Block 16. A Stitch in Time

by Terry Thornton
email: hillcountrymonroecounty@gmail.com

A stitch in time. . . Block 16 of the circa 1931 Friendship Quilt in the Museum of the Itawamba County Historical Society

GRAHAM, Inez, Block 16

Inez Graham was the daughter of Lafayette C. Graham and Maude Graham, farmers of Beat 1, Itawamba County, who lived on Highway 25.

The 1930 census of the Graham family includes Lafayette C. Graham, 62, wife Maud Graham, 56, daughter Iness Graham, 18, daughter Loraine Maxcy, 29, granddaughter Mary L. Maxcy, 10, granddaughter Mildred L. Maxcy, 8, and a lodger, Eric C. Poole, 33, who was a tractor driver for road work.

See other names on Block 16: LeNell Maxcy, Loraine Maxcy, and Louise Maxcy.

MAXCY, LeNell, Block 16. Surname provided by IHS Librarian Marilyn Leary.

LeNell Maxcy is the daughter of Loraine Maxcy. She is either Mary LeNell or Mildred LeNell --- and is enumerated on the 1930 census in the household of her grandparents Lafayette C. Graham and Maude Graham. In 1930 LeNell was either 8 or 10 years old.

See additional information at Inez Graham (above) and at Loraine Maxcy (below).

MAXCY, Loraine, Block 16

On the 1920 census Loraine Maxcy is indexed as Loraine Maxey, 19, wife of farmer Kerb L. Maxey of the Bounds Crossroads community of Itawamba County.

On the 1930 census Loraine Maxcy, 29, is listed as the daughter of Lafayette C. Graham and Maud Graham of Beat 1, Highway 25. With Loraine are listed Mary L. Maxcy and Mildred L. Maxcy.

See additional information at Inez Graham (above).

No other information was found on Loraine but the SSI Death Index lists Kirby Maxcy born December 29, 1887, whose place was last residence was Tremont. He died in November 1972.

MAXCY, Louise, Block 16. Surname provided by IHS Librarian Marilyn Leary.

Louise Maxcy is the daughter of Loraine Maxcy. She is either Mary Louise or Mildred Louise --- and is enumerated on the 1930 census in the household of her grandparents Lafayette C. Graham and Maude Graham. In 1930 Louise was either 8 or 10 years old.

See additional information at Inez Graham and at Loraine Maxcy.

If you have additional information about any of the names on this quilt square, please post a comment below. Your help is needed to "write" the story of this almost eighty-year old quilt.

A stitch in time . . . The 2010 Friendship-Memory Quilt

Win a king-sized, one-of-a-kind Friendship-Memory Quilt. The 2010 Friendship-Memory Quilt will be raffled off to a lucky winner later this year. Raffle tickets are $1.00 donation each. Get your tickets by contacting the Itawamba Historical Society at the Corner of Church Street and Museum Drive, Mantachie, Mississippi, or by sending your donations to Itawamba Historical Society, Attn: Friendship Quilt Project, PO Box 7, Mantachie, MS 38855.

Have your name embroidered on the 2010 Friendship Quilt. Donations of $10.00 per name will place your name on the quilt --- and your donation will benefit the work of the Society.

Telephone the Itawamba Historical Society at 662-282-7664 for more information.

And while you are inquiring, ask about the benefits of joining the Itawamba Historical Society. Membership is only $25.00 per year.

SOURCES:

Family information from Memories from Itawamba County: A Friendship Quilt circa 1931 --- A Stitch in Time by Terry Thornton with assistance from Members of the Itawamba Historical Society, Itawamba Settlers, Quarterly Journal of the Itawamba County, Mississippi, History and Genealogy. Winter 2009, Pages 143-61.

Square from 1931 Friendship Quilt photographed by Terry Thornton, September 3, 2009, Bond's House Museum, Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, Mississippi.