I’m kicking off Black History Month with some family history. This is a picture of my maternal great-grandfather, Albert Hadnot. It appears to have been taken in the 1970’s. Albert was born in October 1892 in the
Bevilport community in Jasper County, Texas. His father, Walter (Walt) Hadnot was 20 and his mother, Mary Seale Hadnot, was 19. In 1917 he married Gertrude (Ada) Larkin. Together Albert and Ada had seven children during their marriage. He died on March 4, 1983 at the age of 91.
I wish I remembered more about my great-grandfather. I do recall that he grew sugar cane and made cane syrup. I also remember seeing him cooking collard greens (Hint: Add a pinch of baking soda) at his daughter,
Dorothy Wright’s home. He lived with Aunt Dot and her family the last years of his life.
In the 1900 US Census he’s listed as a child, in 1910 as a servant, 1930 and 1940 a farmer. He rented his home in 1930 and 1940.
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