Our Black History... Mrs. Ella Armstrong Wagner

The end of Black History Month 2020 is near. In recognition of Black History, I am blessed to honor the eldest member of our church and community, Mrs. Ella Armstrong Wagner. Who can find a virtuous woman? Her price is far above rubies. (Proverbs 31: 10) Mrs. Wagner is a resident of the Holly Ridge LA community south of Rayville LA. She was born August 4, 1920, to Steve and Liddie Jacob Armstrong on the Carl Earl Plantation, on Clear Lake. She's the oldest of her siblings: Leola, Steve Jr., Nancy and J.C. Her family moved to Rayville when she was 7 years old into a shotgun house, the rent was $10.00 a month. When the levy broke in Lake Providence in 1927, they were forced to live in tent city for six weeks, the government provided for them during the flood. The present-day Martin Luther King Jr. St.., was Lil Mill Lumber Yard. Her father Steve had seven brothers and three sisters. Ella's father and his brothers cleared the land where she resides today. Her grandmother Emma reared her father and siblings after their parents passed at an early age. A gravel truck overturned burning her father in a pit, he survived but had many broken limbs. The settlement from the accident is how they purchased the property (farm) on which she lives today. Ella's father milked cows in the evening, this is how they got their milk. Mother Ella is the mother of 13 children, 5 are deceased, her husband Joe Wagner passed in1989. A tribute to Momma Ella Armstrong Wagner, (Prov. 3: 1& 2) From your Superintendent, Henry Davison

Photo Mrs. Ella Armstrong Wagner