The James Bess and Esma Manning Crosby Rozier Descendants

The James Bess Rozier and Esma Manning Descendants

The late 1800's in Georgia were a trying time
People worked hard just to have a dime
James Bess Rozier was a handsome lad
He made his McIntosh County parents mighty glad

Esma Manning was quite pretty little girl
She married Bess even though he was no earl
The Lord blessed their union and gave them six offspring
Joy to their little home these little children did bring

Gladys and Essie Mae were those precious girls
J.B, Owen, A.J. and Joe were the boys, one had curls
This house full of young ones was mighty grand
They were the most loved children in the land

Gladys was glamorous and married a Texas cowboy
Uncle Bill drove a Ford Thunderbird such a pretty toy
Essie Mae married a handsome Pierce County dandy
With tools and such Uncle Wyley was mighty handy

J.B. moved to Kentucky to find his bride
No thoroughbred horses did Aunt Ethel ride
Owen married a Kicklighter, a neighbor's pretty lass
Aunt Violet is a humble woman with plenty of class

A.J. married sweet Mary from the Archie Winn clan
These two are my parents, a great woman and man
Joe married a Kicklighter, must be something there
Aunt Maxine always stood by him no matter where

Grandpa Bess died in early nineteen and thirty three
He never held one of his grandchildren on his knee
Grandma Rozier was left with six little ones to feed
And not much money to buy any garden seed

She married Mr. Chambers who lived just a short while
But he brought joy to her and made her crack a smile
Then Grandma was blessed to meet another loving man
Silas Crosby was the one chosen as part of God's plan

From their union my dear Aunt Virginia was born
She married Uncle Billy who loved to plant corn
Grandma Crosby left us in nineteen and sixty four
I'll always remember her smile as I entered her front door

A.J., J.B., Owen, Mae, and Joe are now with their Mom and Dad
In that eternal haven of rest they are forever happy and glad
I just imagine Grandpa holding these three grandsons on his knee
I can see Owen, Clyde and little Wyley laughing with glee

On October 7th, 2006 we are having a family day
A time of fellowship, food, and fun what can I say
The descendants of Grandpa and Grandma are all kin
My prayer is that we all make it to heaven, amen.

Copyright 2006 Irvin L. Rozier, son of A.J. Rozier, grandson of James Bess Rozier and Esma Manning Rozier Crosby