"Immediately after the War, papa farmed. Most of it was down at the Cummins place. When he ran away to Georgia, he didn't stay there. He left and came back to Mississippi. I don't know just when my papa came to the Cummins' place. It was just after the War. After be left the Cummins' place he worked at the Smith place. Then he was farming agent for sometime for old man Cook in Jefferson County. He would see after the hands.
Voting
"I ain't never voted in my life. I know plenty men that used to vote but I didn't. I never heard of no women voting.
Occupation
"I used to do field work. I washed and ironed until I got too old to do anything. I can't do anything now. I ain't able.
Support
"I get the old age pension and the Welfare give me some commodities for myself and my sick daughter. She ain't been able to walk for a year.
Marriage
"I married Willis Wright in July 1901. He did farming mostly. When he died in 1928, he was working at the Southern Oil Mill. He didn't leave any property."