Our Phila Story
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" Generation 3 - They Came"
They came from a former "King of Cotton" state -
the state of Georgia - county of Hancock, township of Sparta
One by one, two by two seeking a change,
a different and/or better way of living, economic prosperity
and total control over their own destinies.
And so they came.
Three by three, four by four, more and more
to the asphalt streets, cobblestone, brick
and concrete sidewalks of the northern,
industralized city of Philadelphia, PA.
They, were our ancestors.
They came from a former "King of Cotton" state -
the state of Georgia - county of Hancock, township of Sparta
One by one, two by two seeking a change,
a different and/or better way of living, economic prosperity
and total control over their own destinies.
And so they came.
Three by three, four by four, more and more
to the asphalt streets, cobblestone, brick
and concrete sidewalks of the northern,
industralized city of Philadelphia, PA.
They, were our ancestors.
"A New Homestead, Philadelphia, PA"
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Background
From Sparta, Georgia to South Philadelphia
Circa: Late 1923 - 1924
Circa: Late 1923 - 1924
Employment and Education
Church Affiliation:Mt. Zion Holiness Church
(now Mt. Zion Holy Tabernacle) of Mt, Sinai Inc.
(now Mt. Zion Holy Tabernacle) of Mt, Sinai Inc.
Everyday Life, 1924 - 1933
Disappointment, Tragedy and Grief -
Buford, Aaron, Frances and (James)Wesley
Buford, Aaron, Frances and (James)Wesley
The New "Heads of Family", 1934-1977
Roy, Ruben, Frank and Solomon
Roy, Ruben, Frank and Solomon
Down the line They came from Wesley and Katherine
to Nathaniel aka Nathan Fluellen and his widow,
Frances Mosley Fluellen, born 1870
She came too and was the oldest of all who came
and made Philadelphia their new home
They, were generation 3: Aaron and Josephine,
James Wesley and Carrie, Roy, Ruben, Frank and Solomon,
And later others came too like cousin, Huey Tilley
Down the line from Nathan and Frances
Down the line to me and you
to Nathaniel aka Nathan Fluellen and his widow,
Frances Mosley Fluellen, born 1870
She came too and was the oldest of all who came
and made Philadelphia their new home
They, were generation 3: Aaron and Josephine,
James Wesley and Carrie, Roy, Ruben, Frank and Solomon,
And later others came too like cousin, Huey Tilley
Down the line from Nathan and Frances
Down the line to me and you
** TO BE CONTINUED
Joyce L. Fluellen 2009 - 2017