When visiting my Nannie, she gave me this old photo
of our grandma, I believe Daddy's momma.
So tell me what y'all can about this photo.
Like what was she recovering from, why all the flowers?
What did she die of and how old was she?
Need the help of my older siblings here...
LIL,THIS WAS NOT DAD'S MOM. THIS IS MAMA SASA (PLEASE SPELL CHECK OF COURSE I DON'T THINK SC WOULD HELP ME WITH THIS ONE). SHE WAS I BELIEVE AUNT FREDIA'S MOM. RANDOLPH'S GRANDMA. SHE WAS A MIDWIFE WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WOULD DELIVER BABIES BACK WHEN. SHE WAS LIVING WITH AUNT FREDIA AND THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN HER ROOM. I JUST HAVE A FAINT RECOLLECTION OF HER BUT I REMEMBER THE HOUSE WELL. RACHEL AND I USE TO GO IN THAT ROOM ALL THE TIME. THE "BIG HOUSE" NEXT DOOR TO CELENA'S WAS THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WHERE RANDOLPH AND HIS SIBLINGS WERE RAISED. MAMA SASA'S ROOM WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK NEXT TO THE KITCHEN. I REMEMBER THAT ROOM WELL BECAUSE I WAS FASINATED WITH THE BED YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL BED AND WAS ABOUT 4 OR 5 FEET FROM THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A LITTLE TWO STEP PIECE OF FURNITURE TO GET ONTO THE BED. IT HAD A FEATHER MATTRESS AND WAS SO COMFORTABLE. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN FOR AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT IN THE PAPER BECAUSE OF ALL THE BABIES SHE HAD DELIVERED AND IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY. I BELIEVE SHE DIED NOT LONG AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN OR THE ARTICLE THAT WAS PRINTED IN THE PAPER. THE FLOWERS COULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY. NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S THE STORY I REMEMBER AND I'M STICKING TO IT!
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Oh, so was this woman and Daddy's momma sisters?
ReplyDeleteIs that how we came to call aunt Fredia our Aunt?
Are you talking about the house that was Aunt Fredia's when we were growing up?
I remember a long, long table in that house that took up the whole kitchen and everyone sat around that table and talked.
There was a bedroom off to the right side of that kitchen.
Is that the room that this picture was taken in?
What's with the names??? May Mae... Gau Gaude .... Ta Ta... Na Nette ... now SA SA???
ReplyDeleteAUNT FREDIA WAS DAD'S GREAT AUNT. I DON'T KNOW IF MAMA SASA WAS DAD'S MOM'S SISTER OR HIS DAD'S SISTER. REMEMBER THE TWO BROTHERS MARRIED TWO SISTERS. WE'LL HAVE TO ASK MONE ABOUT THIS, SHE'LL KNOW. THE HOUSE YOU KNEW AS AUNT FREDIA'S WAS JUST A PART OF IT. BACK THEN THE WHOLE HOUSE WAS OPEN AND MAMA SASA WAS IN THE FIRST BEDROOM ON THE LEFT WHEN YOU WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FROM THE KITCHEN. THE KITCHEN AND BEDROOM ON THE RIGHT WAS FIXED FOR AUNT FREDIA WHEN RANDOLPH DECIDED TO CLOSE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND RENT IT TO PHI. I'M SURE YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE HOUSE BEING OPEN BECAUSE I WAS VERY YOUNG WHEN THEY CLOSED IT. LIKE I SAID I REMEMBER THAT BEDROOM AND THAT BED BECAUSE RACHEL AND I USE TO PLAY IN IT ALL THE TIME. I KIND OF REMEMBER THAT WHEN MAMA SASA DIED SHE WAS LAID OUT IN HER BEDROOM AND I KIND OF REMEMBER A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT HOUSE.
ReplyDeleteYES MIKIE DON'T FORGET MELMEL AND DEEDEE! MELMEL WAS MY DAD'S OLDEST BROTHER UNCLE EMILE AND DEEDEE WAS DAD.