June 8, 2000
Dear Susie, Sorry I am so late with this information. I hope you will be able to read it, my handwriting has gotten terrible.
Daddy was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Mama was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
When Mama was around 15 or 16, Zenus drove by her house and fell in love with Mama. She was too young to date so he waited until she was old enough and took her for a ride in one of the first cars in Atlanta. I am telling you about Zenus because he played a big part of Mama and our lives.
Daddy played pro baseball until Mamie was born and then decided with a family he should not travel so much. He went to work for the L.A. Sheriff's office. Then when Jim was a baby we went and traveled to Atlanta in a Veley Car. On the way outside of Yuma, Arizona, the road that was a wooden road was covered by a dust storm and so Daddy waited until dark and found our way by the stars.
After we came back, Daddy went to work as the Chief Investigator of the Automobile Underwriters Conference. We moved to Thousand Oaks, then to San Leandro.
I remember there we dug a cave and covered it with boards and we had candles in it. There we had a dog and a cat named by Daddy. Julius Ceazer & Mark Anthony.
We moved to Berkeley in a two story 14 room house that had a full basement. We used to skate and play in the basement a lot. We had a negro nursemaid named Lula and a gardener named Womack. Most of our lives we were taken care of by negroes. One of my favorites name was Anna.
Mama And Daddy separated after Bob was born. Daddy talked to Zenus and Zenus told him he would always take care of Mama and the kids. Zenus moved us to L.A. because that's where mama wanted to live. We lived in Monterey Park and then moved to Alhambra.
Mama didn't divorce Daddy until I was in my teens. We went to Garvey Grammar school there. Then we moved to 424 West Ramona Blvd. and went to Ramona Grammar School. At home we had a player piano and we did a lot of singing and dancing, we played cards, marbles, we boxed. Gil (Buford) was always at our house. He had a dog named Tony. I remember Barney sleepwalking.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part two
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Zenus bought us an Auburn car. Then a Reo Car that was lavender. When I turned 16, Zenus bought me a Dodge Victory 6 car.
When we were in highschool, Barney played tennis and Mamie and I played baseball. Mamie always pitched and I always caught. My first year in high school I met Fred Balos. I went with him all through high school and a year after. We broke up because I wanted children and he had diabetes and said he would never have kids because of his diabetes. I finally married Jim Ulrich and Mama went with Brett to Last Chance Canyon. Mamie, Barney and Jim lived with us for a while then they all moved to Wilmar and lived together next to Bob Clasp. They lived there when the bad earthquake hit. I finally divorced Jim and married Alvin. Bob lived with us off and on until he married Mary Jane.
Zenus always took care of us. He lived in a hotel in L.A. and worked as a foreman of the White Trucking Company. Mamie and I used to take the red street car to L.A. and Zenus would rent us a room and we would take in shows and eat at Cliftons.
After barney, Mamie, Bob and Jim moved to Wilmar, Daddy showed up. After I married Jim and gave my car to Mamie. Daddy talked her in to giving him the pink slip and he sold the car and left. We didn't hear from him for a long time. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas and we visited him there.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part three
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Barney was always very protective of Mamie and I. Once we went off to play tennis and Barney told Mama that we were going with no petticoats on. Barney and Jim used to sell papers. Jim had all kinds of different jobs when he was in school. Mamie worked for the High School Superintendent.
Gil lived at our house so much that when Barney and Jean were married, he stood up and said." now I'm a McCay".
We used to do a lot of hiking and Fred went with us. He got into a scary part of a trail and Barney had to help him. I teased him and said, "your'e part Billy Goat."
I went with my grand daughter to Birdy a year ago and our house is still there on Reagent Street.
Mama's grandfather was the City Physician for Atlanta. Barney has a picture of him at his home with his name on the house. Mama and her mother are sitting on the porch.
When Mama was a girl they used to go on picnics by Stone Mt. They had a drink that later became Coca Cola. Her grandfather used to make it and finally sold the recipe to Ace Candler for $800, which was a lot of money then.
Mama's step father was a Linatype operater for the Atlanta Journal and her sister Aline worked there too. Mama's mother worked at the park for years. Her sister Louise fell while skating and was injured in a way that stunted her growth and she never grew past 12 years old.
I'll have you know that this is the longest letter I have ever written and I hate to write letters. It has been so long since I have written anything that I have forgotten how to spell, as you can see. Someday, I hope to get together with Bernard and go over the album that Mama kept, that she has.
I have lot's of wonderful memories of our childhood and realize that our family is like my family now, full of love for each other. Hope you can read this. Lot's of Love, Annie
Dear Susie, Sorry I am so late with this information. I hope you will be able to read it, my handwriting has gotten terrible.
Daddy was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Mama was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
When Mama was around 15 or 16, Zenus drove by her house and fell in love with Mama. She was too young to date so he waited until she was old enough and took her for a ride in one of the first cars in Atlanta. I am telling you about Zenus because he played a big part of Mama and our lives.
Daddy played pro baseball until Mamie was born and then decided with a family he should not travel so much. He went to work for the L.A. Sheriff's office. Then when Jim was a baby we went and traveled to Atlanta in a Veley Car. On the way outside of Yuma, Arizona, the road that was a wooden road was covered by a dust storm and so Daddy waited until dark and found our way by the stars.
After we came back, Daddy went to work as the Chief Investigator of the Automobile Underwriters Conference. We moved to Thousand Oaks, then to San Leandro.
I remember there we dug a cave and covered it with boards and we had candles in it. There we had a dog and a cat named by Daddy. Julius Ceazer & Mark Anthony.
We moved to Berkeley in a two story 14 room house that had a full basement. We used to skate and play in the basement a lot. We had a negro nursemaid named Lula and a gardener named Womack. Most of our lives we were taken care of by negroes. One of my favorites name was Anna.
Mama And Daddy separated after Bob was born. Daddy talked to Zenus and Zenus told him he would always take care of Mama and the kids. Zenus moved us to L.A. because that's where mama wanted to live. We lived in Monterey Park and then moved to Alhambra.
Mama didn't divorce Daddy until I was in my teens. We went to Garvey Grammar school there. Then we moved to 424 West Ramona Blvd. and went to Ramona Grammar School. At home we had a player piano and we did a lot of singing and dancing, we played cards, marbles, we boxed. Gil (Buford) was always at our house. He had a dog named Tony. I remember Barney sleepwalking.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part two
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Zenus bought us an Auburn car. Then a Reo Car that was lavender. When I turned 16, Zenus bought me a Dodge Victory 6 car.
When we were in highschool, Barney played tennis and Mamie and I played baseball. Mamie always pitched and I always caught. My first year in high school I met Fred Balos. I went with him all through high school and a year after. We broke up because I wanted children and he had diabetes and said he would never have kids because of his diabetes. I finally married Jim Ulrich and Mama went with Brett to Last Chance Canyon. Mamie, Barney and Jim lived with us for a while then they all moved to Wilmar and lived together next to Bob Clasp. They lived there when the bad earthquake hit. I finally divorced Jim and married Alvin. Bob lived with us off and on until he married Mary Jane.
Zenus always took care of us. He lived in a hotel in L.A. and worked as a foreman of the White Trucking Company. Mamie and I used to take the red street car to L.A. and Zenus would rent us a room and we would take in shows and eat at Cliftons.
After barney, Mamie, Bob and Jim moved to Wilmar, Daddy showed up. After I married Jim and gave my car to Mamie. Daddy talked her in to giving him the pink slip and he sold the car and left. We didn't hear from him for a long time. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas and we visited him there.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part three
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Barney was always very protective of Mamie and I. Once we went off to play tennis and Barney told Mama that we were going with no petticoats on. Barney and Jim used to sell papers. Jim had all kinds of different jobs when he was in school. Mamie worked for the High School Superintendent.
Gil lived at our house so much that when Barney and Jean were married, he stood up and said." now I'm a McCay".
We used to do a lot of hiking and Fred went with us. He got into a scary part of a trail and Barney had to help him. I teased him and said, "your'e part Billy Goat."
I went with my grand daughter to Birdy a year ago and our house is still there on Reagent Street.
Mama's grandfather was the City Physician for Atlanta. Barney has a picture of him at his home with his name on the house. Mama and her mother are sitting on the porch.
When Mama was a girl they used to go on picnics by Stone Mt. They had a drink that later became Coca Cola. Her grandfather used to make it and finally sold the recipe to Ace Candler for $800, which was a lot of money then.
Mama's step father was a Linatype operater for the Atlanta Journal and her sister Aline worked there too. Mama's mother worked at the park for years. Her sister Louise fell while skating and was injured in a way that stunted her growth and she never grew past 12 years old.
I'll have you know that this is the longest letter I have ever written and I hate to write letters. It has been so long since I have written anything that I have forgotten how to spell, as you can see. Someday, I hope to get together with Bernard and go over the album that Mama kept, that she has.
I have lot's of wonderful memories of our childhood and realize that our family is like my family now, full of love for each other. Hope you can read this. Lot's of Love, Annie
June 8, 2000
Dear Susie, Sorry I am so late with this information. I hope you will be able to read it, my handwriting has gotten terrible.
Daddy was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Mama was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
When Mama was around 15 or 16, Zenus drove by her house and fell in love with Mama. She was too young to date so he waited until she was old enough and took her for a ride in one of the first cars in Atlanta. I am telling you about Zenus because he played a big part of Mama and our lives.
Daddy played pro baseball until Mamie was born and then decided with a family he should not travel so much. He went to work for the L.A. Sheriff's office. Then when Jim was a baby we went and traveled to Atlanta in a Veley Car. On the way outside of Yuma, Arizona, the road that was a wooden road was covered by a dust storm and so Daddy waited until dark and found our way by the stars.
After we came back, Daddy went to work as the Chief Investigator of the Automobile Underwriters Conference. We moved to Thousand Oaks, then to San Leandro.
I remember there we dug a cave and covered it with boards and we had candles in it. There we had a dog and a cat named by Daddy. Julius Ceazer & Mark Anthony.
We moved to Berkeley in a two story 14 room house that had a full basement. We used to skate and play in the basement a lot. We had a negro nursemaid named Lula and a gardener named Womack. Most of our lives we were taken care of by negroes. One of my favorites name was Anna.
Mama And Daddy separated after Bob was born. Daddy talked to Zenus and Zenus told him he would always take care of Mama and the kids. Zenus moved us to L.A. because that's where mama wanted to live. We lived in Monterey Park and then moved to Alhambra.
Mama didn't divorce Daddy until I was in my teens. We went to Garvey Grammar school there. Then we moved to 424 West Ramona Blvd. and went to Ramona Grammar School. At home we had a player piano and we did a lot of singing and dancing, we played cards, marbles, we boxed. Gil (Buford) was always at our house. He had a dog named Tony. I remember Barney sleepwalking.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part two
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Zenus bought us an Auburn car. Then a Reo Car that was lavender. When I turned 16, Zenus bought me a Dodge Victory 6 car.
When we were in highschool, Barney played tennis and Mamie and I played baseball. Mamie always pitched and I always caught. My first year in high school I met Fred Balos. I went with him all through high school and a year after. We broke up because I wanted children and he had diabetes and said he would never have kids because of his diabetes. I finally married Jim Ulrich and Mama went with Brett to Last Chance Canyon. Mamie, Barney and Jim lived with us for a while then they all moved to Wilmar and lived together next to Bob Clasp. They lived there when the bad earthquake hit. I finally divorced Jim and married Alvin. Bob lived with us off and on until he married Mary Jane.
Zenus always took care of us. He lived in a hotel in L.A. and worked as a foreman of the White Trucking Company. Mamie and I used to take the red street car to L.A. and Zenus would rent us a room and we would take in shows and eat at Cliftons.
After barney, Mamie, Bob and Jim moved to Wilmar, Daddy showed up. After I married Jim and gave my car to Mamie. Daddy talked her in to giving him the pink slip and he sold the car and left. We didn't hear from him for a long time. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas and we visited him there.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part three
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Barney was always very protective of Mamie and I. Once we went off to play tennis and Barney told Mama that we were going with no petticoats on. Barney and Jim used to sell papers. Jim had all kinds of different jobs when he was in school. Mamie worked for the High School Superintendent.
Gil lived at our house so much that when Barney and Jean were married, he stood up and said." now I'm a McCay".
We used to do a lot of hiking and Fred went with us. He got into a scary part of a trail and Barney had to help him. I teased him and said, "your'e part Billy Goat."
I went with my grand daughter to Birdy a year ago and our house is still there on Reagent Street.
Mama's grandfather was the City Physician for Atlanta. Barney has a picture of him at his home with his name on the house. Mama and her mother are sitting on the porch.
When Mama was a girl they used to go on picnics by Stone Mt. They had a drink that later became Coca Cola. Her grandfather used to make it and finally sold the recipe to Ace Candler for $800, which was a lot of money then.
Mama's step father was a Linatype operater for the Atlanta Journal and her sister Aline worked there too. Mama's mother worked at the park for years. Her sister Louise fell while skating and was injured in a way that stunted her growth and she never grew past 12 years old.
I'll have you know that this is the longest letter I have ever written and I hate to write letters. It has been so long since I have written anything that I have forgotten how to spell, as you can see. Someday, I hope to get together with Bernard and go over the album that Mama kept, that she has.
I have lot's of wonderful memories of our childhood and realize that our family is like my family now, full of love for each other. Hope you can read this. Lot's of Love, Annie
Dear Susie, Sorry I am so late with this information. I hope you will be able to read it, my handwriting has gotten terrible.
Daddy was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Mama was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
When Mama was around 15 or 16, Zenus drove by her house and fell in love with Mama. She was too young to date so he waited until she was old enough and took her for a ride in one of the first cars in Atlanta. I am telling you about Zenus because he played a big part of Mama and our lives.
Daddy played pro baseball until Mamie was born and then decided with a family he should not travel so much. He went to work for the L.A. Sheriff's office. Then when Jim was a baby we went and traveled to Atlanta in a Veley Car. On the way outside of Yuma, Arizona, the road that was a wooden road was covered by a dust storm and so Daddy waited until dark and found our way by the stars.
After we came back, Daddy went to work as the Chief Investigator of the Automobile Underwriters Conference. We moved to Thousand Oaks, then to San Leandro.
I remember there we dug a cave and covered it with boards and we had candles in it. There we had a dog and a cat named by Daddy. Julius Ceazer & Mark Anthony.
We moved to Berkeley in a two story 14 room house that had a full basement. We used to skate and play in the basement a lot. We had a negro nursemaid named Lula and a gardener named Womack. Most of our lives we were taken care of by negroes. One of my favorites name was Anna.
Mama And Daddy separated after Bob was born. Daddy talked to Zenus and Zenus told him he would always take care of Mama and the kids. Zenus moved us to L.A. because that's where mama wanted to live. We lived in Monterey Park and then moved to Alhambra.
Mama didn't divorce Daddy until I was in my teens. We went to Garvey Grammar school there. Then we moved to 424 West Ramona Blvd. and went to Ramona Grammar School. At home we had a player piano and we did a lot of singing and dancing, we played cards, marbles, we boxed. Gil (Buford) was always at our house. He had a dog named Tony. I remember Barney sleepwalking.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part two
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Zenus bought us an Auburn car. Then a Reo Car that was lavender. When I turned 16, Zenus bought me a Dodge Victory 6 car.
When we were in highschool, Barney played tennis and Mamie and I played baseball. Mamie always pitched and I always caught. My first year in high school I met Fred Balos. I went with him all through high school and a year after. We broke up because I wanted children and he had diabetes and said he would never have kids because of his diabetes. I finally married Jim Ulrich and Mama went with Brett to Last Chance Canyon. Mamie, Barney and Jim lived with us for a while then they all moved to Wilmar and lived together next to Bob Clasp. They lived there when the bad earthquake hit. I finally divorced Jim and married Alvin. Bob lived with us off and on until he married Mary Jane.
Zenus always took care of us. He lived in a hotel in L.A. and worked as a foreman of the White Trucking Company. Mamie and I used to take the red street car to L.A. and Zenus would rent us a room and we would take in shows and eat at Cliftons.
After barney, Mamie, Bob and Jim moved to Wilmar, Daddy showed up. After I married Jim and gave my car to Mamie. Daddy talked her in to giving him the pink slip and he sold the car and left. We didn't hear from him for a long time. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas and we visited him there.
Annie Collier McCay Albright part three
Posted 24 Feb 2011 by sweetsue1951_1
Barney was always very protective of Mamie and I. Once we went off to play tennis and Barney told Mama that we were going with no petticoats on. Barney and Jim used to sell papers. Jim had all kinds of different jobs when he was in school. Mamie worked for the High School Superintendent.
Gil lived at our house so much that when Barney and Jean were married, he stood up and said." now I'm a McCay".
We used to do a lot of hiking and Fred went with us. He got into a scary part of a trail and Barney had to help him. I teased him and said, "your'e part Billy Goat."
I went with my grand daughter to Birdy a year ago and our house is still there on Reagent Street.
Mama's grandfather was the City Physician for Atlanta. Barney has a picture of him at his home with his name on the house. Mama and her mother are sitting on the porch.
When Mama was a girl they used to go on picnics by Stone Mt. They had a drink that later became Coca Cola. Her grandfather used to make it and finally sold the recipe to Ace Candler for $800, which was a lot of money then.
Mama's step father was a Linatype operater for the Atlanta Journal and her sister Aline worked there too. Mama's mother worked at the park for years. Her sister Louise fell while skating and was injured in a way that stunted her growth and she never grew past 12 years old.
I'll have you know that this is the longest letter I have ever written and I hate to write letters. It has been so long since I have written anything that I have forgotten how to spell, as you can see. Someday, I hope to get together with Bernard and go over the album that Mama kept, that she has.
I have lot's of wonderful memories of our childhood and realize that our family is like my family now, full of love for each other. Hope you can read this. Lot's of Love, Annie
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