In 2017 four of our eight grandchildren visited the graves of their ancestors at Pilgrims Home Free Will Baptist Church on Hwy. 91 in Baker County, Georgia. The Wilsons are, from left, Hayes, Henry, Wyatt and Smith. They are posing by the granite tombstone of my mother’s parents, Howell and Essie (Nanny) Vines. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.
Whew!As I was working on the farm—with sweat dripping off my nose—I wondered, “Has it ever been this hot?”And then I remembered.Summer of 1957.Baker County, Georgia.Pilgrims Home Free Will Baptist Church.But first, how did my great-grandparents’ church get that name?My mother’s grandparents, Ezra...
