AGATHA BABINO, born a slave of Ogis Guidry, near Carenco, Louisiana, now lives in a cottage on the property of the Blessed Sacrament Church, in Beaumont, Texas. She says she is at...
KATIE DARLING, about 88, was born a slave on the plantation of William McCarty, on the Elysian Fields Road, nine miles south of Marshall, Texas. Katie was a nurse and housegirl in...
Ex-Slave Stories District No. 5. Vanderburgh County Lauana Creel THE STORY OF BETTY JONES 429 Oak Street, Evansville, Ind. From an Interview with Elizabeth Jones at 429 Oak Street,...
THE AMERICAN GUIDE TOPEKA, KANSAS EX SLAVE STORY OTTAWA, KANSAS INTERVIEWER: Leta Gray Told by Bill Simms, ex slave, age 97 years, Ottawa, Kansas. [TR: Information moved from botto...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves MARTHA CUNNINGHAM (white) Age 81 yrs. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma My father's name was A. J. Brown, and my mother's name was Hattie Brown. I was bor...
Maryland Sept. 27, 1937 Stansbury "PARSON" REZIN WILLIAMS, ex-slave. References: Baltimore Morning Sun, December 10, 1928. Registration Books of Board of Election Supervisors Balti...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves DANIEL WILLIAM LUCAS Age 94 yrs. Red Bird, Okla. I remember them slave days well as it was yesterday, and when I get to remembering the very fir...
MARTIN JACKSON, who calls himself a "black Texan", well deserves to select a title of more distinction, for it is quite possible that he is the only living former slave who served...
Civil War Veteran of Portsmouth, Virginia On the outskirts of Portsmouth, Virginia, where one seldom hears of or goes for sightseeing lives Mr. Albert Jones. In a four room cottage...
Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person interviewed: Jane Oliver Route 4, near airport, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 81 "I'm certainly one of em, cause I was in the big house. When Mi...
Interviewer: Mrs. Zillah Cross Peel Person interviewed: "Aunt Adeline" Age: 89 Home: 101 Rock Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas "I was born a slave about 1848, in Hickmon County, Tenn...
(Interviewed at Matthews Court House, Virginia January 13, 1937. By Claude W. Anderson.) Come in boys. Sure am glad ter see ya. You're lookin' so well. That's whut I say. Fight boy...
[HW: Dist. 6 Ex-Slave #119 v.3] "MAMMY DINK" [HW: DINK WALTON YOUNG], Age 96 Place of birth: On the Walton plantation, near old Baughville, Talbot County, Georgia Date of Birth: Ab...
Whitley, 4-29-37 Ex-Slave #119 MAMMY DINK IS DEAD [HW: (From Columbus News-Record of Dec-8-1936)] Mammy Dink, who cooked and served and gained pure joy through faithful service, ha...
=Project #1655= =W.W. Dixon= =Winnsboro, S.C.= =ROSA STARKE= =EX-SLAVE 83 YEARS OLD.= Rosa's grandfather was a slave of Solicitor Starke. Although she has had two husbands since sl...
N. C. District: No. 2 [320007] Worker: T. Pat Matthews No. Words: 734 Subject: THOMAS HALL Person Interviewed: Thomas Hall Editor: G. L. Andrews [TR: Date Stamp "SEP 10 1937"] THOM...
FELIX HAYWOOD is a temperamental and whimsical old Negro of San Antonio, Texas, who still sees the sunny side of his 92 years, in spite of his total blindness. He was born and bred...
Name of Interviewer: Beulah Sherwood Hagg Name of Ex-Slave; Boston Blackwell Age: 98 Residence: 520 Plum, North Little Rock Story told by Boston Blackwell Make yourself comfoble, m...
Mrs. Marriah Hines--Born July 4, 1835, South Hampton County Virginia, a slave on James Pressmans plantation. Now residing on E. Avenue, Oakwood, Norfolk, Virginia R.F.D. 1. [HW: In...
450004 Interview of Mrs. Marriah Hines E. Avenue R.F.D. 1. Oakwood Norfolk, Virginia By--David Hoggard March 26, 1937 Mrs. Marriah Hines--Born July 4, 1835, South Hampton County Vi...
Oklahoma Writers' Project Ex-Slaves [HR: (photo)] [Date stamp: AUG 16 1937] ANTHONY DAWSON Age 105 yrs. 1008 E. Owen St., Tulsa, Okla. "Run nigger, run, De Patteroll git you! Run n...
[HW: Dist. 5 Ex-Slave #83] "A TALK WITH G.W. PATTILLO--EX-SLAVE" [HW: age 78] Submitted by Minnie B. Ross Typed by: J.C. Russell 1-22-37 [Date Stamp: MAY 8 1937] [TR: In Informants...
N. C. District: No. 2 [320031] Worker: T. Pat Matthews No. Words: 1,426 Subject: SARAH LOUISE AUGUSTUS Source: Sarah Louise Augustus Editor: George L. Andrews [TR: No Date Stamp] S...
Project#-1655 Jessie A. Butler Charleston, S.C. Approx. 1739 Words INTERVIEW WITH EX-SLAVE On July 6th, I interviewed Susan Hamlin, ex-slave, at 17 Henrietta street, Charleston, S....
Project #-1655 Jessie A. Butler Charleston, S.C. FOLKLORE OLD SUSAN HAMLIN--EX SLAVE (Verbatim Conversation) Old Susan Hamlin, one hundred and four years old, was strolling down lo...
LEWIS JONES, 86, was born a slave to Fred Tate, who owned a large plantation on the Colorado River in Fayette Co., Texas. Lewis' father was born a slave to H. Jones and was sold to...
N.C. District: No. 2 Worker: T. Pat Matthews No. Words: 736 Subject: SIMUEL RIDDICK Story teller: Simuel Riddick Editor: Daisy Bailey Waitt SIMUEL RIDDICK 2205 Everette Ave. "My na...
FOLKLORE SUBJECTS Name of Interviewer: S. S. Taylor Subject: Biographical Sketch of Robert Lofton Story--Information (If not enough space on this page add page) This information gi...
[HW: David Goodman Gullins] SUBJECT REMINISCENCES OF SLAVERY DAYS DISTRICT NO. 1 W.P.A. EDITOR AND RESEARCH RUTH A. CHITTY SUPERVISOR J. E. JAFFEE October 16, 1936. REMINISCENCES O...
S-260-264-N Hattie Mobley Project 935 Richland County ADELE FROST EX-SLAVE 93 YEARS OF AGE "I was bo'n in Adams Run, South Carolina, January 21st. 1844. My father name was Robert K...