​​Help Connect US Black Heritage Project Notables for June 2022!

Question

All of these U.S. Black Heritage Project Notables, born in the month of June, need to be connected to the Global Family Tree.  Can you help by adding profiles of family members until a connection to the Global Tree is made?

The ten notables selected for this month, in order of their birthdays, are:

3 June: Singer-songwriter Curtis Mayfield 

5 June: Mayor of Urbancrest, Ohio Ellen Walker Craig-Jones

7 June: Tuskegee Airman Mac Ross

11 June: Suffragist Addie Waites Hunton

12 June: Actor Bernie Hamilton

15 June: Niagara Movement co-founder Rev. Henry Scott 

18 June: Baseball Hall-of-famer Lou Brock

22 June: Science Fiction Author Octavia Butler is connected!! 

25 June: Tuskegee Airman James Boylan Brown

27 June: Educator and politician Wilson Camanza Riles

For more unconnected USBH profiles, and up-to-date links to this post and the current USBH Connection Challenge, check out the US Black Heritage Connectors Page.

Answer 1

Great, thanks Kate! I’m working on Octavia, specifically the Funchess branch.

Comments

I'm right there with you.

Answer 2

Thanks for posting, Kate! Working on Terry branch for Octavia. Hopefully one of us will find that connection soon!

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This one is turning out needing to Take a Village. :)

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YOU DID IT! Congrats, Katie!

Answer 3

Bonus for connectors! Addie Waites Hunton's daughter and grandson are also Notable, so you'll get a lot of bang for your buck if you connect her!

Answer 4

THIS SUGGESTION IS NOT A DIRACT ANSWEW BUT CAN'T HELP TO THINK THERE MAY BE SOMEONE MAY BE MEET WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

RECENTLY CAME ACROSS A BOOK UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BCC (BLACK CULTURAL CENTRE OF NOVA SCOTIA - CALLED THE BLACK BATTALION. 1916-1920  THE KEY POINT IS THAT ABOUT HALF OF ITS MEMBERS WERE AMERICANS.  BOO'S AUTHOR WAS CALVIN W BECK

THE RELATED NOMINAL CAN BE LOCATED ON WEBSITE DOING OUR BIT.

Answer 5

I've worked a little on Bernie Hamilton. His brother is notable too, so this would be great to connect. If anyone wants to jump in, looks like there are lots of profiles to add!