 
TOM PERSON
Did you know?
OLDEST FAMILY MEMBER,
john d born july 18 1936
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INFORMATION
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SEVERAL GENERATIONS BACK, A SLAVE WAS
SHIPPED TO MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN A PIG CRATE, HE WAS CALLED BY THE NAME OF GEORGE LEWIS. HE HAD A SON AND NAMED HIM TOM, WHO BECAME A AME
MINSTER. THE SLAVE GEORGE LEWIS TOOK THE NAME "PERSON" BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONES
THAT HAD HIM SHIPPED TO THE CAROLINAS. TOM, THE SON THAT BECAME A MINSTER ,
WAS THE BEGINNING OF OUR PERSON FAMILY. TOM WAS MARRIED TO ALICE WARD. THEIR CHILDREN
WERE: DAVID, AGNES, CAROLINE, ROSS, SOL, MAGGIE, CORA, AND MARY. THE
ORDER OF THEIR BIRTH MIGHT NOT BE RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME AGO.
DAVID THE OLDEST SON MARRIED ARTELIA HUSSEY, ARTELIA'S
FAMILY TREE , SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF
JAMES HUSSEY AND MOZETTA WILLIAMS. ARTELIA HAD SEVERAL SIBLINGS: ARTHUR, THERON, CLETE,
CARL, HOWARD, CHARLIE, JAMES EARL, LZ, MARY, ESTELLA. THE
WILLIAMS, WERE FROM ROBBINS, NC. THAT SIDE OF THE FAMILY HAS A
"WILLIAMS FAMILY REUNION", THE SECOND WEEK-END IN JULY EVERY YEAR.
DAVID AND ARTELIA WERE BOTH RAISED IN MOORE
COUNTY, NC. THEY MOVED TO LEE COUNTY TO WORK AND SHARE CROP. DAVID
HAULED PULP WOOD, RAISED TOBACCO, AND WORKED AT THE LOCAL FURNITURE
PLANT. ARTELIA WORKED IN TOBACCO, AND WAS A COOK AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL
AND WAS A HOUSEWIFE.
we are a very blessed family, it all comes for
the way we were raised; tough love; but it worked!!!!!
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HAPPY DAYS
FAMILY REUNION
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FAMILY NEWS , INFORMATION AND EVENTS:
EVENTS: CHICAGO FAMILY
REUNION JULY 20.21,22
WE'RE BACK ; BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE
FAMILY REUNION IS CONFIRMED CHICAGO JULY 20.21,22
*VISIT THE HUSSEY SIDE OF FAMILY FROM "ABOUT
ME PAGE"!!!!
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