3O~86	#743	62
	Thterviewer	SamueiLTaj~lor
	Person interviewed	Richard Crumt
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1801 Gaines Street, Little Rook, Arkansas
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	“I was born right here in Aberdeen, Mississippi about five miles from the town on the east side of the Tom Bigbes River in Monroe County, Mississippi.

	“My father‘ s na~ was Richard Cnimp. My mother was named ßniily Grump. My grandx~iother on my father‘ s side was named Susan Grump. My mother ca~ from Middleton, Tennessee. »~t I don‘ t know nothing about any of her people. My~ father said he come from South Carolina when he was a boy eight or ten years old. That was way before I was born. They brought him to Mississippi from South Carolina.

“My father‘ s master was old i~n J‘ohnnie Grump. My mistre as was ne~d

Nina Grump. That was Johnnie Grump‘ a wife, My mars had four boys to my

ren~mbrance • One was neméd le as, one was named Rufe ‚ one was nau~d

3~oe ‚ and one was nu~d ~ohnnie • Re had a girl n~ed Annie and one nei~d

Lulu.

	“My mother was the mother of thirteen children. I am the onliest one living, that I know of. Th. way they gwine with us now, I ain‘t goin‘ a be here long. 3‘ust got four dollars to pay rent and bills and git somethin‘ to eat for a month, You don‘t git nothin‘ much when you git the ccmvioditiea-~.no grease to cook with.

	“We never had no trouble nn~ch ehen I was coming along. My mars was a pretty good old man, Re did3I‘ t allow no overseer to whip his slaves.