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Four Generations

 

Four generations. Baby James H. Smith with his mother, McKnight Smith, grandmother Agnes S. McKnight and great-grandmother Mary Schenck, 1915.

THELMA M. COLSTON.

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The McKnight Family

 

The McKnight Family, February 17, 1933.Left to right, seated: Thelma, James, Alto.Middle: Frances, Scott, Harold, Lucielle.Back row: James Jr., Charles, Edwin.

THELMA M. COLSTON.

 

The Tate Family House

 

The Tate family lived in this elegant home at 504 East 7th Street. Thaddeus Tate opened a barber shop in 1882 which prospered for over sixty years. He co-founded several of Charlotte's leading black businesses, including the Afro-American Mutual Insurance Company and the Mecklenburg Investment Company.

LAURA M. BOOTON.