, Octavia 111
Grayson, Mary 115

Grinstead, Robert R. 124

Hardman, Mattie 128
Hawkins, Annie 131
Henry, Ida 134
Hillyer, Morris 138
Hutson, Hal 145
Hutson, William 148

Jackson, Isabella 152
Johnson, Nellie 155
Jordan, Josie 160

King, George G. 165
King, Martha 169
Kye, George 172

Lawson, Ben 176
Lindsay, Mary 178
Logan, Mattie 187
Love, Kiziah 192
Lucas, Daniel William 200
Luster, Bert 203

McCray, Stephen 207
McFarland, Hannah 210
Mack, Marshall 212
Manning, Allen B. 215
Maynard, Bob 223
Montgomery, Jane 227

Oliver, Amanda 230
Oliver, Salomon 233

Petite, Phyllis 236
Poe, Matilda 242
Pyles, Henry F. 245

Richardson, Chaney 257
Richardson, Red 263
Robertson, Betty 266
Robinson, Harriett 270
Rowe, Katie 275

Sheppard, Morris 285
Simms, Andrew 295
Smith, Liza 298
Smith, Lou 300
Southall, James 306

Tenneyson, Beauregard 310

Walters, William 312
Webb, Mary Frances 314
Wells, Easter 316
White, John 322
Williams, Charley 330
Wilson, Sarah 344
Woods, Tom 354

Young, Annie 359

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Lucinda Davis 53

Anthony Dawson 65

Katie Rowe 275

Charley Williams and Granddaughter 330

Oklahoma Writers' Project
Ex-Slaves

ISAAC ADAMS
Age 87 yrs.
Tulsa, Okla.

I was born in Louisiana, way before the War. I think it was about ten
years before, because I can remember everything so well about the
start of the War, and I believe I was about ten years old.

My Mammy belonged to Mr. Sack P. Gee. I don't know what his real given
name was, but it maybe was Saxon. Anyways we all called him Master
Sack.

He was a kind of youngish man,