FROM MANY MILLENNIA AGO TO THE 21ST CENTURY

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES AND JUSTICE IS OUR AIM

 The photo is
from Alfred T.
Palmer.

Contents
1. Introduction 2. New 3. Military 4. Migrations
Discoveries about Veterans in my
My Family Tree Family

5. Levi Doggett Sr. 6. Susanna Field- 7. The Younger 8. Epilogue

Turner-Hurst Generation
Claud
9. Appendix A: 10. The List of
More Cousins Ancestors who
lived before the
1800’s (and more
The image above
information)
shows Calvary
Cemetery at
Norfolk, Virginia.
“Let there be everywhere our voices, our eyes, our
thoughts, our love, our actions, breathing hope
and victory.”
-Sonia Sanchez

Aaron Douglass’s “Harriet Tubman”

After years of discovery,
discovery I have found out more information about my family history. Learning is a long lasting
experience, and it can develop into many manifestations. One of the terrific, powerful findings of my research this
year dealt with knowing more about my distant cousins, comprehending the history of the Lowe family, and
witnessing extra facts about the Sessoms family too. From reading a PDF file about some of ancestors (whose
names are Susanna Turner, James Thompson Claud, Sarah Claud, Milly Bozeman, etc.) in an archaeological study
(about Southampton County, Virginia) to digitally communicating with distant relatives, exciting disclosures
have existed in the horizon. This work is about showing past history, outlining present realities, and promoting
inspiration for the future. We desire a great future for humanity, and that is achieved by us working together for
the common cause of justice. Part of my story deals with my family migrations. For example, my great-
grandmother Effie Sarah Bryant’s descendants traveled into places like Philadelphia and New Jersey (from Halifax
County, North Carolina & Virginia). Guy Franklin Claud’s children readily migrated to Philadelphia, and other
places in Virginia. They existed from Southampton County, Virginia. Throughout the ages of time, black people
have displayed courage, resiliency, and strength. The creative force of jazz, intellectual pursuits, and the legacy of
social activism are intertwined in black culture. True Black Love means that folks are acting together in harmony
with building, and establishing solutions. We are descendants of a strong people. Our ancestors suffered the worst
slavery in human history. Still, we are here to be teachers, lawyers, community leaders, scientists, and other
contributors to society. That shows the power of the Creator and of black people. I honor my Bantu ancestry. It is
the perfect time to stand up for freedom, and to advocate for the liberation of our communities internationally.
This is our destiny.
 New Discoveries of My Family Tree
On My Father’s Side
I am related to numerous people. The Upshur family is related to my paternal family. A lot of this new
information that I found out during the Summer of 2019 is very interesting. First, George and Esther Perkins lived
in Northampton County, Virginia. That is located at the Eastern Shore. George Perkins was born in 1815 and
Esther Perkins was born in 1816. They had many children including Julia Perkins who was born in 1835. Julia
Perkins married Johnson Brickhouse (who was my 3rd great grandfather). Johnson Brickhouse was born in 1826,
and he was an African American Union war veteran. Both Julia Perkins and Johnson Brickhouse had the
following children: Ann Eliza Brickhouse (1857-1921), Jno Lee Brickhouse (1858-?), Esther Brickhouse Bailey (1862-
1955), Martha Brickhouse (1867-?), and Maggie Brickhouse (1871-?). Ann Eliza Brickhouse was my 3rd great aunt
and she lived in Virginia. Ann married twice. Her first husband was James Burton. Her second husband was
James Kelly and they wed on February 12, 1893 at Northampton County, Virginia. Nollar Burton Upshur was the
child from Ann Brickhouse and James Burton (1848-1931). Nollar Burton Upshur lived from 1877 to 1961, and she
was my first cousin. Nollar Burton Upshur married Ruben B. Upshur on the date of April 26, 1898 at
Northampton County, Virginia. Nolla Burton Upshur and Ruben Benjamin Upshur had the following children:
Ollife Upshur (1899-1995), James Velvet Upshur (1901-1975), Milton Alfred Upshur (1904-1977), Marrie Upshur
(1906-?), Ershie Upshur (1907-?), Reuben Usphur (1909-1939), Curtis V. Upshur (1913-1984), Alice G. Usphur
(1915-1938), Andrew Philip Upshur (1915-1995), John Thomas Upshur (1917-2012), Baylise Upshur (1919-2014), Belle
E. Upshur (1921-?), Helen Burton Upshur (1923-2006), and Evangeline Virginia Upshur (1921-1995). Baylise
Upshur was born in Northampton County, Virginia on May 14, 1919. She married Willie Coleman and they had a
child named Velma Coleman. Velma Coleman married Horace Gene Roscoe on the date of October 4, 1974 at
Virginia Beach, Virginia. Velma Coleman was born on March 5, 1948. Velma Coleman was born in the Bronx,
NYC. She lived in Georgia until her transition in 1996. She converted to Islam to be known as Velma
Muhammad. Velma Muhammad's daughter is my fourth cousin Anjirlic B. Aminu. She was born in the year of
1967. Therefore, Northampton County, Virginia is a location where tons of my paternal relatives originated from.
 The couple is named Ada Doggett and James Gus Henry Roberson

The Roberson and Sessoms Families

My 2nd great aunt Ada Doggett lived from 1890 to 1960. She married James Gus Henry Roberson at Halifax
North Carolina on September 16, 1909. Their descendants included many members of the Roberson family. Their
descendants are also related to me. Their children are Mary Clara Roberson Sessoms, Elbert lee Roberson, Arthur
Delano Robertson, and Bessie L. Roberson-Chance.

The Sessoms family has a long history in Virginia and North Carolina. The Sessoms family (that is related to me)
came from North Carolina, and then many of them migrated into Virginia. One patriarch of the Sessoms family
was Thomas Jefferson Sessoms. He lived from 1907 at Hertford, North Carolina to December 31, 1961 at Tarboro,
Edgecombe, North Carolina. Tom married my cousin Mary Clara Roberson (1910-2000) at the date of January 5,
1928 at Martin, North Carolina. Tom and Mary’s children were Thomas Clinton Sessoms Jr. (1929-2006), Rev.
Arthur Marion Sessoms (1930-2016), Bishop Harman L. Sessoms (1933-present), Clara Elizabeth Sessoms (1935-
present), Rev. Vernon Augusta Sessoms (1938-2006), and Pete Sessoms. Rev. Vernon Augusta Sessoms married
Mable Louse Roberson (1938-present) on the date of December 22, 1958 at Edgecombe, North Carolina. They had
the following children: Cottie Marie Sessoms (1959-2013), Eric T. Sessoms (1962-present), Stevie Sessoms (1962-
present), Vernon Sessoms Junior (1964-present), Parnell Aundre Sessoms (1966-present), and Troy Sessoms.
These children were born at Newport News, Virginia. My third cousin Vernon Sessoms Junior was born on July 1,
1964 at Newport News, Virginia. She married Gloria Lenora Robinson on October 19, 1991 at Newport News,
Virginia. Their children are Candasee Camilla Sessoms (she was born on February 21, 1994 at Hampton, Virginia)
and Vernon Sessoms Jr.
 Stuart, Florida’s Downtown is found in this picture.

Clarise Doggett

Clarise Doggett was my first cousin. She lived a long life and lived from November 29, 1934 (at Edgecone, North
Carolina) to Stuart, Martin Florida on February 25, 2002. In the year of 1955, she married Rosby Strawter (1933-
1984). They divorced at the date of December 13, 1976 at Martin, Florida. Clarise’s parents were Linwood Doggett
(1907-1971) and Bashie Ann Whitmore (1907-1963). Clarise Doggett and I share the same great-grandfather of Carl
Doggett (1886-1968). Clarise Doggett’s children are Velicia Renna Spencer (1966-present), Clara Mae Strawter
(1951-2012), and Willeva Strawter (1952-present). Clara Mae Strawter lived a life of service. She was my second
cousin and was born at May 15, 1951 at Stuart, Martin County, Florida. She married Gerald Arnett Williams, and
their child was Reverend Dr. Gerald A. Williams Jr. (he married a woman named Joi Jones. Rev. Dr. Williams is
an educator, an author, he works in the community, and he studied at Valdosta State University). Clara Mae
Strawter Williams lived in Jacksonville, Florida. Jerome Alexander Stone Sr. and Clarise Doggett raised Clara.
Clara graduated from Martin County High School in 1970. She graduated from college at Edward Waters College
with a BS in physical education. She worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Jacksonville, Florida for 35 years. Clara’s
half-sisters are Luvenia Brooks, Theresa Stone, and Wylene Leonard. His half-brothers are Attorney Jerome A.
Stone Jr., Jerome Stone, and Demarius Souter. Clara’s granddaughter is my second cousin Ashli Madison
Williams of Adel, Georgia. Velicia Renna Spencer or the daughter of Clarise Doggett is my 2nd cousin. Velicia
Spencer was born on November 15, 1966. She married Ricardo Cardell Bryant on the date of June 28, 1986 at
Martin County, Florida. They have a daughter named Zandria Bashane Bryant, who is my 2nd cousin. Velicia and
Ricardo divorced at the date of June 8, 1994. Velicia Bryant now lives in Florida, and she is a successful
businesswoman. Zandria works to defend the lives of people experiencing autism.
 Trenton, New Jersey is the image on the left. The image on the right is my 3rd cousin Delores Novella Artis
(1931-2002). She deescended from George Perkins I (1815-?).

Annie Mae Doggett

Annie Mae Doggett was my great aunt. She lived from 1910 to 1984. She was the daughter of my great grandfather
Carl Doggett. Annie Mae Doggett married John Lewis Drew on the date of June 20, 1925 at Halifax, North
Carolina. Annie Mae Doggett had the following children: Lee Curley Drew, Dorothy Odia Drew, Johnie Drew
Jr., and Ernest Doggett Sr. Ernest Doggett Sr. lived from June 29, 1935 at Halifax, North Carolina to July 7, 2015 at
Cranbury, New Jersey. He lived to be 80 years old. His wife was Myna Doggett. The children of Ernest and Myna
Doggett were: Clifford Alfred Doggett, Gwendolyn M. Doggett, Andra E. Doggett, Dorothy L. Bing (of
Trenton, New Jersey), Ernest L. Doggett Jr., James D. Doggett, Carl R. Doggett, and Anthony Q. Doggett.
Clifford Alfred Doggett lived from 1956 to 2014. He was my 2nd cousin. He married Melinda Rae Paxson. Ernest
L. Doggett, Jr., and his wife, Cathryn D. Lenderman live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania then in Kentucky (They
married at Monroe Township, Middlesex, New Jersey on the date of April 22, 1995). James D. Doggett's wife is
Rosani Doggett. Dorothy L. Bing graduated from East Brunswick Voc - Tech High School in 1978. Carl R.
Doggett (who was born in 1966 and has ties to New Jersey) and his wife, Tracey. Their daughter is Gina Doggett
or my 2nd cousin. Gina lives in Baltimore now. One great person who was the son of Annie Mae Doggett was
Johnnie Drew Jr. He was my first cousin. He lived from January 30, 1931 to November 15, 2007. He was born at
Palmyra, North Carolina at Halifax County. He graduated from Northampton County High School,
Machipongpo, Virginia. Trenton State Teachers College in Trenton, N.J., and Delaware State College in Dover
were the places where he gotten more education in the majors of Business Education and Business
Administration, respectively. He was a dedicated veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He worked heavily in the Dover,
Delaware area. His wife was Elizabeth A. Drew (1937-2013). John Lewis Drew Jr. and Elizabeth Drew's children
were: Johnnie Drew III and Janice L. Scott. John Lewis Drew Jr. and Elizabeth Drew's granddaughter is my
second cousin Crystal Nicole Scott. Crystal Nicole Scott's mother is Janice L. Scott (1954-2000) or the late, great
U.S. Navy veteran who lived in Dover, Delaware.
 The image on the left is my late 2nd great aunt Cora Bell Claud (1929-1964) with her son Phillip George Darden
(1950-2005). The image on the right shows Courtland, Virginia.

On My Mother’s Side
The Flythe family is certainly related to me. My mother always said that we were related to the Flythes. This is
part of the long story about the Flythe family. Long ago in 1842, Sarah Claud was born. She was the daughter of
Zilphy Claud (1820-1893). She lived from 1842 to 1892. Later, Sarah Claud married a man named Tom Hill. They
had the following children: Adeline Hill (1862-1930), Matt Hill (1868-1931), Scap Hill (1868-?), Susanna Sarah M.
Hill (1868-?), Roberta Hill (1875-1935), and Rev. James Thompson Claud (1857-1926). Roberta Hill was born on
September 2, 1875. She married a man named William Theo Scott (1865-1935) in 1892 at Southampton County,
Virginia. They had numerous children by the names of: Millard Filmore Scott (1892-1959), Lena Mae Flythe (1893-
1962), Sarah Francis Scott (1894-1954), Nettie Virginia Scott (1897-1986), John Quincy Adams Scott (1898-?),
Albert Scott (1899-1994), Inez Scott (1901-1961), William Scott Jr. (1903-?), Guy Claudius Scott (1905-1965), Minnie
S. Hogan (1907-?), Fannie Scott (1909-?), Woodrow W. Scott (1910-1969), Ezar Scott (1910-?), Hazel Scott (1920-?),
and Elijah Perry Hill.

Lena Mae Scott married into the Flythe family. Lena was born on January 6, 1893. She or Lane Mae Scott married
Henry Hersey Flythe (1873-1963) on February 28, 1909 at Norfolk, Virginia. The couple had the following
children: Hattie Flythe (1911-?), Harvey Lenton Flythe (1912-1957), Neva Flythe (1915-1962), Euince Flythe (1916-
1999), Pretlow Garland Flythe (1919-1986), Virginia Flythe (1920-2004), and Lena Scott Flythe (1928-1994).
William Henry Flythe or the son of Henry Hersey Flythe had two wives. His first wife was a woman named Sarah
Clyde Darden Flythe Joe (1913-1987). William and Sarah wed on the date of September 24, 1934. Together, William
and Sarah Flythe had the following children: Wilhelmina Darden Flythe (1935-present), Cornelle Warren Flythe
(1936-2007), Wallace Randolph Flythe (1938-1993), Maxine Deloris Flythe (1939-present), and Vivian Vanasse
Flythe (1939-1939).

January 17, 1944 was when Sarah and William had a divorce at Virginia. Later, William Henry Flythe married
Virginia Mae Bailey (1926-2000) at Courtland, Virginia on the date of February 7, 1948. William and Virginia had
the following children: James Clifton Bryant (1945-1991), Melvin Rudolph Flythe (1947-present), William
McKenney Flythe Sr. (1949-2016), Brenda May Flythe (1950-present), Harvey Hudson Flythe (1952-present), and
Hazel Angela Flythe (1962-1963). The late, great William McKenney Flythe Sr. was my third cousin. He passed
away on March 25, 2016. He worked in civic organizations, he was part of the NAACP, and he worked in
ministries, and he lived his life in service to fellow people in a humble fashion. William McKenney Flythe Sr.
married Laverne Saunders on the date of February 9, 1970 at Nansemond, Virginia (or Suffolk, Virginia today).
William and Laverne Flythe had the following children: Dameyon Parris hFlythe (1971-1997), Darrell Obadiah
Flythe (1975-present), Wilvern Major Flythe (1977-present), Angela Flythe, Lorraine Davis, and William M. Flythe
Jr. William M. Flythe Jr. married Michele Rene Brockington on August 8, 1998 at Chesapeake Virginia. Their
daughter is Taylor Rene Flythe (who is my 5th cousin. She was born on July 10, 1999 at Chesapeake, Virginia). So,
these African American families go back long centuries.

New Haven, Connecticut

Velvet Claude

Frank T. Claud (1861-1948) was a famous Claud family member. He at first married Josephine Worrell (1864-1884).
She passed away at an early age, and Frank T. Claud later married Elizabeth Whitehead (1868-?). Frank T. Claud
was the descendant of Zilphy Claud or my 5th great grandmother. Frank T. Claud’s great granddaughter is Velvet
Yvonia Claud. She was born in 1960, and her parents are Obadiah Claud (1931-2014) and Mertle Inez Wright (1934-
present). Velvet Claud’s siblings are: Colia Inez Claud (1956-present), Cornelia Ginger Claud (1958-present), Abby
Claud (1964-present), Abigale Claud (1964-1964), and Robin Olympia Claud. Velvet Claud married Gary Jerome
Chambers (1954-2010), and she studied at James Madison University and at the University of New Haven. She
went to Southampton High School. Velvet Claud her sisters are active in fitness today. Cornelia Ginger Claude
had a daughter named Cenequanta Claud (1974-present). Cenequanta Claud’s daughter is Sierra Claud (she was
born on December 4, 1997 at Richmond, Virginia). Sierra Claud is my 6th cousin.
 Deacon Malachi Winford Barnes (1926-2016)

Rosa Barnes

On early April of 2019, I had an email discussion with my distant cousin Rosa Barnes. She is from Branchville,
Virginia and lives in Lillington, North Carolina. She went to Riverview High School at Courtland, Virginia and
studied at Norfolk State University. Ancestry.com confirmed that we are cousins along with the genealogical
research outlining our kinship. I found out that both of us are part of the Claud family from Southampton
County, Virginia. Rosa Barnes grandparents are Guy Franklin Claud Sr. (1896-1966) and Viola Bell Rogers (1896-
1971). Rosa Barnes’ parents are Malachi Winford Barnes (1926-2016) and Sudie Odell Claud (1927-2003). Malachi
Winford Barnes was a strong hard worker just like Sudie Odell Claud. Malachi Winford Barnes was a Deacon of a
church. He lived to be 89 years old. His parents were John and Virgie Barnes (who had 8 children of 4 boys and 4
girls). Deacon Barnes worked as a farmer, carpenter, and a religious member of Galilee Baptist Church. Malachi
was a very righteous man with four children whose names are of course Rosa Barnes, Guy C. Barnes, Susie L.
Edwards, and Yvette Hooper. Rosa Barnes has a child named Brian Lamont Ivey (1975-present). Brian’s father is
named Junius Thomas Ivey Jr. Barnes said that her grandparents Guy and Viola Claud had 13 children. The names
of the 13 children of Guy and Viola Claud are Doris Virginia Claud Moody (1918-2007), Naomi Claud (1920-1950),
Oliver Theodore Claud (1923-present), Guy Claud Jr. (1925-1972), Saudi Odell Claud (1927-2005), Lilia Lorean
Claude (1929-2005), Beady Gabrilla Claud (1930-2004), Obadiah Claud (1931-2014), Webster Claud (1933-1997),
Israel Claud (1936-present), Lula Viola Claud (1937-2013), Mildred Claud, Frank Claud, and James Emanuel Claud
(1942-present). Rosa Barnes knows about a lot of my relatives since we are both kin. Her aunt was Lula Worrell.
Many of the Claud traveled into Philadelphia and New York State for better job opportunities. She knows all
about the Shiloh Baptist Church and the Galilee Baptist Church too (as she attended both churches as a child).
 She was Danier Elsie Lowe Fortune (1917-2007) who is on the left. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. (1914-2000) is the
person on the right. He has been an educator for over three decades in the Suffolk area of Virginia. He was a well-
known writer and educator.

The Lowe family

One of the greatest discoveries that I have found dealt with the Lowe family. Months ago, I heard of the Lowe
family. Yet, I didn’t find out more intensive research until recently. My fifth great grandmother Zilphy Claud
lived in Southampton County. She was born in the year of 1820. Zilphy lived to see the end of the Civil War and
the period of Reconstruction in the United States of America. Zilphy Claud had a daughter named Lydia Claud.
She was born in 1842. Lydia’s sister was my fourth great grandmother named Sarah Claud. In the year of 1867,
Lydia Claud (or my 5th great aunt) married a man named Willis Sykes. Lydia and Willis had the following sons:
Philip Sykes (1861-?), James Sykes (1865-?), and Percy H. Sykes (1872-1948). Lydia and Willis had the following
daughters: Mattie Sykes (1874-1942), Louisa Anna Sykes (1876-1955), Willie Corean Rose (1881-1949), Mobie Lee
Sykes (1886-1932), Jennie Sykes, Walter Sykes, and Mattie Sue Sykes (1874-1942). Lydia Claud’s daughter Louisa
Anna Sykes was born in Southampton County, Virginia at 1876. Her descendants would be members of the Lowe
family, and they would travel from Southampton County into Suffolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Philadelphia, and
beyond. Louisa A. Sykes married Charles Wesley Lowe (1873-1954) on the date of September 23, 1896 at
Southampton County, Virginia. Charles Wesley Lowe had a twin brother named Robert Candy Lowe who
passed away in the year of 1873. Later, Louisa and Charlie traveled into Nansemond at Suffolk, Virginia. Louisa
A. Sykes and Charlie Wesley Lowe had the following eight children: Howard H. Lowe (1898-1958), Flossie Baylee
Lowe (1899-?), Palease Lowe (1900-?), Charlie James Lowe (1901-1967), Palease Lower (1900-?), Elgin Madison
Lowe Sr. (1914-2000), Danier Elsie Lowe (1917-2000. She was a well-known woman in the Lowe family history),
and Joseph Isaac Lowe (1919-1974).

Charlie James Lowe married Willott White on the date of June 30, 1923 at Suffolk, Virginia. By this time, many
members of the Lowe family lived in Suffolk. They had the following children of Theopolis Melton Lowe (born
1926), Cordy Lowe (born 1928), Edward McKinley Lowe (1930-2013), and Ester Lowe (who died when she was an
infant). Edward McKinley Lowe married Shirley Jones (1932-1995) on September 16, 1949 at Suffolk, Virginia.
Edward and Shirley Lowe had the following children: Jacqueline Mildred Lowe (born 1951), Louis Collie Lowe
(born 1953), Gregory Bertram Lowe (born 1954), and Edward Lowe Jr. Louis Collie Lowe married Toinette Denise
Williams first on July 19, 1980. They had a divorce. Later, Louis Collie Lowe married Alecia Bryant on the date of
September 5, 1998. Louis and Alecia had a daughter named Collecia Imani Lowe (or my fifth cousin) on the date
of February 17, 1999. The Lowe family are definitely related to the Claud family and other African American
families of Virginia.
Howard H. Lowe at first married a woman named Josephine Mayfield on the date of April 8, 1917 at Virginia.
They divorced (on May 9, 1921), and Howard married Frankie Knight on February 9, 1924 at Nansemond County,
Virginia (or at Suffolk, Virginia). Howard participated in the U.S. Army during World War I at France. 🇫🇷 Both
Howard and Frankie would live in Philadelphia until their divorce. Howard was buried in Suffolk, Virginia.
Flossie Baylee Lowe married Levi Smith and later divorced him on September 23, 1938. She would later marry
James W. Falucon at Philadelphia. Flossie would be very religious before her passing. Danier Elsie Lowe lived
from 1917 to 2007. She married three times to Peter Alhert Fortune, Henry Epps, and Paul Theodore Robinson.
She had a son named Calvin Lowe Fortune (1934-2000). Danier loved fashion, music, and living life. Elgin
Madison Lowe Sr. was my second cousin. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. lived in the Suffolk area with his family, and he
was born on March 15, 1914. He courted a beautiful woman named Lois Elaine Ballard. They married at Norfolk,
Virginia on September 23, 1933. They or Elgin and Lois had the following children: Jean Denyce Lowe (1936-
present), Elgin Madison Lowe Jr. (1939-present), and Sandra Marilyn Lowe (1943-present). Jean Denyce Lowe is
my third cousin, and she met a man in Indianapolis named Hubert Lathen Teague (1928-2004). The couple
married and had many children which are the following: Marsha L. Teague (1957-present), Brad Teague (1970-
present), Ryan Teague, and Lance Teague. The Teague family moved into Southern California. One of the most
important parts of the Lowe family story is about how Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. wrote an autobiography about his
family’s life back in 1999. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. was an outstanding Suffolk educator. He retired from Suffolk
Public Schools in 1976.

Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. (1914-2000) passed away in 2000. His five grandchildren are Mark, Brad, Denise, Marsha,
and Lance. His five great-grandchildren are Beniah, Ryan, Erin, Jenifer, and Justin. His nephew is Calvin, and his
niece is Shirley. Elgin Madison Lowe Sr. was my second cousin. I am related to him. The late Elgin Madison Lowe
Sr. wrote a book about his origins entitled, “Origin of the Lowe family of Southampton County, Virginia: 1815-
1993.” He traced his ancestors to a man named Madison Lowe (1814-1895) who married a woman named Jane.
Jane was of Native American and/or African American descent. Madison Lowe is of European heritage.When I
did further research, I know of her full name as Jane D. Ridley. Jane Ridley lived from 1832 to 1912. Jane was born
in Nansemond, Virginia (or in the Suffolk region), and she passed away at Hertford, North Carolina. Madison
Lowe and Jane Ridley married at ca. 1850. Elgin wrote that Madison and Jane had 11 children and their
descendants live in Virginia, Georgia, Indiana, Colorado, California, Louisiana, and other areas of America.

Madison Lowe and Jane Ridley’s children were: Jane Lowe (1840-?), Margaret Lowe (1850-1929), William R. Lowe
(1853-1920), Louisa Lowe (1862-1956), Alfred Lowe (1863-?), Thomas Jeffeson Lowe (1864-1940), Elizabeth Jane
Lowe (1867-1944), John Ivory Lowe (1868-1945), Robert Candy Lowe (1873-1873), Jollie Lowe (1873-?), Charles
Wesley Lowe (1875-1952), Robert Lee Lowe (1877-1952), Maria Lowe Handy, Ben Ridley (1873-?), and Edward
Ridley (1875-?).

Madison Lowe and James D. Ridley's daughter named Elizabeth Jane Lowe lived from 1867 to 1944. She married
Robert Ishmael Doles (1864-?). The children of Elizabeth and Robert are the following: Alvin Benjamin Doles
(1887-1964), Robert I. Doles (1888-1956), James Oliver Doles (1889-?), Eura Virginia Doles (1891-1937), Lelia M.
Doles (1894-1977), and John Henry Doles (1895-1982). Eura Virginia Doles married Robert Roger Brown (1890-?).
Eura and Robert Brown had the following children: Harmon Brown (1914-2004), Madison D. Brown (1917-1981),
Virginia Jane Brown (1919-1972), Robert Brown (1920-2002), Mary Etta Brown (1923-?), Walter Brown (1925-?),
Emmett Brown (1928-?), Pearl Ocee Brown (1919-2010), Eliza Amyrose Brown (1929-?), and Andrew Lewis Brown
(1931-1997). Pearl Ocee Brown married Walter Lewis Vinson on the date of December 26, 1937 at Southampton
County, Virginia. Pearl and Walter Vinson had the following children: Walter L. Vinson (1939-), Eura Mary
Vinson Jewette (1941-), Pearl Eueince Vinson (1942-), Edna Lucille Vinson (1943-1986), Joe Thomas Vinson (1945-
1974), Roger Robert Vinson (1947-), Dr. Gwendolyn Vinson (1949-2007), Lois Arnell Vinson (1952-), and
Randolph Vinson (1957-). The Lowe, Vinson, Brown, and Doles families live in Virginia, North Carolina, and
some migrated into as north as New Jersey.

Elgin Madison Lowe Sr.’s college book is entitled, “A Black College at the Crossroads.” His book about his family
is entitled, “The Story of My Life for all of My Children.” The Lowe family has a strong legacy of being involved
in civil rights, education, STEM fields, humanitarianism, and other great endeavors. They should be honored, and
their family is related to my family by heritage.

The Bynum Family

I am related to the Bynum family. Many of my cousins and other relatives have the Bynum surname. This story of
African American Bynum started long ago. My second great grandfather was a man named Fenton Bynum Sr. He
was born in Southampton County, Virginia in 1885. Fenton Bynum Sr.’s parents were Alexander Bynum and
Melvina Blow. His first wife was a woman named Mary Belle Sykes (1894-1936). Both of them had many children
whose names were: Willie Bynum, Arlie B. Bynum, Fenton Albert Bynum Jr., Abbington Bynum, Alener Bynum,
Earlie Bynum, Estelle Bynum, Mary Bynum, Dorothy May Bynum, and Virginia Dare Bynum. My second great
uncle Abbington Bynum married Florence Nightingale Smith. They had the following children of: Shirley Ann
Bynum, Erlene Bynum, Falconetto Bynum (Tabatha Falconetto Garris is her daughter. Her husband is James
Garris) , Frances Ann Bynum, Abbington Bynum Jr., and Pamela Sonia Bynum (whose children are Lorenza
Terry Doles Jr. and Amy Deshaun Doles. Pamela’s husband is Lorenza Terry Doles). .

Fenton Albert Bynum Jr. was my great grandfather who lived from 1912-1979. It is said by my relatives that he
lived in Florida. Fenton Albert Bynum Jr.'s son was my grandfather Robert Bynum (whose mother was Ella Mae
Claud Bynum Turner. So, she was part of the Claud family. Thorough DNA evidence and genealogical records, I
am related to the Clauds, and I contacted many of my cousin Clauds too). Robert Bynum's daughter was my
mother, and my mother conceived me. My mother’s siblings are William Leon Bynum (who passed away in 2016),
Deborah Louise Bynum, Reginald Bynum, Melloney Ann Bynum, Maureen Lea Bynum, and Ryan Leonardo
Bynum.

Therefore, to know Southampton County Virginian history is to understand a great deal of my roots. My roots
came from rural area where men, women, and children farmed, handled chickens, came out in the well, and lived
among the woods. They saw deer, and some planted diverse crops like corn, peanuts, and other supplies used for
sale (or for usage in the household). This culture of farming is very much part of world history. It continues to
this very day.
 Military Veterans in my Family
1. Paul Seaborn was my second great uncle. He lived from 1894 to 1974. His sister was my great grandmother
Hollie Ethel Seaborn (1908-1996). By the early 1900’s, he worked in the farm with his father George Seaborn and
his mother Indiana Seaborn (her maiden name was Reese). Paul was born in Southampton County, Virginia and
he was registered during the era of World War I. He passed away by February 1973 at New Brunswick, Middlesex,
New Jersey.

2. Calvin Bailey was my second great uncle. He lived from 1892 to 1954. His sister was my great grandmother Effie
Sarah Bailey Bryant (1891-1977). His father was Harry Bailey (1855-?), and his mother was Esther Brickhouse Bailey
(1862-1955). There is a military record about Calvin Bailey. It found that Calvin Bailey departed from Hoboken,
New Jersey to Europe to fight in World War One. The departure date was on October 27, 1918. The ship was
named Leviathan. Calvin Bailey was part of the military unit of the 540th Engineers and his rank in the beginning
was Private. His service number was 2609684. He was part of the Company D 540th Engineers (Service Battalion).
After World War One, he lived in the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Calvin Bailey married Carrie Fisher Bailey.

3. My 3rd great-grandfather Johnson Brickhouse. He was an African American Union soldier during the Civil War,
and he was born in 1826. His mother was Eliza Collins (1805-?), and his father was Benjamin Brickhouse II (1791-
1878). His wife was Julia Perkins. He received his Civil War pension. He fought for the 9th U.S. Colored Infantry
back in the year of 1863. According to military records, he was five feet nine inches and a half. Also, he was a
farmer by occupation, which was very common during the 19th century.

4. Harold Lucius Peeples (1929-1997) was my great uncle. He was the brother of my later grandmother Fannie
Louise Bynum (1932-2007). He was born in March 31, 1929 at Drewryville, Virginia. That is found at
Southampton County, Virginia. He was a private during the Korean War. He is buried at the Forest Lawn
Cemetery and Mausoleum in the Richmond, Virginia area. His wife was Flordy Mae Rooks. They married on the
date of September 5, 1950 at Southampton County, Virginia.

5. My second great uncle Mack Franklin Peeples (1881-1939) was another veteran of World War One. He was
buried at Shiloh Cemetery at Boykins, Virginia. His military records show that he was a private from Company E.
He was in the U.S. Army. He married Josephine Charleston.
6. My father Harry Junior Doggett was a member of the U.S. Air Force during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. He
was stationed in Germany.

7. My brother Marcus Doggett was an Iraqi War veteran. He was stationed in Virginia and Texas. He traveled the
world from Scotland to Iraq.

8. My uncle William Leon Bynum (1953-2016) was a member of the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany. He
was part of the Shiloh Baptist Church as a young person. He was active of its Youth Choir and Youth Usher
board. He graduated from Southampton County High School in 1973 where he played for the Indians Varsity
football team. He loved football and was a fan of the Washington NFL team.

9. My second cousin England Warner Doggett (1944-2006) was member of the U.S. Air Force. He was born on
October 31, 1944 at Accomack, Virginia. His father was Arthur Doggett Jr. (1919-1993), and his mother was Alma
Virginia Douglas (1926-2013). His wife was Gladys Udine Taylor. He was 61 years old when he passed away. He
lived in Washington, D.C. for a number of years. He was a retired Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force.

10. Jacqueline Marie Claude was my first cousin and she was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. My mother knew of
her a lot. She lived from August 15, 1949 to January 23, 2015. She was born in Southampton County, Virginia. She
lived in Miami, Florida for many years. She went into school to earn a teaching degree. Later, she taught students
in Wilmington, North Carolina. She taught at Lakeside, New Hanover High School, and intermittently at Cape
Fear Community College in computer technology. She also helped developed technology curriculum at the state
level and was active in NCAE. She encouraged her students to work hard and dream big. She worked out at the
YMCA. She has many friends, a great family, and she enjoyed her life. She believed in God and was a very spiritual
woman.

Migrations
There have been many migrations of my people. First, I will explain my migrations of paternal ancestors and then
my maternal ancestors. My paternal ancestors came from Halifax County, North Carolina. My paternal fourth
great-grandfather was a man named James. He married a woman named Edney. They lived during the late 1700’s
and early 1800’s. By the late 1800’s, most of my paternal ancestors lived in Palmyra, Halifax County, North
Carolina. My second great grandfather Adam in North Carolina worked as a farm laborer by the year of 1900.
Adam had two wives by the names of Georgianna Tillery and Nancy Reynolds later on. Also, some of my
ancestors on my father’s side lived in Scotland Neck, North Carolina too. By the mid-20th century, a change
occurred. Many of my paternal relatives started to migrate from North Carolina into Virginia, especially at
Northampton County, Virginia. Many of them lived in that area of the Eastern Shore where Cape Charles was
located.

My great grandfather Carl lived in the Eastern Shore until his passing at 1968. My grandfather Thurman lived in
Cape Charles, Virginia, and in Baltimore, Maryland too. By the mid-20th century, many of my paternal relatives
traveled further into Maryland, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Descendants of my great uncle Levi, especially live
in New Jersey to this very day. These migrations occurred during the two Great Migrations of the early 20th
century and during the time of World War II. Some of my paternal relatives traveled into Trenton, New Jersey,
Connecticut, and as far as Florida. Alicia Gatling-Sweat is my paternal third cousin. She was born in the year of
1968. We share the same 2nd great grandfather named Adam. Her mother is Delores Jones and her father was the
late, great Bishop Dr. Richard Gerald Gatling Sr. (1944-2014). She was married at Hartford, Connecticut. Alicia's
ancestors traveled form North Carolina all the way into Connecticut.

My maternal ancestors originated from Southampton County, Virginia. One major discovery was more
information about my 6th great grandfather (on my mother's side) named Solomon Hurst. He lived from 1781 to
1877. He was from Southampton County, Virginia. On the Internet, what caught my eye was that Solomon was
born free. He was a freeman. Back in the day, a lot of black people were slaves. He stood up 6 feet 1, which was
remarkable since that is precisely how tall I am. Solomon Hurst married Milly Mundy on the date of April 7,
1804. Solomon's mother was Faithy Hurst, and she was born at ca. 1757. Solomon's son was Moore Hurst. Moore
Hurst had a son named Morefield Hurst Turner. Morefield Hurst Turner's daughter was Susanna Field Hurst-
Turner Claud (1862 - 1949). Susanna (her mother was Milly [Woodson] Bozeman, and she lived from 1830-1910) is
my 3rd great grandmother. Susanna married James Thompson Claud and they had the child named Arthur Boss
Claud. My mother saw Arthur Boss Claud when she was young many decades ago. I am related to many of the
Clauds in Virginia and other places of America. Arthur Boss Claud (1891-1974) had a child named Ella Mae Claud-
Turner (1913-1991) or my great-grandmother. She gave birth to my grandfather named Robert, and then I came
into the picture later on with my birth in the year of 1983. Yes, my maternal relatives are related to the Artis family,
the Scott family, the Hill family, the Darden family, the Kindred family, and other families in Southampton
County, Virginia too. By the early to mid-20th century, my maternal ancestors migrated from Southampton
County, Virginia into Franklin, Courtland, Portsmouth, Baltimore, other parts of Maryland, Philadelphia, New
York state, and as far north as Connecticut. They traveled during the two Great Migrations too. For example, my
third great aunt Addie Claud (1891-1928) lived in Portsmouth, Virginia. Susanna’s daughter Lily Claud traveled
into Philadelphia too. My maternal second cousin Abdul Rashad-Diaab is a descendant of my 2nd great uncle
Ralph Charles William Peebles (1884-1967). Abdul's father is James Russell Peeples. Abdul lives in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and he was born in 1947. With DNA testing and historical documents, we are blessed to live in a time
where numerous folks can trace their ancestors so far back.
 Levi Doggett Sr.
Levi Doggett Sr. was a very righteous man. He lived from September 3, 1923 to December 1, 2015. He was born at
Scotland, North Carolina (at Halifax County). His parents were Carl Doggett (1886-1968) and Lizzie Trice (1885-
1950). Levi Doggett Sr. was my great uncle. Levi married Elizabeth Virginia Wynn on the date of July 24, 1946 at
Northampton County, Virginia. Levi Doggett Sr. and Elizabeth Virginia Wynn had the following children:
Charles Elmore Doggett (1946-2010), Levi Doggett Jr. (1948-present), Laverne Olivia Doggett (1948-present),
Elizabeth Virginia Doggett (1951-present), Mary Ann Doggett (1953-present), Juanita Mae Doggett (1958-present),
and Annie Marie Doggett (1963-present). Levi Doggett Sr. was part of the Mount Sinai Gospel Tabernacle under
the leadership of Bishop Estella D. Smith. He worked at Sunday School as a Superintendent. He loved to fish, ate
seafood, and used plumbing skills. He had 10 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other relatives. He lived in
Cape Charles, Virginia before his passing. Charles Elmore Doggett traveled from the Eastern Shore and lived in
Trenton, New Jersey. He married Marie Elizabeth Morris on August 28, 1965 at Cheriton, Virginia. Their children
are: Charles Doggett Jr. (1966-present), Anthony Doggett (1970-present), and Craig Doggett. My second cousin
Craig Doggett married Raquel Fripps (1971-present) and they have a daughter named Bria Raquel Doggett (1995-
present. She was born in Camden, New Jersey). Anthony Doggett married Rhonda A. Hayes-Doggett and had
the following children of: Anthony Doggett Jr. and Takiyah Doggett. Anthony Doggett has lived in Sicklerville,
NJ and Philadelphia.

Many of paternal ancestors came from the Eastern Shore in Virginia. Centuries ago, many free African Americans
lived in that part of Virginia. Eastern Shore Virginia is filled with towns and cities like Cape Charles, Eastville,
Kiptopeke, Exmore, Chincoteague, Nassawadox, Accomac, and other locations. My 4th great grandfather lived in
that land. His name was George Perkins. He was born in 1815. His wife was Esther Perkins. Their daughter was
Julia Perkins who was born in 1835. Julia Perkins married Johnson Brickhouse, and their child was Esther
Brickhouse Bailey (1862-1955). Esther Brickhouse Bailey is a very important person as she was born a slave and she
was my 2nd great grandmother.

She was born at Accomack County, Virginia. She later lived in Cape Charles, Virginia which I visited before years
ago. She married Harry Bailey and had a daughter named Effie Sarah Bailey Bryant. Effie was my great
grandmother. Many of her descendants do live in Virginia, Baltimore, Delaware, New Jersey, and other places in
America. The descendants of George Perkins are people that I have recently discovered who live all over America
too. I am related to many people who have surnames like Kelley, Upshur, Bailey, Collins, Bryant, etc.*
My relatives, who are the descendants of Susanna Field Hurst-Turner Claud, lived and
worshipped God both in Boykins and in Philadelphia.

Susanna Field Hurst-Turner Claud

This is certainly a time of revelation. For years, much of my ancestors remained a mystery to me. I knew by
inspiration of God that I would find much more information in the future than during the past. So, I waited and
did my research. Today, in 2019, I found even more facts about my ancestry than I have envisioned before. My 3rd
great grandmother was Susanna Field- Hurst-Turner Claud. She lived from March 1862 (at Jerusalem,
Southampton County, Virginia) to January 1949 at Courtland, Virginia. Her story was a long one of sacrifice,
courage, and family. She was born during the end of the American Civil War. Susanna was the descendant of the
Iroquoian Nottoway Native Americans. When I traveled into the area of the Nottoway next to my maternal
relatives’ home, my uncle told me in casual conversation that I was kin to the Nottoway people. My mother said
so and my maternal grandfather said so. Now, there is more evidence of this. Susanna’s parents were Morefield
Hurst (1827-1918) and Milly Bozeman (1830-1910). Morefield Hurst was a man who was a descendant of the
African American freeman named Solomon Hurst (1780-1877). Milly Woodson-Bozeman was a descendant of the
Nottoway people. Milly and Morefield had a great, loving marriage. They lived on Nottoway allotments where
they raised crops and had a family. Morefield Hurst’s family was farm laborers. Before the Civil War ended, Milly
Woodson Turner had the following children: Sarah Woodson (1850-?), Virginia Swcety Hurst-Turner (1852-?),
Joshua Turner (1857-?), and Cordelia Turner (1860-1934. She was also known as Ophelia, Candy, and Pus).
Morefield and Milly together (after the U.S. Civil War) had the following children: Susanna Field Hurst-Turner
Claud (1862-1949), James Turner (1868-?), Josephine T. Hurst (1868-1929), Thomas Hurst (1868-1892), George
Hurst (1871-1887), Benjamin Hurst (1874-?), and William P. Turner (1872-?). This family lived in the rural
community. They grew food and traded in goods and services. During Reconstruction, Klan terrorists harmed
many black freed people in Southampton County. In the area, the Turner Hill School was taught by the black
woman named Harriet A. Gregory, who was a daughter of a preacher. Milly Turner and Morefield Hurst sent
their children to the Turner Hill School. They family owned a farm and lived near Indian Town Road. In that
area, there were other families like Artis, Barrett, Britt, Claud, Crocker, Lewis, Stewart, Turner, Wiggins, and
Williams.
 When Susanna Field Hurst-Turner Claud was 21 years old, she married James Thompson Claud (whose mother
was Sarah Claud. His biological father was E.C. Barrett. He was raised by Tom Hill, who was an African
American man) on the date of August 18, 1880 at 7 pm. James and Susanna’s first child was Nannie Claud (1880-
1947). Susanna Field Hurst-Turner and Rev. James Thompson Claud’s other children were: Mattie Claud (1882-
?), Sarah Claud (1885-1961), Addie Claud (1891-1928), Arthur Boss Claude (1891-1974), Lila (Tigue) Claud (1892-
1980), Virgie Mae Claud Hardy (1895-1968), Lilly Claud (1897-?), Alice Rosetta Claud (1902-1987. Her name was
Ett), and Joshua Claud (1908-1980). The Claud family worked in feeding hogs, working on gathering chickens,
gathering crops, and doing other farm work. They came in the Nottoway River to fish. Susanna was a friend to
his sister in law Romine Turner (she was the wife of Susanna’s brother named William P. Turner). My third
great-grandfather Rev. James Thompson Claud preached at the Shiloh Baptist Church at Boykins, Southampton
County, Virginia. Susanna’s great grandson was Alfred O. Whittaker.

By the early 20th century, the children of Rev. James Claud and Susanna Claud migrated into urban communities
like in Portsmouth, Philadelphia, and beyond. Sarah Claud or the daughter of Susanna Claud came into
Portsmouth and married William Moses Wright Sr. (1880-1937). Sarah and William had the following children:
John Wright (1905-1975), Mary Louise Wright (1909-1964), William Moses Wright Jr. (1910-1981. He was my first
cousin, and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II), and James Wright (1913-1978). John Wright
married a woman named Priscilla Wright. William Moses Wright Jr. married Lola Belle Young at the date of May
11, 1937 at Emporia, Virginia. They had a daughter named Brenda Joyce Wright (she was born on 1959). Brenda
Joyce Wright married Carl Davis Wilkins on November 26, 1977 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Brenda Joyce Wright is
my 2nd cousin. Many of Susanna’s children lived in Portsmouth and worked in that community for years.
Susanna Turner Claud lived on in Virginia until her passing in 1949. Susanna's funeral was found in
Southampton County, Virginia. People who came to the funeral were her children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren, and other community leaders. They came from Portsmouth, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
Archaeological research and a study from Virginia scholars found artifacts of the home of Susanna. In the final
analysis, I am America literally. I am part of Africa too. My ancestors came from Africa directly, and I have total
right to live in America too.
More Information about the Descendants of Zilphy Claud
One of Zilphy Claud's descendants was Frank Thomas Claud (1861-1948). He A great member of the African American Claud family was Mason Ann
was a religious man, and he had many children. He was married twice. His first Claud (1887-1961). She was my 2nd cousin. She was the daughter of
wife was Josephine Worrell (1864-1884). His second wife was Elizabeth Frank Thomas Claud (1861-1946. Frank Thomas Claud was the direct
Whitehead. One of Frank Thomas Claud's and Elizabeth Whitehead's children descendant of Zilphy Claud) and Elizabeth Whitehead (1868-?). Mason
was Joseph James Claud (1894-1988). Joseph James Claud lived from Ann Claud was born on June 21, 1887. Later, she married Reuben Smith
September 18, 1894 to December 1, 1988 at Franklin, Virginia. He married a (1884-?). Mason Ann Claud and Reuben Smith had the following
woman named Georgie Bynum (1896-1975). Their children were Amos Claud children: Frank Rubin Smith (1911-1964), Rosetta Smith (1914-2009),
(1918-1965), Ella Lou Claud (1919-1971), Christopher Claud (1920-1985), Bettie Sue Smith (1915-1988), Lila H. Smith (1918-2002), Robert Linwood
Christine Claud (1921-?), Ruth Victoria Claude (1923-2009), Bishop Lloyd C. Smith (1920-1977), Bertha Lee Smith (1923-1989), and Wallace Smith
Claud (1926-2011), and Frank Daniel Claude (1929-1998). Frank Daniel Claude (1928-?). Bettie Sue Smith or my 3rd cousin married Howard Turner
was my 3rd cousin. He was born on August 8, 1929. His wife was Mary Frances (1911-1942) on the date of December 31, 1936 at Capron, Virginia.
Miller (1931-1999). Frank Daniel Claude and Mary Frances Miller had the Bettie Sue Smith and Howard Turner had the following children: Mary
following children: Phillip Claude (1949-present), Gregory Ricardo Claude Lizzie Turner (1938-1990), Lucy Mae Turner Jones (1939-present), Leslie
(1952-present), Francine Claude (1954-present), Constance Denise Claude Turner (1941-present), Ada Blanch Turner Harris (1942-present), Delois
(1959-present), Michael Thomas Claude (1961-present), Kevin Levon Claude Turner, and Leola Turner. Mary Lizzie Turner was my 4th cousin and she
(1975-1993), and Jacquelyn Claude. The children of Frank Daniel and Mary lived from February 14, 1938 at Southampton County, Virginia to June
Frances Miller are my 4th cousins. Philip Claude married Debra Venesse Frazier 26, 1990 at Norfolk, Virginia. Mary Lizzie Turner once lived on the 300
(She graduated from John F. Kennedy High School at Suffolk, Virginia at 1969, block of Tidewater Drive at Norfolk, Virginia. She was a member of the
and she lived in Goldsboro, North Carolina) on the date of January 9, 1971 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Mary Lizzie Turner married Armond Boykins Jr.
Nansemond, Virginia or Suffolk, Virginia. Their children are Tanya Nikita Claude (1937-2013) on November 12, 1955 at Courtland, Virginia. Their children
(1971-present), Tierrie Nikia Claude (1976-present), Tori Nivon Claude (1980- are the following: Eldred Lee Boykins (1956-present), Toni Curtis Boykins
present), and Taryn Naisha. These children are my 5th cousins. (1957-present), Pamela Denise Boykins (1958-present), Armond Boykins
III (1959-present), Sandra Marie Boykins (1961-present), and Roderick
Torris Boykins (1964-1999). My 5th cousin Sandra Marie Boykins married
Vernon Lasell Fields on June 16, 1979 at Norfolk, Virginia. Their children
are Dominique Lasell Fields and Darrius Fields (both of them are my 6th
cousins). Dominique Lassell Fields was born on June 7, 1983 and married
Catrice Devonne Brown (1979-present) on April 12, 2010 at Norfolk,
Virginia.
 The Younger Generation
During the 21st century in 2019, my relatives are here flourishing, making great contributions to the
world, and living life. My paternal second cousin Cecily Danielle Gary was born in 1988. She was
born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and she has traveled the world. My paternal third cousin Jkori
Marquise Copes was born in 1985. Both Jkori and Cecily share my 2nd great grandfather Adam
Doggett. Chey Parker is my maternal 5th cousin. She is from Hampton, Virginia and is the Owner
and Founder at SNS Glamour, LLC. Chey Parker's mother is Wendy Ivette Parker. Chey Parker's
grandmother is Ivory Collins Claude (her maiden name is Claude). So, Chey is related to the Claude
family. Ivory Collins married the late great Johnnie L. Claude (he was my 3rd cousin). Jacobi Lidell
Pollard is my 5th cousin, and he was born in the year of 2000. Jacobi's mother is Monique Jonae
Claude. My maternal fifth cousins Ashley Nicole Lowe (born in 1989) and Simone Alisa Lowe
(born in 1992) are both sisters. Ashley Lowe was born in Norfolk, Virginia and went into Howard
University. Recently, Simone Lowe married Herman Parham. My paternal third cousin Ashley
Antoinette Doggett was born in 1995.
Her parents are the musician Evan Lee Doggett and Vera Janel Dorsey. Both of her parents are
military veterans. Ashley was born in Bell, Texas. Ashley Doggett lives in Nashville, Tennessee
today, and she is an artist. We share the ancestry of Adam Doggett too. Anika Lynn Doggett-Davis
was born in 1981 and is my paternal third cousin. She has a great family and lives in North
Carolina. My maternal fifth cousin is Collecia Imani Lowe and she is studying at Virginia
Commonwealth University (which is located at Richmond, Virginia). Kidijah Maryan Bynum is my
first maternal cousin and she was born in 1994. We have the same grandfather Robert Lee Bynum.
She has a child, and she is a great person. Tabatha Falconetto Garris was born in 1982 and is my
maternal 2nd cousin. We share the same 2nd great grandfather Fenton Bynum Sr. (who was born at
Southampton County, Virginia in 1885). So, the generations of my family on both sides will
continue to develop.
 Epilogue
When learning about life, you will see many surprises. I was certainly surprised at how much
discoveries that I have made about my family history. From understanding more about my paternal
and maternal sides of my family, I gained a lot of insights about my inner existence. My ancestors
came from Africa from mostly the Bantu peoples of Nigeria and the Congo. They were kidnapped
by European imperialists and were oppressed via the Maafa plus slavery in America. They lived in
both Virginia and North Carolina originally. As time went onward, their descendants became
teachers, farmers, veterans, and other contributors to society. The Great Migrations caused many
of my people to travel from Virginia and North Carolina to Maryland, Philadelphia, New York
state, Florida, Connecticut, Georgia, and as far as California. Esther Brickhouse Bailey and Zilphy
Claud are some of my heroic ancestors who made great contributions in history. Also, it is
important to note that the younger generation of my relatives is still going strong. When I was
young, I heard of the surnames of Deloach, Ivey, Barnes, and other names as people I knew in the
neighborhood. Many decades later, I found out that many people from Southampton County have
those exact same surnames. With my research, I found well over 50 people in Facebook who are
my distant cousins on both sides of my families. Here is one example. Long ago was my fifth great
grandmother Zilphy Claud. One of her sons was George Washington Claud or my 5th great uncle.
He had a child named Richard Washington Claud (1874-1945). Richard had a child named Thomas
Jefferson Claud and her daughter is Elsie Beatrice Claud-Gary or my third cousin. Her children
(like Debborah Anne Gary, Joyce Laverne Gary, etc.) and grandchildren (like Jawanda Shanese
Deberry, Janelle Deberry, Shamiya Rachelle Ridley, etc.) are related to me. My great grandmother
was Ella Mae Claud. Her father was Arthur Boss Claud. His father was Rev. James Thompson
Claud (his wife was Susanna Field Hurst Turner). His mother was Sarah Claud and Sarah's mother
was Zilphy Claud. Zilphy Claud's parents were A. Blunt and F. Blunt. Therefore, life comes full
circle and as human beings, discoveries are fun to deduce. As we approach 2020, we will continue
to believe in freedom, justice, and equality. Also, we believe in the goal of black liberation too.
Regardless if we live in America, Africa, or the Caribbean, we are still black people.
 Appendix A: More Cousins

My Cousins Nationwide in America

Maternal First Cousins Paternal First Cousins Maternal Second Paternal Second Cousins
Cousins
Ohanja Bynum Levi Doggett Jr. Serena N. Darden (1983- Keion O’Neal Pegram
present) (1990-present)
Rashaan Ahmad Bynum Shana McDaniel Catherine Wilkerson Lonell Riddick Jr. (1999-
(1985-present) (1939-present) present)
Tirrell Monta Bynum Gabrielle Moran Carolyn Annette Peeples Carter Eugene Doggett Jr.
(1951-present) (1961-present)
Shela Barrett (1991- William Doggett Jr. (1994- Tabatha Falconetto Garris Delores Jones (1943-
present) present) (1982-present) present)
Gwendolyn D. Gray (1952- Ida Ann Harmon Brown Michael Mason (1961- Elaine Patterson (1949-
present) (1945-present) present) present)

Maternal Third Cousins Paternal Third Cousins Maternal Fourth Paternal Fourth Cousins
Cousins
Jean Denyce Lowe (1936- Amber Sweat Mark Madison Lowe George Benjamin Artis
present) (1971-present) (1951-present)
Sandra Marilyn Lowe Skyler David Williams Denise Renee Lowe Isaac Fleshman (1936-
(1943-present) present)
Elgin Madison Lowe Jr. Davida Williams Valencia Jean Claud Ricks Anjirlic B. Aminu (1967-
(1939-present) (1963-present) present)
Craig C. Rollins III Karen Nicola Copes Velvet Yvonia Claud Shawkeen Johnson
(1967-present) (1960-present)
Monique R. Rollins JKori Marquise Copes Cornelia Ginger Claud Jankai Edwards Johnson
(1985-present) (1958-present) (1970-present)
 Appendix B: List of the Ancestors who lived
before the 1800's.
Faithy Hurst Solomon Hurst
(1742-?) (1780-1877)
My 7th great My 6th great
grandmother grandfather
We are all children of Africa, and we are all Family
Benjamin A. Blount
Brickhouse II
(1791-1878)
My 4th great My 6th great
grandfather grandmother
More on the Johnson family.
These paternal members of my family originated from Northampton
County, Virginia. George Perkins I (1815-?) married Esther Perkins (1816-
th
?). Esther Perkins was my 4 great-grandmother. Their daughter was
th
Caroline Perkins (1862-1927). Caroline as my 4 great aunt. She married
Henry Upshur on December 29, 1881 at Northampton County, Virginia.
Their daughter was Messina Upshur (1887-?). Messina Upshur married
Charles Henry Upshur (1887-?) on the date of October 29, 1905 at
Northampton County, Virginia. Their daughter was Olivia Upshur (1908-
nd
1963) or my 2 cousin. She married James Herbert Collins (1902-1979)
on the date of January 11, 1928 at Franktown, Virginia. Their daughter
was Stella Mae Collins (1943-present). Stella Mae Collins married Charles
Edward Johnson (1928-2014) on the date of October 19, 1968. Charles
Edward Johnson was a Korean War veteran. He had many children and
grandchildren. Charles and Stella Johnson had the following children
th
(who are my 4 cousins): Shawkeen Eugene Johnson Sr. (1968-present),
Charmain Nichelle Johnson (1969-present), Janaki Edwards Johnson
(1970-present), Raenell Uvodna Johnson (1972-present), and Shakira
Hope Johnson. Shawkeen Eugene Johnson Sr. married Stephanie Lynch
Johnson (1970-2013) and had the following children: Shawn Johnson,
Shane Johnson, Shirlea Speller, and Travon Speller.
Benjamin Polly Brickhouse
Brickhouse (1760-?)
(1750-?)
My 5th great My 5th great
grandfather grandmother
F. Blount
My 6th great
grandfather
The Families of Lowe and Fortune
There are more secrets that ought to be revealed. Lydia Claud is my fifth
great aunt. She was born in 1842. Lydia Claud's mother is of course Zilphy
Claud (1820-1893). Zilphy and Lydia Claud lived in the area of
Southampton County, Virginia. She or Lydia Claud married a man named
Willis Sykes on the date of 1867. This was during the time of
Reconstruction. Their daughter named Louisa Sykes. Louisa Sykes
married the famous man named Charlie Wesley Lowe (1854-1954).
Therefore, many people of the Lowe family is related to my family. The
Lowe family came from Southampton County, Virginia. Their descendants
live from Virginia to California. Later, the daughter of Louisa Sykes and
Charlie Wesley Lowe was a woman named Danier Elsie Lowe (1917-
2007). She was a young child who was very active in loving learning and
travel. She loved romance, and she was my second cousin. She married a
man named Peter Albert Fortune (1910-1981) in the year of 1933. They
had a child named Calvin Lowe Fortune (1934-2000). Calvin Lowe Fortune
married a woman named Carolyn Rose Cross on the date of January 16,
1957 at Suffolk, Virginia. Calvin Lowe Fortune was born in New York City.
One child of Calvin and Carolyn Fortune was Steven Wesley Fortune or
my fourth cousin. Steven was born in the year of 1957. Steven Fortune
has a great family (he lives in New Jersey). Steve Fortune married a great
woman named Cynthia Lynn McPherson (1956-2018). Cynthia L. Fortune
was a mother, a lover of life, and a great human being. She was born and
raised in the state of New Jersey. Steve and Cynthia's children are Jessica
Leigh Fortune and Kelly Lynn Fortune (both young women are my 5th
cousins). Therefore, the Claud family, the Lowe family, and the Fortune
family are related to my family indeed. This information just shows how
fundamentally, we are all related. We are all human beings.
Ella Fitzgerald (1917- Dorothy Bigelow John Mercer Anne Spencer (1882- Francena McCorory
1996) was born in Hamm (1919- Langston (1829- 1975) was born at Henry (1988-present) was born
Newport News, Virginia 2004) changed 1897) was born at County, Virginia. She in Hampton, Virginia.
(and raised in NY state). the world in Louisa, Virginia. was a black American She ran tack at Bethel
She was more than a many positive He was an poet, teacher, librarian, High School and at
great jazz musician. She ways. She was abolitionist, an civil rights activist, and Hampton University.
was actively involved in born in Caroline attorney, an gardener. She was a Today, she is a track and
promoting the arts for County. She lived educator, an librarian at the then all- field athlete who won
human beings of in Fairfax and activist, a black Dunbar High many gold medals in the
multiple ages. Lady Ella Arlington. She diplomat, and a School for 20 years. She, 2012 London Olympics,
was the Queen of Jazz fought to politician. He was her husband Edward, the 2016 Rio Olympics,
of her generation. She promote civil and others worked to and other World
the first dean of
collaborated with rights in develop a chapter of the Championships. She
the law school at
numerous legends like Northern NAACP in Lynchburg, won relays and in the
Howard
Louis Armstrong, Duke Virginia. Her son, Virginia. She welcomed 400m race.
Ellington, and The Ink Edward Leslie
University and guests from Langston,
Spots. She won 14 Hamm Jr., joined helped to create Hughes, Marian
Grammy Awards, the her in fighting to the department. Anderson, Dr. King,
National Medal of Arts, desegregate He was the first George Washington
and the Presidential Arlington President of Carver, W.E.B. Du Bois,
Medal of Freedom. schools. She Virginia State Thurgood Marshall, and
challenged the University (which James Weldon Johnson.
poll tax in 1963 is a HBCU like
too (with her Howard). , In
husband Edward 1888, Langston
Leslie Hamm Sr.). was elected to
She worked with the U.S.
CORE and was Congress as the
involved in the first African
1968 Poor American
People’s March representative
on Washington. from Virginia. Her
daughter Nettie
Langston Napier
was another
heroic activist for
justice too.
1. Takiyah Doggett 2. Anthony Doggett Jr. 3. Serena N. Darden 4. Latrice N. Darden 5. Cecily Danielle Gary
My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin (born 1983) My 2nd cousin (born 1988)
My 2nd cousin My 3rd cousin

6. Bria Raquel Doggett 7. Alisha Doggett 8. Ashley Antionette 9. Shawn Johnson 10. Collecia Imani
(born 1995) My 3rd cousin Doggett (born 1995) My 5th cousin Lowe (born 1999)
My 2nd cousin My 3rd cousin My 5th cousin

11. Ashley Nicole 12. Simone Alisha 13. Cenequanta Claud 14. Sierra Claud(born 15. Chey Parker
Lowe (born 1989) Lowe (born 1992) (born 1974) 1997) My 5th cousin
My 5th cousin My 5th cousin My 5th cousin My 6th cousin

16. Felton Belton 17. Monique Jonae 18. Sherrod Terrell 19. Sharmaine 20. Jawanda DeBerry
My 5th cousin Claude (born 1970) Leigh (born 1988) Toinetta Leigh (born Newsome (born 1973)
My 4th cousin My 5th cousin 1991) 5th cousin
My 5th cousin

21. Taura Claud (born 22. Mariah Latrice 23. Tonya Lorice 24. Jessica L. Jordan 25. Taylor Flythe (born
1989) Jordan (born 1991) Jordan (born 1975) My 5th cousin 1999)
My 5th cousin My 5th cousin My 5th cousin My 5th cousin

26. Christian Synclair 27. Katlyn April-Larie 28. Teranda Dorcus 29. Tonya Claud 30. Taylor Janae
Kearney (born 1993) Kearney (born 1997) Kearney (born 1966) Williams (born 1969) Williams (born 1992)
My 6th cousin My 6th cousin My 5th cousin My 5th cousin My 6th cousin

31. Angie Danielle 32. Tracey Bailey 33. Victoria A Andrade 34. Nicole Lewis (born 35. Janelle Deberry
Bailey (born 1978) (born 1974) (born 1963) 1994) (born 1980)
My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin My 5th cousin

36. Sherry Lucinda 37. Shonda Rochelle 38. Courtney Anne 39. Shamiya Rachelle 40. Anika Lyn Doggett-
Gary (born 1960) Gary-Ridley (born Ridley Ridley (born 1986) Davis (born 1981)
My 4th cousin 1967) (born 1994) My 5th cousin My 3rd cousin
My 4th cousin My 4th cousin

41. Evan Lee Doggett 42. Keisha Pegram- 43. Keion O’Neal 44. Maurice Pacius Jr. 45. Paulita Monique
(born 1968) Riddick (born 1967) Pegram (born 1990) (born 1986) Brown (born 1978)
My 3rd cousin My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin My 2nd cousin

46. Alethea Christine 47. Tanya Turner 48. Shana McDaniel 49. Lynieshia Moran 50. Kidijah Maryan
Pegram (born1971) McDaniel (born 1967) My 1st cousin (born 1977) Bynum (born 1994)
My 2nd cousin My 1st cousin My 1st cousin My 1st cousin

Carl Doggett’s father was
Adam Doggett. The image
above is the picture of Adam
Doggett. Carl Doggett was a
man who married Lizzie
Trice on April 15, 1907, and
he was born in Halifax
County, North Carolina. Carl
Doggett was my great-
grandfather who lived from
January 5, 1886 to July 7,
1968. Carl Doggett lived his
life heavily at Cape Charles,
Northampton County,
Virginia.
He and his relatives fished
and worked in the land all of
the time. The Doggett family
migrated from North
Carolina into Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware,
Philadelphia, New Jersey,
and other locations of
America.
Rest in Power
Brother Carl
Doggett.
Children of Carl
Doggett
Linwood Doggett (1907-1971)
Annie Mae Doggett (1910-1984)
Ernestine Doggett Lee (1911-
1994)
William McKinley Doggett
(1914-?)
James Curtis Doggett (1915-
1992)
Esley Doggett (1917-2001)
Thurman Lee Doggett (1919-
1985)
Ollie Doggett (1920-2004)
Levi Doggett Sr. (1923-2015)
Melson Doggett (1925-?)
Carl Doggett’s Grandchildren
Children of Linwood Doggett
Viola Doggett (1930-?)
Alberta Doggett Flowers (1932-
2000)
Clarise Doggett (1934-2002)
Children of Annie Mae Doggett
Lee C. Drew (1926-?)
Dorothy Odia Drew (1927-2002)
Johnnie Drew Jr. (1931-2007)
Ernest Doggett Sr. (1935-2015)
Children of Ernestine Doggett
Lee
Minnie Alberta Lee (1928-2002)
Children of William McKinley
Doggett
Dessie Mae Doggett (1935-
1999)
William Doggett Jr. (1940-?)
Ruth M. Doggett
George L. Doggett
Children of James Curtis
Doggett
Carter Eugene Doggett (1935-
2001)
Dorothy Mae Doggett (1937-
2014)
Leroy Doggett (1943-?)
Lawrence Frederick Doggett
(1943-present)
Christine Doggett Brown
Children of Esley Doggett
Unknown
Children of Thurman Lee Children of Ernest Doggett Sr.
Doggett Dorothy L. Bing (1952-present)
Minnie Lee Doggett Turner Clifford Alfred Doggett )(1954-
(1944-present) 2014)
Harry Junior Doggett (1946- James Daniel Doggett (1961-
present) present)
Thomas James Doggett (1947- Carl R. Doggett (1966-present)
present) Ernest Doggett Jr. (1975-
Effie Sarah Jones (1951-2017) present)
Anthony Quinn Doggett (1957-
Children of Ollie Doggett present)
Rebecca Doggett (1941- Sandra E. Doggett
present) Gwendolyn M. Doggett
Children of Levi Doggett Sr. Children of Rebecca Doggett
Charles Elmore Doggett (1946- Victoria A. Andrade (1963-
2010) present. Her daughter is Nicole
Levi Doggett Jr. (b. 1948) Lewis. She was born in 1994)
Laverne Olivia Doggett (b. 1948)
Elizabeth Virginia Doggett (b.
1951)
Mary Ann Doggett (b. 1953)
Juanita Mae Doggett (b. 1958)
Annie Marie Doggett (b. 1963)
Children of Melson Doggett
(1925-?)
Unknown
Some of Carl Doggett’s Great-
Grandchildren
From Clarise Doggett
Velicia Renna Spencer (b. 1966)
Clara Mae Strawter (1951-2012)
Willeva Strawter (b. 1952)
Children of Charles Eugene
Doggett
Charles Eugene Doggett Jr. (b.
1966)
Anthony Doggett (b. 1970)
Craig Doggett

Zilphy Claud was a heroic
black woman. She was born
in 1820 and passed away at
the year of 1893 in
Southampton County,
Virginia. She was my fifth
great grandmother, and I
heard stories about her in
my life. Her parents were A.
Blunt and F. Blunt. I am a
descendant of her great-
grandson Arthur Boss Claud.
She had at least seven
children. Zilphy Claud was
once a slave and became
free after the American Civil
War. Mason and Sarah Claud
were slaves of Philip I. Claud.
Zilphy Claud’s descendants
live in Norfolk, Virginia,
Portsmouth, Suffolk,
Richmond, Southampton
County, North Carolina, and
throughout America. The
following work not only
outlines some of Zilphy’s
children and grandchildren.
It describes their births and
deaths in many cases too.
We honor her memory and
her power is in us to this
very day.
Rest in Power
Sister Zilphy
Claud.
Children of Zilphy
Claud
Mason Claud (1840-1877)
Sarah Claud (1842-1892)
Lydia Claud (1842-?)
Elizabeth (Bettie) Claud (1848-
?)
George Washington Claud
(1854-1923)
Rosa Claud (1850-?)
Carter Claud (1853-?)
Zilphy’s Grand Children
Children of Mason Claud
Frank Thomas Claud (1861-
1948)
Riddick Claud (1862-1862. He
died in infancy)
Joseph Thomas Claud (1863-
1930)
Children of Sarah Claud
Rev. James Thompson Claud
(1857-1926)
Adaline Hill (1862-1930)
Matt Hill (1868-1931)
Scrap Hill (1868-?)
Susannah Sarah M. Hill (1868-?)
Roberta Hill (1875-1935)
2 daughters who died in infancy
Children of Lydia Claud Sykes
Phillip Sykes (1861-?)
James Sykes (1865-?)
Percy H. Sykes (1872-1948)
Mattie Sue Sykes (1874-1942)
Louisa A. Sykes (1876-1955
Willie Corean Rose (1861-1949)
Mobie Lee Sykes (1886-1932)
Jennie Sykes
Walter Sykes (died young)
Jasper Sykes (died young)
Children of Elizabeth (Bettie)
Claud Rogers
Maggie Rogers (1870-19130
Zilphia Ann Rogers (1871-1925)
Children of George Washington
Claud
Hester C. Ash (1890-?)
George W. Claud (1901-?)
Lula Claud (1869-1928)
Martha Lou Nettie (1869-?)
Richard Washington Claud
(1874-1945)
Children of Rosa Claud From Adeline Hill
No Information found James Edward Williams (1879-
1950)
Children of Carter Claud Peter Percy Williams (1880-
No information found 1949)
Annie B. Williams (1885-?)
Zilphy’s Great-Grand children Pattie F. Williams (1886-?)
Mary Lee Williams (1890-1938)
From Frank Thomas Claud Addie Mae Williams (1897-
Hilliard Thomas Claud (1884-?) 1946)
Mason Ann Claud (1890-?)
Bessie Williams (1894-?)
Martha J. Claud (1891-?) Joseph Williams (1898-?)
Peter L. Claud (1891-1969)
Norman Starr Williams (1899-?)
Jane Claud (1893-?)
Joseph James Claud (1894-
From Susanna Sarah M. Hill
1988) Sarah Harris Gooden (1887-
Guy Franklin Claud Sr. (1896-
1977)
1966) Thomas F. Harris (1890-?)
Richard Washington Claud
Andrew J. Harris (1892-1984)
(1880-1990)
Delaware Harris (1894-1972)
Daisy Claud Peebles (1899- Estelle Harris (1898-?)
1927)
Nelson Harris Jr.
Persie Booker T. Washington Victor Harris (1891-1966)
Claud (1900-?)
Adelaide Claud (1902-1968) From Roberta Hill
Willie Lloyd Claud (1907-1974)
Millard Filmore Scott (1892-
Carter Claud 1959)
Toad Claud (died young) Lena Mae Flythe (1893-1962)
Frank Claud (died young)
Sarah Francis Scott (1894-?)
Colie Claud (1906-?) Nettie Virginia Scott (1897-?)
Lilie Claud (1904-?)
John Quincy Adams Scott
(1898-?)
From Joseph T. Claud
Alberta Scott (1899-194)
John Joseph Claud (1886-1967)
Inez Scott (1901-1961)
Clinton Franklin Claud (1889-
William (Buck) Scott Jr. (1903-
1950) ?)
Guy Claudius Scott (1905-1965)
From Matt Hill Woodrow W. Scott (1910-1969)
Bernice Hill
Ezra Scott (1910-?)
Joan Hill
Hazel Scott (1920-?)
Hazel Hill Elijah Perry Hill
William Hill
From Rev. James Thompson
Claud
Nannie Claud (1880-1947)
Mattie Claud (1882-?)
Sarah Claud (1885-1961)
Addie Claud (1891-1928)
Arthur Boss Claud (1891-1974)
Lila (Tigue) Claud (1892-1980)
Virgie Mae Claud Hardy (1895-
1968)
Lillie Claud (1897-?)
Alice Rosetta Claud (1902-1987)
Joshua Claud (1908-1980)
Zilphy’s Great Grandchildren
From Mattie Sue Sykes
Raymond Herbert Branch
(1894-1973)
Marvin George Branch (1895-?)
Mark C. Branch (1896-1953)
Iolia Helen Branch (1900-1971)
No Name Branch (1900-?)
Alphonso Branch (1901-1996)
Willie Clayton Branch (1903-?)
Otis M. Branch (1906-1986)
James Percell Branch (1909-?)
Jasper Branch (died young)
Walter Branch
Phillip Branch
Willis Branch (died young)
James Branch
From Louiza A. Sykes Lowe
Howard H. Lowe (1898-1958)
Flossie Baylee Lowe (1899-?)
Palease Lowe (1900-?)
Charlie James Lowe (1901-
1967)
Elgin Madison Lowe (1914-
2000)
Danier Elsie Lowe (1917-2007)
Joseph Isaac Lowe (1919-1974)
From Jennie Sykes
Jasper Eula
Another daughter
From Mobie Lee Sykes
John J. Evans (1898-?)
Eula Evanis (1899-?)
Annie W. Evans (1901-?)
Bernice Evans (1902-1979)
Magara Evans (1908-1971)
Lessie Elnora Evans (1909-1967)
Willis Franklin Evans (1912-
1989)
Eva Grace Evans (1915-2002)
James Walter Evans (1917-
1989)
Carlee Evans (1918-1993)
Joe Nathan Evans (1921-?)
Alice Beatrice Evans (1922-
2003)
Alvin Evans (1924-?)
From Willie Corean Sykes
Lillie B. Rose
Samuel H. Rose (1906-?)
Rebecca Rose (1910-1984)
Inez Rose (1912-1936)
Willie Roosevelt Rose (1914-
1986)
James Alvin Rose (1915-1986)
Mabel Rose (1919-1938)
Joshua Rose
Mary Rose
Moses Rose
From Maggie Claud Rogers From Richard Washington
Hattie C. Harris (1884-?) Claud
Wilford L. Harris (1894-1969) William F. Claud (1898-1976)
Bessie Harris (1896-?) Bertha C. Claud (1900-1987)
Charles Herman Harris (1898- Lizzie Virginia Claud (1903-?)
1973) Callie Lee Claud (1906-?)
William Harris Jr. (1900-?) Thomas Jefferson Claud (1907-
Ethel J. Harris (1901-?) 1997)
Mary E. Harris (1902-?) Rosa M. Claud (1909-1985
James Harris (1907-?) Eva Claud (1910-?)
Theodore Harris (1910-1986) Ralph Elijiah Claud (1912-1965)
John H. Harris (1906-?) Richard W. Claud Jr. (1914-
Arthur E. Harris (1914-?) 1986)
Etta Claud (1919-2016)
From Zilphia Ann Rogers
Lillie Crocker From Georgia Claud
No Children
Sallie Broadnax Morgan (1896-
1927)
Percy Lewis Broadmax (1897-
1957)
Joseph W. Askew (1899-1988)
Jane Askew (1904-1925)
Maragarette Askew (1913-
1958)
From Lula Claud
George Washington Whitehead
(1889-1945)
Willie T. Whitehead (1890-
1931)
John Odie Whitehead (1893-
1942)
Annie Beulah Whitehead (1895-
1963)
Joe Franklin Whitehead (1898-
?)
Bessie Whitehead (1900-1920)
No Name Whitehead (1900-?)
Hattie Bell Freeman (1903-
1957)
Lonnie Whitehead (1907-1978)
Hattie Mary Whitehead (1909-
?)
Martha Whitehead (1909-?)
Emmett L. Whitehead (1912-
1924)
 MY VISIT TO

LOS ANGELES
(on May 9-11, 2019)

The image on the left) is the JW Marriott Hotel that I stayed at

for a few days.
Recently, I have been fortunate enough to travel into Los
Angeles, California. I went to a Hotel and saw many places
This shows Congresswoman Karen Bass This is a close up image of Congresswoman
like the Staples Center, parts of the USC campus, the Galen
receiving her honorary doctorate Karen Bass of California receiving her
Center, and other locations. I witnessed Downtown Los degree from USC. You see the African honorary doctorate degree.
Angeles and other neighborhoods. I have been on Figueroa American President of USC speaking.
Blvd, Exposition Blvd, and West Olympic Blvd too. The Her name is Dr. Wanda M. Austin.
architecture, the climate, and the people of LA are excellent.
This location (at Los
Angeles in Town and Gown)
was one spot where there
was a lunch celebration
during the USC graduation This was a view from the window from the
ceremonies. USC
graduation ceremonies hotel that I've stayed in called the JW Marriot
lasted all day from the Hotel (at Downtown Los Angeles). It's located
morning to beyond 9 pm. at
night.
on West Olympic Blvd. I had a great time there.

This was during the cold

morning of LA. It was just
before the USC graduation
ceremonies took place. I
found a seat near the front
of the whole occurrences.

This is one area of USC

(called the Doheny
Memorial Library) where I
took a picture of a story
about the evil of Nazism
and how the resistance
against anti-Semitism is
always an important duty
to do. World War II made
us aware of the sacrifice of
heroes, and it outlined how
racism plus bigotry have no
place in the Universe.

Bless California
 Charlotte, North Carolina is the most
populous city of North Carolina with
almost 900,000 people. It is a city with
great culture and a high amount of
growth socially plus economically.
Richmond, Virginia is the capital of
Virginia where many of my relatives live
at to this very day. It has great
architecture and very down to Earth
human beings. It is the fourth largest city
in terms of population of the state of
Virginia.
Jamestown, Virginia was a place that I
visited back in the fall of 2017.
Jamestown has a complex history with
the existence of Native Americans,
Africans, and European colonists many
centuries ago. Jamestown was named
after King James I of England. The
Powhatan Confederacy lived in the
location long ago.
Baltimore, Maryland is city that has a
majority African American population
With places like the National Aquarium,
the Inner Harbor, the M&T Bank Stadium,
and other locations; it is one of the greatest
cities in the world.
Annapolis, Maryland is the capital of the
state of Maryland. The United States Naval
Academy is located in this city.
Hampton, Virginia has a rich history and
culture. It is known for its Hampton
Coliseum, the Hampton Roads Bridge
Tunnel (HRBT), and the famous HBCU
called Hampton University. The Hampton
University Museum is the oldest museum
of the African diaspora in America. It’s also
the oldest museum in the state of Virginia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has over 1.5
million people. It is a city with a huge
role in American history from the
location of the Second Continental
Congress to the MOVE movement. It is
one of the largest tourist areas in
America.
Cape Charles, Virginia is a city where my
paternal relatives have lived at. It is a
city that is a tourist destination, and it is
rich in culture. It is found at
Northampton County on the Virginia
region of the Eastern Shore.
Salisbury, Maryland is located on the
Maryland side of the Eastern Shore. It is
a commercial part of the Delmarva
peninsula. It has a long time agriculture
infrastructure.

OUR
VOICES
For generations, the Attucks Theater remains a historic landmark in Norfolk,
Virginia and for America in general. When I was a child, I saw the theater
constantly. Today, the celebration of its 100th year birthday is important to
recognize and cherish. It has existed since 1919 and has been recently
revitalized during the 21st century. It is an iconic representation of the
resiliency of African Americans and all people who love cultural excellence.
The theater was designed by the African American architect Harvey Johnson.
It was named in honor of Crispus Attucks, who was an African American who
first lost his life during the Revolutionary War period.
Four black businessmen united to make the Attucks Theater a reality. They
were called the Twin Cities Amusement Corporation. They wanted minorities
to be treated with dignity and respect. The stage curtain depicted the death
of Crispus Attucks. Harvey N. Johnson was born in Richmond, Virginia at the
Jackson Ward neighborhood. He lived from 1892-1973. He graduated from
Richmond's Virginia Union University and the Carnegie Institute of
Technology from Pittsburgh. He had an architectural office in Norfolk,
Virginia, and he helped to construct homes and churches in the city. He also
was a preacher at Portsmouth's Ebenezer Baptist Church where he served
from 1931 to 1973. When it opened during the early 1900's, the Attucks
Theater has been called the "Apollo Theater of the South." The original
building had 21 offices rented by African American lawyers, physicians, real
estate brokers, etc. Famous musicians were hosted in the location. Norfolk's
Gary U.S. Bonds and Portsmouth's Ruth Brown were there. Attucks Theater
was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1982.
It reopened after a three year restoration by October of 2004. That was
achieved via a partnership between the City of Norfolk's Department of
Cultural Faculties and the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center. Attucks Theater is
found at the intersection of Church and Virginia Beach Boulevard near
Downtown Norfolk. It is also known as The Crispus Attucks Cultural Center.
The theater is now owned and operated by SevenVenues, which is a
department of the City of Norfolk. This landmark place holds 624 seats. In
real life, I have been in the Attucks before. The WHRO channel has recently
released a new documentary about its illustrious history. Dizzy Gillespie
performed there in November of 1946, and Ella Fitzgerald opened for him.
Back then, Norfolk, Virginia was a segregated city of Southern Virginia.
(1919-2019) OUR
HISTORY
It had many black businesses along Church Street and in
other areas. Church Street back then was a known staple of
culture. Church Street had retail stores and the Plaza Hotel
(where people came to from Duke Ellington to Sam Cooke).
According to Rev. Joseph Green (a former Norfolk City
councilman and former vice mayor), he fought hard to save
the Attucks Theater. $8.4 million was used to restore the
building. "It's the oldest remaining theater in the country
that was financed, designed, constructed and operated by
African Americans," says Denise Christian of the City of
Norfolk's SevenVenues, which now oversees the theater.
Denise Christian was one leader who helped to renovate
the structure back in 1993 as a graduate student. She was
the project manager for the reconstruction project. Denise
also said the following words, "...It was used for a variety of
purposes...Live traveling shows that would come from New
York, performers of the day, high school graduations at
Booker T. Washington, it was well utilized by the
community." People who came into the Attucks Theater
were Joe Louis, Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole, Cab
Calloway, Douglas Fairbanks, the Southland Singers, Sidney
Bechet, Bessie Smith, Red Foxx, and other performers
expressed their talents. It was once called the Booker T
decades ago. The restoration added to the back tow
banquet rooms, a green room, a loading dock, and a
mechanical room. Denise Christian has done excellent work
in educating people on this historic landmark. Today, the
Attucks Square has hosted jazz musicians, Leslie Jones, NSU
plays, and other event. Today, the Attucks Theater also
hosted jazz legend Wynton Marshalis, dance company
Urban Bush Women, Audra McDonald, Paula Pounstone,
John Mulaney, Mavis Staples, Ruthie Brown, Al Jarreau, and
other human beings. The recent statue at Attucks Theater is
creative and very vibrant artistically. It is important to note
that black builders, black investments, and black ingenuity
created the Attucks Theater in the first place.
 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ATTUCKS THEATER

This area of the modern day

Attucks Theater shows
information on its history. This
location is at the second floor of
the Attucks. It has vintage
handbills, advertisements, and
some original Attucks Theater
stock and a block of wood
autographed by jazz legend
Dizzy Gillespie.
This location is inside the modern day
Attucks Theater where the curtain
(showing Crispus Attucks) has been
restored. The theater holds hundreds
of seats.
Ruth Brown was a performer at the
Attucks Theater. Other performers
who expressed themselves at
Norfolk, Virginia were Ella
Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, the
Inkspots. Moms Mabley. Nat King
Cole. Jesse Owens, the runner,
worked as a tap dancer. Fats
Waller, Fats Domino, Lionel
Hampton, Cab Calloway, Duke
Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Ethel
Waters, Otis Redding, Ray Charles,
Sam Cooke, and Jackie Wilson
showed their talents too.

Back decades ago, Church Street in Norfolk, Virginia was

homes to houses, businesses, hotels, and other places
where people enjoyed their daily lives. During the 1930’s
and the 1940’s, Church Street was called the Harlem of the
South. The area had the Plaza Hotel, Soroko's Market,
This showed Granby Street in Norfolk, VA during the
Arthur's Drugstore, Hollywood Photo Studio, and the year of 1955. The photo was taken by William
Greenleaf Ballroom. Black Americans, Jewish Americans,
McIntosh from City Hall Avenue. He liked taking photos
and other Americans lived in the region of Norfolk, Virginia.
of downtown Norfolk with the rain's reflection.

Here is Downtown Norfolk in the modern era of 2019.


My Paternal Side
She was my first cousin named Beatrice
Latrice Williams (1918-2010).
There is always a Georgia connection with my relatives.
Many years ago, I didn't know that my cousins traveled into
Georgia. Now, I do. My paternal cousins definitely traveled
into Georgia, and this is their history. My 2nd great
grandfather Adam Doggett had a daughter named Leatte
Doggett. She married Robert Floyd Williams on the date of
December 23, 1917 at Martin, North Carolina. Leatte
Doggett gave birth to a great woman named Beatrice Latrice
Williams (1918-2010). In the near future, I will describe more
of her life. She traveled with his husband including their
children from North Carolina (as my paternal ancestors
originated from North Carolina) into Connecticut by 1956.
They were a very religious family.
Beatrice Latrice Williams (who lived in Waterbury,
Connecticut) had a daughter name Joyce Ann Jones. She
married Glastone Fyffe (on June 6, 1980), and had the
following children: Shua Fyffe-Wally, Marlond Fyffe, and Earl
Fyffe. Earl, Shua, and Marlond Fyffe live in Atlanta, Georgia
(including other parts of Georgia) with their families.
Marlond Fyffe's wife is Lanna Fyffe. Both sons have wives
and children. Shua has a husband whose name is Morro
Wally and children.
The skyline
to the left is
Atlanta,
Georgia.
My Maternal Side
He was my third cousin Theopolis Melton
Lowe (1925-2016)
Members of the Lowe family in my maternal family live in
Georgia too. Zilphy Claud was my 5th great grandmother.
Her daughter was Lydia Claud. Lydia Claud's daughter was
Louisa A. Sykes and her son was Charlie James Lowe (1901-
1967). His son was the well-known Theopolis Melton Lowe
(1925-2016). He was born in Suffolk, Virginia on June 7,
1925. His mother was Willote Lowe. Theopolis was raised in
East Orange, New Jersey. He taught school in North Carolina.
Later, he married Bobbie Mae Smith on January 30, 1950.
They had three children named Willote Lowe, Rosina Lowe
(she was born in 1956), and Timothy Lowe (who lives in
Atlanta, Georgia now). Rosina Lowe married a man named
William Roundtree.
Their child is Willette Roundtree (or my 5th cousin). She
married a man named Alex Shalishali. Later, Theopolis
moved into Georgia where he found his second wife named
Laura Lowe. Theopolis Lowe was involved in the Civil Rights
Movement and was a common innovator of Columbus,
Georgia. He taught Chemistry at a Columbus, Georgia high
school. Theopolis and Laura Lowe had one child named
Ophelia. The family had an adopted son named William
Killings too. Theopolis' daughter Willotte P. Lowe (born
1953) is my 4th cousin. Her daughter is Josina Pittman-Green
(and she is my 5th cousin). Josina Pittman-Green's husband
is Derrick Green and their child is Reece Joseph Greene.
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Like Always, Black Lives Matter