A Heart that’s Planted in ForGiveness Doesn’t
Dwell in the Past
Cory Asbury
GrownUp Ida
FORT PIERCE
The scenery in this image feels familiar it takes
me back to the house at 1510 Ave. J where a
swing was on the porch. I remember playing on
one like it when I was a child. It was the Pittman
family’s home, it was central to Ida’s children
upbringing. My earliest memories of life began
there. Mama looks happy in both images.
Young Ida
BOSTON
In the latter part of the 1940s or early 50s
Ida went with her adoptive mom Genie Pittman
to visit Ted Pittman her biological son in Boston
MA. It was this time period because Florida’s 1945
census places Ida at 1510 Ave. J.
Fort Pierce, FL.
IDA ORIGINS
WELCOME
TRUTH
Throughout our lives, my siblings and I were
unware of our mother’s origin. During our
childhood, there was a narrative that Mama
was of Native American descent. Well, even at
the age of five that never resonated with me.
To set the record straight I took a DNA test and
explored Ancestry.com results in my quest to
find truth! Independent of imaginitive familail
narratives. In doing so, my genetics reveals
that I’am of African and European descent.
I’am connected to twelve different regions of
the world, in fact, like my Mama before me,
I’am biracial!
STORY
A UNFISHED STORY
Mama life was challenging because of her
health. However, her life was a little safer when
Rev. Pittman was with us, but he moved on in
August of 1966, his absence would leave a
profound void in our lives. A protector especially
for us children, “like a wisp of steam from a pot
he was gone”, we children was vulnerable
without him. Mama was adopted by Rev. R.H.
Pittman and Genie Pittman after the 1940 U.S.
Census which placed her in Pondstown, Dodge
County GA. Ida was living on a farm with her
parents and four siblings. Mama never talked
about her biological family which is a mystery. To
make this mystery even more intriguing, I could
not find the Glenn family in the 1950 U.S. Census
released in 2023.
Glenn’s DNA Report
The Glenn DNA reflects a diverse heritage
spanning 12 regions across the globe, with
predominant ancestry traced to Africa and
Europe. The report delinates our genetic
presence in Georgia, landing in Orlando and
points beyond.
Fort Pierce to Orlando
Mama, Turia, Ronnie and me came to Orlando
Exmas Eve night of 1969, Rachel would follow
later. Just like that we were ripped from
everything we knew then brought to Orlando.
Four of us to “I do not know how many
offsprings” since 1969. So listen children!
1940 Census Report
Ida parents was Henry(54) and Grace Glenn(35).
Their children names are Kath(12), Ida(8),
Manuel(6), Levi(4), and Sarah(3). They were all
born in Georgia. Education, for Negroes it was a
challenge living in rural Georgia.
“Children should not feel their
world is unsafe, whether that
world is poor or rich. By
chance, they might avoid
drifting into troubled waters,
turning neither left nor right
from you”
ABOUT
FACTS
adelrenea65@gmail.com
If you have knowledge of Ida Glenn
from Pondstown, Dodge County GA,
please do a DNA test to confirm your
relationship.
Or, if you know of her please contact
me at above email address.
Each Other’s Safe Havens