Family Persona

ID: 1830 ~ Source: Malone-Mayes, Vivienne Lucille, interviewed by Rebecca Sharpless, July 29, 1987, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
This file appears in: Jeffie Conner

Viviene Malone-Mayes recalls her aunt Jeffie's personality, humor, and role in the family.

This file appears in: Jeffie Conner

By Stephanie Endicott
Jeffie Obrea Allen Conner was born in 1895 on her family’s farm in Harrison Switch, Texas. She was the oldest of three children born to Meddie Lilian and Jeff D. Allen. Harrison Switch, later known as Harrison, was a small African American community…