Emma Claudine Jackson was born in Claremont, West Virginia on August 16, 1923 to Maude Smith Jefferson, a homemaker, and Matthew Vassar Jefferson, a coal miner.
Your grandmother Emma reminds me of my grandma Ida. My grandma Ida always set an extra place at her table, and she would say “You don’t know when the Jesus Child is coming!” Meaning there was always an extra plate to be shared with an unexpected neighbor or friend.
Our people have a history of compassion and love. We realize that life is precious even when it’s tough. It’s about our joys, struggles, adjustments and moving on! Thanks for sharing!
The Republican Party seems imbued with a mean streak that fills me with trepidation, anger, profound sadness. But the Democratic Party seems almost indifferent?, caught in a Party politics that can’t manage to see beyond itself. I’ll be looking to other avenues for change. Time to step out.
Good evening Mark,
Bring on the whiting and catfish!
Your grandmother Emma reminds me of my grandma Ida. My grandma Ida always set an extra place at her table, and she would say “You don’t know when the Jesus Child is coming!” Meaning there was always an extra plate to be shared with an unexpected neighbor or friend.
Our people have a history of compassion and love. We realize that life is precious even when it’s tough. It’s about our joys, struggles, adjustments and moving on! Thanks for sharing!
Good evening right back at you, Mary, and thank you for sharing about your Grandma Ida. It is true—we come from amazing folk!
The Republican Party seems imbued with a mean streak that fills me with trepidation, anger, profound sadness. But the Democratic Party seems almost indifferent?, caught in a Party politics that can’t manage to see beyond itself. I’ll be looking to other avenues for change. Time to step out.