2023S0446-1 06/14/23
 
  By: West S.R. No. 19
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  recognize the members of the McAfee family on the occasion of
  their 2023 family reunion, held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area;
  and
         WHEREAS, The genealogical history of the Texas McAfees can
  be traced to enslaved people owned by Dr. John Miller McAfee of
  Woodstock, Georgia; two of those people, Nicy and her son, Miles,
  were first mentioned in Miller's will of 1854 and later, together
  with Miles's wife, Millie, they were included in the 1870 Georgia
  census; Miles and Millie had eight children, including Alonzo
  McAfee; sometime before 1883, Alonzo moved from Georgia to
  Franklin, Texas, where he married Susie Hawkins; and
         WHEREAS, Alonzo and Susie acquired a farming homestead in
  Franklin that comprised more than 250 acres of land, where they
  raised and educated their children; Alonzo managed the family
  farm, while Susie focused on caring for and instructing their
  children and providing an education to many of the local Black
  children; Alonzo and Susie were active in their church with
  Alonzo serving as a deacon and superintendent and Susie working
  as a district missionary, and the McAfee name became well known
  and highly respected in the Franklin community and throughout the
  area; and
         WHEREAS, Although no McAfees reside in Franklin today,
  over the past 140 years, descendants of Alonzo and Susie have
  spread across Texas and elsewhere; approximately 100 descendants
  reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and more than 200 live in
  the Houston area; like their ancestors, today's McAfees possess a
  deep-seated work ethic, an unquenchable thirst for knowledge,
  and a steadfast spirit of service; 168 acres of the original
  McAfee homestead remain in the McAfee family, and numerous
  McAfees, including Alonzo and Susie, are interred in the
  North-South Cemetery in Franklin; and
         WHEREAS, The 2023 McAfee family reunion is a fitting
  occasion for the McAfee descendants to gather in celebration of
  their family's proud heritage and to join together in their
  shared commitment to family history, unity, and loyalty; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the members and
  descendants of the McAfee family for carrying on their family's
  rich history and strong spirit and extend to them best wishes for
  a joyous family reunion; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the family as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.