“When de Yankees were a comin through dem fiels, dey sho was awful.  Dey take everythin and destroy what ever they could not take.  De othah house slave bury the valables in de groun so de soldiers couldn fine em.”

“One of the house slaves was allus havin her man comin to see her, so one day affer he lef, when I was makin fun and laughin at her de mistress she say, ‘Why you picken on her?’ I say, dat man comin here all the time hangin round, why doan he marry her.”

“I was nevah lowed to go out an soshiate with de othah slaves much.  I was in de house all time.”

“I went to prayer meetins every Sunday monin and evenin.”

“Sometimes dey could have a good time in de evenin and sometimes day couldn.”

“Chrismas was a big time for everyone.  In the manshun we allus had roast pig and a big feed.  I could have anythin I want.  New Years was the big aukshun day.  All day hollerin on de block.  Dey come from all ovah to Richmond to buy and sell de slaves.”

“Butchern day sho was a big time.  A big long table with de pigs laid out ready to be cut up.”

“Lots of big parties an dances in de manshun.  I nevah have time foh play.  Mrs, she keep me busy and I work when I jus little girl and all mah life.”

“Effen any slaves were sick dey come to de house for splies and medsin.  De Mrs. and Master had de doctor if things were very bad.”

“I’ll nevah forget de soldiers comin.  An old woman tole me de war done broke up, and I was settin on de porch.  De Mrs. she say, ’Julia you ant stayin eneymore’.  She tole me if I keep my money and save it she would give me some.  An she done gave me a gold breast pin too.  She was rich and had lots of money.  After the war I wen home to my mother.  She was half sick and she work too hard.  On de way I met one slave woman who didn know she was even free.”

“The Yankees were bad!”

“I didn get married right away.  I worked out foh diffren famlies.”

“After de war dare was good schools in de south.  De free slaves had land effen dey knowed what to do with.  I got married in the south to Richar Williams but I didn have no big weddin.  I had an old preacher what knowed all bout de Bible, who married me.  He was a good preacher.  I was de mothah of eight chillun.”

“Lincoln?  Well I tell you I doan know.  I didn have no thought about him but I seed him.  I work in de house all de time and didn hear much about people outside.”

“I doan believe in ghosts or hants.  As foh dancin I enjoy it when I was young.”

“I cant read and I thought to myself I thought there was a change comin.  I sense that.  I think de Lawd he does everythin right.  De Lawd open my way.  I think all people should be religious and know about de Lawd and his ways.”

Her husband came to Wadsworth with the first group that came from Doylestown.  The men came first then they sent for their families.  Her husband came first them sent for her and the children.  They settled in Wadsworth and built small shacks then later as times got better they bought properties.