3400.15
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WPA in Ohio		3efferson County
Federal Writers‘ Project		District #2	~	7/
Bishop & Isleman		Topic: Ex-slaves


.	Mrs. Catherine Slim., ex-slave, 8? years,
939 N. 6th St., Steubenville.

	I wuz born In hockingham, Virginny; a beautiful place where I cuiri from . My age i s en de courChouse ‚ Harri sonburg, Virginny. I dunno de date of my birth, our massa‘s wouldn‘t tell us our age.

	~y mother‘s name wuz Sally. She wuz a colored woman and she died when I wuz a little infant • I don‘ t remember her. She had four chillun by my father who wuz a white man. His name wuz Jack Rose. He made caskets for de dead people.

	My mother had six ohillun a]~together. De name of de four by my father wuz, Frances de oldest sister, Sarah wuz next, den wary. I am de baby, all three are dead cept me.

I am very last one livin‘.
.‚	I had two half—~brudders, dey were slaves too, 3~ohn and

Berwin. Berwin wuz drowned in W. Va. He wuz bound out to Hameburger and drowned just after he got free. Dey did not sold infant slaves. Den dey bound out by de court. John got free and went to L~beria and died after he got. there. He wuz my oldest brudder.