Edgar J. “Buddy” Artis (1914-1988) and James Broady Artis (1912-1963), sons of June S. and Ethel Becton Artis, circa 1919.
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The Artis brothers were my double cousins. My great-great-great-grandfather Adam T. Artis was their paternal grandfather, and my great-great-great-aunt Amanda Aldridge Artis was their paternal grandmother.
The 1920 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County, recorded the family right around the time the boys posed for this portrait: on Stantonsburg & Wilson Road, farm manager June S. Artis, 30, wife Ethel, 26, and children James, 7, Edgar, 5, Manda Bell, 3, and farm laborer Edgar Exum.
Many thanks to my cousin Adam S. Artis, Edgar J. Artis’ grandson, for sharing this photo.
Lisa my hat goes off to you for looking up all this information on the Artis family!! I enjoyed reading up information on my great grand parents June Scott and Ethel Artis. I remember spending time around the family house and visiting my Great Grandmother’s church Turner Swamp. I remember Grandpa Scott’s wake was held there.
Hey, cousin! Who knew back in high school that we’re related?!? LOL. June Scott’s sister Louvicey Artis Aldridge was my great-great-grandmother.