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	EX~SLLfl~ STORIJS	)~e One	76
(Texas)


MCLLfl TAYLOR, 84, was born
a slave to John Wilson0 at C~pbe11, Texas. After shs was freed,, Mollie moved with her family to an a&joini~ig farm ihich the~‘ wœ‘ke~t on shar.s. Mollie now livss at 522 Seaton St., Port Worth, Texas.




	SNow den ‚ I‘ L3 nO record. of when I‘ e born and ju.st what de white folk. tells ~e is all t btows. I•11 be 84 this co~aing October, but just what d~y I don‘ t know. t ‚ s born on Massa John Wilson‘ s fare at Caapbell, Texas and him owned my father and mGther and bo~it 20 more slave s • Dere was ‘bou~t four or five chilien in weL:tr~s family. My father died aM I ~ 1ae~ber euch ‘bo~it him, but his name was Anson Wilson and ~ nother

.	name was Hattie Wilson1 We‘uns gits de nase from de massa.

	~Us s1a~es lived ~n log houses back of m~esa‘s ho~tse, and they was two ~nd threeroom hou~ses with dirt fLoors and. de roc~k fireplace and just holes for windows. De fites come in de door and go out de window, b~t ~ftoBt of ‚~ stayed in de house, Dere was no furniture like e~i today. Wo, euh, it was hom.aake stuff. De I~.i~ks was built ‚ gainet de wall and full of straw or hay end de table. was mad.. of split logs, Dre was de cook ro‘~ an~ de eat ‘ root where all d~e slaves meals ooolœ& end they ate ‚ ‚ tween de slaves quarters and de massa‘s house,

	“Massa Wilson, him feed. us purty good, with de cornmeal and ~ lasses and plenty coffee an~ milk. We has white flour once a week and massa git de sugar by de barrel. De slaves coule have dere own gardens and dey raised most dere vegetables. All de chilIen ate out of de wooden trough with wooden spoons. It was a sight to watch them, day just like de bunch
of pig..