Jeanne DeArmon Bates discusses life in Charlotte, North Carolina and her husband's family's role in the development of Charlotte. She talks about her early life moving from Pensacola, Florida to Columbus, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Baltimore, Maryland before finally settling down just outside of the city limits of Charlotte in 1937. Ms. Bates briefly discusses her education at nursing school in Baltimore and her career as a nurse. She explains how she met her husband and recounts the history of the DeArmon family in Charlotte, many of whom lived around Central Avenue. She talks about the members of her husband's family, including his grandfather, Cyrus Wolfe, who founded Amity Church, and his father, Dr. John Dearmon.