Subject: Familypage 4

Taken at Gary Weems's 1987 wedding. Pictured are the four brothers, the children of James and Dolores. Gary in center, on the right are Guy and Michael, and on the left are Glenn and Luther.

Wedding of Violetta Sharps (center back) and Billy Jones Pictured are the bride with sisters Melonie left, Pamela to the right and her youngest sister Joy front

Pictured with young girl

Celebration for family patriarch James Henry Gray

Family members of James Adams at the dedication of James Adams Park in Lakeland. The park is located on Berwyn House Road where it crosses Rhode Island Avenue

Wedding of Lakelanders George Smith and Mary Ann Campbell at Embry AME Church

Lived in Murkirk daughter in law of Helen Brown and Franklin Brown

During family reunion

Berdell Mary Jones passed on March 12, 2007, at the age of 74, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. In her passing, she left behind beloved family and friends. Details of her service are included in the clipping.

Leo, Limatine, Raynard, Isaiah and baby Maggie Johnson

Children of Clarence and Cristine Gray at family home on 54th Avenue at Pierce Avenue

Robert Ridgely Gray

Attendants of the celebrations - childhood friends who left and returned, multigenerational family members, etc. Some attended Lakeland schools and still live in Lakeland.

Closeup of the cake.

Margaret Gross Gray, Viola Gross and Agnes Gross seated

Standing Willie Randall, Thomas Randall and Shirley Randall Anderson and in the sled are Thomas R. Randall, Pamela Randall Boardley and Janet Randall Gillens and Jacqueline Randall and standing just behind her is Michel Jackson

Emma Harrison Braxton, Agnes Harrison Gross and Sarah Harrison Braxton

Closeup of the donors' hands, wearing their wedding rings and other heirloom rings.

Harold Adams was an architect, built the red house on 8112 51st Ave for his mother. Picture taken at funeral of Aunt Rosie.

George (Pete) Walls and Omega Giles Crump

As a young woman, Margaret Gross Gray moved to New York City and married; yet she still maintained ties to Lakeland. Her visits were frequent and her children and grandchildren came for long holidays “in the country.” One visit with Gray’s grandmother, Harriet Hughes of Lakeland Road (seated, center), is captured here circa 1942. From left to right, standing, are Beatrice Hughes Thomas, Cora Gross, George Gray, and Margaret Gross Gray. Seated on the ground are Jean Gray (right) and Amelia Wilson (left). (Courtesy of the Gross family.)

Two children of the Randall family and a cousin

Old metal plate portrait of Mrs. Gross's great grandmother, Emma Harrison. Not a Lakelander - originally from Murkirk MD. Moved to Lakeland when she married donor's great grandfather in the 1920s, who worked at the ironworks in Murkirk. Metal plate could be a photograph that's been painted over to add color and detail. She is the mother of Agnes Harrison Gross and Emma Harrison of Lakeland.

Donors' daughter, who was born in Lakeland.

Donors' daughter speaking.

Lomax Family (Source: master photo log.xls) left to right Elston, Dervey, Thelma and Gregory Lomax

At home on 54th Avenue

Sunday dinner was the most special meal of the week and it was a true occasion to have the preacher as guest. Just such a meal is picture here when Rev. Robert H. Baddy was the guest of George Henry and Agnes Gross in their Cloud Avenue home. Rev. Baddy is seated center with Mr. Gross to on the right and the sister of Mrs. Gross Sarah is on the left.

Harold Adams was an architect, built the red house on 8112 51st Ave for his mother. Picture taken at funeral of Aunt Rosie.

Interview transcript Delphine Gross with her grandmother, Agnes Gross for a class in the 1980s Agnes Gross' house was on the land of the College Park Community Center, but was taken bc of eminent domain. They then relocated to a property in on 54th Ave. Agnes Gross is the youngest of 14 siblings. The interview is marked up with notes from the teacher. The first page is the interviewer asking Mrs. Gross about her family, her hometown, and when she was born, more about her background in Murkirk - her schooling, the church she attended, etc. Asking about a nearby school, Mrs. Gross's father's land, and Mrs. Gross's work history. Going into detail about Mrs. Gross's family, what she stored during WWII, and her siblings., More about Mrs. Gross's siblings - then more of her work history. When doing domestic work, she was paid as little as a quarter an hour. Mrs. Gross raised her baby-sitting rate to a flat five dollars, which was somewhat expensive at the time. For context, she also says that you could get the best pork chops for fifty cents. She also speaks on how some things, mainly convenience, are better now than they were when she was younger, and how some things are worse (such as crime). Speaking of how times have changed, such as the segregation in public spaces she faced when she was younger. Also speaking about life during the Depression - you would help anybody who came to your door., Working conditions - people, especially black people, were paid very low wages. Often they'd work until they physically couldn't anymore - she speaks of old women who would "pull themselves up on the streetcar" because they needed the money from working.