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| Sister Rhonda (right), nephew, Vas, and me at the Frank Lytle House. |
Lytle was my great-great grandfather. He was born a slave and became a prominent farmer and businessman in Mecklenburg County.
All of the Lytle children attended college. Two schools were named after the Lytle family -- Lytle's Grove School, which was a Rosenwald School, and the Torrence-Lytle School built in 1937, originally called the Huntersville Colored High School. The original Huntersville Colored School was built prior to 1925 (under Tuskegee), and rebuilt in 1925-26 with matching Rosenwald funds. The first school was organized by John Frank Lytle and Isaac Dale "Ike" Torrence.
The Frank Lytle house was demolished a few years ago, which broke my heart. I still can't bring myself to drive down that road.
I would love to see photographs of Lytle and other family members if anyone has them to share. I also collect funeral programs.
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