Eva Griffin - unlikely, but
possible connection here:
http://uxbridgehorticulturalso...
Governor Bill Waller reference, posted in the Daily Corinthian July 30th, 2014:
"Marvin Thurston Little, 81, of Corinth, peacefully passed away on the evening of Monday, July 28, 2014, at landmark Nursing Home in Booneville. ...The Alcorn County native and long-time, well-respected businessman had a life-long love of people and politics. He spent many years in Washington, D.C. as the personal aide to Senator James O. Eastland. Little served as Colonel Aide De Camp to ...
Governor Bill Waller of Mississippi, and Governor John Bell"
(
http://matchbin-assets.s3.amaz... )
...Governor Bill Waller passed in 2011 (
http://www.legacy.com/obituari... ), and his wife passed away in 2014. I'm thinking that, in all likelihood, Primos was just honoring Waller and they didn't really know each other, so this likely isn't much of a lead.
Interesting Factoid - potential strong lead?[/b}: There is one (possibly two) restaurants with the name "Primos" in Jackson, Mississippi. Stumbled on this here:
Contact info for Primos Northgate: http://www.sunnymississippi.co...
Contact info for Primos Café in Flowood and Ridgeland, Mississippi: http://www.primoscafe.com/
[b] strong lead?: restaurant website credits an "Angelo Primos"....could this be the "A.K. Primos" that Mrs. Primos was married to?
(....need to re-reference Char's information here)
"Primos Cafe is a Mississippi restaurant tradition started by Angelo "Pop" Primos, a Greek immigrant baker. Started in the 1920's, Primos Cafe has been synonymous with great quality Southern food and friendly restaurant service for almost 90 years.
Today, Don Primos, Pop's grandson, maintains the reputation of excellence under his ownership of the restaurant, and he is committed to meeting his customers' demands for superior quality, freshness and value. Primos Cafe is a fast, casual cafe serving breakfast, lunch and supper six days a week."
[edited to add: Now Primos Café is almost a definite lead, it also lists a contact of "Mary Claire Primos"....another daylily registration for Mildred Primos :
http://flowoodchamber.chamberm... )
BINGO!!!!!!!! ....stumbled on this and there are excellent lead opportunities in here!.... (Was this the article Char found? Need to see....credit where credit is due, if so.):
http://www.ahsregion14.org/Dix...
- Ethel Smith shown in picture is likely related to Linda Smith (for which Primos named a daylily....daylily parentage was Murrah Miss x Ethel Smith)
- Ethel Smith's No Mistake Plantation has a retreat named Emmaus Retreat Center (info here:
http://www.visitmississippi.or... ) but the main website that's listed (www.emmausretreat.net) is no longer up. I found a listing for the Inn being for sale, is it possible that the entire plantation is being sold (or already sold)? Here is the listing:
https://www.bedandbreakfast.co... ...I need to research this more.
I'm pretty sure this was the article Char referenced previously:
http://www.ahsregion14.org/Dix... (lists Mildred Primos as on the Board of Representatives for Region 14)
On a separate note, I need to research daylily Yazoo Mildred Primos, listed as hybridized by W.H. Smith (another case of female hybridizer listing under husband's name?....there was a 'Sheila Smith' daylily and 'Angie Smith' daylily hybridized by Mildred Primos.) This might be someone that Mildred gave/traded/sold her daylilies with.
