( Written By The Hubby Jason )
Recently, I received a photocopy of a document from one of my cousins on some of the heritage from my father’s side of the family, specifically his mother’s family tree. I have started to attempt to piece together somewhat of a family tree some years ago, but had little success. Both my mother’s side and father’s side of the family came from slaves who were brought over here to America. So trying to obtain records and information isn’t that easy.
I started this search some years ago, because I wanted to know more of where I came from and I also wanted to know for the children that I would father in the future as well. As this became a task to find information, I let it lapse into a pile of things I want to do. (As I am sure we all have a to do list/pile like so.)
I am grateful to my cousin for sharing this document with me. It’s only a page long, with about 4 paragraphs explaining how my great great grandparents were brought over here and how my great grandparents made a success with farming sugar canes for syrup, and vegetables. Within this document it explains how my great grandfather was Afro-Haitian and my great grandmother is a descendant of the Cherokee Indians. Finally some closure to a piece of who I am is how I felt while reading this.
After reading this, it hit me of how my wife is going to do missions in Haiti!! Wow, isn’t that something. God is calling my wife to do mission work in a country in which my great grandfather is a descendant of. I find this exciting and look to hear of the experience my wife will have there until we both can go there and do missions together. Look at how God works; just when we question his work he sends back a dove with a branch to spark our interest even more.
This has put a new spark in me to find out more information of my father’s father, my mother’s father and mother family tree. This is a great start to the journey building my family tree and having a closer look into my heritage as well.
Ashley Wilson 