Wee twins Cissie and Brother, far left and far right, hung out with older sister Norma Martin, middle, who probably was babysitting, little sis Marilyn (the littlest kid) and cousins Phyllis Anne and Janet Maureen Davis, daughters of Hattie Belle Jackson Davis (Aug. 31, 1899-April 14, 1933), Mamie's sister, and Walter Clarence Davis (April 2, 1899-June 6, 1970). At the time, the Millers lived at 1234 E. 24th St. in Winston-Salem, N.C. In 1935, they moved to 2925 Patterson Av., and in 1937, to 419 W. 28th St.
Brother posed with little sis Marilyn Miller in the 1930s. He had a dog named Rusty, but we think the dog he's holding is Prince, who belonged to first cousin Virginia Holcomb (later Harris).
Brother and Cissie posed with the family (father Clyde Clifton Miller had passed away by this time). From left: Marilyn, Brother, mother Mamie Louella Jackson Miller, Norma and Cissie.
Marilyn in April 1944.
Marilyn, Brother and Cissie in Balitimore, Md., in the 1960s.
Marilyn, a talented oil painter, with her work "Praying Hands" in 1963.
Cissie, Marilyn and Alverna Miller (Brother's wife) with squirrely little cousins David Edwards and Chris Miller in the early 1960s. Alverna was pregnant with Mary Catherine Miller, her third child, at the time. Alverna must have taken some getting used to -- she was a Northerner (from Minnesota) and a pioneering feminist. She eventually came to love pinto beans and cornbread, and Brother to love northern walleye (but he never developed a taste for wild rice).
Norma, Cissie, Marilyn and Brother in 1980.
Norma, Brother and Cissie in September 1991. All are gone now from this world, but never forgotten.
In November 2011, I visited Winston-Salem, N.C., and was able to see Marilyn, then 84, for the first time in many years. We had a wonderful visit, and she shared her very good memories of the past, some of which I've incorporated into this blog.
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