal upheaval known as the Roaring Twenties began in North America and spread to Europe in the aftermath of World War I. Europe spent these years rebuilding and coming to terms with the vast human cost of the conflict. The economy of the United States became increasingly intertwined with that of Europe. When Germany could no longer afford war payments, Wall Street invested heavily in European debts to keep the European economy afloat as a large consumer market for American mass-produced goods. By the middle of the decade, economic development soared in Europe, and the Roaring Twenties broke out in Germany (the Weimar Republic), Britain and France, the second half of the decade becoming known as the "Golden Twenties". In France and francophone Canada, they were also called the "annĂŠes folles" ("Crazy Years").[1] The spirit of the Roaring Twenties was marked by a general feeling of discontinuity associated with modernity, a break with traditions. Everything seemed to be feasible through modern technology. New technologies, especially automobiles, moving pictures and radio proliferated 'modernity' to a large part of the population. Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality in both daily life and architecture. At the same time, jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the mood of the specter of World War I. As such, the period is also often referred to as the Jazz Age.
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Events Of The Time
In The Spotlight
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Events Of The Time
A Great Poet
Langston Hughes 1902-‐1967
The Negro Mother by Langston Hughes Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long dark way That I had to climb, that I had to know In order that the race might live and grow. Look at my face -‐-‐ dark as the night -‐-‐ Yet shining like the sun with love's true light. I am the dark girl who crossed the red sea Carrying in my body the seed of the free. I am the woman who worked in the field Bringing the cotton and the corn to yield. I am the one who labored as a slave, Beaten and mistreated for the work that I gave -‐-‐ Children sold away from me, I'm husband sold, too. No safety , no love, no respect was I due. Three hundred years in the deepest South: But God put a song and a prayer in my mouth . God put a dream like steel in my soul. Now, through my children, I'm reaching the goal. Now, through my children, young and free, I realized the blessing deed to me. I couldn't read then. I couldn't write. I had nothing, back there in the night. Sometimes, the valley was filled with tears, But I kept trudging on through the lonely years. Sometimes, the road was hot with the sun, But I had to keep on till my work was done: I had to keep on! No stopping for me -‐-‐ I was the seed of the coming Free.
I nourished the dream that nothing could smother Deep in my breast -‐-‐ the Negro mother. I had only hope then , but now through you, Dark ones of today, my dreams must come true: All you dark children in the world out there, Remember my sweat, my pain, my despair. Remember my years, heavy with sorrow -‐-‐ And make of those years a torch for tomorrow. Make of my pass a road to the light Out of the darkness, the ignorance, the night. Lift high my banner out of the dust. Stand like free men supporting my trust. Believe in the right, let none push you back. Remember the whip and the slaver's track. Remember how the strong in struggle and strife Still bar you the way, and deny you life -‐-‐ But march ever forward, breaking down bars. Look ever upward at the sun and the stars. Oh, my dark children, may my dreams and my prayers Impel you forever up the great stairs -‐-‐ For I will be with you till no white brother Dares keep down the children of the Negro Mother.
In The Spotlight
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A Great Poet
Langston Hughes 1902-‐1967
The Negro Mother by Langston Hughes Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long dark way That I had to climb, that I had to know In order that the race might live and grow. Look at my face -‐-‐ dark as the night -‐-‐ Yet shining like the sun with love's true light. I am the dark girl who crossed the red sea Carrying in my body the seed of the free. I am the woman who worked in the field Bringing the cotton and the corn to yield. I am the one who labored as a slave, Beaten and mistreated for the work that I gave -‐-‐ Children sold away from me, I'm husband sold, too. No safety , no love, no respect was I due. Three hundred years in the deepest South: But God put a song and a prayer in my mouth . God put a dream like steel in my soul. Now, through my children, I'm reaching the goal. Now, through my children, young and free, I realized the blessing deed to me. I couldn't read then. I couldn't write. I had nothing, back there in the night. Sometimes, the valley was filled with tears, But I kept trudging on through the lonely years. Sometimes, the road was hot with the sun, But I had to keep on till my work was done: I had to keep on! No stopping for me -‐-‐ I was the seed of the coming Free.
I nourished the dream that nothing could smother Deep in my breast -‐-‐ the Negro mother. I had only hope then , but now through you, Dark ones of today, my dreams must come true: All you dark children in the world out there, Remember my sweat, my pain, my despair. Remember my years, heavy with sorrow -‐-‐ And make of those years a torch for tomorrow. Make of my pass a road to the light Out of the darkness, the ignorance, the night. Lift high my banner out of the dust. Stand like free men supporting my trust. Believe in the right, let none push you back. Remember the whip and the slaver's track. Remember how the strong in struggle and strife Still bar you the way, and deny you life -‐-‐ But march ever forward, breaking down bars. Look ever upward at the sun and the stars. Oh, my dark children, may my dreams and my prayers Impel you forever up the great stairs -‐-‐ For I will be with you till no white brother Dares keep down the children of the Negro Mother.
Family……. EXTENDED FAMILY IN THE LEGACY
Jacquilla Jackson, called by all, ‘Mee Maw’. Closest friend of the Edmonds family migrated to St. Louis with the Chrysler Plant in 1959. Her husband Walter Sr. practiced masonry and networked with the family.
Jackson Family Reunion 2008
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Willie B. and Romona Jackson Family, St. Louis, cousin to the Edmonds family.
Elijah Thomas Sr.
George & Nora Ray
Elijah, Sr. & Essie B. Thomas
Dorothy Edmonds
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Friends…….. FIRST BAPTIST MEACHAM PARK
As the family settled in St. Louis, they joined FB Meacham Park Church, created life-long friendships and a network, helping each other through reciprocity.
Mother Lowery was inspirational to the Edmonds making roots in St. Louis. She loved to raise vegetable gardens and share gardening secrets.
James, a close friend and electrician, networked with the family.
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Elmo close friend and a painter, networked with the family.
One of The Most Popular Hymn of The Time
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Reflections……..
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A Family Legacy Magazine “The Beginnings” Vol. 1 Issue 1 Summer 2010