"Us had a ol' quack herb doctor on de place. Some bad boys went up to his house one night an' poured a whole lot of de medicine down him. An honey, dat ol' man died de next day.
"Atter I got grown I married Robert Benson an' us had four chillun and several grandchillun."
Cornelia, beaming and apparently happy every minute of the day, lives with one of her grandchildren in Opelika.
[Gus Rogers]
Interview with Gus Rogers
—Mary A. Poole, Mobile, Alabama
JABBO EXPLAINS HIS BLACK SKIN
Living on the Moffat road at Orchard, in western Mobile County, Alabama, on Mr. McIntyre's place is Gus Rogers, who is known better by the name of Jabbo. He claims to be over ninety years of age, but could give no proof. He claims the 26th of June as his birthday.
When asked how old he was, he replied with a smile:
"Miss, I don't know but I found everything here when I came along."
He was born at Salisbury, N.C. on the Rogers' plantation, and Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Rogers were his master and mistress. His parents were William and Lucy Rogers, who had five children, three girls and two boys.