~beside every great man, there's a great woman~
Grandma Ada lived on a plantation in East Texas where she met Grandpa Ned who lived on another plantation nearby. She was born in 1866 and was owned by the plantation owner who was also a minister, Rev. Robert Devereaux Wyche. His custom was to see that all of his slaves were legally married so he performed the ceremony of her and Grandpa Ned and to this union of 62 years, 10 children were born. Ada was known to her family as the "quiet storm" and unassuming
but made sure that she took care of things behind the scene so others could succeed.
About the Website Creator
Corletia Dunlap Banks
Greetings, I am a great-great granddaughter of Professor Ned E. Williams & Ada Williams (my great grandmother Neddie was their 5th child) and this website is a continuation of his life and the legacy path he left behind. I have worked in education as a clerical/administrative assistant for almost 20 years but in 2017 I decided to step out into my God-given gifts and follow my heart to pursue one of my passions and become a children's book author, poetess and soon to be inspirational and short novel writer to continue the footsteps of my great-great grandfather's educational legacy. I hope you are moved and encouraged by his contributions to education because today we have it pretty good, but back in his day it wasn't as easy but he persevered with determination and guidance by The Most High. As he stated in his handwritten letter about the little history of his life, "My only regret is I wish I had another one to spend," Our family's intention is to help fulfill his wish.