Meeting descendant Margaret Wynn

11 Jun Meeting descendant Margaret Wynn

Posted at 16:41h in 2014, British West Indies, Family History, Featured, Genealogy, Georgia, Nansemond County, Suffolk, Virginia, Virginia Cemeteries, WWII by Nadia K. Orton 0 Comments

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Photo: Nadia K. Orton, June 11, 2014. All rights reserved.

We were thrilled to meet descendant Margaret Wynn at Oak Lawn. Initially, Margaret was mom’s hair stylist, in Chesapeake, Virginia. Mom told Margaret about my research work on African American cemeteries in Virginia and North Carolina, and our years long study of Oak Lawn Cemetery in Suffolk. Little did we know that some of Margaret’s family were buried there! She graciously agreed to meet us out at the cemetery, directed us to her family’s plot, and talked about some of the historical figures buried there. What a great day. Thanks, Margaret!

Margaret at the grave of veteran Morgan Jackson (WWII). June 11, 2014. Photo: Nadia K. Orton. All rights reserved.

Grave of World War II veteran Morgan Jackson, June 11, 2014. Photo: Nadia K. Orton. All rights reserved.

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Chesapeake (VA), Family History, Featured, Genealogy, Georgia, Margaret Wynn, Morgan Jackson Family - Oak Lawn Cemetery (Suffolk VA), Oak Lawn Cemetery Descendants, oral history, preservation, Suffolk VA, veterans, Virginia, Virginia Cemeteries, WWII

Nadia Orton

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Professional genealogist and public historian. Graduate of Duke University. President of the Sacred Grounds Project, Inc. Studying historic African American cemeteries and communities.