Hallie Thomas Sr., born in Grenada MS married Vivian Brewer of Arlington TN. Hallie Thomas Sr. fathered 8 children, Hallie Thomas Jr., James O. Thomas, Clyde W. Thomas, Calvin Thomas, Marvin T. Thomas, Doris Thomas, Theaster Thomas, Vicki D. Thomas. He is most remembered as being the neighborhood store owner of Thomas Grocery, a building adjacent to his home, and a pillar in the community of Douglass in Memphis TN.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
Old photos of workers and businesses from past decades
While we don't know what the first business transaction was, it is easy to imagine that thousands of years ago a good hunter bartered his excess meat for something more useful to him. In the history ...