I’ve always wanted to know more about my great grandfather John William Johnson’s sisters, Mayme and Carrie. To date, I have only one photo of my great-grandaunt Mayme Johnson Mitchell Joyner Jeffries and some basic life facts from Ancestry.com. The photo I have of Aunt Mayme was taken when she was a young woman. Her beautiful eyes and stylish hat and clothing are filled with stories. That’s what makes her so mysterious to me.
Here’s what I know about Aunt Mayme. She was born on January 11, 1893, in Indiana to Mary Elizabeth Litsey Johnson and William Ernest Johnson. She was their fifth child and had one sister and five brothers. She grew up in North Vernon, Indiana, was able to read and write, and worked as a maid when she was a 17 years old. I think she attended elementary and junior high school. I think she may have attended high school too. Aunt Mayme married three times. TO my knowledge, she didn’t have any children. She made her transition on February 18, 1952, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Februllage Day #27 prompt is lace. I imagine wearing lace clothing might have been one of Aunt Mayme’s favorite things during the 1900s and 1910s. That’s why I named it “The Mystery of A Young Lady’s Lace Moments.” I used a lace graphic from Canva and included five copies of Aunt Mayme’s photo. I changed the filter on the photos to create five different photos.
Ananda Leeke 