Treasures from the Elders

By Barbara Maxton

Treasurers From The Elders is a book designed to motivate
readers to include narratives in their family history search. In
searching family history it is a common practice to compile
a list of names without any substance. Treasurers from the
Elders demonstrates how readers can communicate with
their elders to uncover valuable stories of family members
and events that will inspire them and future generations to
research and record their family history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 19, 2012
• ISBN: 9781469151748

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Copyright © 2012 by Barbara Maxton.

ISBN:          Softcover                                 978-1-4691-5173-1

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CONTENTS

Preface

Martha Duckett

Martha Duckett Jumps The Broom

Edith Duckett

Mattie Level

Saint Lawrence Cross Mcmillian

Eula Cross Marries Glover Nesbitt

The House That Glover Built

Glover And Eula’s Income

Tax Receipts And Notices

Tax Receipts

Nesbitt Farm

Funeral Of Glover Nesbitt

Children Of Glover And Eula Nesbitt

Early Childhood Picture Of Barbara, Mary And Leon

Spartanburg Herald Journal

Glover Nesbitt Jr. (1923-1984)

Rosa Lee Nesbitt Stripling

Earley Lee Nesbitt

Herman Nesbitt

Decendents Of Herman Nesbitt

Franklin Nesbitt

Nehemiah Nesbitt

Mary Nesbitt Reynolds

Tidbits Of Life On The Nesbitt Estate

Interesting People And Events

Barbara’s Second Mother-Della Fowler Smoot

About The Author

DEDICATON

I dedicate this book in memory of my Grandmother Eula Cross Nesbitt, My Grandfather Glover Nessbitt, My mother Rose Ella Maxton and my great aunt, Saint Lawrence McMillian. I further dedicate it to Dr. Marvin Furth, Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Wisconsin Dr. Fruth inspired me to research my family history without the aid of the computer in 1970. I further dedicate this book to all decendents of Martha and John Duckett. The Levels, Crosses, Nesbitts, Whitesides, Olesbys, Dodds, Maxtons, Mc Millians, Greens, Fowlers, Smalls, Elmores, Porters and Landrums.

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BARBARA MAXTON

Author

PREFACE

"Treasures From The Elders To Biographies And Events of Past and Present, is an outcome of a summer workshop sponsored by the University of Wisconsin in the summer of 1970. There were eight schools from the District of Columbia Public School System participating in the workshop. The name of the workshop was Integrated History". The purpose of the workshop was to develop a curriculum that would integrate United States History with African-America History.

One of the activities, participants were asked to do at the Integrated History Workshop was to trace their family history back as far they could. I began to trace my maternal history and could not go beyond Mattie Cross and Joseph Cross, my great grandparents. Most of the African-America participants could not trace their family history beyond their grandparents. Many Caucasian participants could trace their history to the Mayflower. The data collected from this activity was an indicator that this workshop was needed and would be fully funded.

At the workshop we were given basic tools we could use to trace our history. We were told to check old family Bible records, Family papers, obituaries, tax receipts, sell documents. The best source was word of mouth from our elders.

The source of most of my historical information came from My Grandmother Eula Cross Nesbitt. One evening we were sitting at the dining room table. I shared with her the experience I had at the workshop. I was very surprised when she began to share stories about Grandma Duckett, a name I had never heard anyone mention until that moment. I thought she was talking about her grandmother, until she informed me, that Grandma Duckett was her