Code No. 390166
Project No. 1885-(1)
Prepared by Mrs. Lucile Young & H. Grady Davis
Place, Florence, S.C.
Date, May 25, 1937
Typed by M.C., N.Y.A.
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Mary Scott
Gourdin, S.C.
Ex-Slave, About 90 years old
"Where and when were you born?"
"On Gaston Gamble place, between here and Greeleville. In da Gamble's Bible is my age. Don't know my age. Pretty much know how old, I bout 90. I wuz little girl when freedom come."
"Give the names of your father and mother."
"Father, John Davis. Mother, Tina Davis. Belonged to last mausa. Darby Fulton. Gamble sold mama and three children to Fulton. Belonged to Davis after freedom. Father belonged to Davis. Take first mausa's name. Sold to Arnold Mouzon. Didn't take Mouzon name."
"Where did your father and mother come from?"
"Right where Grandma go, Gamble place."
"Did you have any brothers and sisters?"