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Ja'Meelah's
Family History

Ja’MeeLah A. Mu’Min-Seck was born on  to the proud parents of

Mr & Mrs. Denver H. Ross Sr. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Her given name at birth was Janet how ever her chosen name is Ja'MeeLah
which means beautiful, as you will find in reading her poetry that

expresses real  Beauty. Ja'MeeLah is the fourth of  seven siblings. She has four sisters
Brenda, Karen, Pamela, Vickie and two brothers Denver Jr. and Ronald. Her
father was born in Claremore, Oklahoma and the son of Thomas Edward Ross. He was a  
decedent of the Cherokee Nation Tribe. He resided in Claremore, Oklahoma and
was the first black business owner of an automotive shop in   the town of Claremore
where all his customers were white. He was married to Pearl Ann Newton, who was born
in Texarcana, Arkansas  but of a Jamaican Heritage. Peral worked as a
maid in the house of a white doctor  for 35 years.

Ja'Meelah's mother Kathryn A.  Ross was born in Sioux, City Iowa

she was a laborer at the Armour Meat Company for 20 years. Kathryn was the
daughter of Mr & Mrs Grant Beaver  who  migrated to Kansas Where in

the early 30's. Grant Beaver was born in Olathe, Kansas and Mayola

Little  was born in Kingfisher, Oaklahoma  her grandfather Grant worked as a Laborer
and her Grandmother Mayola was a Missionary helping people who called
upon her. Ja'Meelah attended  Yeager Elementary and East High Schools  
in Kansas City Missouri.  

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