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Joiner - Lacey Cemetery, 89-2 Summary Report, page 4
What are ash cakes? Hot water and corn meal. Milk if you have it. Can pour soda it in (baking powder makes it dry). Sweep the ashes back so no grits be in it. I believe she said she remembered her Grandmother making them . Lizzie was raised by her brothers and sisters. The chimney in the house was double backed. See diagram from notebook. {Not sent to J. P. Rankin} Claudie bought north part of Timmons farm. His mother is Parthenia Wynn Joiner Horton. His father owned land on the east side of Leeman's Bluff. Walter Joiner was the son of Claudie. Walter's step-father was Connie Horton. Connie Horton and Yancy Horton Jr. were the sons of Yancy Horton, Sr. Yancy was born of a slave housekeeper. The master had three by his housekeeper. Yancy had one sister and 1 brother. He lived in Silverhill. His land and his sister's joined. She married Adolphus love. In the middle of our field was an old graveyard. About acre, that we plowed right up to. My father is buried there (Claudie). No name for the cemetery. {Claudie Joiner is buried in the Joiner - Lacey Cemetery, 89-2, per Arsenal nomenclature and maps. However, if this note applies to the father of Lizzie, that was not Claudie, it was Alex Joiner. Alex may be buried in another cemetery, different from where Claudie Joiner is buried. Bev's insertion of the name “Claudie” may be in error here. Besides, the Joiner - Lacey Cemetery is larger than half an acre, in my estimation --JPR} A-1 LANIER House by the National Guard Armory. Elnora Lanier's daddy owned. Copeland and Clay. The Army used existing house as offices and riding stable. Houses 2 story. Built according to size family on FHA standard. Put out orchards, chicken, house, barn, corral for hogs. This program started when Roosevelt came in. 1930s. Find farmer working as a tenant. Try to make him a homeowner. Bought a big tract up by Moore's Mill Road. Bought a big block. Government bought from people who had a big block they wanted to sell. Government bought it. And cut it up. Like Skyline up on the mountain??"WPA built a school, new community. 40 or 80 acres. New Deal 4 - (3093)