The Lord has done great things in the life and legacy of a man who aspired to achieve much not just for himself but for his children’s children. Nat Williamson obtained a federal loan from the state of North Carolina, the New Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act.
He was selected from his region which covered North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia to secure a ninety seven acre farm. He built his home, smoke house (for meat) another small house to preserve potatoes and other food items to stack on shelves during the winter months.
The grandchildren picked their special tree in the summer that was to be cut down to use for Christmas. He made wreaths from the leftover part of the trees that he sold, as well as Christmas trees. After the holidays, the Christmas trees were chopped up for firewood.
Also, some people from the neighborhood asked him to make molasses from their sugar cane. He made apple cider; and sold butter and eggs; his wife Evannar made the butter in an old churn. Uncle Nat was a good steward and what God entrusted to him was managed well (nothing was wasted). He and his wife Evannar had six children who also farmed the land with them. This man definitely was blessed with several skills to produce whatever he used his hands to do.
Thank the Lord for his granddaughter Vivian who started the project by doing extensive research about Nat’s amazing feat (an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength) with the help of her mother Isabelle. Another granddaughter, Glenda, obtained information from the Library of Congress to help finish the project which was published in 2008.
Although he was my foster grandfather “Uncle Nat “and the rest of the Williamson family accepted me like I was biological family member. I am a part of this because my mother had some hardships; my sister stayed with an aunt and I was raised for a few years by Uncle Nat’s daughter, Isabelle and her husband Willie took good care of me.
I was more than a foster child to them; I was their daughter and when their biological daughter Vivian was born, I was still their daughter. I had a family connection with the Williamsons prior to being raised by Isabelle and Willie, my mother’s sister was married to Isabelle’s brother.
Only four of us (Dorthene, Richetta, Connie, and myself) are still alive to share personal information about our experiences with such an amazing man! I will summarize the legacy of Nat Williamson as:
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children (Proverbs 13:22a).
Photos of Vivian and me back in day at Walt Disney World, and a photo of Vivian, her husband, Lewis, and me in Tampa Florida at McGill Air Force Base enjoying being together at the pool (2019). Another photo of my Aunt Sallie, Mrs. Evannar, and Isabelle (Uncle Nat’s wife and daughter).
His handmaiden, Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org
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