MATTIE BEASLEY
February 9, 2013. From Carolyn Beasley Meiggs daughter of Mattie
Beasley.
Part of Mom's family spelled their last name Cayton (Uncle Charlie
for one) or Caton (Mom did). My Grandmother is on the pictures
that say Mattie (Mama) Cayton. Her name was Martha Jane Morrisette
Cayton - nicknamed Mattie. They named Mom Mattie after her
nickname. Photo's from Mattie Beasley album.
Mattie Beasley - When we first moved to Mackey's Island all our furniture was piled in the yard. Mr Knapp came by and asked, "Where is all the furniture going to be put? The house was so small. The ben grass was higher than our knees. It had not been cut all summer. Mama loved her flowers so she began to cut the grass with her scissors. It took her all winter to get it cut, but when spring came she began to put out flowers. That summer she had a yard full of all kinds blooming. Mrs. Knapp saw what she had done and made a talk at the PTA meeting about how Mama's efforts had paid off.
Jane Brumley - Mamie would have been Mamie Waterman. Her husband was Arthur Waterman. They were long time caretakers for the Knapps & great friends of my parents. They played cards every week & visited back & forth frequently. That is how I got to spend so much time as a youngster over at Mackays. Later, after leaving Mackays, they lived in their house which, while remodeled, is house adjacent on the north side of the cemetery. Owned now by the Meltons. They had one son Arthur Burnley Waterman who is deceased. He had a daughter but I lost trace of her many years ago. I think she moved out of the area.Mattie Caton (Cayton) Beasley Photo Album.