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	“I was born close to Coeto and Sardia, Mississippi. My master and

mistress was Sam Shans and Misa Cornella Shena. I was born a slave~ They owixed mania and Master Rnb Sanders owned pa. Neither owner wouldn‘ t sell

but they agreed to let ~ia and. pa marry. They had a white preacher and they married out in the yard and had a big table full of weddin‘ s~ippr, end the white folks et In the house, They had. a big supper too. Ma eald they had

a big crowd. The preacher read the oeremox~y. Miss Corne]ia give her a white dress and white shoes and Miss Clos Wifl~irn give her a veil.. Miss Cloe was some connection ot Rube Sanders.

“They had seven children. I‘m the oldeat~.~iree, of us living.	j
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“After man~ipation (SJ,Liim)‘ pa want to see about marrying ma

agen and they told him that marriage would stand long as ever he


	!‘M~na was sold at twelve years old in 4tlanta, Georgia. Ma and pa was eIway8 field hands. Grandma got to be one of J~Ohfl Sandera~ leading handa to work inong the women folks. They said Yohn Senders was bieauest man ever

lived or d1ed~ According to pa‘ B saying, Mare Rt~ben was a good sorter men.

Pa said ~Tohn Sanders was too mean a men to have a wits. Re was mean to Misa 8arah. They said he beat her, his wite, like he béat a nigger