Kentucky woman who has 600 grandchildren gets to meet her great-great-GREAT-granddaughter
· Mar 8, 2023 · NottheBee.com

This 98-year-old Kentucky woman got to meet her great-great-great-grandchild for the first time, and luckily, there are photos, so we get to share in this great-great-great-delight!

MaeDell Taylor Hawkins has 599 grandkids – 106 grandchildren, 222 great-grandchildren, 234 great-great-grandchildren and 37 great-great-great-grandchildren – and now she has been blessed with the chance to hold her 600th: A great-great-great grandchild in her nursing home just a couple of months shy of her 99th birthday in June.

On February 24, MaeDell held seven-week-old Zhavia Whitaker while surrounded by her daughter and grandchildren.

That is six generations in one photo!

The picture went viral after the matriarch's granddaughter Gracie Snow Howell posted it online.

Gracie told People that she posted the picture because they "thought this was special because it's all girls."

MaeDell's daughters and grandchildren all had their children when they were around 19 years old. Gracie told Fox News Digital that MaeDell herself was only 15 when she married her 50-year-old husband, who had 10 kids of his own. His wife died while giving birth to twins at home.

He worked on the railroad. He had to get back to work. He needed somebody to take care of the kids.

When MaeDell was only 16, she stepped into the role of mother and went on to have 13 kids of her own.

Gracie explained that MaeDell took care of the household without many "modern conveniences" like running water, indoor toilets, electric stoves, washing machines, radiators, and window insulation."

She believes her grandmother's dedication and work ethic set a foundation for the rest of the women in her family.

She took care of everybody. I've never heard my mom say anything about hearing her complain.

She would often say, ‘Hard work is what keeps you going.'

It's amazing to see a family grow and keep growing.

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