Magnolia Mississippi

Slave Narrative of Fanny Smith Hodges

Leave a Comment / Black Genealogy, Mississippi / 6 minutes of reading

Last Updated on September 11, 2012 by Interviewer: Mrs. W. F. Holmes Person Interviewed: Fanny Smith Hodges Location: Berglundtown, Mississippi Fanny Smith Hodges lives in Berglundtown, in the northern part of town, in the only Negro settlement within the corporate limits of McComb. “My name’s Fanny Hodges. I was Fanny Smith befo’ I was mar’ied. […]

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Slave Narrative of James Cornelius

Leave a Comment / Black Genealogy, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee / 10 minutes of reading

Last Updated on September 6, 2012 by Person Interviewed: James Cornelius Location: Magnolia, Mississippi Place of Birth: Franklin Louisiana Age: 90+ James Cornelius lives in Magnolia in the northwestern part of the town, in the Negro settlement. He draws a Confederate pension of four dollars per month. He relates events of his life readily. “I

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