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	Interviewer     M1~s Irene Robertson

Person	Interviewed   “Cat“ Roes ~
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	“I was born In Releford Count7 on old Major Ro38 place. I waz born durlnt a battle between the‘ North and South at Mur... freesboro. The house was on the battle ground. Mama had five children .. Her naine wa~ Susanna Wade • Papa ~ s name was Amos Ross• He belong to Major Bill Ross. Major Ross bad ten houses one at the edge of the thicket, two on Stone river, and they was scattered around over his land. Maj or Ross never went to war. Papa went with Major Billy to bury his gold. It stayed where they put it till after the war they went and dug it up. I seen that, When they brought it to the house, it was a pot - iron pot — full of gold. I didn‘t know where they had it buried nor how they fixed it.

	“My folks was all field hands. They muster been blessed cause they didn‘t get mixed up with the other nations. Grandfather‘s mother - Grandma Venus - come from Africa. She‘d been in bondage about a hundred years. I recollect her well. My folks all lived to be old people,over a hundred years old.. They was all pretty well, all Africans.

	UI have seen the Ku Klux quarter mile long and two breasted on horses, They scared me so bad. I never had no experiences With them. They run my uncle in. He was a big dancer. One tine they made him dance • He cut the pigeon-wing for them • That was
the name of what he danced~