Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1049
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize the members of the Williams-Livingston family on the
4	4	grand occasion of their family reunion, which is being held June
5	5	5 through 7, 2009; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Every year, on the first Saturday of June, members
7	7	of the Williams-Livingston family hold a reunion to celebrate
8	8	their heritage and to commemorate the birth of Mamie Elizabeth
9	9	"Mama Mae" Williams; they invite friends from across Texas and
10	10	the United States and descendants of other branches of the family
11	11	to share their celebration of love for their family and
12	12	community; and
13	13	WHEREAS, The reunion features a family talent show, an
14	14	old-fashioned fish fry, and a recital of the family's history;
15	15	the Mamie E. Williams Humanitarian Award is given to one family
16	16	member for unselfish service to the family, and recognition is
17	17	given for graduations, academic and athletic accomplishments,
18	18	marriages, anniversaries, and births; family members who have
19	19	died since the last reunion are recognized and remembered with a
20	20	moment of silence; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Each year, a new set of family members takes the
22	22	helm on duties and responsibilities of preparing for and
23	23	coordinating the reunion and passing on the family history; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Family history reveals that the Charles and
25	25	Caroline Livingston families arrived in the Freestone County
26	26	area in the early 1800s; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Charles Livingston's family moved from Virginia
28	28	as freed slaves and settled in the Freestone County area known as
29	29	Cotton Gin and sharecropped on local farms; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Caroline Livingston's family moved from Alabama
31	31	to Kirvin in Freestone County; they arrived in covered wagons, on
32	32	horseback, and on foot; they settled on the Alfred Carter farm
33	33	and worked his land; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Caroline and Charles Livingston's children,
35	35	Elbert Jefferson, Fannie, Foster, Elizabeth, and Callie,
36	36	supported their community and were instrumental in establishing
37	37	the Woods Chapel Primitive Baptist Church; they also helped
38	38	create a public school system; and
39	39	WHEREAS, The members of the Williams-Livingston family who
40	40	host the annual reunion are the descendants of Caroline and
41	41	Charles Livingston's daughter Elizabeth Livingston; born July 2,
42	42	1866, she married Austin Williams, a freed slave from Tennessee,
43	43	and the couple had 10 children; Mamie Elizabeth "Mama Mae"
44	44	Williams, born June 1, 1889, was one of those children; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Mamie Elizabeth "Mama Mae" Williams was the
46	46	matriarch of the Williams-Livingston family until October 13,
47	47	1987, when she died at the age of 98; her daughters and their
48	48	families had scattered across Texas to Dallas, Fort Worth,
49	49	Houston, and San Antonio, where many of the Williams-Livingston
50	50	family members reside and work today; and
51	51	WHEREAS, The Williams-Livingston family members are
52	52	successful men and women who have contributed greatly to their
53	53	communities through their leadership, professionalism, and
54	54	concern for others; and
55	55	WHEREAS, They are exemplary citizens who believe strongly
56	56	in traditional values and instill in their children the virtues
57	57	of love and hard work; and
58	58	WHEREAS, The annual Williams-Livingston reunion is the
59	59	manifestation of the family's belief in unity, loyalty, and pride
60	60	in one's heritage; now, therefore, be it
61	61	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
62	62	Legislature, hereby extend to the members of the
63	63	Williams-Livingston family best wishes for a joyous and memorable
64	64	family reunion and proclaim June 6, 2009, Williams-Livingston Day in
65	65	Texas; and, be it further
66	66	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
67	67	the family as a memento of this special occasion.
68	68	West
69	69	________________________________
70	70	President of the Senate
71	71	I hereby certify that the
72	72	above Resolution was adopted by
73	73	the Senate on May 27, 2009.
74	74	________________________________
75	75	Secretary of the Senate
76	76	________________________________
77	77	Member, Texas Senate