Walter Mae Philmore, Suwannee County

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Title

Walter Mae Philmore, Suwannee County

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Type

StillImage

Description

Walter Mae Philmore, Suwannee County; “[I gave birth to all of my children at home.] Had'em right here in this bedroom right here (taps the wall). [They were delivered by midwives.] Ms. Beasley was the first. Ms. Upson was with Dot, but she was born in Montgomery. Ms. Beasley with the second one, LeAnn, with this marriage, second marriage. From LeAnn on to Junior and then from Lorenzo and Arnold and Ramona, Ms. Patterson. Ms. Patterson right out there. She died couple of years ago. She was a hundred and something. Hundred and something. But all these children, my children, was born right here, except that one, in this house, reared up right here on this ground in this house."

Genre

Photographs

Place

Florida--Suwannee County

Physical Description

13 items

Identifier

JGRCMA-MSS20060531-B001-PA-I009

Topics

African American Families

Physical Location

Hidden Sagas Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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