Richard William Wiggins
Richard William Wiggins was born in September of 1819 in Sumter County, South Carolina, and relocated to Eutaw County, Alabama around 1930 when his father relocated his family. His father, Stephen Wiggins came to Greene County, Alabama, between 1830 and 1833 when he purchased federal land at the Demopolis land office on 19 August 1833 he paid for 159.81 acres in S-21 T-22N R-1W in Greene County for which patent no. 159 was issued in 1835. In South Carolina Stephen Wiggins served twice during the War of 1812. First, he served as a private in Capt. Hodges' Co., 3rd Regiment (Rutledge's) South Carolina State Troops from June to October of 1812. He served his second term of service in the place of his brother, Sion Wiggins, in Capt.
Bethea's Co., 3rd Regiment (Alston's) South Carolina Militia as private from September 1814 until March 1815. He received a bounty warrant no. 17284 for 160 acres for his service. In South Carolina, he lived in Manchester, Sumter District, South Carolina. He died in Greene county in October of 1862.
Richard joined the Confederate army:
Military Unit
Allen's Co.; Capt. Belser's Co., Reserves; Capt. Bligh's Co., Militia; Capt. Campbell's Co., Militia; Capt. Crawford's Co.; Capt. Darby's Co., Auburn Home Guards, Volunteers; Lt. Echols's Co. of Conscripts; Capt. Fagg's Co., Lowndes Rangers, Volunteers
After the war, along with his neighbors, the William Curtis Emerson family and the Cullen family made the decision to relocate to Brazil, traveling to their new prospective home on April 3rd, 1868. His daughter, Hattie, had married F H Emerson just prior to their sailing south. Things did not work out at all with the relocation and the Wiggins family and Frank H. Emerson returned to the United States with his wife and three daughters and son-in-law. Hattie and Frank Emerson had one daughter born in Brazil - Idellette. Frank left his father and siblings in Brazil. The Wiggins family departed from Rio de Janeiro for Baltimore, Maryland in December of 1873. Richard lost his firstborn son, Wallace, age 19, not long after their arrival in Brazil.
The family returned to Mississippi, USA
Manifest page of the Bark "Yamoyden" for the returning immigrants Richard William Wiggins family, including son-in-law, Frank Emerson, and their baby girl. - December 29, 1870, a little more than two years after their arrival.
R W Wiggins
Baltimore, Maryland,
U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964
list of names:
R H Wiggins (51)
Mrs. Wiggins (40)
Fannie T Wiggins (14) (Frances Thornton Wiggins)
Eula H Wiggins (12)
F H Emerson (25) (Franklin Houston Emerson)
Mrs. Emerson (20) (Harriett "Hattie" Wiggins)
Daughter (1 1/2) (Idelette Emerson)
2 Apr 1868, Jackson, Mississippi
Clarion-Ledger - Page 2 A
Children by Louisa Bizzell:
1. Wallace W. Wiggins
2. Harriett M "Hattie" Wiggins
3. Frances Thornton "Fannie Wiggins
4. Louella Bezelle "Ella" Wiggins
5. Richard William Wiggins Jr.
Richard William Wiggins
1819–1903
BIRTH SEP 1819 • Manchester, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
DEATH 17 JUL 1903 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Married: 03 Jan 1847 • Greene County, Alabama, USA
Louisa Bizzell
1823–1875
BIRTH 1823 • Greene County, Alabama, USA
DEATH 9 APR 1875 • Watkinsville, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of William H. Bizzell and Mary A. Cook
Richard William Wiggins
Married 2nd:
Mary Frances "Mollie" Mundell
1846–1922
BIRTH 24 APR 1846 • Mississippi, USA
DEATH 15 JUN 1922 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of John Mundell and Mary Ann Concord Sullivan
1.
Wallace W. Wiggins
1849–1868
BIRTH 1849 • Greene County, Alabama, USA
DEATH 1868 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died shortly after his arrival in Brazil at age about 20
2.
Harriet "Hattie" M. Wiggins
1851–1911
BIRTH 7 APR 1851 • Greene County, Alabama, USA
DEATH 14 MAR 1911 • Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Married: 1868 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Franklin Houston Emerson
1845–1919
BIRTH 14 DEC 1845 • South Carolina, USA
DEATH 27 JAN 1919 • Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Son of William Curtis Emerson and Elizabeth Agnes Bingham
Children:
1.
Idelette Emerson
1869–1933
BIRTH ABT 1869 • Brazil
DEATH 27 DECEMBER 1933 • Chattanooga,
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Married: 1890
George Edward MacKenney
1866–1949
BIRTH 15 OCT 1866 • Augusta, Richmond,
Georgia, USA
DEATH 19 10 1949 • Tampa, Hillsborough,
Florida, USA
Son of George Edward MacKinney and
Anna Eliza Dill
Children:
1.
Velma Emerson Mackenney
1892–1965
BIRTH 29 APR 1892 • Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
DEATH OCT 1965 • Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
2.
Gladys Ondena MacKenney
1895–
BIRTH FEB 1895 • Tennessee, USA
DEATH Unknown
Married: 7 Sep 1916 • Chattanooga,
Tennessee, USA
Albert Harry Etz
1885–1929
BIRTH 25 APR 1885 • West Virginia,
USA
DEATH 20 SEP 1929 • Chattanooga,
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Son of Carl Frederick and Emily (
Amelia) Etz
3.
Mildred Mc Kenney
1899–
BIRTH JAN 1899 • Tennessee, USA
DEATH Unknown
Married: 3 Jan 1923
Clyde Murry Brown
BIRTH 25 OCT 1888
DEATH 26 AUG 1953
Children:
1.
Clyde Murry Brown Jr
1930-1853
BIRTH 8 NOV 1930
DEATH 10 APR 1953 • Tampa,
Hillsborough, Florida, USA
4.
George Edward MacKenney Jr
1911–1953
BIRTH 21 MAR 1911 • Chattanooga,
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
DEATH APR 1953 • Tampa, Hillsbor-
ough, Florida, USA
Married:
Emma Catherine Scheaffer
1914–1987
BIRTH 23 FEB 1914 • Chattanooga,
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
DEATH 21 AUG 1987 • San Antonio,
Bexar, Texas, USA
Daughter of Emile Joseph Schaeffer
and Effie Bohler
Children:
1.
Hazel E. Connally
1905–1994
BIRTH 5 MAR 1905 • Fulton County, Georgia, USA
DEATH 27 FEB 1994 • Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Married: 1 Jul 1929 • Dade County, Florida, USA
Lawrence Michael O'Neil Sr.
1896–1970
BIRTH 06 APRIL 1896 • Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 09 MAY 1970 • Hialeah, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Children:
1.
Lawrence Michael O’Neil Jr.
1931–2006
BIRTH 26 OCTOBER 1931 • Miami-Dade
County, Florida, USA
DEATH 29 JANUARY 2006 • DeBary,
Volusia, Florida, USA
Married: 1955 • Dade County, Florida,
USA
Pauline B. Deem
1933–2012
BIRTH 1 AUG 1933 • West Virginia, USA
DEATH 20 FEB 2012 • Chesterfield County,
Virginia, USA
Daughter of Homer Franklin Deem and
Olive Ethel Lafferre
2.
Patrick Emerson O'Neil
1936–2001
BIRTH 29 JAN 1936 • Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
DEATH 5 NOV 2001 • New York, New York, New York, USA
Married: Mar 1960 • Dade County, Florida, USA
Mary Ellen Harris
Daughter of Guy Royal and
Maude Harris
27 Jul 1969, Sun Page 79
2.
Eula W. Emmerson
1872–1942
BIRTH 19 NOV 1872 • Mississippi, USA
DEATH 16 DEC 1942 • Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Married: 7 Jul 1901 • Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Elijah Lewis Connally
1871–1950
BIRTH 31 JUL 1871 • Fulton County, Georgia, USA
DEATH 01 OCT 1950 • Dade County, Florida, USA
Son of David Wilson Connally and Albina Wicher
Children:
3.
Frank R. Emerson
1875–1951
BIRTH MAR 1875 • Mississippi, USA
DEATH BEFORE 1951 • Georgia USA
Married: 2 Aug 1908 • Fulton, Georgia, USA
Susan J. Melton
1873–1961
BIRTH 1873 • Georgia, USA
DEATH 26 OCT 1961 • Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Daughter of Joseph M. Melton Narsheba Alford
4.
Charles H. Emerson
1877–
BIRTH APR 1877 • Mississippi, USA
DEATH Unknown
1.
Barbara Ann Mackenney
1938–
BIRTH 21 JAN 1938 • Bexar, Texas, USA
2.
George Edward MacKenney III
1939–2012
BIRTH 3 DEC 1939 • Bexar County, Texas,
USA
DEATH 21 MAY 2012 • Missouri City, Fort
Bend, Texas, USA
Married: 2 Mar 1968 • Bexar County, Texas,
USA
Mayree Myleen Mund
1941–
BIRTH 28 JAN 1941 • Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, California, USA
3.
Carolyn Ann MacKenney
1947–
BIRTH 1 JUL 1947 • Bexar, Texas, USA
Married: 29 Jun 1968
Divorced: 13 Apr 1984 • Collin, Texas, USA
Howard Pierce Smith
1948–
BIRTH ABT 1948
1.
Eva Estelle Warner
1876–1966
BIRTH OCT 1876 • Mississippi, USA
DEATH NOV 1966 • Ruleville, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Married 1st: 19 Dec 1907 • Vancouver, Clarke, Washington, USA
Benedict W Gheen
1873–1908
BIRTH 22 FEB 1873 • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
DEATH 17 NOV 1908 • Nampa, Washington, USA
Married 2nd: 1952 • Dade County, Florida, USA
Eugene Claiborne Stensal
BIRTH 26 FEB 1875 • Alabama
DEATH 1955 • Mississippi, USA
Married 3rd:
Thomas William Mitchell
1856–1920
BIRTH 05 MAR 1856 • Wisdenbridge, England
DEATH 21 APR 1920 • Miami, Dade, Florida, USA
3.
Frances "Fannie" Thornton Wiggins
1855–1934
BIRTH 12 AUG 1855 • Eutaw, Greene, Alabama, USA
DEATH 12 JUL 1934 • Miami Shores, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Married: 21 Sep 1876 • Mississippi, USA
William Allen Warner
1844–1903
BIRTH SEP 1844 • Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
DEATH 1903 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Children:
4.
Luella "Ella" Bizzell Wiggins
1857–1915
BIRTH 31 AUG 1857 • Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama, USA
DEATH 8 NOV 1915 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Married: 1886 • Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Daniel Whitmel Reed
1852–1918
BIRTH 22 OCT 1852 • North Carolina, USA
DEATH 10 SEP 1918 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Son of James Van Pelt Reed and Mary Caroline Jacobs
NOTE:
Ella's mother was Louisa Bezelle, the first wife of Richard William Wiggins I. It is believed she died in Neshoba County, MS in 1874. Her final resting place is unknown at this time.
Bio information from Elsie "Dixie" Wiggins Petty
NOTE:
DW's first wife was Lucy Francis Harrell. They had three children; Mary Freeman b1873, Whitmel Hardy b1875, and Annie Hunter b1877. Lucy's final resting place is unknown at this time.
Daniel Reed and Ella Wiggins (Seated center) and children 1910
Children:
1.
Edith Bezelle Reed
1887–1953
BIRTH 17 AUG 1887 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 10 APR 1953 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
Married: ABT. 1880 • Jasper County,
Mississippi, USA
Rev. John Lambert Neill
1882–1972
BIRTH 17 JAN 1882 • Montrose, Jasper,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 26 JUL 1972 • Decatur, Newton,
Mississippi, USA
Son of Charles Flourney Neill and Nellie
Margaret Burton
Mrs. J.L. Neill Dies
Mrs. Edith Reed Neill, 66, wife of Rev. J. L. Neill, died at a local
hospital at 2:30 Friday morning April 10. She was a native of Jack
son, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Reed. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from the First Methodist Church here, Dr. J. W. Leggett, superintendent of the Meridian district, officiating, with three other ministers assisting.
Mrs. Neill is survived by her husband, the Rev. J. L. Neill, now pastor of First Methodist Church in this city, one daughter, Mrs. Frank M. Cross, and one grand-daughter, Miss. Corrine Cross, both of Decatur. Other survivors include sisters, Miss. Mary Reed, Jackson, Mrs. J.W. Outz, Marion, NC, Mrs. G.W. McCracken, Birmingham, AL, one brother, Lucien W. Reed, Jackson.
Immediately following church services, the body was carried to Jackson, where internment was in Cedarlawn Cemetery.
(Published in the local Philadelphia, MS paper on/or about 4/10/1953)
Children:
1.
Nellie Neill
1910–1987
BIRTH 10 AUG 1910 • Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 6 JUN 1987 • Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Married: 9 Jun 1935 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Frank McKensie Cross
1902–1989
BIRTH 11 SEP 1902 • Lake, Scott, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 24 JUN 1989 • Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, USA
2.
Walter Reed
1889–1890
BIRTH 23 JUN 1889 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 12 JUN 1890 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
Died Young
3.
Lucien Wyckliff Reed Sr.
1890–1964
BIRTH 18 MAY 1890 • Jackson, Rankin,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 4 DEC 1964 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
Married: 1911 • Jackson, Hinds, Miss-
issippi, USA
Wilmoth Ruthvin Lucas
1888–1968
BIRTH 17 MAR 1888 • Star City, Lincoln,
Arkansas, USA
DEATH 14 OCT 1968 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of Rev. Oscar Madison Lucas Sr and Emma
Margaret Buatt
Children:
The Reed Boys, Billy, Ralph and Jack
The Reed Boys, Jack, Ralph and Billy
1.
Lucien Wycliff Reed Jr
1913–1916
BIRTH 17 OCT 1913 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 30 OCT 1916 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Died Young of malaria
2.
Jack Madison Reed
1915–1994
BIRTH 15 SEP 1915 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 13 MAY 1994 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Married: 17 Oct 1937
Edith Vernez Ware
1918–2012
BIRTH 16 DEC 1918 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 13 OCT 2012 • Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of Ethod Leander Ware and Saphronia
"Fronnie" Idella Runnels
Children:
1.
Jackie Vernez Reed
1939–
BIRTH 8 MAR 1939 • Mississippi,
USA
Married: Abt 1959 • Jackson,
Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Dr. Douglas Malloy
Chatham
1938–2018
BIRTH 24 NOV 1938 • Chatham,
Jackson, Louisiana, USA
DEATH 6 JAN 2018 • Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Son of Bert Malloy Chatham and Hazel Grace May
Source: Find A Grave
Obituary
Douglas M. Chatham, Sr., age 79, of Acworth, GA, passed away Sa-turday, January 6th, 2018. He was born on Nov. 24th, 1938. Doug was the son of the late Bert and Hazel Chatham.
He is survived by his wife Jacquelyn (Jackie) Chatham; his daughter and her husband, Teresa and Chris Mealer; his son and his wife, Doug Jr., and Wanda Chatham; and his grandchildren, two brothers Howard and Dwight Chatham, and two sisters, Beverly Hilbert, and Patricia Willis.
Douglas M. Chatham, Sr., loves to tell of his conversion to Christ in a jail cell in 1957. Only age 18 at the time, he soon received a pardon and entered the ministry.
He served as Director of Graduate Studies at Beulah Heights Univer-sity. He previously served eight years as Chair of Bible and Theology. Prior to coming to Beulah Heights in 1993, he served for 36 years as a pastor, church planter, and missionary. He led over 30 holy land study tours and participated in archaeological digs. He holds the Master of Religious Education degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and the Doctor of Ministry degree from Erskine Theological Seminary.
Dr. Chatham was in the Gospel ministry since 1957. During these 60 years of ministry, He has served as a church planter, pastor, evangelist, missionary, and teacher. He led in planting 8 US churches and 31 churches overseas; directed more than 75 short-term mission teams and over 30 holy land tours; authored 5 books and several study guides. He holds post-graduate degrees from 3 seminaries: Baptist, Pente-costal, Presbyterian. “Dr. C,” as students affectionately called him, served as a full professor in Biblical Studies at Beulah Heights Bible College in Atlanta, He also was a member of the faculty, served as Chair of Bible and Theology, and was the founding director of Missions Overseas Short Term (MOST). Currently, he served on staff at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in teaching and missions.
With his best friend and partner in the ministry of 58 years, Jackie, they faced many trials and adventures. He would simply say whenever asked to introduce himself in the group, ‘I’m Doug Chatham just passing through on my way to heaven’.
A funeral service will be held at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, 5145 Due West Rd. Powder Springs, GA 30127, on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 11 o’clock. Interment will be private.
2.
Sylvia Gay Reed
1943–2020
BIRTH 21 JUN 1943 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH MAR 2020 • Brandon, Rankin,
Mississippi, USA
Married: 23 Dec 1963 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
Terry Eugene Chaney
1943–
BIRTH 12 NOV 1943
Source: Find A Grave
Obituary
Sylvia Gay Chaney passed away peace-
fully surrounded by her loving family on
Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Brandon, MS.
She was born on June 21st, 1943, and was
a lifelong resident of Jackson Mississippi.
She worked for the United Postal Service
for 5 years and was a very devoted mother
and wife. Her passion in life was her fam-
ily, shopping in thrift stores and collecting
angels. She is quite possibly the only per-
son in the world to never complain about
anything.
She is survived by her husband Terry Chaney of 56 years and her 2 children, Robin Evans and Ronny Chaney as well her 3 grandchildren - Jeremy Evans, Seven Chaney, and Mercer Chaney. She is also survived by her brother, Edwin Ware Reed, and her sister, Jackie Reed-Chatham.
She left this world to go to heaven with a legacy of love, faith, and a strong belief in God. She will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be held at Lakewood Funeral Home on Friday, March 6 at 2:00 PM with visitation one hour prior.
3.
Evelyn Reed
1917–1917
BIRTH 13 MAR 1917 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 21 MAR 1917 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Died Young
4.
Ralph Whitmel Reed
1918–1978
BIRTH 3 MAR 1918 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 25 JUL 1978 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Married: 1st: 18 Dec 1940
Eugenia Alberta Crook
1921–2006
BIRTH 8 SEP 1921 • Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 10 DEC 2006 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of Henry Lee Crook Jr. and Effie Coreene "Coty" Hayes
Children:
1.
Eugenia "Jeannie" Reed
1942–2013
BIRTH 21 SEP 1942 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 11 MAR 2013 • Brandon, Rankin,
Mississippi, USA
Married:
James Alex Strong, Sr.
1938–1990
BIRTH 11 AUG 1938 • Learned, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 15 JAN 1990 • Braxton, Simpson,
Mississippi, USA
Son of Benard E Strong and Evelyn
Wilkerson
Source: Find A Grave
Obituary
Eugenia Reed Strong, 70, passed from this
life Monday, March 11, 2013, at Crossgates
River Oaks, Brandon.
Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm,
Saturday, March 16, 2013, in the chapel of
Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. The
family will receive friends one hour prior
to services.
Ms. Reed was a graduate of Central High School where she was known as, "Happy", for her sunny disposition. She was a talented and accomplished artist having crafted many paintings, drawings and hand- sewn keepsakes. Her home was always open to family and friends. She enjoyed sharing memories of her life and was known as, "Mom", to everyone whose lives she touched. A strong woman, she will best be remembered for her positive attitude and ability to always see the silver lining in every dark cloud.
Survivors include sons, Jeff Strong and wife Tammy and James Strong, Jr. and wife Derenda; daughter, Jamie Strong Mouton and husband Richard; brother, Ralph Reed, Jr.; grandchildren, Shayna, Holly, Kaelyn, Alex, Garrett, Collin, Nicholas, and Sara; and 3 great- grandchildren.
Married 2nd: 12 Dec 1959 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi,
USA
Maxie Inez Bailey
1925–2014
BIRTH 1 FEB 1925 • Weir, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 29 MAR 2014 • Ridgeland, Madison, Mississippi,
USA
Daughter of Robert Clyde Bailey Sr and Ruby Lee
Hawkins
5.
Wilmoth Buatt "Billy" Reed
1919–2002
BIRTH 26 NOV 1919 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 9 NOV 2002 • Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut,
USA
Married: 1st 10 May 1939 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi,
USA
Marie Margaret Scholl
1912–1985
BIRTH 14 DEC 1912 • Lincoln, Cass, Iowa, USA
DEATH 1985
Daughter of Reuben Robert Scholl and Ruby Iowa White
Childrens:
1.
Monte Buatt Reed
1940–1982
BIRTH 29 NOV 1940 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 3 OCT 1982 • Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Married: 24 Feb 1967 • Contra Costa, California, USA
Martha J Richards
1945–
2.
Rhonda Lynn Reed
1943–2013
BIRTH 29 MAR 1943 • San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
DEATH 8 JAN 2013 • Redmond, King, Washington, USA
Married: 28 Aug 1964 • San Diego, California, USA
Archie Myron Kearns
1934–
BIRTH 10 NOV 1934
Son of Thomas Oakley Kearns and Mable Bronson
Married 2nd: 8 Sep 1956 • Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Lillian Augusta Anderson
1914–2007
BIRTH 10 SEP 1914 • New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 17 JUN 2007 • Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Daughter of Jacob Emanuel Anderson and Anna V. Nordstrom
6.
Marjorie Olis Reed
1930–2016
BIRTH 21 DEC 1930 • New Orleans,
Orleans, Louisiana, USA
DEATH 8 SEP 2016 • Meridian,
Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Married: 5 Sept 1953
Howard Linly Lockey Sr
1930–2005
BIRTH 15 OCT 1930 • Morehead City,
Carteret, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 21 JUL 2005 • Collinsville,
Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Son of Garland Langual Lockey and Louise Willis
7.
Jane Wilmoth Reed
1934–2019
BIRTH 11 APR 1934 • New Orleans, Orleans,
Louisiana, USA
DEATH 21 FEB 2019 • Valencia, Los Angeles,
California, USA
Married; 22 Sep 1952 • Jackson, Hinds County,
Mississippi, USA
Paul Daniel Hagar Sr
1934–2012
BIRTH 23 JAN 1934 • Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas,
USA
DEATH 29 MAR 2012 • Valencia, Los Angeles,
California, USA
Son of Oran Luther Hagar and Hallie Valarie
Brabbin
Children:
1.
Cynthia D Ann Hagar
1956–
BIRTH 30 OCT 1956 • Tarrant, Texas, USA
1.
Paul Daniel Hagar Jr
1957–2018
BIRTH 17 DEC 1957 • Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
DEATH 2 JUL 2018 • Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
Married:
3.
Allen Dale Hagar
1962–
BIRTH 14 JAN 1962 • Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
29 Jul 2012, Sun • Page A13
4.
Ruth Reed
1894–1993
BIRTH 28 JAN 1894 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 6 JUL 1993 • Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama,
USA
Married: 24 Mar 1923 • El Caney, Santiago De Cuba,
Cuba
Glenn Worth McCracken Sr
1893–1953
BIRTH 20 DEC 1893 • Hoxie, Sheridan County, Kansas,
USA
DEATH 01 OCT 1953 • Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama,
USA
Son of Enos Hadley McCracken and Anna Jane Frazier
Children:
02 Oct 1953, Fri Page 37
1.
Glenn Worth McCracken Jr
1924–1998
BIRTH 4 JAN 1924 • Santiago de Cuba, Santiago De Cuba, Cuba
DEATH 16 JUN 1998 • Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Married: 17 Nov 1944 • Jefferson, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Esther Carolyn Jordan
1924–2005
BIRTH 4 FEB 1924 • Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
DEATH 21 DEC 2005 • Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Daughter of Eugene Crawford Jordan and Sarah Ann "Annie" Whitehurst
2.
Ann Ruth McCracken
1926–2000
BIRTH 2 MAR 1926 • El Caney, Santiago
De Cuba, Cuba
DEATH 11 JUL 2000 • Decatur, De Kalb,
Georgia, USA
Married: 10 Aug 1947 • Montgomery County,
Alabama, USA
Charles Florus Cook
1921–2002
BIRTH 21 JAN 1921 • Saint Joseph, Berrien,
Michigan, USA
DEATH 10 JUN 2002 • Decatur, Dekalb,
Georgia, USA
Son of Earl Erwin Cook and Sophia Specht
3.
Joseph "Joe" Reed McCracken
1931–
BIRTH ABT 1931 • Alabama
Married: 13 Sep 1952 • Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Marcia Jane Morgan
1931–2001
BIRTH 20 MAR 1931 • Birmingham Junction, Etowah
Alabama, USA
DEATH 5 AUG 2001 • Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama,
USA
Daughter of Hugh B. Morgan and Nina E. Groom
The Atlanta Constitution1 3 Jul 2000, Thu • Page 33
5.
Olis "Ollie" Louise Reed
1895–1947
BIRTH 07 JUL 1895 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 23 AUG 1947 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Married: 1920 • Mississippi, USA
Levi Wallace McAtee Sr
1892–1954
BIRTH 22 AUG 1892 • Goodman, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 7 FEB 1954 • Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
Source: Find A Grave
Obituary
Mrs. McAtee Dies At Family Home; Rites Monday
Mrs. Olis Reed McAtee, 52, died early Saturday following several weeks of illness.
She was the wife of L.W. McAtee, and was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson. Mrs. McAtee was a member of Capitol Street Methodist church. Survivors, in addition to her husband, are: one son, Lieutenant L.W. McAtee of Jackson; four sisters, Miss Mary Reed, Jackson; Mrs. J.W. Ouzts, Marion, North Carolina; Mrs. J.L. Neill, Gulfport; and Mrs. G.W. McCracken, Birmingham, Alabama; and one brother L.W. Reed of Jackson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday from Wright and Ferguson chapel. Reverend J.W. Leggett, Jr., will officiate. Interment will be in the Lakewood cemetery. Pall bearers will be Tom Patterson, Robert Field, Paul Sanford, Charles A. Scott, Ellis Wade, Jack Reed, Walter Gordon, and Ralph Reed.
Published in Clarion Ledger August 24, 1947
Source: Find A Grave
Obituary
L.W. McAtee, Sr.
Dies in Biloxi
L.W. McAtee, Sr., 62, 915 Whitworth, died at 11:55 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Biloxi following a long illness. He suffered a stroke about that time. He was a native of Attala County and had been a resident of Jackson for the past 35 years where he was prominently associated with the automobile business.
He was a member of the Capitol Street Methodist church and a veteran of WW I, serving in France. His wife, Mrs. Olis Reed McAtee, died on August 23, 1947.
He is survived by one son, L.W. McAtee, Jr., of Jackson; two grandsons, Reed McAtee and Larry McAtee, both of Jackson; two half brothers, Dr. Hal M. Terry and Leon Jones, both of Goodman; one half sister, Mrs. Nath McCorry, of Goodman. His body arrived in Jackson at 12:10 Monday night.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday from Wright & Ferguson chapel with the Rev. Clay F. Lee, of Capitol Street Methodist church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J.L. Neill, of Philadelphia, Miss.
Pallbearers will be J.T. Lindsey, H.G. Ponder, Stanley Yeager, W.E. Jennings, J.A. Clark, and Lester Smith.
Honorary pallbearers are Thomas A. Patterson, A.Q. Overby, Jim Case, and Forrest Ponder.
Interment will be made in Lakewood Memorial Park.
Printed in the Clarion Ledger 2/8/1954
Children:
Ollie - As a young girl - above
Older - below
1.
Levi Wallace "Mac" McAtee Jr
1921–1984
BIRTH 2 MAR 1921 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 3 APR 1984 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Married: 1947 • Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Anna Marjorie Blain
1921–2002
BIRTH 5 OCT 1921 • Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 1 OCT 2002 • Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Daughter of William Johnathan Blain and Lois E Bennett
Source: Find A Grave
Obituary
Anna Marjorie McAtee
Services for Mrs. Anna Marjorie McAtee, 79, of Crowley, LA, were held on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at Berea Baptist Church with burial in the Berea Cemetery. Mrs. McAtee, a native of Attala County, died Oct. 1, 2002, at the Crowley Guest House in Crowley, La. She was a retired bookkeeper, a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson, the Belhaven Alumni Association.
She is survived by two sons, Reed McAtee, of Jackson and Larry McAtee of Crowley, La. She was preceded in death by her husband, L.W. “Mac” McAtee. The Rev. Tony Black officiated with Cul-pepper Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
5.
Richard William Wiggins Jr
1859–1859
BIRTH MAY 1859 • Eutaw, Greene, Alabama, USA
DEATH JUN 1859 • Eutaw, Greene, Alabama, USA
Died young of Tetanus
Richard William Wiggins
Married 2nd:
Mary Frances "Mollie" Mundell
1846–1922
BIRTH 24 APR 1846 • Mississippi, USA
DEATH 15 JUN 1922 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of John Mundell and Mary Ann Concord Sullivan
Children by Mollie Mundell:
6. Richard William Wiggins Jr.
6.
Richard William Wiggins Jr
1880–1957
BIRTH 13 OCT 1880 • Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 12 JUL 1957 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Married: Nov 1916
Jewel Mary Claire Bullard
1892–1987
BIRTH 27 NOV 1892 • Conehatta, Newton, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 22 FEB 1987 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of John Middleton Clayton Bullard and Annie Olivia Weaver
Children:
1
Richard William Wiggins III
1917–2006
BIRTH 12 NOV 1917 • Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 12 DEC 2006 • Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Married:
Elsie Mae Glascock
1923–2010
BIRTH 24 OCT 1923 • Slidell, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
DEATH 28 JUN 2010 • Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Daughter of Walter Foster Glascock and Lydia Mae Tuggle
Children:
1.
Elsie Carolyn "Dixie" Wiggins
1948–2019
BIRTH 9 SEP 1948 • Meridian, Lauderdale,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 11 SEP 2019 • Collierville, Shelby,
Tennessee, USA
Married ;
James Edward Petty
1946–2001
BIRTH 13 OCT 1946 • Meridian, Lauderdale,
Mississippi, USA
DEATH 23 MAR 2001 • Jackson, Hinds,
Mississippi, USA
Son of Albert Edward Petty and Mary Kathrine
Lewis
Obituary for Elsie “Dixie” Petty
Elsie “Dixie” Wiggins Petty, 71, peacefully com-
pleted life’s journey in her home in Collierville,
TN on November 8, 2019. Following an extended
illness, she was surrounded by her loving family
and dear friends in her final days. Born in Meri-
dian, MS on September 9, 1948, Dixie earned her
associate degree at Meridian Junior College where
she fell in love with a man named Jim Petty. Dixie
and Jim were married on December 28, 1968,
while attending the University of Southern Mississippi.
After earning her bachelor’s degree from USM, Dixie continued with post-graduate studies at Mississippi State University, Jackson State University, and Oklahoma State University. Dixie began a 33-year education career in Meridian Public Schools where she taught speech and theater. In 1978, she and her husband Jim planted a flag in Carthage, MS where they both raised a family and served the Leake County Public Schools system. Primarily teaching sixth-grade science, Dixie also served in the school’s Title I program.
After retiring in 2005, Dixie expanded her genealogy hobby into full-time research. Between annual seminars at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research and regular trips to Sumter County, South Carolina with her sister Lydia, Dixie never exhausted her quest for knowledge. As a product of her research, Dixie was successfully inducted into the Daughters of the American Revolution in 2018. While living in Carthage, Dixie made many lifelong friends through the Carthage United Methodist Church, the Dancing Rabbit Genealogical and Historical Society, the Newton County Historical and Genealogical Society, the Family Research Association of Mississippi, as well as numerous tailgating friends on the practice field of USM’s MM Roberts Stadium. In 2015, Dixie moved to Collierville, TN where she joined the Collierville United Methodist Church as a member of the Agape Sunday School class. Among Dixie’s accomplishments, she was most proud to receive the Meridian Junior College Speech Award in 1968, the NASA Educational Workshops for Elementary School Teachers Honors Teacher Award in 1994, and was recognized as the Leake County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year in 2011.
Preceding her in parting is a panoply of ancestors, many of whom Dixie spent a lifetime tracing through genealogy. Surely, at this very moment, Dixie is plotting interviews with those ancestors to fill in the gaps of her research. Among the most immediate family, she is joyously reunited with her husband, James E. Petty; mother, Elsie M. Wiggins, and; father, Richard W. Wiggins III, as well as uncles, aunts, and grandparents that she knew and loved in life. She is survived by her children, Alise (Scott) Davis (Germantown, TN); John (Elizabeth) Petty (Olive Branch, MS); Anne Petty (Jackson, MS), grand-children Lindsey Davis, Caroline Davis, Drew Davis, and Nathaniel Petty; her sister Lydia Medeiros (Columbus, OH), niece Kathryn (Hasan Al Masoodi) Medeiros, and grand-nephew, Abbas Al Masoodi; and her brothers-in-law Richard (Gina) Petty and Ronald Petty (Meridian, MS). Dixie’s interest in genealogy was driven by enthusiasm for a good mystery, a constant curiosity that she pursued in love and faith. This is how we will remember her.
In lieu of flowers, Dixie requested donations to UMCOR, the Heifer Project, Dancing Rabbit Genealogical and Historical Society, or the University of Southern Mississippi.Visitation will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, November 12 with services to follow at CUMC Sanctuary on the Square in Collierville, TN. Dixie will rest next to her husband Jim at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rose Hill, MS.
2.
Lydia Clare Wiggins
1950–
BIRTH ABT 1950
Married ist : 1 Nov 1969, Mississippi,
USA
Alton Wesley Maness Jr
Son of Alton Wesley Maness Sr
Married 2nd: 28 Dec 1982
Divorced: 31 Jan 2002 • Franklin
County, Ohio, USA
Denis Michael Medeiros
1952–
BIRTH 14 JUN 1952 • Acushnet,
Massachusetts, USA
Son of Joseph J Medeiros and Rita
Irene Brassard
Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut
17 Jan 1982, Sun • Page 107
