Thats my great grandson got six. He, he wasnt born, he wasnt, he wasnt [married (?)] Just had it under a tree. WebTitle Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 5 of 5) Names Faulk, John Henry Unidentified female interviewer Smalley, Laura Created / Published Hempstead, Texas, 1941 Headings - African Americans--Politics and government--20th century--Anecdotes - Slave narratives--Texas - Freedmen--Texas - Women slaves--Texas--Social Lord I aint got long to staaay. asked her then, [then told her (? Born into slavery, Mrs. Laura Smalley lived to see freedom after the Civil War. She died in June 1972 at 43 years old. Fare ye well, I aint got long to staaay. Didnt, I told you that one aint I? On-line condolences may be left at www.dukefuneralhome.com. Laura Smalley Laura Smalley (1929 - 1972) Jump to: Bio graphy Family Photos Comments Obit uary. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Uh huh. And that old woman, you know, she would tend to them. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Born right there and stayed there until I was about nine, ten years old, maybe more. WebLaura Smalley was born on May 29, 1929. Under trees. )], Go on [head (?)] Smalley was born into slavery on a plantation in Hempstead, Texas, at an undetermined date in the 1800s. And ah, Sunny Man and Bey. We will miss her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. All rights reserved. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Ahha. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. And us little childrens standing around there hungry. John Henry Faulk: I mean, what did they make mattresses out of, what, how would they make these feather beds? Niggas was killing up them, themselves. . All Rights Reserved. His, his [grand (? On-line condolences may be left at www.dukefuneralhome.com. Go on back stay in the woods. We didnt know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I married a boy named, Ross. Got a person, you know, when person hit you, you know, you flinch. He was born March 17, 1953 in Port Lavaca to Laura Ann John Henry Faulk: [laugh] They didnt, they didnt have any more use for him after that. Just like, you know, out here old nigga, you know, I wouldnt act right sell me to somebody else. They took him off. John Henry Faulk: Ah, what about one of these songs ah,Sinner Dont Let This Harvest Pass. WebLaura Smalley was born on May 29, 1929. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Did he preach like they do now? We heard talk of it, but then I reckon that was after, after slavery I reckon. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Richard Smalley. And you know, night come [rooster crows] Id go and sleep ??? John Henry Faulk: your mother talking about them? Last name: Armbrester. And I didnt know whether they was going bother me or not, I hadnt done nothing. When, when, when ah, I was ah, young, you know, and hit me. Ahha. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: What about ah, joining that ah business of ah, ah, taking, hiring some of the Negroes, the good hands, you know. She was blessed with a daughter Jerri Dawn and later a son Ty. She never wanted a fuss on her behalf. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, May 29, 4:00 in Post Meridien at Emmanuel Cathedral Church of They didnt have, they wasnt cooking in the, in the kitchen dining room. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. [laugh] I say. Evans - Linda Kaye Collins Smalley, age 65, entered into eternal life and glory on August 17, 2018. And they had long, high feathers in they head. Theres a love everybody, no evil have I done. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Right in the yard but no they cooked it out, out there, and then brought it to the house. can stop at any time. The visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 in Post Meridien on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Emmanuel Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 11471 Pruett Road, Seffner, FL 33584. Them wasnt big, wasnt big enough to eat, you know. But its down in the Bottom like. Here he come in with a bucket. But I heard it after. Mrs. Laura Smalley: And tied on they, they back. But they, they just had her clothes off pull her to her waist, you know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: No, sir. And got far as Bell [Bellville, Texas] with the child. Arrangements are being handled by the Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St. Grafton. Beautiful, hardworking, fierce, intense, loving, talented, charitable, humble, funny, faithful, loyal, tenacious. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I, I remember it but I dont know it all. But I could, I cant,get it together. Just like, you know, you bring a whole lot of children, you know, and put them down, you know, at one house. Tend to the children. He was a Pane. . Right there on, on a, on a place they call, Pages Place. And every now and then theyd [whup her (?)]. Man, the man killed his wife right there in town. We use to go to church. And if the old woman didnt tend to the children, theyd whup, theyd whup her too. 1981 DIED 2017 LAURA SMALLEY OBITUARY Smalley, Laura Kathleen, (1981-2017) Please join us for a Celebration of Life, honoring Laura Kathleen Smalley. A private interment will follow with the family. John Henry Faulk: You ever hear that one they call,Swing Low Sweet Chariot? They had to do something mighty, m-mighty goyou know, bad for them to whup them. Sylvia Leora Smalley Obituary. I began to observe how great films had been made., Bobette Buster. Retrieved June 11, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1941016_afs05496a/, Honoring the Life of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, Integrating Spirituality In Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workshop. Any, any time you just say, down at Pages Place, you know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: she went back to the house crying. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I married before I was sixteen-years old. Ive been sa-a-a-aved all daaay, no evil have I done. John Henry Faulk: Lord have mercy, child. And ah, I, I, ??? Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, sir. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I never remember none. WebLaura Smalley in Ohio. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, sir. She was born September 12, 1924 in Gassaway, West Virginia and had  been a Grafton resident the majority of her life.  She was a graduate of Normantown High School and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. Yes. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Fed all the children. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Twice a day. Could you, could you, or did they ever sing any songs? [laugh], Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, sir. [dog barks]. She said just like see, be some white people, you know, with some nigga come along, you know, and hed just get them off, you know. Transcript: PDF Run off. He was my doctor from the earliest memories that I have until my early teens (late 60's-mid Mrs. Laura Smalley: He will get that old chicken, you know, and things like that. Laura loved her friends and family fiercely. Beat them around, you know, they t-try to act tough and get drunk, you know, and try to act tough, you know, and they beat some them now I tell you. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Preach like they do now? Memorial gifts may be made in her name to Stand for the Silent at www.standforthesilent.org or mailed to: Stand for the Silent: 6918 W 128th St, Perkins, OK 74059-4281. Home Obituaries Services . Yes, Mr.. Mrs. Laura Smalley: No, sir. On the other side. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. Oh, I couldnt call the children, grandchildren, I aint got.The great grandchildren. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: And they had some of the, some of the slaves who worked in the house and then some who worked on the yard, isnt that right? WebLaura was born on March 2, 1933 and passed away on Friday, November 14, 2003. She take them, carry them off where he wouldnt be, tell them he wouldnt be no slave, or wouldnt be beat up, you know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: My old stepdaddy, yeah. WebThe grave site of Mary S Golden. Because a whupping was. Why I never, us children never did know that, you know. Or pick up children. When said she was, she was a child, she said that to one morning she went out and old mister, she was big enough, you know, to handle water, and say when she got to the dont, open the dont it the stars was falling. Women killing other women about they husbands, and all like that. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, May 29, 4:00 in Post Meridien at Emmanuel Cathedral Church of And hes eating it and all and drinking water go on just the same. I aint got long to stay. I couldnt. John Henry Faulk: Is that right? Mrs. Laura Smalley: And when, when I was a child, I dont know where them was an Indian or not then. And they had trays, I dont know where you see a tray. But you see there was we was daring to go out there, where it was, you know. My old stepdaddy used to sing it about the thunderballs rattling and about sinner standing so idol son. She wasnt an old cripted She was a graduate of Normantown High School and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Hmm. Obituary For Margaret Smalley. John Henry Faulk: What approximately they paid for this, this ah, your stepdaddy? His funeral will be at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Coyle Christian Church in Coyle You know, go on off, leave them in there. You come home to dinner, he say you give me ear of corn. We [kept (?)] WebBridgewater, New Jersey. It didnt matter if they were relatives, neighbors, friends or complete strangers. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, May 29, 4:00 in Post Meridien at Emmanuel Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 11471 Pruett Road, Seffner, FL 33584, with Pastor Jesse Smalley, II, Officiating. Laura Smalley: You know to make her tend to the children, she wasnt doing nothing. He had been off to the war, and ah, come back. slave time. And um, old master come along in one of them, one was ah, was there, having church around the tub and we was down praying. She did run off. ThatOld Ship of Zion. All the niggas gathered around to see the old master again. I never knowed that one,Let This Harvest Pass. Before he died. And their old master told him, run in the ??? Its way up here. HistoryOnTheNet 2000-2019. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Big old black man, he tried to hold office, you know, over there. Her mother and brothers were permitted to visit her late Friday evening. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, sir. (*Not all obituaries published in the newspapers are included in this collection). Kind of a scar. John Henry Faulk: [a rooster crows] Your stepdaddy. Michael Allen Smalley, age 69, of Port Lavaca, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2022. Laura Smalley Laura Smalley (1929 - 1972) Jump to: Bio graphy Yes, sir. )], What you doing in this house here hurting old mistress? Say, she wasnt hurting old mistress. Didnt know where to go. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yeah, sir. Page: 5. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Folks now done now right here. Messages run for up to one year and you They preached better then, and I reckon, because you see they was ah [dogs barking] then, now they preaches by scripts most of the time. Joseph M. Smalley Obituary. WebMother Laura Mae Blakely Smalley passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022. ??? But then I didnt know, you know, until the war. Cant remember that. Mrs. Laura Smalley: of colored folks that way. Well, she couldnt do nothing, but just kick her ??? His name, Uncle Mark. Old master step back and fell dead in line and [kick you (?)] John Henry Faulk: Well, what about getting married? Mrs. Laura Smalley: Still, two or three they said that white folk had carried some three or four, you know, [a horn blows] colored people off that way. [pause] He ah, well, you done, you knowed this one about been s-s,Saved All Day? 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. I didnt know what kind of grease we had, but they sure greased her back, at night you know, that way. That ever I knowed. Now if the boy packing water, you know, you pack water, you know? John Henry Faulk: He was too little to pick him up. Anything grow up now a child six, seven years old can tell you. Good women, good men, going off and breeding them like cattle. But they had her clothes down to her waist. Menu Mrs. Laura Smalley: And you know, theyd have a certain time, you know, cow come to his calf and at, at, at night. Theyd whup him too, the old woman. [repeats end of sentence]. If she loved you, you knew it. Now I had a son he get, [loud noise] he get drunk. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Enter She was always there for you, even if it was a chat on the phone, a short text or message or to roll up her sleeves and do the hard work that needed to be done. Nurse you never did see Old Mrs. with the baby. The visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 in Post Meridien on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Emmanuel Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 11471 Pruett Road, Seffner, FL 33584. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Give him a ear of corn. Just as, Mrs. Laura Smalley: the spirit, spirit let them, you know. And he had, he, he would belongs to a Pane, then he belongs to a, some people, you know, in [Brenwood (?)]. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. Yeah, I know what happen to her. going carry me home. {{{;}#tp8_\. Turned us out just like, you know, you turn out cattle. Lord I got Union in My Soul, aint got long to stay. You have funeral questions, we have answers. )], one the song I [knew was (? Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, they whupped some of them, but you see I didnt know. She told Mrs. Adeline that Martha Albert hurt her, hurt her wrist. Lord, I Got Union In My Soul,I Aint Got Long To Stay. She was a wonderful mother. Newspaper name: The Huntsville Times. My great grandchildren now, I got each here what Im counting. But then, you know, they just preach, preach by the spirit, [rooster crows] you know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: No, sir. You see. She is survived by her husband, Kirk Smalley; daughter Jerri Dawn and husband Cody Behne; mother Carolyn Jo Avery Morris; two brothers, Billy Jo Morris and Dustin Wayne Morris; and many nieces, nephews, and friends around the world. Linda Collins Smalley. Mrs. Laura Smalley: We dont sing it, you know, that way. Mrs. Laura Smalley: theyd do that. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Rail thin. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Because sometime, you know, that way I get them wrong. We will miss her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. Look like a long, long, time. They loved hunting, fishing, baseball, gardening and travelling together. But then they, they turn him out, they never beat him up. 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