James Howell Lancaster (1885 - 1955)
Annie Ben Hazlewood (Lancaster) (1888 - 1959)
Annie Ben HAZLEWOOD is shown in this photo (photo not available) with her husband James Howell LANCASTER and their 7 children taken on Annie Ben's and Howell's Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home in Martins Mill. She was b. 12 July, 1888, Booneville, Prentiss, MS, d. 28 Dec., 1959, Martins Mill, TX, married James Howell LANCASTER 26 Mar., 1905, Martins Mill, TX.
My Grandmother's teacakes have not been duplicated since she cooked without written recipes, it was all in her head. She measured with hands and fingers - a handful of this or a pinch of that - I never did find out how to measure a "tad."
She was a resourceful woman and did not believe in waste of any kind. She sewed without printed patterns and of course as most women in rural areas during that time did; she produced and preserved all the food for her family. Without advantages of modern plumbing, miracle cleaning agents or time saving electrical appliances, she considered it a priority to teach her children that "cleanliness is next to godliness."
"Keep around your own doorstep clean and you won't have time to worry about other peoples' doorsteps!" This was her frequent advice to others but especially her children. This was her way of teaching her family not to judge others and not to be tale bearers.
Grandma loved her sisters, Lumie and Ethel and had a sisterly love for her cousin, Neeley Ben STRICKLAND. She loved watermelon, strawberry ice cream and gospel music. She would ask me to play over and over on the piano her favorite song, "Holy White City." I can still almost hear her tapping her foot and singing, "I Am Bound For The Promised Land."
In her daily prayers she always asked God to watch over her family and she did this by naming each one. Many times I impatiently wondered why she didn't just simply ask "watch over them all." I knew that He would know who she meant. The day came when I was glad to know that He was being reminded of me, everyday, by name.
Nancy Emma OWENS was b. 30 Oct., 1867, Booneville, Prentiss, MS, d. 25 Aug., 1938, Martins Mill, TX, buried in Holly Springs Cemetery, married James Thomas (Bud) HAZLEWOOD 18 July, 1885, Booneville, Prentiss, MS.
Nancy Emma's parents were:
John Howard OWENS b. 1843, married Malinda HENSON, 30 Dec., 1865, Tishomingo, MS.
Malinda died soon after the birth of Nancy Emma and John asked Malinda's parents to raise their Granddaughter. She often talked about how much she enjoyed growing up with her uncles, Charlie and Henry - especially horseback riding with them. She enjoyed being a tomboy.
The Grandparents who raised her were:
Henry W. HENSON b. 1801, NC and Penelope FREEMAN b. 1820, NC.
Other sons of theirs were Thomas A. and Benjamin F. who was a schoolteacher.
Nancy Emma's paternal Grandparents were:
Howard W. OWENS b. 1806, GA, married to Mary A. __?__. Howard W. OWENS parents were:
John Howard OWENS b. 21 Sep., 1758, d. 25 May, 1873, married 1795 to Rhonda BEENE. They have eleven children who were all still living in 1873 as stated in an article in a Mississippi newspaper. The Weekly Clarion. The article told about John HOWARD's death as the oldest man in Mississippi, being 114 years old. He had been a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for 92 years. He died in Fulton, Itawamba, MS at the home of his son, Dr. W. B. OWENS. Nancy Emma's father was named John Howard after his grandfather. John Howard (the younger) served in the Civil War as a landsman on the US Frigate, Susquehanna, US Navy. Very little is known about him by this submitter.
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