A cousin sent this photo to me in the mail and I love it!
Beech Hill School
Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, Tennessee
September 28, 1938
top row (l-r): Gladys Willhite, Unknown Meadows, Geneva Mai "Polly" Willhite, Myra Mai Vaughn, Estelle Meadows (teacher), Annie Lee Miller, Dick Meadows, Blackie Baker, Grady Hodge; 2nd row (l-r): Sarah Mai Thorne, Betty Willhite, Martha Miller, Hettie Marie Miller, Mary Elizabeth Miller, Thelma Ragsdale, Agnes Inmon, Mary Olene Pogue, Joy Meadows, (here it says another Meadows, but I think she means both on the end are Meadows girls); 3rd row (l-r): Grady Stanfield, Howard Willhite, JD Poland, EC Pullen, James Pullen, Arthur Lee Thorne, Harris Wallace
Geneva Mai "Polly" Willhite, Mary Olene Willhite and Billy Willhite are all siblings, the children of John William Willhite and Pearl Mae Baker, grandchildren of William Harrison Willhite and Mary Elizabeth Jones
Is there any more info on who this Blackie Baker is, this is all very interesting.
Posted by: Ther318464 | 08/19/2012 at 04:01 PM
Hi. Met you at SHS. I think we are related somehow. I have much family spread throughout Tennessee. Most immediate are south of your hometown throughout what is called west Tennessee and Alcorn county,MS.*Interesting fact* I am also related to Elvis as my grandmother (mothers mom) was a Presley! Will probably see you at work but you can email me @ [email protected] see ya...cuz (what a small world) Oh, A few years back I ran into some more Bakers in Ypsilanti that were from Savanah, Tn. Although I have many relatives in that area, I did not know there family. But I am sure there are somehow related. What a small world!!
Posted by: Jerry Baker | 09/14/2012 at 11:53 PM
Hi Jerry! I will make sure that Theresa gets this message and your email! She will be excited!
Posted by: Stephanie | 09/15/2012 at 08:35 AM
Geneva Mai "Polly" Willhite is my great grandmother!
Posted by: Bailey Foote | 10/18/2014 at 03:29 PM
That is fantastic! There is a group on Facebook called Humphreys County TN (Now & Then), if you are interested in more about the area. Several of our Willhite descendants are there :)
Posted by: Stephanie | 10/19/2014 at 09:17 AM
i was searching melungeon and this school photo was amongst them. I bothered to take a closer look and recognised the name Willhite. I am in Australia and am dependent on other people's work to some extent. Maybe there are errors. I have family with name Wiloit that were in Virginia. They migrated and according to another person's tree the spelling changed to Willhite. If this is accurate then we must be distantly related.
Posted by: susan shaffer | 05/26/2017 at 08:55 PM