My mom with her dad, ca. 1950. In honor of my mom's birthday this week, here she is as an infant with her dad. Mom was the fourth of six children, born while the family lived in Colorado. She has an incredible song catalog in her head, remembering countless songs all the way back to … Continue reading Photo: Birthday Girl
My maternal grandparents married each other twice. Rayford Haney Wilson, or Ray, was born to Lafayette Russell Wilson and Ida Lou Verna Wakefield on 15 October 1915 in Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama. Ray was the fourth of six children and the second boy. Lafayette worked at different times as a reverend, farmer, teacher, and government … Continue reading Re-Union
