Willie Fordham

Willie was born on November 21st, 1905.¹   Willie's father was Charlie Edgar Fordham and her mother was Victoria Scarboro.  Her paternal grandparents were Wiley Fordham and Lucretia Cannon. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Irvin Oscar, James Hendley, Wiley, Emma Louise, Anne Hassie, Lizzie Mae, Mary Ollie, Bertha and Myrtle Victoria. She had five half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Johnny "Buddy", Frank, Morgan, C. W., Grady Brooks, Bernice, Eva Lee, Maggie and Elsie.  She died at 5 months old on May 18th, 1906.¹