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Aunt Margaret, born before Freedom, was found wrapping her Grand's hair. It was not plaited but each little strandwas securely wrapped in white twine."Child get Margaret to wrap her hair. Grandma old timey --- she wrap her hair."Aunt Margaret BryanMurrells Inlet, S.C."Slavery chillun" --- about 8 years old when Freedom come.
(Bryan, Margaret, Murrells Inlet, S. C., Georgetown County, Mrs. Genevieve W. Chandler)Aunt Margaret, age 80, was hoeing in the blazing summer, mid-day sun. "Aunt Margaret, this is too hot for you tobe hoeing here at midday. And your peas are clean --- I don't see any grass!"
Margaret: "Truth, Missus! Truth! But I hafter hoe! No grass for true. But I just put a little dirt to the pea foots."Margaret Bryan --- age 80Murrells Inlet, S. C.(Burdick, Amos, Scruggs, Stiles M., Columbia, S. C.)
