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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 12:44:09 GMT -5
Has anyone ever heard of Irene McGee? I heard her name for the first time today and am wondering if anyone knows who she was? Maria
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 12:49:22 GMT -5
Hey Maria, In the book "The Meaning Of our Tears" it mentions a conversation that took place between Arthur lawson and his cousin Sanders Lawson as they were walking to the store on Christmas morning. In that conversation it states that Arthur told Sanders that he was serious about Irene McGee and that Sanders said: "do you think this is the one then" and that Arthur said 'yes". But didn't Arthur marry Nina Bibey? Sissy
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 12:55:59 GMT -5
Yes Sissy, Arthur married Nina Bibey. What confuses me though is that this conversation about Irene McGee being Arthur Lawson's girlfriend took place between Arthur and Sanders as you say the book said. My question then is this: Arthur died in 1945 and Sanders died in 1975. The only two people who engaged in this conversation were both long dead before even the first book WC/BC was written so where did the author get her info. Who does she say told her about that conversation? Does she give anyone credit for that in her book? I'm just real curious. Maria
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 12:57:51 GMT -5
I just looked at the book TMOOT again and it does not say where she got her information regarding that conversation. Sissy
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:01:20 GMT -5
I spoke with Inez Brown about Irene McGee and she said that she was familiar with several McGee families in Walnut Cove but that she had never heard of Irene McGee. Strange. Maria
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:06:42 GMT -5
Hey LilAngel, In the book TMOOT it says Irene McGee dated Arthur Lawson. Have you read this book? I was just curious if the author got the name wrong because you said your grandma Annie Mae McGee dated Arthur. I noticed in the list of siblings you gave for your grandma you listed Irene McGee. Both of them didn't date Arthur did they? Sissy
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:21:22 GMT -5
I just got off the phone with my Aunt. Here is the information she gave me. Annie McGee's Line: Mother: Sara Elizabeth Newsom Father: Charlie Monroe McGee
Siblings: James. Deila. Verniece. Irene. Odell. Numa. Louise. Curtis. Ruth. Donald.
My grandfather...the man she married November 14, 1931 Elmer Jefferson Heath Sr.
His father: Ichabod (Bud0 Heath His Mother: Bertha Elizabeth Tuttle
Siblings: Beulah. Savannah. Ethel. Ray. Wilma. Magdalene. Ichabod (Buddy)
Note: Annie was told by her father to make her choice and she chose my grandfather so I would say that she had just broke up with Arthur before her marriage to my grandfather. From the way my Aunt said it she was possibly dating my grandfather and Arthur Lawson at the same time. LilAngel
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:24:05 GMT -5
Hi Jeanne, Thank you so much for clearing this mess up for us and for the info on your family.!!! Maria
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:25:36 GMT -5
Another mistake in The Meaning Of Our Tears. Good gosh, how many more are we going to find? Sissy
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:28:25 GMT -5
Well, I will have to say that this morning while talking to my Aunt, she made reference to the book :The Meaning Of our Tears as...the book of lies. There must be something to that don't ya think!! LilAngel
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:29:33 GMT -5
That is nice to what some people call it!!!! Sissy
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:33:11 GMT -5
Thank you so much Jeanne for sending me the photo of your grandmother Annie Mae McGee. She was a very lovely girl. I can see why Artur Lawson loved her. Maria
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:36:10 GMT -5
That is just too weird...your grandmother had the same first and middle name as mine. I'm in the same boat as you...I bought both books too. I want a refund. Sissy
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:39:15 GMT -5
Irene McGee was my great Aunt. When she got married her name was Irene Vanhoy. i can vouch for LilAngel that she is right, Irene McGee never dated Arthur Lawson. It was irene's sister Annie Mae who dated him. JustMe
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Post by Angela on Aug 23, 2009 13:42:11 GMT -5
Thank you JustMe for verifying this. I sure am glad now that I brought this thread up!!! Maria
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