THE
2000
AMASON * AMERSON
HOMECOMING & HERITAGE QUEST
The inhabitants of this place have been stricken with
GENEALOGY FEVER
A Deadly and Infectious Disease
Symptoms:
Notepapers stuffed in pockets and files
Heart palpitations at the sight of gravestones and old trunks filled with letters
Bloodshot eyes from excessive microfilm exposure
Erratic speech patterns punctuated with pilgrims and princes
Cold sweat upon the arrival of the daily mail
* * INCURABLE * *
Coordinators of the year 2000 A*A H&HQ
Don & Rena Fucich
Thank you's, comments and questions can be sent to Don & Rena at
4310 Skull Shoals Road, Washington, GA 30673
or e-mail to mudbug@nu-z.net
Don & Rena
for
met in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia during the weekend of Jun 9-11, for the
Year 2000 AMASON * AMERSON HOMECOMING and HERITAGE QUEST!
2000 A*A H & HQ Attendees
Our Year 2000 group included many who attended last year's A*A H&HQ in North Carolina
and many new "cousins" joined our group for the first time.
There were AMASON descendants and AMERSON descendants attending, from as near as
Washington and Athens, Georgia, to as far away as Albion, Michigan and Kingsland, Texas.
Our group included AMASON and AMERSON families from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas!
On Friday evening 27 attendees of the second
AMASON * AMERSON HOMECOMING and HERITAGE QUEST
met at the VFW Hall in Washington, Georgia for a buffet style dinner.
opened our Heritage Quest day with a her observations on "Relationships".
Williemay has researched her Amason family for 40+ years and this was her second A*A H&HQ.
We hope Williemay will continue this tradition at our next A*A H& HQ scheduled for
the second Saturday in June, 2002 in Athens, Alabama!
"Thank you's", comments, questions etc. can be sent to Williemay Amason Cheek at
1220 Jackson Street, Albion, MI 49224 or via e-mail to wcheek@cablespeed.com
Williemay
spoke to our group about why our ancestors migrated and included history of the local area.
He answered many of our questions.
The Wilkes County, Georgia family settled on the Amason spelling.
They are descendants of Manoah Amason (b. 1772; d. c. 1818 in Edgecombe Co. NC)
and wife, Jerusha Moore (b. 1774; d. c. 1841 in Edgecombe Co. NC) via their son,
Edward Amason (b. 1794 in Edgecombe Co. NC; d. 1843 in Wilkes Co. GA) and wife,
Jemima Bolton (b. 1807 in Wilkes Co. GA; d. 1871 in Wilkes Co. GA).
We believe Skeet must certainly have Amason blood running in those veins,
although he claims he hasn't discovered any Amason ancestors yet.
"Thank you's", comments, questions etc. can be sent to Skeet Willingham at
213 W. Liberty Street, Washington, GA 30673 or via e-mail to skeet@nu-z.net
Skeet
cemeteries and homesites in Wilkes County, Georgia.
We visited the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery near Rayle, Georgia
and the Clark's Station Baptist Church Cemetery.
2000 A*A H&HQ at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Manoah Bolton Amason (b. 1836; d. 1895 in Wilkes Co. GA).
Former homesite of Manoah Bolton Amason
Don't feel bad, we couldn't see anything either!!
2000 A*A H&HQ at Clark Station Baptist Church Cemetery
AMASON * AMERSON HOMECOMING & HERITAGE QUEST
to be held in Alabama the second Saturday in June of 2002!
STAY TUNED!
