Granddaddy, W.T. Haynes, Sr. married my grandmother, Helen Josephene Sanders on 10-11-1906 in Ft. Worth, TX. My grandmother, who died before my second birthday,was born 2-4-1887 in Grenada, MS and died died 3-17-1956 in Lambert, MS. While I don't remember "Meme" my father made certain that she got to meet me. When I was only a few days old, he took me by himself to the Delta so his mother would be sure to see me before she died.
In the early and mid 1900s I am certain that many outside the family referred to my grandparents as Mr. Haynes or Mrs. Haynes. From what I have been told by other family members, friends who were on a first name basis called them Wendell and Helen.
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