HAMILTON — Journal-Record long-time reader Brenda Jackson said she enjoyed reading about Fannie Sisson's birthday party in 1950. “She was my great-grandmother, and I attended that party,” Jackson said. “I was 4 years old. She was a force of nature. Thanks!”
Sisson’s article was printed in the July 23, 2025, issue of the newspaper.
We asked Jackson to share more, and she continued, “I was 6 when she died. I do remember her, and I grew up with her children. She was big and loud. And I think she ruled the roost wherever she went.
“She was active in the Barnesville Southern Baptist Church. At the time of the party, she said she was the only charter member still alive. She ran the church, and she ran her family. She had about 12 or 13 children.
“Her family originally came from South Carolina and traveled here on a train. They built a big two-story white house. They had a big farm there. It was another way of life. There was no electricity or indoor plumbing. This was the late 1800s.”
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