Monthly Archives: May 2011

“Our grandmother, Mama’s mother, who we called Bama, lived with us. She was born November 13, 1868, in Holmes County. Her father, Harmon Chavis, died with she was thirteen months old, and she really knew very little about him except … Continue reading →

“We later moved to a house on Mississippi Avenue, stayed there a short time, and then moved to the ‘Buckeye house,’ which was located next to the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company (later Yazoo Valley Oil Mill). “Buckeye Cotton Oil was … Continue reading →