L.E.
| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | T. Pat Matthews |
| No. Words: | 1172 |
| Subject: | HATTIE ROGERS |
| Person Interviewed: | Hattie Rogers |
| Editor: | G.L. Andrews |
[TR: Date stamp: AUG 4 1937]
HATTIE ROGERS
"I was born a slave in New Bern, N.C., Craven County, the 2nd day of March 1859. My full name is Hattie Rogers. My mother's name was Roxanna Jeffreys. Her husband was named Gaston Jeffreys, but he was not my father. My father was Levin Eubanks, a white man. I was born before my mother was married. I called my father Marse Levin. We belonged to Allen Eubanks of New Bern, N.C. and his sister's son was my father. His sister was named Harriot and I was named after her. Marster didn't care who our fathers was jest so the women had children. My father died in 1910. My mother was 15 years old when I was born. When I was a little girl they moved us out to the plantation on the White Oak River in Onslow County where we had plenty to eat and wear. We made the stuff and we ate it. Our marster was good to us. Marster carried me around in his arms a whole lot. He would say to me, 'Come on Harriot, and let's go get a dram. If you're like your daddy I know you like it.'
"Our marster did not whip us or allow anyone else to whip us.