What You Must Do To Maintain This site

David (left) and Daniel Tulloch

As most of you know, I do not have many more months to live. I will maintain this site as long as I can. However, I need information from each and every one of you to do this.  When I am gone, you are all going to have to contact Stephanie Tulloch or Ann Porter-Whyte and offer your help in keeping this site going.

Ann pulling along Amanda

What the Site is For

This site was created by me, Darnell L Williams but the idea of maintaining a family tree came from my Great Uncle Joe Blue and old man Arthur Tyree back in 1976. I am asking for no credit for this work. However, I am asking for your help in keeping the family informed of family events.  The objective is to fight the idea of individualism that destroys families and contributes to making us poorer over generations.

Over time as I stated in my "Darnell L Williams Foundation" documentation of 1983 held today by Stephanie Tulloch that the family will continue to evolve by race, creed, color, religion, sexual , and national origin. I make it illegal for descendents to discriminate again such people.  

An Additional Advantage of this

One of the advantages of keeping the family together is that family reunions can be carried out anywhere in the world.  In 1995, I purchased a condo timeshare in Cocoa Beach Fl., just 60 mile from Orlando and in site of the Cape Canaveral launch pads 39A and 39B. I did this so that I can watch the Space Shuttle and Communications Launch Programs.

I gave this timeshare to William J. Williams III (Hypo) who recently gave it to Ann Porter-Whyte.  With this timeshare, she can exchange it in a given year for a cruise or another timeshare around the world.  She can purchase additional timeshare time when she wants.

I am sure that she would allow the family to use this time share (for a fee, not for free).  See her to set up any arrangements that you may want to make.     

  

How you may help

I am dividing the "How the Work Works" site into many sections. Among them will be;

1. In Memory of

2. New Births

If you have any  other suggestions please feel  free to make them.

Send all Documents

If you are mailing the documents, send to: Darnell L Williams, 200 A Seneca Way, Havre De Grace, Md. 21078

If emailing an attachment, send to WDarn44243@aol.com

If you have any question, please call me at 717-215-4029

Thank you

Darnell L Williams

   

In Loving Memory of Monica Ellis Howerton

Wild Caleb Kendel

The man in the picture above is Caleb Kendel, my uncle and half brother to my father William Jackson Williams II. My brother William Jackson Williams III (Hypo), me,  and my sister Jean Renee Williams Barbour Hoy lived in Glen Hazel Height in Pittsburgh, Pa. in the early part of our lives. 

We lived in the left end of the row.

This was Glen Hazel in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

Glen Hazel over looked the Monongahela River and the Calvary Cemetery.

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Grandmother Susie Cribs

My father William Jackson Williams II was 20 years younger than my uncle Caleb. My uncle was a Kendel while my father was a Williams. I did not know this until after my uncle and father died. People did not like to tell me things. That is why starting in the 1960s, I had to run around the nation finding out about my family independently from others. 

Susie Cribs Kendel was big in the Eastern Stars Organization and traveled around the country doing Eastern Stars Work.  She used this job to look for her oldest son Caleb. Caleb was 20 years older than my father.  My uncle liked to leave from home and come back a day, a week, and sometime months later.  One day, he did not come back home at all.

 When Susie had business one day in the 1930s in Pittsburgh, Pa.,  she ran into some people who claim that they saw a man that looked like my Uncle Caleb.  She investigated and found after over 10 years, her oldest son is in the Pittsburgh area. 

Remember that my father and his brother had 20 years between them. They did not know one another.  My father wanted to help his brother because he thought that is what a brother should do. Plus he wanted to please his mother.  So my father  went to West Homestead to the brick yard and got my uncle a job making bricks.  The problem, my uncle never showed up for work.    

What my father and mother did not know was that both my Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Caleb worked at night running their own gambling business. They where card sharks, playing such games as:

https://www.pagat.com/boston/bidwhist.html

Bid Whist

https://www.pagat.com/euchre/500.html

Five Hundred

https://www.pagat.com/poker/variants/5stud.html

Five Card Stud Poker

Plus many others. 


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Nanny and Uncle; It is Just Business

I called my Aunt "Nanny" and my Uncle Caleb, "Uncle." My parents built their home with their own hands at 3111 West St. West Mifflin in and around 1954. From the time I was born to about 4 years old, Nanny watched me in Glen Hazel while my parents went  to build their West Mifflin home.  Renee and William (Hypo) was in elementary school.

Burgwin Elementary School

Never underestimate children and what they can learn at any age.  I memorized the directions from West Mifflin to Glen Hazel, 3.7 miles and walked it regularly from age 6 to age 14 to see Nanny. My parents were shocked when they received a call from Nanny telling them that I was at their house.

Darnell at an very early age walked across the High Level Bridge from West Mifflin, Munhall, and Homestead to Glen Hazel, a 3.7 mile trip in heavy traffic.  (West St. across the bridge)

Sometimes Uncle and Nanny would have card parties at night. I wanted to learn how to play cards so they started showing me card games. My specialty, War, 5 card Poker, and 7 card Poker.  My hands were only so big and I could not hold the cards the way the adults can hold them.  Uncle and Nanny warned me many times about holding my cards. I am left handed and I held my cards upside down. I was also told about that. They warned me that in a serious game of cards, people would think that holding cards in my lap and upside down my give people the impression that I was cheating. They told me that is how people get shot and stabbed.

By  this time, my parents were told about my aunt and uncle's activities and feared for my life being at their house so much.

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It's Only Speculation   

Years later, I started putting all this together.  Uncle Caleb not going back home when he was young, how good Uncle and Nanny became at cards, and running card games. Nanny was half White (fathers side). She was from Mississippi back in the hills. I asked her how can her father be white when it was against the law from whites and Blacks to be together. She replied, "No one cared what people did back in the woods."

Typical Gun Fight in a Saloon 

They played cards up and down the Mississippi. I heard that one time they got in a serious situation in a card game when a man pulled a gun on Uncle. Uncle had to kill him. Not only that, Nanny had a husband who she was running from. This man beat the crap out of her. That is why she left.  So she was already running from the law.  

Later, Nanny and Uncle got married. They never divorced. Who knows what happened to her first husband.

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Here is why I write about some people who are currently living and wait to write about some that have long been dead.  Some I have written about but will not be published years after I am in my grave.       

My Great Uncle Charles H Brown

Rev. Charles H Brown

(Most of the material included in this blog came from Angie B. Jefferson the daughter of Rev. Charles H Brown who authorized the Wikipedia.org article and her Mom's obituary. The materials compiled for the Centennial Celebration for Dad was also done by her right down to the copying and binding.)  

I have many people in my family that have done great things. Some like Uncle Charles is a very famous person in and around Charlottesville, Va.  Rev. Brown not only ran a successful church in the City but also built a large part of the residential Charlottesville area.

I had the 1986 Family Reunion in Charlottesville. Uncle Charles made sure that the reunion was a great success.

February 2, 3, 4th, 2007, the people of Charlottesville, Va. held a Centennial  Celebration to mark his accomplishments in the area.  (Book printed in part for this Blog)

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(Special Thanks to Stephanie Ann Williams Tulloch 

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 Rev. Charles Hunter Brown (aka Rev. Charles H. Brown and Rev. C.H. Brown)

(Feb. 2, 1907 - Jan. 17, 1996), an American building contractor, religious and community leader, did much to provide affordable housing, employment and on-the-job training, social and spiritual relief for many in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia during the 1940s; and, during and after the Civil Rights Era.

Early years

Reverend Charles Hunter Brown, born February 2, 1907 to Lacy and Martha Brown in the Proffit Historic District, Virginia  was one of several sons born to the Browns. He often missed school to help out at home during the growing and harvesting season. As a young man, he sought employment away from the grueling life he had known as a farmer. His early employment included work with a company that laid Macadam roads. Rev. Brown’s call to the Ministry came in his late twenties. He fellowshipped with various Pentecostal churches even after he met and married Angie Loving. He later worked at odd jobs including the now defunct Arthur’s Grill in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. It was then that the early seeds of entrepreneurship started to grow. In the meantime, he met Dr. John L. Manahan [2] who owned Fairview Farm in Scottsville, VA located in Southern Albemarle County. Dr. Manahan hired him to be caretaker for his dairy farm. Brown, along with his wife and children moved into the manor house. There he had no problem getting into the swing of farming. Milking cows and transporting the milk to the Monticello Dairy in Charlottesville provided an occasional break from the farm.

Master Builder

Farming was what Brown did to earn the money he needed to move his family back to Charlottesville and pursue his dream of becoming a builder. He had frequently purchased tools and Audel manuals that he told his wife would one day make money for him. In the summer of 1945, Brown purchased a house on 10 ½ Street that he subsequently remodeled and added on a 3-room apartment. He moved his family of 3 daughters and 2 sons back to town. For a while, he worked for H. T. Ferron, a company that made cinderblock; and for R. E. Lee & Sons who would later become a major player in the construction industry in Charlottesville. Later, he hired himself out as a carpenter remodeling houses and doing additions. Soon he had a contract to build his first house. By the mid-1950s, Blacks who wanted to build in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties started to seek him out.

12th and Rosser

It was in the mid-1940s that Rev. Brown and a few others started to hold worship services from house to house. They most often met in a 2-story house on Henry Avenue across from Moseley’s Store. Rev. Brown and Rev. Moseley managed to secure a plat of land on the corner of 12th Street, NW and Rosser Avenue. In 1947, it was there that Rev. Brown constructed Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, his first major non-residential building. Soon after building the church, Brown met E. R. Martin. After doing a number of jobs for Martin who owned a lot of property, a deal was struck that made Brown the owner of several acres of land on 12th Street, NW. It was there that he built what would become the “family home.” The land had been a dumping area on a dead end street. However, the location was ideally suited for Brown and his family that had swelled to 5 daughters and 5 sons. Brown seemingly could not get away from farming. He maintained huge gardens and several pigs until the late 1950s. The vegetables from the gardens were shared with church members and neighbors alike. Brown eventually built and sold 4 more houses on the same block. Most of the houses were constructed of cinder block with 2 front dormers for less than $10,000. In 2006, some 45–50 years later, the average market price was $190,000.

In April 2008, The Piedmont Area Preservation Alliance and the Charlottesville Architectural Review Board of Charlottesville, Virginia, recommended that Rev. Charles H. Brown's first non- residential structure, the Holy temple Church of God in Christ, be added to its list of important historic city buildings. In September 2008 the recommendation was accepted. 

Building Innovator

Rev. Brown became a licensed contractor in the city of Charlottesville in the mid-1950s. He built more than 50 residential and commercial structures as well as a dozen churches in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. Because many were built for people with limited income and no means of financing such a project, Brown's challenge was to give his clients the best, as well as the most for their money. He became popular as a builder because he allowed his customers to make a small down payment and often financed the balance for them or sometimes even co-signed a note at the bank. His structure of choice was usually cinderblock. Many of his renovations or additions received a cosmetic coat of stucco. Brown’s reputation as a fair and honest man gained him the respect of both Whites and Blacks in the community. During his eulogy of Rev. Brown, Rev. Paul Coleman said "...Before there was urban renewal or redevelopment and housing, there was Rev. Brown."

Nearly all of his structures are still standing. Unlike houses that are constructed on a concrete slab today, Rev. Brown dug out the foundation; poured concrete footings and constructed the walls from the ground up. He studied drawings from books of plans that were available by mail. These books allowed him to use his natural artistic abilities sketch to out proposed house plans for his clients. He taught himself to read and interpret architectural drawings and blueprints. One of his most notable commercial structures was the EconoLodge, formerly the Econo Travel Lodge, at the University of Virginia  which was demolished in 2013 

http://insidecville.com/city/visionary-builder/ 

to create a green space. Having established himself in the business community as a master craftsman, Rev. Brown often did brickwork or concrete work for other contractors. As a skilled craftsman, he spent time teaching his laborers how to perform carpentry tasks and how to lay brick.

Rev. Brown's Ministry

In 1960, Brown became Pastor of the church he had built some 13 years earlier. He and his sons, Ralph, an ordained Minister and Nehemiah Hunter Brown[6], a musician (who became a minister in 1980); brought a community-oriented flavor to the worship experience. The elder Rev. Brown was extremely supportive of youth in and out of the church. He opened the doors of the church to Nehemiah and a contingent of University of Virginia students as well as to local high school students who wanted to start a choir. The high school students formed an Interdenominational Gospel Choir which later became the Dimensions of Gospel who later bridged the gap between UVA students and local towns people. The University of Virginia students had been denied the use of facilities on the school grounds for rehearsals, but under the leadership that they found at Holy Temple Church of God in Christ [7], the renowned Black Voices [8] of the University of Virginia were born. Of note is the selection of the Holy Temple Church site for consideration to be added to the Register of Historical Buildings. The building was selected because of its enduring architecture and its cultural significance to the community.

During his tenure as Pastor, Brown also served as the District Superintendent over other churches in the Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia areas. Most notably, he was known as a Bible scholar and teacher. Being a mild-mannered, soft-spoken man gave him an air of aloofness that often gave way to a fathomless wisdom and generosity. He was active as a Pastor, attending State and National meetings until shortly before his death from the complications of congestive heart failure in 1996. In 1998, shortly after his death, a Virginia State House of Delegates Joint Resolution [9] was issued recognizing Reverend Brown's work and contributions to the community.

Angie Loving Brown Angie Loving Brown of Charlottesville, Virginia, departed this life on, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. She was born in Esmont, Virginia, on September 25, 1918, the daughter of the late Charles and Malissa Henderson Loving. 

She was the widow of the Reverend Charles Hunter Brown. Two sons, Robert Shirley Loving and Charles Brown; a daughter, Martha Buford Brown Johnson-Walker; a brother, William Anderson; and a sister, Malicia Marion Loving preceded her in death. She attended the original Jefferson School in Charlottesville and was employed briefly in the mid-60s at the University of Virginia Medical Center. 

Mother Brown was also a registered daycare provider for nearly twenty years. Mother Brown devoted her life to Christ at an early age. She met and married the Reverend Charles H. Brown in November 1939 and they raised their family along with many other neighborhood children. They readily opened their church and home to UVA students in the early 70s sometimes preparing meals for them. Mother Brown cooked not just for the students, but she was the first food vendor on the downtown mall serving up her renowned potato salad and sweet potato pie. 

She lived nearly 69 years in the home that she and her husband built in the 12th and Rosser neighborhood. Mother Brown was known to walk anywhere she wanted to go until she was well into her 90s. She was blessed with a strong will and a sound mind. Mother Brown was known for her love of stylish clothes and hats. 

She leaves to cherish her memory five sons, Joseph, Matthew, Ralph, Nehemiah and John Brown; four daughters, Virginia Wright and husband, Willie of Richmond, Virginia, Angie B. Jefferson and husband, Oscar of Palmyra, Virginia, Mary F. Brown, and Millissia Monk of Charlottesville, Virginia; 41 grandchildren; 50+ great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Service will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Holy Temple Church of God In Christ, 12th and Rosser Ave., with the Reverend Ralph Brown officiating.

References

Virginia State House of Delegates Joint Resolution 

WCAV - Centennial Celebration in Charlottesville. Posted: 11:10 PM Feb 3, 2007. Reporter: Jummy Olabanji

·         http://preservecva.wordpress.com/

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXNZLTXKLtg

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B5DTWCy8Ho&feature=related

Great Uncle Charles H Brown is the

 brother of my Grandfather John Brown

This is Grandmother Susie And Her Decendents

Susie Cribs in the Hospital in the 1940s

This is my grandmother on my father's side of the family Susie Cribs from Montgomery, Alabama. My grandfather was her 2nd husband, William Jackson Williams II. 

Native American; William Jackson Williams Father

William Jackson Williams, the  father of William Jackson Williams II lived on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Oklahoma then moved to Houston, TX. In the early 20th Century, he worked on a fishing boat to feed his family when one day when coming home from work, he encountered the KKK, who shot and killed him.  

In the day, Native Americans where not protected by law. They could be shot and killed like dogs and the law would protect their killers from prosecution.  His son and Susie had no choice but to move out of Texas in fear of their lives. From that day forward, the Williams family called themselves Black (Negro was the name in that day) instead of Cherokee as protection against people wanting to kill Native Americans.   

Susie Cribs, the mother of William Jackson Williams II

and 

Wife of William Jackson Williams

Another Picture of Susie Cribs

Susie Cribs had a daughter who died in the Yellow Fever outbreak in the early 20th Century.

William Jackson Williams II 

and 

 his wife Jean Julia Brown Williams 

They were married at First Baptist Church in Steelton, Pa.

 in 1941.

William Jackson Williams II 

and 

his wife Jean Julia Brown Williams

in the late 1960s.

The first son of Susie Cribs, half brother of 

William Jackson Williams II

William Jackson Williams III (left), Darnell Lamont Williams (Center), Jean Renee Williams (right)

The three Children are the children of half brother 

William Jackson Williams II

and Jean Julia Brown Williams

This picture was taken in Glen Hazel Heights Projects in the City of Pittsburgh, Pa.

William Jackson Williams II and his first born 

Caption William Jackson Williams III

William Jackson Williams III enlisted in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War. He went to officer training school. He was a graduate of Juanita College and the University of Michigan Masters Degree Program.  He had two children by his first wife, Anita, named Wendy and Doug.  

Jean Renee Williams Barbour Hoy and Ronald Barbour had two children;

Ronald Barbour II and Julie Blankenship Barbour;

Ronald Barbour (back Center)

        1. Myah Elizabeth Barbour (left)

Julie Blankership Barbour (right)

        2. Henry Jackson Barbour (Center)

And

Jason and Heather Barbour Koprivich

Heather Robynn Barbour Koprivich;

         1. William Gregory Koprivich

         William Koprivich (Left)

         2.  Colin James Koprivich 

Colin James Koprivich

Darnell Lamont Williams at work for Allegheny County on his IBM 360 Computer in the early 1970s. At the time, this computer was one of the most powerful computers in the world. 

Today, it would not power your cell phone. 

Darnell married Amanda Ann Porter in 1972. 

Seen here with their youngest daughter Amanda Ann Williams II at Little People's Daycare. 

Does she look something like Susie?

Here is an indication that our family was intermixed with Native Americans. Amanda was born looking like a Native and Asian. You can also see some resemblance to Susie. 

The oldest child, Stephanie Ann Williams.

Here is Stephanie's family.

She married a Jamaican, Damine Tulloch and 

had Daniel the oldest and David the youngest. 

Wyndell R. Williams(top left), the youngest and last child to William Jackson Williams II and Jean Julia Williams. 

Wyndell R. Williams and his wife Patrice Church Williams.

  

Two Creek people whose territory is Alabama. Do these people look like Susie?

Could Susie be part or all Creek? Could she be mixed with Africans because of the slave trade? After all, the Creeks were also marched to Oklahoma in the Trail of Tears. Both Cherokee and Creeks are mixed with African people. 

http://www.columbusmuseum.com/collection/creek-war-of-1836-and-the-trail-of-tears/

Trail of Tears - Native American History - HISTORY.com

http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/25/pain-of-trail-of-tears-shared-by-blacks-as-well-as-native-americans/

Pain of 'Trail of Tears' shared by Blacks as well as 

Native Americans

Both the Cherokees and the Creeks were taken to the same place by President Jackson's Administration. Here is the reason why Native Americans do not want Andrew Jackson's picture on their currency.