Emily in pre-adolescence and years up to her graduation from high school in 1928.

(Abbreviations:

“EJH” - Emily Josephine (Bates) Haynes (1911-2011);

“BBS” - Barbara Louise (Bates) Smith (1914-2010);

“JWB” - Jackson Wilmot Bates (1917-2015);

“RCB” - Richard Chester Bates (1921-2016);

“Bion” or “BLB” - Bion LaMott Bates, EJH’s father (1884-1975);

“Wilma” or “WJB” - Wilma Josephine (Jackson) Bates, EJH’s mother (1884-1981);

“Myra” - Myra Elizabeth Jackson, EJH’s aunt (1882-1981);

“Beulah” - Beulah St. Clair Jackson, EJH’s aunt (1885-1980).)