
Happy July Family! I pray that you are all doing well in spite of the pandemic, the protests and all else that is going on in our country.
7/12/20 Update: Prayers Needed
Hi family, I have a few update that I have added to the page (see below) but I also want ask everyone to pray for Eleanor Stallings Hatney (Aunt Laura’s daughter). Her daughter Sonya (Sweetie) sent me an email and said that Eleanor had been in intensive care for what they thought was a stroke, but she is home resting and doing well. We are all praying for a speedy and complete recovery!
Family Memories
Thank you all for adding family pictures to the SmugMug site (Hickson Cousins Photos). Can I ask that you add a comment to the pictures with the names of the people in the picture? That will help other family members and save me a lot of time. Thanks in advance!
For those of you that are not familiar with the Hickson Cousins Photos site, it is a place where you can upload family pictures to save and share. If you have any pictures to share, click the link and follow the directions to load the pictures. Just don’t forget to add the names!! I would love to see some of the old family photos. Whatever you have, please share them to the site.
July Announcements
Note: Updated to include Elise & Elijah’s graduation.
We have two announcements for the month of July, Cyrus Ellison (LeJeune’s son, Uncle Cyrus’ grandson) was sworn in as an attorney for the state of New Jersey! Cyrus is now licensed as an attorney in Florida and New Jersey. Congratulations to Cyrus!





We also have two high school graduations. My great niece & nephew Elise & Elijah Frails (Eddie’s daughter & son, Betty Jean’s granddaughter & grandson, Uncle Ike’s great-granddaughter & great-grandson) are graduating from AR Johnson Health, Science and Engineering Magnet School on July 22. Elise will attending Augusta University and Elijah will attend Augusta University or East Georgia State in the fall. Congratulations!
If you have any announcements for graduations, births, marriages, new jobs or anything that you want to share, send it to me and I will include it in an update. Here are the July birthdays, congratulations all!
Note: Updated 7/18 to include Chloe, Teddy, Kayla, Cameron, Byron III, Carter& Tyree’s birthdays
| July 2nd | Byron Knapper | Baby Lou’s son, Aunt Laura’s grandson |
| July 7th | Elise Frails | My great-niece, Eddie’s daughter, Betty Jean’s grand-daughter, Uncle Ike’s great-grand-daughter |
| July 7th | Elijah Frails | My great-nephew, Eddie’s son, Betty Jean’s grand- son, Uncle Ike’s great-grand-son |
| July 7th | Cameron Sylvia Harris | Skip’s daughter, Sylvia’s granddaughter, James Stallings great-granddaughter |
| July 8th | Tari Lewis | Teddy’s son, Tommie’s grand-son, Aunt Laura’s great-grandson |
| June 13th | Chloe Livingston | Michael’s daughter, Sandy’s granddaughter, Uncle Ike’s great-granddaughter |
| July 13th | Teddy Lewis | Tommy’s son, Aunt Laura’s grandson |
| July 14th | Chuck Hickson | My brother, Uncle Ike’s son |
| July 14th | Byron Knapper II | Byron’s son, Baby Lou’s grandson, Aunt Laura’s grandson |
| July 15th | John Hatney | Eleanor’s husband, Aunt Laura’s son-in-law |
| July 17th | Leonard Bradley Jr | Marcy’s son, Junior Stalling’s grandson |
| July 17th | Sandra Livingston | My sister, Uncle Ike’s daughter |
| July 18th | Amanda Felicia Hickson | My niece, Ike’s wife, Chuck’s daughter-in-law, Uncle Ike’s granddaughter-in-law |
| July 19th | Carter Knapper | Billy’s son, Baby Lou’s grandson, Aunt Laura’s grandson |
| July 21st | Alessandra Hickson | My niece, Derrick’s daughter, Uncle Ike’s grand-daughter |
| July 27th | Brady Frails | My brother-in-law, Betty Jean’s husband, Uncle Ike’s son-in-law |
| July 28th | Dene Wiley | Jean’s daughter, Aunt Ruth’s granddaughter |
| July 28th | Kayla Jones | Agatha’s daughter, Bertelle’s granddaughter, Uncle Cyrus’ great-granddaughter |
| July 28th | Tyree Beard | Kaiti’s (Wendy) son, Saiti’s (Michelle) grandson, Aunt Winnie’s great- grandson |
| July 29th | Ernestine Hickson | Uncle Thurman’s daughter |
| July 29th | Napoleon Jackson Jr. | Aunt Mabel’s Son |
Virtual Family Get-Together
Who’s interested in another family Zoom call? The previous ones were a great time and a wonderful opportunity to see or meet family. I want to plan another one, but I would like some feedback on the day and the time. I planned the previous calls for later in the day on Sundays but I want to hear back from all of you for what works best. If we can come up with a better time from the majority, we can move it. Put a comment below or email, text or call me!


Congrats to Elise, Elijah, Kayla, Troi and all the grads. Good job!!Happy Birthday to ALL of the July Birthday recipients and many more!!
Anytime would work for me.
Kudos & and many congrats to Cousin Cyrus!! Not only is he Blessed, but he’s smart, intelligent, handsome, and i know for a fact that he is incredibly charming!! Love you Cuz! Diane.
Keep it for Sunday like before especially since we are doing virtual church and challenge us to recruit a relative to join the call next time… Dene