Slave Narrative of Banana Williams

Person Interviewed: Banana Williams Location: Dade County, Florida Banana Williams, 1740 NW 5th Court, Miami, Florida was born in Grady County, Georgia near Cairo in the 16th district. “The man what I belonged to was name Mr. Sacks. My mother and father lived there. I was only about three years old when peace came, but I remember when the paddle rollers came there and whipped a man and woman. “I was awful ‘fraid, for that was somethin’ I nevah see before. We “stayed on” but we left before I was old enough to work, but I did work in the … Read more

Mount Enon Cemetery, Mitchell County, Georgia

Ida Bowles Jackson 1/17/1851 – 10/12/1950 Elizabeth Odom Wife of Rev. A Odom b. Greene Co, Ga. 1794 Died Mitchell County 3/22/1879 Mrs. Elizabeth F Jackson Wife of Absolem Jackson born Washington County Ga. 1802 – Died Mitchell County 9/5/1878 G S Jackson 12/25/1826 – 3/12/1902 Virginia Peacock Jackson 10/19/1839 – 1/16/1897 Littleton A Brooks 12/11/1849 – 3/17/1937 Thomas J Cooper 1/25/1828 – 1/14/1888 Mrs. Susan C Bowls 3/17/1829 – 10/6/1911 William Gray Henley 5/3/1826 – 6/22/1883 Frances E Henley 6/18/1835 – 11/13/1877 Mary A Bright 7/4/1826 – 1/25/1902 Sarah M Bacon Wife of Thomas S Bacon of Liberty Co. … Read more