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	:~z_sLAv:~ STORIIS	2~5
(T.xas) ~


T~SRAN YOUNG, 86, was born a elaYs
to B~tskn~r Scott, who owned s p1an~
	~	tation in Harrison County, Texas,
c~		sud had over one ~nttr•& slaves.
~		Teskan married Moses Toting in 1867
		*n~t 1ive~i near her old home until
		1915, when eke aoved to Port Jortk.
		She lives in a negro settlea.nt on
		the outskirts of Stop Six, a iiibui~b
		of 1~rt Worth.




~	86 years oie. Bora in Harrison C~inty, Taxas.

Marster Seott owr~ed me and. i~y parente, one br~~er and t}~res eiater~. Marater never sold wiy of~e~uns, so dere was no separation of de fajiily long‘s we lived on de Mar8terts ple.ee. He had awful big plantations 1bout seven ailes long.

	“ou dat plantation de Mareter have everything. ~ Hirns hare de gin and. de aill for to p‘iid de rneal and feed, de big black~ aiiith shop and dore was a house wb.ar dey spins de yarn and rnskes de sloth, de shoes and sieh. He have •bout 30 quarters for de suliud.

folks bask of la‘ s house ‚ and dare ai a house for de mi~sery~ wi d.

a big yard d&t have swings and sich for de cullud ehillens.

	‘~E~~h suliwi fwaily have de cabin for themseif. De sabine have bu.i~ks for sleepin‘, fireplace for to cook, beneh ~or to set on ~ imt dat‘s all de furniture. Marster Scott feeds all us niggers good. We1una have beans~ peas, ailk, vegetables, ‘lasses and plenty of aeat. De marster have kawgs on top of hawgs on d&t place, for to aake de aeat.

	NieSuns have all de clothes dat we~una need~ for to keep

warrn. De marster says, •De nigger aus~ ‚ave plenty of: food and keep