May 19, 2017
Edna (Roderick) Kersey was born May 5, 1897 to David and Cornelia (Emmanuel) Roderick. She married Arden Kersey in May, 1916. Arden’s parents were James and Mary (Emanual) Kersey. Edna and Arden were the parents of Floyd Kersey, also interviewed. Edna Kersey...
May 15, 2017
Thelma Goodman was born October 1, 1904 in Georgia. She came to Ypsilanti as part of the Great Migration. Here, she married George Goodman and eventually opened a number of businesses, the most important being Goodman’s Fashion Center at 415 Harriet St. Mrs....
May 14, 2017
Reverend Harvey Earl Leggett was born May 14, 1935 Rev. and Ethel (McGree) Leggett of Marion, Mississippi. Moving to Colorado, Harvey Leggett graduated from Colorado Spring’s El Paso High School. After several years in the service he attended Denver...
May 12, 2017
Walter Lionel Easley was born August 23, 1920 in Rives, Tennessee to William and Lorene (Sisco) Easley. Mr. Easley came to Ypsilanti in 1940 following a sister who had arrived earlier. Like so many others in what is now known as the Great Migration, Walter found work...
May 12, 2017
Dr. Thomas Bass was born in Paterson, New Jersey September 14, 1910 to Thomas and Mattie (Harrison) Bass. His father was a sailor from Antigua and his mother originally from North Carolina. After graduating Paterson public schools, Dr. Bass attended Tennessee’s...
