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	‚	Interviewer	~ . ---~ Watt McKinnei
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	Person interri.wsd	. liisian Ab.iaathy~ Marvell ~ Arkansas
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RI was borned in de ‚ strias nort paxt of Mississippi nigh de Tennessee

line. You i~onght say dat it we. ‘bOut traddle of de state lins end it wasn‘t no great piece from where us libed to MOscow what was de station on de ois • )~intis en Oharston Railroad. My white fOlks was do Abernathys. Ton neber do hear ‘bout many folks wid dat naxr these tin~e, leaatwias not obsr in dis state, bat ders surs used to b. heap o~ dea Absrnathys back ho~ ihsre :i libed end I spect dat mebbs some dere yit en cose it‘s bound to bs eoi~ ot the young une let‘ dar still, TAit de ois una~ Mars Lush en dem, day is all gone.

	-	“Mars bioh, he was my young boss. Though he n~z~ was Ia~oian us aU called him lach and dat was who I is ne~d for. 01e marg, he was ne~ Will and dat was Mare Luch‘ s pa and my ois sise, she na~ Miss Cynthia and young miss, her nexie MiSa Ilien. 01e ears en‘ oie miss, dey just had de two chillun, Mars laich and Miss Ellen; dat is what iib.d to b. groin. Mars Laoh, he ‚ bout two year older dan ~ and Miss Eilen, ehe ‚ bout two year older dan Mars latch. Miss Ellen, she married er ~ntman from Virginny end went dar to lib and Mars lash, h. married Miss Pennis Kóith.

	“Miss Fannie‘s folks, dey libed right nig1~ us on de ‘j‘ining pies. and dem was my oie man‘s p.opl.a. Tas sah, boss, dat oie i~n yon see ssttin‘ right dar now in dat ehers. ~s was Ella Kith, dits zaekly ihat her nsi~d ihen us sarri.d and ehe n~ised tir Miss Jauni.‘. as. 1~t ahs was.