Happy October family!
I pray that you are all doing well and staying safe. Those that enjoy the fall weather, now is your time as we watch the temperatures drop and the leaves change colors!
Family Info Research
The picture at that top of the page is the cover pages of the 1984 Harrison/Hickson/Stevens Family Reunion Program. This branch of the family includes our cousins in New York City who are descendants of Ezekiel Hickson (John Wesley’s brother). I remember going to Jamaica Queens with my parents to visit cousins Dolphus, Sarah and Eloise at least once a year. They had a family member who researched our family history and had a lot of great information and they shared the information at the family reunions.
I received a copy of this program years ago, when Aunt Ruth died. She had a copy of the program but it was missing several pages. It has a lot of great information in it, including a family tree for Cyrus Wesley Hickson (John Wesley’s father) and all of his 13 children. Recently, I was able to get a complete copy of this program along with an insert with an additional family tree for Issac Dicks from our Stephens (Stevens) cousins here is Philly. It just so happens that the cousin that has a lot of family information and is our dentist.
Beyond the family tree, there is a lot of great information in here including some additional information about Cyrus Wesley and his half brother Isaac Dicks but also some information about their mother Catherine. We were also fortunate that at the 1984 reunion, there were adds placed in the program that honored family members. There were names of children, dates of births and deaths and business info. It is all very exciting to see and gives us some additional info to piece together our family history.
I have heard over the years that some of you have questions about why I ask all of you to share information, picture, programs and more. The reason is simple, we do not have a lot of documented proof about our ancestors. That makes the documented information that we have even more important. That documentation helps to put together a paper trail of information that can lead to additional information. But if the information is in book or a box and not shared, it risks being lost forever.
As always, I am asking that you bring any family pictures or documents that you have to the family online get togethers or for you to scan them in and send them to me if you know how. You would be surprised how much information can be found in a funeral family reunion or wedding program. We really need to make a point of saving this information for future generations
Website Update
The update is in! The changes to the website are active and ready to use. Check your email and you will see three emails from me. Please read the (somewhat long) family update email first. It explains the other two emails and what to do if you don’t see all three emails. And don’t worry, there are instructions in the first email to help you find the other email(s).
For right now, the website changes will only provide additional information to those that have logged into the site. In the future, we will limit what can be seen on the site without logging in. Take a look at the additions and let me know what you think and if you have any additional ideas of what you would like to see in the future.
Family Get Together
It has been a while since we have had an online family get together, so I am glad to say that we are going to meet up this Sunday, October 10th at 3 pm eastern! I am asking that you check with other family members and ask them to join. It is a great opportunity to say hi, share information and to meet family members! Details for joining will be sent later this week.
October Birthdays and Anniversaries
I think that I have most of the birthdays for the family but if I have missed a birthday, please send me a note. The same goes for anniversaries, please send them to me and I will include them in the announcements. We have one anniversary this month, congratulations to Shanette and Emmitt! Happy Birthday and Anniversary to all!
| October 1st | Landon Scott | Charlisa’s son, Charlie’s grandson, Aunt Ruth’s great-grandson |
| October 2nd | Pat Hickson | My sister-in-law, Derrick’s wife, Uncle Ike’s daughter-in-law |
| October 2nd | Derrick Hickson | My brother, Uncle Ike’s son |
| October 3rd | Charlisa Scott | Charlie’s daughter, Aunt Ruth’s granddaughter |
| October 3rd | Damoni Nelson | Shanequa’s son, Brigette’s grandson, Betty Jean’s great-grandson, Uncle Leroy’s great-great-grandson |
| October 4h | Darryl Hickson | My birthday! Uncle Ike’s son |
| October 5h | Seath Johnson Sr (Deceased) | Diane’s husband, Aunt Becky’s son-in-law |
| October 7th | Reavy Holman (Deceased) | Kendrick’s wife, Aunt Kate’s daughter-in-law |
| October 9th | James Stallings Jr | Aunt Laura’s son |
| October 10th | Carmen LeJeune Hickson | Uncle Cyrus’ daughter |
| October 12th | Chiffon Hickson | Thurman Jr’s daughter, Uncle Thurman granddaughter |
| October 15th | Ruth Wilson (Deceased) | Lenwood’s wife, Aunt Mable’s son |
| October 22nd | Caden Knapper | Billy’s son, Baby Lou’s grandson, Aunt Laura’s great-grandson |
| October 23rd | Kia Holman | Kim’s daughter, Vicki’s granddaughter, Betty Jean’s great-granddaughter, Uncle Leroy’s great-great-granddaughter |
| October 25th | Kathleen Hickson | Philip Jr.’s wife, Philip’s daughter-in-law, Uncle Dan’s granddaughter-in-law |
| October 26th | Shante Watts | Brigette’s daughter, Betty Jean’s granddaughter, Uncle Leroy’s great-granddaughter |
| October 28th | James McKee IV | My nephew, Debbie’s son, Uncle Ike’s grandson |
| October 30th | Emmitt Luellen and Shanette Goodlett | Happy Anniversary! Ba-Ba’s daughter & son-in-law, Uncle Cyrus’ granddaughter & grandson-in-law |
| October 31st | Parcillian Cummings (Deceased) | Family Matriarch, Wife of John Wesley Hickson |
That’s it for now family. Have a safe and wonderful day!