| Today
I recieved a telephone call from Mrs.Lucille Mountain of
Brooksville,Fl. She is 84 years old. She asked if this was the Frierson
resident and when I explained that my mother was a Frierson, we had a
long and very nice conversation. Mrs. Mountain said her son came home
after meeting with his cousin,Frasier Mountain, and said, " Now Mother
don't get excited but someone has been asking about the Frierson
family," I met Frasier at the Genealogy Society meeting in
Brooksville. He gave me Mrs. Mountain's name.I gave him my telephone
number. Mrs.Mountain's husband passed away 3 years ago and now her son,
Ronald" Rocky" who is a retired attorney lives with her in her home. He
is divorced and his daughter and son live in Orlando but they do not
contact each other. Rocky helps take care of the house and cooking,etc.
His main hobby is a machine shop at home. Mrs. Mountain's daughter and
son-in-law live in West Palm Beach. Son-in-law retired from IBM this
Feb.Mrs.Mountain's sister,Wilma, was the head of the Social Security
Office in Tampa for many years.She reciently moved to Lafayette,LA. to
be near her daughter. Wilma Mountain has the family history and
genealogy which she has researched for years. Mrs.Mountain's mother's mother ( her grandmother) was a Frierson. She married a Brady. Mr.Brady's grandmother was Amelia Frierson. Mrs.Mountain's mother was niece to Taylor Frierson. He was the only son and had six sisters. One sister married and lived in Ruskin; another lived in Dade City and a third in Hudson,Fl. The faml=ily originally came from South Carolina. Mrs.Mountain's great-grandfather was William Frierson.He had orange groves in Spring Lake and her father continued the business. She and her husband lived there until WWII when when they moved to Tampa. Her husband had a position as a Fruit Inspector with the state, and this allowed their children to remain and graduate from school there. (Addition: Mrs.Mountain died June 2,1997,age 89. She was member of Brooksville Church of Christ.) |