Two of my earliest ancestors that I could identify were Cassie Williams and her daughter, Phillis Smith. As the story goes, Cassie Williams was one of three slave girls in Georgia. Although I haven't been able to verify this story, or her country of origin, our family has been able to trace from Phillis to her daughter Ira, to my grandmother Lucille. My wife and I visited Iron City in 2011 for a family reunion. I was surprised to find a living relative that remembered by grandmother. That relative took me to a local church where Phillis Smith's name appeared, as a member or the church renovation committee.