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| Lafayette Mauzey |
Lafayette Mauzey is my great great great Grandfather. He was born in 1835 in Missouri. His mother's family were big time slave owners and although not much is known about his father, we do know that he in addition to being a piano teacher was a gambler. These factors shaped Lafayette, not to emulate those lifestyles, but to go in the opposite direction. Lafayette moved to Kansas and fought for freedom on the Union side. He also became a Methodist Episcopal minister and was very opposed to gambling.
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| Lafayette's preacher's license |
His son Oscar Mauzey was a strong Christian. He followed his father's lead and disallowed anything that resembled gambling (cards). Both Lafayette and Oscar and Oscar's son (my great-grandfather) Cecil are memorialized in the Cummings Methodist Church stained glass windows.
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| Oscar Mauzey stained glass |
Oscar's son, Cecil was also a strong Christian. When church services were going, you could hear Cecil singing loud enough to be heard outside. Not that he was any good, just loud, praising God:)
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| Cecil Mauzey |
As a Bible believing Christian, I am so proud to have these guys and many others as my ancestors. Thanks grandpas!
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