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FAMILY BIOGRAPHIES
Preserving a Family Legacy
To learn more, click on individual bios below

Jewelia Galloway Higgins
(1873-1955)
African American Suffragist, Community Activist, Civic Leader, Red Cross Nurse
African American Suffragist, Community Activist, Civic Leader, Red Cross Nurse

Charlest Higgins Johnson
(1898-1970)
Entrepreneur, Noted Poet, Author & "Who's Who of American Poets" (1935)
Entrepreneur, Noted Poet, Author & "Who's Who of American Poets" (1935)

Betty Jane Dugger Ferguson
(1919-2019)
Educator, Storyteller and Family Historian
Educator, Storyteller and Family Historian

Emma Johnson Smith
(1928-2008)
Educator, Singer, Community Activist and "Keeper of the Family Treasures"
Educator, Singer, Community Activist and "Keeper of the Family Treasures"

Patricia Smith Griffin
Historian, Genealogist & Executive Producer, Writer and Narrator of "The Legacy of Charity's Children"

Carolyn Lander
Oral Historian & Youth Engagement Chair

Jared Griffin
Music Director & Audio Engineer, "The Legacy of Charity's Children"

La'Chris Robinson Jordan
Publicity & Marketing Manager, Family Historian and Filmmaker

James Broady Robinson
(1927-1990)

Napoleon Broady
(1866-1918)
Captain of the Milwaukee Reds, Negro Baseball League
Captain of the Milwaukee Reds, Negro Baseball League

Daniel Middleton
Family Historian & Researcher

Adaveve Broady Sims Robinson
(1895-1970)

Charles L. Dunbar Higgins
(1907-1983)

Col. Kevin R. Barnes (Retired)
Colonel, US Army JAG Corps, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
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