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| Grandfather Troy Bailey Middlebrook |
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| Father of Alonzo, Alfred, and Christine Middlebrook |
| Mr & Mrs Gardon & Lucille Middlebrooks |
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| 2nd or 3rd cousin |
In order for us a people to move ahead with our future, we must know
our past!
I am currently researching my ancestry with a goal of meeting as many
as possible while there is still blood flowing through my veins!
| Great Uncle Chester Middlebrooks |
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| Father of Sharon, Mildred & Inell Middlebrooks |
| Great, grandmother Jessie McGee Bailey |
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| Mother of Troy "Bailey" Middlebrook |
Isaac Abraham Middlebrooks Jr. was
Baptist Preacher, good speaker, and singer! (The vocal cords are in the genes)
| Isaac Abraham Middlebrooks Jr - father of Gardon |
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| Son of Jane "Connor" Middlebrooks |
| My great, great, grand Mother |
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| Jane Middlebrook - Full Blood Cherokee |
| Missionary Linda Gail Jones - Sunrise June 1949 |
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| Sunset Jan 5th 2008 - Complications with Cancer |
My cousin Linda passed away on Jan 5th, 2008.
She is no longer in pain.
No more sorrow, no more medication and no more tears....
Victory is mine, victory is mine, victory, today is mine.
Joy is mine,
joy is mine, joy, today is mine. Peace is mine, peace is mine, peace, today is mine..... Hallelujah
Cuz, I will always
remember your smile, your laugh, your fussing and your testimony! I will miss our closeness in such a short time. God allowed
us to grow close for just a short season! We spent quality time with you and Marvin and I beleive we were brought together
for one purpose. I am thankful for the moments we shared and forever grateful to my Lord and Saviour for his perfect will
being done!
I will miss hearing your lovely voice.
Rest in peace my cousin, my sister and my friend! I love you but
God loved you best.....
Cuz, you treated me more like a little sister than a cousin and I am
forever grateful to you for that. I continue to look upon your photograph and smile and remember the talks we've had. The
laughs & walks we shared. I remember all the stories you told me about my father Alonzo "Lump" Middlebrook, my grandfather
Troy "Bailey" Middlebrook and my grandmother Eunice Bernice Middlebrook and all the things you all shared. I felt as
if I was there with all of you. Meeting you was such a blessing to my soul! Bishop Houston and I speak of you quite often.
Spending all that time with you in Zion, IL will not soon be forgotten.
Going to Steak N' Ale will never be the same...
I
love you cuz...and I am missing you.......
My Father-In-Law
This is my beloved Father In Law
He is missed by all who knew him...
He was a TRUE man of GOD!
Bishop's beliefs were unshakable!
He lived the Word of God...
According to his eldest son, Bishop Robert Houston - there is one word to describe
this man is "Godly".
| Bishop John J. Houston, Sr., |
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| My beloved Father-In_Law - Sunset 12-29-03 |
| My sister in law - Cynthia Houston |
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| Passed away 11/23/2008 |
My great-grand mother "Mama Lela"
For a long time I thought this lady would never leave me.
As a child and young adult - I thought she would live forever.
I also used to think that she was the only one in the world
who loved me
She raised me
She prayed for me
She helped me raise my only son...
I miss her so much.......
| Mrs. Lela C. "Allen" Jackson - Sunrise Nov 5, 1904 |
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| My heart - my great grand mother - "Mama" - Sunset Jan 23, 1993 |
July 29th 2006
I was not informed of this until July 23rd 2006 - when her mother called to
let me know that Marqueshia died on the 17th of July. When I got the call - I was "instructed" by Marqueshia's
step father "NOT" to ask her mother what happened! So, my husband went online and found this article below......
Moreno Valley woman shot in
Los Angeles dies
03:53 PM PDT on Friday, July 21, 2006
A 20-year-old Moreno Valley woman died July 17 after being injured in an apparent drive-by shooting
June 24 in Los Angeles, officials said.
Marqueshia D. James was shot at 1543 West 105th Street about five miles east of Los Angeles International
Airport, a Riverside County Coroner’s release said.
James was transferred from Harbor UCLA Medical Center to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Riverside where she died,
the release said.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was investigating, the release said.
| My late niece Marqueshia James |
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| Killed in Los Angeles, CA - July 2006 |
My only brother, that I know of....
Here is a young man that I did not know existed.....
It would have been nice to have known I had a brother....
Alas, our meeting was not meant to be....
God is still good!
I wonder if Xavier had any other children out there somewhere.................
| Xavier Durand Middlebrook - 3/31/1962 |
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| Sunset 3/2001 |
Sister in law
Here is one of my favorite sister-in-laws
She always had something funny to say
She is truly missed...
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| Christine Houston Walker Kitchen |
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| Sunset 2002 |
People say that I resemble my father, and I did not remember
him from my child hood. All I remember is a White 65 T-Bird for some reason that I found out later - he actually owned
one......... It is funny what you can and can not remember...
The young lady in the middle is my late brother Xavier Durand Middlebrook's(Los
Angeles, CA) daughter, my niece Marqueshia James (who was murdered July 2006)
The woman on the right is my Step-Mom, Bobbie Middlebrook who still lives
in Waco, TX. She is so easy to talk to and I love her so much!
| My Dad, Marqueshia & My Step Mother Bobbie |
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| Dad and Marqueshia are gone now.... |
Below is the only picture I have of an Uncle (Alfred Middlebrook) I never
knew..... He is seated on the left in the gray shirt
The handsome man standing in the brown shirt is my father Alonzo "Lump"
Middlebrook.. the lady seated directly in front of him is his future wife Bobbie Middlebrook..
| Left is my Uncle Alfred Middlebrook - Sunset 1976 |
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| Above is another picture of my father Alonzo Middlebrook - Sunset Feb-2006 |
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