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d Milton, I haven't seen none of them since fifty years. I haven't seen Zekiel since the year of the surrender. I seen some of the white folks the year they had the re-union here. They seen me on the street, and came over and talked to me, and wanted me to go back to Fort Valley, and offered to pay my railroad fare. But I told 'em I was goin' to stay here in God's country." This information given by: H. B. Holloway (Dad or Pappy) Place of Residence: 1524 Valentine Street, Little Rock, Arkansas Occupation: Formerly railroader and drayman--Pension now. Age: 89 --- 29 1938 Interviewer: Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Pink Holly Holly Grove, Arkansas Age: 70 "I was born in Anderson County, South Carolina. My papa was Abe Brown and my mama was Lizzie White. She died when I was a baby and Miss Nancy White took me up to her house and raised me. Her husband was Mars Henry White. They was good to me. Miss Nancy was the best. They treated me like their own boy. It was done freedom then but my papa stayed on the place. I learned to do up the night turns, slop the hogs and help bout the milkin'. They had young calves to pull off. I toted in the wood and picked up chips. She done everything for me and all the mother I knowed. "When I was seven years old my papa pulled me off to Arkansas. We come on a immigration ticket, least I recken we did. I don't think my papa paid our way. We was brought here. The land was better they told em. "We settled in the woods close to Mariana and commenced farmin'. I been farmin' and workin' in the timber and I carpenters a little. The timber is gone. "I supports myself all I can. I own a little house at Clarendon I recken is the reason I don't get no Government help." Interviewer: Samuel S. Taylor Person interviewed: Dora Holmes [HW crossed out: (light brown)] 1500 Valentine St., Little Rock, Ark. Age: 60? Occupation: Housewife "My father's half brothers were white. They all fought in the army. They were Confederate soldiers. Once during the war when they came home, they brought my mother the goods for two dresses,--twenty yards of figured voile, ten yards for each dress. The cost of the whole twenty yards was fifty dollars ($50.00). "I still have the dresses and some petticoats and pantaloons which are nearly as old. I have ironed these things many a time until they were so stiff they
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