Making the Connection

Gone, never forgotten

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

St. John 12:24

Remembering our beloved

Raymond Sr. & Annie D. Wheatfall

Gone but never forgotten. This month we honor our beautiful late Daddy & Mama Wheat during their birthday month.

Raymond Sr.September 4, 1923 – April 29, 2003
Annie D.September 13, 1926 – December 28, 2003

Two old photos of a small white wood-frame house

Happy birthday, family

September Birthdays

1Eric Millentree
2Aniah Curry
2Jaqueline Stapleton
3Dallas Sample
5Shalonda Owens
5Gabriel Edwards
8Durel Fleming
10Bazara Wheatfall (Reunion Committee member)
11Sirtavion Wheatfall
11Melissa Jones
13Shameaka Jones
15London Jones
17Luna Wheatfall
21Micah Millentree
28Sharricka Owens
29Christien Banks

Wheatfall Family Reunion Committee member

In loving memory

We remember the birthdays of those we carry with us.

Raymond Sr.September 4, 1923

Annie D.September 13, 1926

Jacquelyn JonesSeptember 13, 1972

Shout out

Our New Reunion President, Kimberly Jones

Congratulations to Kimberly Jones, the new President of the Wheatfall Family Reunion.

Kimberly Jones smiling, in a pink sweater

Making the connection

Where We Come From

From Edd Wheatfall, born in 1828, down to Raymond Sr. and his brother James.

1828

Great ×4 Grandfather · Sercey’s great-grandfather

Edd Wheatfall

Born 1828
1848

Great ×3 Grandfather · Sercey’s grandfather

Adam Wheatfall Sr.

1848 – 1906 · Born in Alabama

Married to Victoria Pratt.
1881

Great ×2 Grandfather · Father of Sercey & Eddie

Edd Wheatfall

August 1881 – February 1949
1904

Great-Grandfather · Father of Raymond Sr. & James

Sercey Wheatfall / Baker

Born April 1904
Great-Uncle · Sercey’s half-brother

Eddie Whitfield / Wheatfall

A correction from our family history: Eddie was Sercey’s half-brother.
1906

Great-Grandmother · Mother of Raymond Sr. & James

Linnie Wheatfall / Cooper

October 6, 1906 – January 4, 1988
1923

Son of Sercey & Linnie

Raymond Wheatfall Sr.

September 4, 1923 – April 29, 2003

Brother of James, husband of Annie, and father of 13 children.
Son of Sercey & Linnie · Brother of Raymond

James Wheatfall Sr.

Father of Norman Hill.
Son of James Wheatfall

Norman & Brenda Hill

Norman & Brenda live in Sacramento, California.

What’s unique about our name?

A Rare Name

Extreme rarity compared with similar surnames.
Only 5 people listed with our surname in the 1880s.
Highly localized origins in Georgia and the UK.
Minimal migration, suggesting a tight-knit lineage.

In recognition of our family ancestors and their connection to the beautiful scripture of St. John 12:24: “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

Thank you, Cousin Donavan Wheatfall.

The 13 children of Raymond Sr. & Annie D.