William Rufus Plott and Celianne Josephine (Self) Plott
William “Bill” Rufus Plott (July 12, 1859 to October 4, 1942) married Celianne Josephine “Josie” Self (January 30, 1862 to July 14, 1934) on July 15, 1880. On the 1930 Census, Bill reports that he was 21 years old at marriage and Josie reported that she was 19 years old. Census data reports that Bill was a general farmer. On the 1910 Census, Josie reports that they had six children and that four were living.
Bill and Josie’s six children were: Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie), Benjamin Newton (Newt), Martha (Mintie) Jane, Charris Ophelia "Carrie" , Arminta Marsene (Minda) and a Girl died (Unknown name, if she was named).
One tin type photo of Bill was made in the 1880s or 1890s; however, subsequent photos were of Bill and Josie seen together and/or with their family. A photo, more than likely taken by Mintie with her camera, captured Bill and Josie celebrating his 70th birthday on July 12, 1929. The birthday party of over 30 guests included members of Plott and Self families gathered on their front porch. With these photos, you can see that Bill and Josie were close and had a bonded family.
Before Bill and Josie married, the 1880 Census, reports that Josie helped the Isaac and Martha (Bryson) Swanson family, who had several children, as a housekeeper. Josie assisted the Swanson family for at least five months until she and Bill married.
The following postcard has been passed down to Monica Souther Keller, a great-granddaughter of Lizzie (Plott) Souther. The postcard expresses the loving and caring dynamics of Bill and Josie’s family. “Gainesville, GA Aug. 11, 1919 Hello Papa, How are you? What is the matter? You all don’t write. I am uneasy about you all. Please write and let me hear from you all. Write by return mail. Have not heard from you since June 14. Your Daughter as ever, Lizzie”
Both Bill and Josie were member of Old Union Baptist church. A recorded death certificate for Josie reports, “Pneumonia and paralysis of left side for two years” as the cause of death.” Bill died eight years later. They are buried next to each other in Old Union Cemetery and next to Josie’s parents Robert Self and Martha (Cook) Self.
As the custom for the time, when parents aged, they would live with one of their children. As Newt was the only son of Bill and Josie’s, Bill and Newt had an agreement that Newt and Irene would take care of Bill and Josie until they died. The agreement further stipulated that if Newt neglected taking care of Bill and Josie, Newt was to give to his sisters as follows: Lizzie (Plott) Souther and Mintie (Plott) Sosebee $50 each and Donna Mae Harrison $25; and, Donna Mae was Carrie (Plott) Corn’s daughter. Even though Newt and Irene had their parenting duties with their young children, they dutifully took care of Josie during her last two years of life with paralysis and of Bill until his death.
A story my father, James “Ralph” Plott, always chuckled about was the story of the new shoes he had gotten for Christmas when he was about eight years old. Bill and Josie lived with their son Newt, his wife Irene and their children for years. Bill believed that children should be seen and not heard. Ralph said that he got the notion to put on his new pair of new Christmas and clomp through the house. Ralph knew that the clomping from his new shoes would upset his grandpa Bill; however, he did it anyway. , so Ralph clomped his shoes from one side of the inside of the house to the other side. With the wooden floors, the clomping of the shoes was loud. Ralph’s ornery behavior had its effects; Grandpa Bill got upset with Ralph’s noisy shoe clomping.
By Cynthia (Plott) Duke and Leora (Loesch) Plott
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William “Bill” Rufus Plott (July 12, 1859 to October 4, 1942) married Celianne Josephine “Josie” Self (January 30, 1862 to July 14, 1934) on July 15, 1880. On the 1930 Census, Bill reports that he was 21 years old at marriage and Josie reported that she was 19 years old. Census data reports that Bill was a general farmer. On the 1910 Census, Josie reports that they had six children and that four were living.
Bill and Josie’s six children were: Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie), Benjamin Newton (Newt), Martha (Mintie) Jane, Charris Ophelia "Carrie" , Arminta Marsene (Minda) and a Girl died (Unknown name, if she was named).
One tin type photo of Bill was made in the 1880s or 1890s; however, subsequent photos were of Bill and Josie seen together and/or with their family. A photo, more than likely taken by Mintie with her camera, captured Bill and Josie celebrating his 70th birthday on July 12, 1929. The birthday party of over 30 guests included members of Plott and Self families gathered on their front porch. With these photos, you can see that Bill and Josie were close and had a bonded family.
Before Bill and Josie married, the 1880 Census, reports that Josie helped the Isaac and Martha (Bryson) Swanson family, who had several children, as a housekeeper. Josie assisted the Swanson family for at least five months until she and Bill married.
The following postcard has been passed down to Monica Souther Keller, a great-granddaughter of Lizzie (Plott) Souther. The postcard expresses the loving and caring dynamics of Bill and Josie’s family. “Gainesville, GA Aug. 11, 1919 Hello Papa, How are you? What is the matter? You all don’t write. I am uneasy about you all. Please write and let me hear from you all. Write by return mail. Have not heard from you since June 14. Your Daughter as ever, Lizzie”
Both Bill and Josie were member of Old Union Baptist church. A recorded death certificate for Josie reports, “Pneumonia and paralysis of left side for two years” as the cause of death.” Bill died eight years later. They are buried next to each other in Old Union Cemetery and next to Josie’s parents Robert Self and Martha (Cook) Self.
As the custom for the time, when parents aged, they would live with one of their children. As Newt was the only son of Bill and Josie’s, Bill and Newt had an agreement that Newt and Irene would take care of Bill and Josie until they died. The agreement further stipulated that if Newt neglected taking care of Bill and Josie, Newt was to give to his sisters as follows: Lizzie (Plott) Souther and Mintie (Plott) Sosebee $50 each and Donna Mae Harrison $25; and, Donna Mae was Carrie (Plott) Corn’s daughter. Even though Newt and Irene had their parenting duties with their young children, they dutifully took care of Josie during her last two years of life with paralysis and of Bill until his death.
A story my father, James “Ralph” Plott, always chuckled about was the story of the new shoes he had gotten for Christmas when he was about eight years old. Bill and Josie lived with their son Newt, his wife Irene and their children for years. Bill believed that children should be seen and not heard. Ralph said that he got the notion to put on his new pair of new Christmas and clomp through the house. Ralph knew that the clomping from his new shoes would upset his grandpa Bill; however, he did it anyway. , so Ralph clomped his shoes from one side of the inside of the house to the other side. With the wooden floors, the clomping of the shoes was loud. Ralph’s ornery behavior had its effects; Grandpa Bill got upset with Ralph’s noisy shoe clomping.
By Cynthia (Plott) Duke and Leora (Loesch) Plott
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William Rufus Plott and Celianne Josephine (Self) Plott
William “Bill” Rufus Plott (July 12, 1859 to October 4, 1942) married Celianne Josephine “Josie” Self (January 30, 1862 to July 14, 1934) on July 15, 1880. On the 1930 Census, Bill reports that he was 21 years old at marriage and Josie reported that she was 19 years old. Census data reports that Bill was a general farmer. On the 1910 Census, Josie reports that they had six children and that four were living.
Bill and Josie’s six children were: Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie), Benjamin Newton (Newt), Martha (Mintie) Jane, Charris Ophelia "Carrie" , Arminta Marsene (Minda) and a Girl died (Unknown name, if she was named).
One tin type photo of Bill was made in the 1880s or 1890s; however, subsequent photos were of Bill and Josie seen together and/or with their family. A photo, more than likely taken by Mintie with her camera, captured Bill and Josie celebrating his 70th birthday on July 12, 1929. The birthday party of over 30 guests included members of Plott and Self families gathered on their front porch. With these photos, you can see that Bill and Josie were close and had a bonded family.
Before Bill and Josie married, the 1880 Census, reports that Josie helped the Isaac and Martha (Bryson) Swanson family, who had several children, as a housekeeper. Josie assisted the Swanson family for at least five months until she and Bill married.
The following postcard has been passed down to Monica Souther Keller, a great-granddaughter of Lizzie (Plott) Souther. The postcard expresses the loving and caring dynamics of Bill and Josie’s family. “Gainesville, GA Aug. 11, 1919 Hello Papa, How are you? What is the matter? You all don’t write. I am uneasy about you all. Please write and let me hear from you all. Write by return mail. Have not heard from you since June 14. Your Daughter as ever, Lizzie”
Both Bill and Josie were member of Old Union Baptist church. A recorded death certificate for Josie reports, “Pneumonia and paralysis of left side for two years” as the cause of death.” Bill died eight years later. They are buried next to each other in Old Union Cemetery and next to Josie’s parents Robert Self and Martha (Cook) Self.
As the custom for the time, when parents aged, they would live with one of their children. As Newt was the only son of Bill and Josie’s, Bill and Newt had an agreement that Newt and Irene would take care of Bill and Josie until they died. The agreement further stipulated that if Newt neglected taking care of Bill and Josie, Newt was to give to his sisters as follows: Lizzie (Plott) Souther and Mintie (Plott) Sosebee $50 each and Donna Mae Harrison $25; and, Donna Mae was Carrie (Plott) Corn’s daughter. Even though Newt and Irene had their parenting duties with their young children, they dutifully took care of Josie during her last two years of life with paralysis and of Bill until his death.
A story my father, James “Ralph” Plott, always chuckled about was the story of the new shoes he had gotten for Christmas when he was about eight years old. Bill and Josie lived with their son Newt, his wife Irene and their children for years. Bill believed that children should be seen and not heard. Ralph said that he got the notion to put on his new pair of new Christmas and clomp through the house. Ralph knew that the clomping from his new shoes would upset his grandpa Bill; however, he did it anyway. , so Ralph clomped his shoes from one side of the inside of the house to the other side. With the wooden floors, the clomping of the shoes was loud. Ralph’s ornery behavior had its effects; Grandpa Bill got upset with Ralph’s noisy shoe clomping.
By Cynthia (Plott) Duke and Leora (Loesch) Plott
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William “Bill” Rufus Plott (July 12, 1859 to October 4, 1942) married Celianne Josephine “Josie” Self (January 30, 1862 to July 14, 1934) on July 15, 1880. On the 1930 Census, Bill reports that he was 21 years old at marriage and Josie reported that she was 19 years old. Census data reports that Bill was a general farmer. On the 1910 Census, Josie reports that they had six children and that four were living.
Bill and Josie’s six children were: Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie), Benjamin Newton (Newt), Martha (Mintie) Jane, Charris Ophelia "Carrie" , Arminta Marsene (Minda) and a Girl died (Unknown name, if she was named).
One tin type photo of Bill was made in the 1880s or 1890s; however, subsequent photos were of Bill and Josie seen together and/or with their family. A photo, more than likely taken by Mintie with her camera, captured Bill and Josie celebrating his 70th birthday on July 12, 1929. The birthday party of over 30 guests included members of Plott and Self families gathered on their front porch. With these photos, you can see that Bill and Josie were close and had a bonded family.
Before Bill and Josie married, the 1880 Census, reports that Josie helped the Isaac and Martha (Bryson) Swanson family, who had several children, as a housekeeper. Josie assisted the Swanson family for at least five months until she and Bill married.
The following postcard has been passed down to Monica Souther Keller, a great-granddaughter of Lizzie (Plott) Souther. The postcard expresses the loving and caring dynamics of Bill and Josie’s family. “Gainesville, GA Aug. 11, 1919 Hello Papa, How are you? What is the matter? You all don’t write. I am uneasy about you all. Please write and let me hear from you all. Write by return mail. Have not heard from you since June 14. Your Daughter as ever, Lizzie”
Both Bill and Josie were member of Old Union Baptist church. A recorded death certificate for Josie reports, “Pneumonia and paralysis of left side for two years” as the cause of death.” Bill died eight years later. They are buried next to each other in Old Union Cemetery and next to Josie’s parents Robert Self and Martha (Cook) Self.
As the custom for the time, when parents aged, they would live with one of their children. As Newt was the only son of Bill and Josie’s, Bill and Newt had an agreement that Newt and Irene would take care of Bill and Josie until they died. The agreement further stipulated that if Newt neglected taking care of Bill and Josie, Newt was to give to his sisters as follows: Lizzie (Plott) Souther and Mintie (Plott) Sosebee $50 each and Donna Mae Harrison $25; and, Donna Mae was Carrie (Plott) Corn’s daughter. Even though Newt and Irene had their parenting duties with their young children, they dutifully took care of Josie during her last two years of life with paralysis and of Bill until his death.
A story my father, James “Ralph” Plott, always chuckled about was the story of the new shoes he had gotten for Christmas when he was about eight years old. Bill and Josie lived with their son Newt, his wife Irene and their children for years. Bill believed that children should be seen and not heard. Ralph said that he got the notion to put on his new pair of new Christmas and clomp through the house. Ralph knew that the clomping from his new shoes would upset his grandpa Bill; however, he did it anyway. , so Ralph clomped his shoes from one side of the inside of the house to the other side. With the wooden floors, the clomping of the shoes was loud. Ralph’s ornery behavior had its effects; Grandpa Bill got upset with Ralph’s noisy shoe clomping.
By Cynthia (Plott) Duke and Leora (Loesch) Plott
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