SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 19
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the members of the McAfee family on the occasion of their
2023 family reunion, held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and
WHEREAS, The genealogical history of the Texas McAfees can
be traced to enslaved people owned by Dr. John Miller McAfee of
Woodstock, Georgia; two of those people, Nicy and her son, Miles,
were first mentioned in Miller's will of 1854 and later, together
with Miles's wife, Millie, they were included in the 1870 Georgia
census; Miles and Millie had eight children, including Alonzo
McAfee; sometime before 1883, Alonzo moved from Georgia to
Franklin, Texas, where he married Susie Hawkins; and
WHEREAS, Alonzo and Susie acquired a farming homestead in
Franklin that comprised more than 250 acres of land, where they
raised and educated their children; Alonzo managed the family
farm, while Susie focused on caring for and instructing their
children and providing an education to many of the local Black
children; Alonzo and Susie were active in their church with
Alonzo serving as a deacon and superintendent and Susie working
as a district missionary, and the McAfee name became well known
and highly respected in the Franklin community and throughout the
area; and
WHEREAS, Although no McAfees reside in Franklin today,
over the past 140 years, descendants of Alonzo and Susie have
spread across Texas and elsewhere; approximately 100 descendants
reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and more than 200 live in
the Houston area; like their ancestors, today's McAfees possess a
deep-seated work ethic, an unquenchable thirst for knowledge,
and a steadfast spirit of service; 168 acres of the original
McAfee homestead remain in the McAfee family, and numerous
McAfees, including Alonzo and Susie, are interred in the
North-South Cemetery in Franklin; and
WHEREAS, The 2023 McAfee family reunion is a fitting
occasion for the McAfee descendants to gather in celebration of
their family's proud heritage and to join together in their
shared commitment to family history, unity, and loyalty; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the members and
descendants of the McAfee family for carrying on their family's
rich history and strong spirit and extend to them best wishes for
a joyous family reunion; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the family as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 15, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate