Parents: Andrew J. and Mary Ochiltree Chesnutt
Married Charles A. Waddell on 26 Jun 1929 in Cumberland County, NC
Mrs. Waddell taught school in Cumberland County, later becoming a county school supervisor, in which she served 22 years until her retirement in 1936. As supervisor, she helped promote elementary education from 1916 to 1936, when she resigned to accept a teaching position in this county. Previously, she had served as teacher in Fayetteville and Wilson.[2] The accomplishments this amazing woman achieved are remarkable, having in mind the hard times she lived in as an educated African American woman.
The Anne Chesnutt Middle School on N.C. 59, completed in December 1939, was named in honor of Mrs. Waddell.
Parents: Andrew J. and Mary Ochiltree Chesnutt
Married Charles A. Waddell on 26 Jun 1929 in Cumberland County, NC
Mrs. Waddell taught school in Cumberland County, later becoming a county school supervisor, in which she served 22 years until her retirement in 1936. As supervisor, she helped promote elementary education from 1916 to 1936, when she resigned to accept a teaching position in this county. Previously, she had served as teacher in Fayetteville and Wilson.[2] The accomplishments this amazing woman achieved are remarkable, having in mind the hard times she lived in as an educated African American woman.
The Anne Chesnutt Middle School on N.C. 59, completed in December 1939, was named in honor of Mrs. Waddell.
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