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1PRV_int_010.3555So you were saying you had a busy day2.0027
3 2.3861uh, yesterday?3.3707 
4PRV_se0_ag3_f_044.0429Mm-hm.4.5588
5PRV_int_014.5730What were you doing yesterday?5.7469
6PRV_se0_ag3_f_045.9930Well,6.6415
8 6.9472we have a eight o'clock service at our church at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church,13.1602 
9PRV_int_0113.2975Uh-huh.13.6383
10PRV_se0_ag3_f_0414.0169on the corner of Howard and uh,16.9611
12 19.5862Beasley.20.4429 
13PRV_int_0120.4619Uh-huh.20.8453
14PRV_se0_ag3_f_0421.9420And then after the service, we went on into Sunday School.25.7835
16 26.6356And around27.6911 
18 28.4911ten thirty, maybe something /eleven/,30.9221 
20 31.3859we left and went to32.8296 
22 33.2178Saint Luke34.0793 
24 34.6094Baptist Church on Fire Tower Road37.1966 
25PRV_int_0137.0830Mm-hm.37.4191
26PRV_se0_ag3_f_0437.9255for a service.39.2708
27PRV_int_0139.1657Another service.40.1739
28PRV_se0_ag3_f_0440.0935[Mm-hm.]40.7751
29PRV_int_0140.4579[Wow], okay. <laugh>41.5182
30PRV_se0_ag3_f_0442.0768Our pastor preached out there.44.2379
31PRV_int_0144.4462Uh-huh.44.7823
33 45.6154Okay.45.9893 
34PRV_se0_ag3_f_0446.2828And the choir sung and the ushers was there too. <laugh>49.9113
35PRV_int_0149.9445<laugh>50.7113
37 51.0095Okay.51.5112 
39 52.3159[So you-]52.7798 
40PRV_se0_ag3_f_0452.3254[And-]52.7609
41PRV_int_0153.1869Full day.53.7360
42PRV_se0_ag3_f_0453.9963Uh-huh. After the service we commune out there,57.3266
43PRV_int_0157.4686Okay.57.9040
44PRV_se0_ag3_f_0458.1029and after communion,59.6413
46 60.0058they serve lunch.61.5895 
47PRV_int_0162.0155Uh-huh. [Okay (laughing).]63.2036
48PRV_se0_ag3_f_0462.3847[Mm-hm.]62.9953
49PRV_int_0164.6520Okay.65.2058
51 66.1884And so you had a-66.8889 
53 67.0972a long day.67.8607 
54PRV_se0_ag3_f_0467.9885[Mm-hm.]68.5850
55PRV_int_0168.0075[What time did you] get done with all that?69.5648
56PRV_se0_ag3_f_0470.8712<ts>70.9801
58 71.1221Well71.7043 
60 72.1188when I left there my sister /?/ told me she was fixing75.6736 
62 75.9056dinner for us77.0321 
63PRV_int_0177.1694[Mm-hm.]77.4960
64PRV_se0_ag3_f_0477.1836[after] we went back there78.4711
65PRV_int_0178.6300Mm-hm.79.0987
66PRV_se0_ag3_f_0479.1697and stayed with them when I got home.81.8109
67PRV_int_0181.8961Mm-hm.82.2085
68PRV_se0_ag3_f_0482.9564I reckon it was about four o'clock when I got home.86.0832
69PRV_int_0186.1589Wow.86.5802
71 87.3707[<laugh>]87.7683 
72PRV_se0_ag3_f_0487.6310[<laugh>] And I was tired.89.5528
73PRV_int_0189.8274Yeah.90.3480
75 91.2075That's a lot of church.92.1731 
76PRV_se0_ag3_f_0492.1826Mm-hm. [Cause]93.6452
77PRV_int_0193.0820[<laugh>]93.4654
78PRV_se0_ag3_f_0494.0665it's Saturday morning.95.5954
80 96.3934Minister /RD-NAME-1/, one of our98.7222 
82 98.9305<cough> uh, late mother100.5588 
84 100.7434daughter is a preacher.102.4238 
85PRV_int_01102.5874Mm-hm.102.9519
86PRV_se0_ag3_f_04102.9330She is, uh,104.3672
87 104.7412legally blind106.1801
88PRV_int_01106.4641Okay.106.8239
89PRV_se0_ag3_f_04106.8002but she preaches.108.0167
90 108.6963And uh, she had a service out to the rest home112.5919
91PRV_int_01113.1221Mm-hm.113.5102
92PRV_se0_ag3_f_04113.7043at113.8037
94 113.9768uh, ten114.7200 
96 114.8856thirty,115.4631 
98 116.2205and I didn't sleep at all118.0144 
100 118.2085Thursday night but I /put it down/120.8971 
102 121.1271Friday night.122.0927 
103PRV_int_01122.0879Oh,122.4998
104 122.6607k- <laugh> Wow.123.5080
105PRV_se0_ag3_f_04123.5648And I woke up124.6629
107 125.3919Saturday morning nine thirty,127.6241 
109 128.1495so128.5660 
111 128.9352all I could do to get up and get dressed, take my medicine132.7740 
113 133.5389and uh,134.3577 
115 135.1530eat and go out there.136.7529 
116PRV_int_01137.1505Mm-hm.137.6333
118 138.0451Wow.138.3906 
119PRV_se0_ag3_f_04139.9081Then one of my friends141.7872
121 142.3647I been knowing ever since she was a child145.1555 
122PRV_int_01145.4631Mm-hm.145.8371
123PRV_se0_ag3_f_04146.2157is member of Saint Luke147.8440
125 148.2369Church we went to yesterday150.3528 
126PRV_int_01150.5448Mm-hm.150.9472
127PRV_se0_ag3_f_04150.9330and we, uh,152.2347
128 152.7932after that service,154.1423
130 154.6913every first and third th- th-156.4900 
132 156.6300Saturday,157.4584 
134 158.0311Minister /RD-NAME-1/ have a service at her160.7765 
136 161.1931house at one162.1614 
138 162.3744thirty teaching the Bible.164.1163 
139PRV_int_01164.1731Mm-hm.164.5471
140PRV_se0_ag3_f_04165.1530And so165.9766
142 166.4357we went-167.0653 
144 167.5481when we left the rest home,169.8986 
146 170.4998we went in the mall, looked around.172.9848 
148 173.7043And then I went by, uh,175.7282 
150 177.8488McDonald's178.8665 
151PRV_int_01178.9990Mm-hm.179.3371
152PRV_se0_ag3_f_04179.2783and got me a sandwich and181.4205
153 181.6099a soda.182.5140
154PRV_int_01182.7270Mm-hm.183.1766
155PRV_se0_ag3_f_04184.6298And by that time, we were walking- walk back to our cars, it was time to go to the190.0334
157 190.9706meeting at the [minister's house.]194.0927 
158PRV_int_01192.2798[<laugh>]193.7992
160 193.9601[Wow.]194.4382 
161PRV_se0_ag3_f_04194.9873So when we did leave there,197.7043
163 199.8039after that service, we went in the other mall.203.3635 
164PRV_int_01205.4347Hm.205.7377
165PRV_se0_ag3_f_04206.3104Um,206.7885
167 208.3127<ts>208.4310 
169 208.5399down by Walmart out there /where/.211.3022 
171 212.3435And then she wanted to go back somewhere else but we were tired. [<laugh>]216.5374 
172PRV_int_01215.9457[<laugh>]217.2643
173PRV_se0_ag3_f_04217.2123So I came home and she went home.219.8753
174PRV_int_01219.9103Okay.220.4878
176 221.8558Boy, you getting- getting around there. You going a lot of different places.225.1340 
177PRV_se0_ag3_f_04226.9327Not all the [time cause this arthritis] and-230.3767
178PRV_int_01227.9674[Not all the time?]228.9093
179PRV_se0_ag3_f_04230.6891and sugar231.7210
181 231.8488give me trouble [so]233.7516 
182PRV_int_01233.2309[Okay.]233.7611
183PRV_se0_ag3_f_04233.9883but when I feel like it, I go.236.1542
184PRV_int_01236.3341Mm-hm.236.7932
186 236.9352<laugh>237.3849 
188 237.5458Yeah. [/Fight/.]238.3339 
189PRV_se0_ag3_f_04238.0429[Mm-hm.]238.9233
190PRV_int_01239.1315I met- uh- I saw you that- when I-240.8052
192 240.9898I saw you the other day, you were on your way somewhere, weren't you?243.6358 
193PRV_se0_ag3_f_04244.1328Mm-hm.244.6535
195 245.0653I was going to my sister. She was going out with me then.249.0962 
196PRV_int_01249.3470Uh-huh.249.7352
197PRV_se0_ag3_f_04249.9387Yeah that was [Saturday.]251.6996
198PRV_int_01251.3303[<laugh>] Oh that was Saturday.253.0000
199PRV_se0_ag3_f_04253.4395Mm-hm.254.2015
200PRV_int_01254.1873Now where- you- and where did you guys go?256.2843
201PRV_se0_ag3_f_04256.5493Hm?256.9801
202PRV_int_01257.0037Where did you and your sister go?258.3433
203PRV_se0_ag3_f_04258.5638<ts>258.6679
205 258.7673We went259.2596 
207 259.4158back in the mall.260.8358 
208PRV_int_01260.9589Oh that's right.261.7352
209PRV_se0_ag3_f_04261.9340I had bought me a dress,263.8416
211 264.4170and we went back out and got it.266.4714 
212PRV_int_01267.1104Oh you bought a dress?267.9292
213PRV_se0_ag3_f_04268.0381[Mm-hm, but]268.7103
214PRV_int_01268.5067[Oh.]268.8049
215PRV_se0_ag3_f_04269.1647I didn't wear it yesterday.271.1460
216PRV_int_01271.3779Oh okay.271.9933
218 273.4654So you do a lot of things with your church?275.5244 
219PRV_se0_ag3_f_04277.9128No, not- now I-279.3754
221 279.6736I try to go when I can.281.6144 
222PRV_int_01281.6096Mm-hm.282.0830
223PRV_se0_ag3_f_04282.0782Mm-hm.282.7267
224PRV_int_01282.9993Every Sunday?283.7897
225PRV_se0_ag3_f_04284.0690Hm?284.4761
226PRV_int_01284.6086Every Sunday?285.2997
227PRV_se0_ag3_f_04285.7825Yeah we have service every Sunday.288.2798
228PRV_int_01288.2750Oh okay.288.7768
229 288.9377And now [which church?]289.9459
230PRV_se0_ag3_f_04289.4347[Sunday] school.290.5282
231PRV_int_01290.6134Now you go- are you a member of Saint Luke's or?293.0227
232PRV_se0_ag3_f_04293.0227No, I'm a member of Macedonia Missionary [Baptist] Church.297.4890
233PRV_int_01296.7128[Oh.]297.0962
235 297.4748Oh that's right.298.2338 
236PRV_se0_ag3_f_04298.3174Uh-huh, down on the /?/.300.0451
238 300.4407It's one block back of Main Street.303.0725 
239PRV_int_01303.2098Mm-hm.303.6642
240PRV_se0_ag3_f_04303.8772You turn on Beasley Street. If you turn on Walston Street,308.2489
242 309.0820you will309.5932 
244 310.1659g- go down Church Street, and you will see that313.0182 
246 313.2691church.314.0453 
247PRV_int_01314.0785Oh okay.314.6844
248PRV_se0_ag3_f_04314.6986No my mother315.8204
250 315.9624and my h- late husband,317.9173 
252 318.1398they was member of Saint Luke.319.9248 
253PRV_int_01319.9270Oh, [okay.]320.7128
254PRV_se0_ag3_f_04320.4335[Mm-hm.]321.0962
255PRV_int_01321.1246Okay.321.4985
257 321.8677What was your husband's name?322.9753 
258PRV_se0_ag3_f_04323.6806/RD-NAME-1/- the last one was /RD-NAME-3/.326.5660
259PRV_int_01326.5471Oh, okay.327.1151
260PRV_se0_ag3_f_04327.1293[Mm-hm.]327.7446
261PRV_int_01327.4559[Okay.]327.8819
262PRV_se0_ag3_f_04328.1565He was a legally blind.329.9126
263PRV_int_01330.6253Okay.331.0703
264PRV_se0_ag3_f_04331.1886[Mm-hm.]331.8986
265PRV_int_01331.2407[Okay.]331.6288
266 331.9175Okay.332.3861
268 333.4086And so you- you n- um,335.0842 
270 335.6049what do you-336.0735 
272 336.5164what are the- some of the things that you do338.4098 
274 338.5944during the day, just to-339.6973 
276 340.7055do you have341.3398 
278 341.8747things you do to pass the time when you're not going to church or shopping?344.8595 
280 345.0488<laugh>345.4086 
281PRV_se0_ag3_f_04345.4086<laugh> I don't shop [that much. <laugh>]348.4427
282PRV_int_01346.7576[<laugh>]348.4616
283PRV_se0_ag3_f_04349.9649Yeah, I- I like to visit the sick when I can.354.7125
284PRV_int_01354.7768Mm-hm.355.2312
285PRV_se0_ag3_f_04355.1839Mm-hm. And then I got two cousins,357.7352
286 358.1707they don't drive359.6806
288 359.9504and uh,360.5705 
290 360.8004we go out together sometime.362.8642 
291PRV_int_01362.9968Oh, okay.363.6831
292PRV_se0_ag3_f_04363.7825Mm-hm.364.4973
293PRV_int_01364.6866Your two cousins live here in Princeville?366.5042
294PRV_se0_ag3_f_04366.6679Mm-hm.367.1507
295PRV_int_01367.1555Oh okay.367.7187
297 368.1021Who- who are they?368.9400 
298PRV_se0_ag3_f_04370.1659/RD-NAME-4/,371.7611
299PRV_int_01371.9315Uh-huh.372.4143
300PRV_se0_ag3_f_04372.6253And, uh, /RD-NAME-4/.374.8074
301PRV_int_01375.1577Okay.375.6831
302PRV_se0_ag3_f_04376.0050All us was born here in Princeville.378.9425
303PRV_int_01379.2028Oh, okay.379.8371
304PRV_se0_ag3_f_04379.6856Mm-hm.380.0406
305 380.2441I was born across the railroad on Bell Street.384.2723
306PRV_int_01384.5752Beal Street?385.2359
307PRV_se0_ag3_f_04385.2075Bell.385.8607
308PRV_int_01385.9649Bell. [Okay.]386.9542
309PRV_se0_ag3_f_04386.4477[Uh-huh.] B-E-L-L.387.8728
310 388.1991Back uh,388.9327
312 389.3824Bridger's store.390.4123 
313PRV_int_01390.5354Oh really?390.9661
314PRV_se0_ag3_f_04390.9567[Mm-hm.]391.6241
315PRV_int_01391.3590[Yeah I been] back there.392.2441
316PRV_se0_ag3_f_04392.2205Mm-hm, that's where I was born at.394.1849
317PRV_int_01394.2985Okay.394.8049
319 395.1741So you had a house back there?396.5042 
320PRV_se0_ag3_f_04397.4631[Uh-]397.8087
321PRV_int_01397.4631[And your] parents398.4240
322 398.6702house was back there?399.5316
323PRV_se0_ag3_f_04400.4073Yeah, my mother and step father, but the403.3164
325 403.7566flood got it.404.8216 
326PRV_int_01405.1435Oh okay.405.7352
328 406.0334So you lived there up until the flood?408.0688 
329PRV_se0_ag3_f_04408.8904Mm-mm, [I was] living here when the flood [came.]412.0665
330PRV_int_01409.3448[Oh.]409.7708
332 411.8014Oh okay.412.5541 
333 413.1410So what-413.5812
335 413.7422what um-414.3480 
337 414.5685what were your parents415.7093 
339 415.8986uh names?416.4761 
340PRV_se0_ag3_f_04417.4086My mother was /RD-NAME-4/.420.3954
341PRV_int_01420.9377Okay.421.4158
342PRV_se0_ag3_f_04421.5341And my father was /RD-NAME-5/.424.1612
343PRV_int_01424.9422Okay. [So I'm sorry],426.2344
344PRV_se0_ag3_f_04425.4345[Mm-hm.]426.1350
345PRV_int_01426.4786his first name was what?427.6004
346PRV_se0_ag3_f_04427.7329/RD-NAME-3/.428.9542
347PRV_int_01428.8784[/RD-NAME-3/?]429.6186
348PRV_se0_ag3_f_04429.4275[Mm-hm.]430.0949
349PRV_int_01429.8062[How do you] spell that?430.6156
350 430.8286That's a interesting name.431.8463
351PRV_se0_ag3_f_04433.7424/RD-NAME-3/435.2666
353 435.4796/RD-NAME-5/, I437.5197 
355 437.6759think it was.438.6064 
356PRV_int_01438.6253Oh okay.439.1081
358 439.9696So what did they do? What uh,441.6926 
360 442.2843would-442.5541 
362 442.8286did they-443.2215 
364 443.4629did they work444.2392 
366 444.4407here in town or?445.2785 
367PRV_se0_ag3_f_04445.9128My mother did.447.2997
368PRV_int_01447.4275Okay what she do?448.3505
369PRV_se0_ag3_f_04449.5670She did450.6273
371 450.7768uh,451.2028 
373 451.4111house work452.5092 
375 452.6512and cooking.453.6405 
376PRV_int_01453.9008Mm-hm.454.2701
377PRV_se0_ag3_f_04454.7813And she work for Miss /RD-NAME-4/ for year458.4051
378PRV_int_01458.3577Oh okay.458.8832
379PRV_se0_ag3_f_04458.8548with her and her459.9671
380 460.0807children and her husband.461.7422
381PRV_int_01462.2344Now where- where w- where did they stay? They st-464.2678
383 464.5755They were465.0346 
385 465.2855in Tarboro, the family she [worked for?]467.0747 
386PRV_se0_ag3_f_04466.4594[Mm-hm. She] stay in Tarboro. Mr. /RD-NAME-1/'s paying.470.0501
387PRV_int_01470.4903Okay.470.9068
388PRV_se0_ag3_f_04470.9068They used to only deal with /Southerner/473.3871
389 474.0072but then474.9567
391 475.2643when he died, I think his brother took it over.478.8570 
392PRV_int_01479.1031Okay.479.6049
393PRV_se0_ag3_f_04479.9978And then s- s- a- he retired and somebody else took it over.484.5162
394PRV_int_01485.9788Okay.486.3670
395PRV_se0_ag3_f_04486.7294And then she wo-487.7519
397 488.3341l- well the last one, she worked490.4121 
399 490.6345for,491.0037 
401 491.9788she worked for Mr. and Miss /RD-NAME-3/.495.2334 
402PRV_int_01495.5600Mm-hm.495.9860
403PRV_se0_ag3_f_04496.1659And she worked for they s- their son and his wife.499.4442
404PRV_int_01499.7471Okay.500.1779
406 500.8358Oh okay.501.3944 
407PRV_se0_ag3_f_04501.3944And then some Brant and Sylvia Nash.503.9552
408PRV_int_01504.4928Okay.504.9851
409PRV_se0_ag3_f_04504.9898Mm-hm.505.8087
410PRV_int_01505.7755Okay.506.0927
411 507.0630So she worked for- so your- so she-509.0937
413 509.6475she would uh,510.5232 
415 510.9993basically511.6477 
417 512.1495um,512.5376 
419 512.7412m-512.9873 
421 513.1482take care of the house514.0618 
423 514.1801for- for those families?515.4155 
424PRV_se0_ag3_f_04515.3351Mm-hm.516.0120
425PRV_int_01515.9788Oh okay.516.5516
426 517.1839What about your- your dad, do you remember what he did?519.3802
427PRV_se0_ag3_f_04519.8914Mm-mm.520.3884
428PRV_int_01520.3837Oh okay.520.9990
429PRV_se0_ag3_f_04521.0937Mm-mm.521.5291
430PRV_int_01521.6171Okay.521.9674
432 522.8288So- so you g- so you grew up there524.8122 
434 525.0867when you were y-525.7257 
436 525.9624were young you liv-526.8996 
438 527.0984you- your house was right528.1256 
440 528.3054behind528.7220 
442 528.9709where Bridger's store was [on Bell] [Street?]531.0914 
443PRV_se0_ag3_f_04529.9128[Mm-hm.]530.5376
445 530.7128[Mm-hm.]531.3802 
446PRV_int_01531.5032/??/531.7304
447PRV_se0_ag3_f_04531.6689That's where I was born at.533.4155
448PRV_int_01533.5244Mm-hm.533.9978
449PRV_se0_ag3_f_04534.1682<laugh>534.5800
450PRV_int_01534.5232Mm-hm.535.0000
451PRV_se0_ag3_f_04535.3353Over there.536.2347
452PRV_int_01536.5329Do you remember what life was like growing up in- in Princeville when you were l- when you were young?540.6983
454 541.3590Over in the neighborhood?542.2299 
455PRV_se0_ag3_f_04543.4228Yes, I- I remember uh,546.2344
457 546.4096w- when the flood547.7424 
459 548.0737would come.548.8169 
461 549.8582Uh,550.3553 
463 551.9220we used to stay over there usually at554.6844 
465 555.0252until it- it would get556.5067 
467 557.1410about to the house down in the door [/??/.]560.1873 
468PRV_int_01559.7519[Mm-hm.]560.3293
469PRV_se0_ag3_f_04560.8453And we would be over there. Sometime we would563.0842
471 563.2357play in the water.564.5354 
472PRV_int_01564.6158Oh yeah?565.0655
473PRV_se0_ag3_f_04565.0135And then when they say it was gonna get real high,567.8630
474 568.8712uh, we- they would- we would go over town,571.6572
475PRV_int_01571.8655Mm-hm.572.1447
476PRV_se0_ag3_f_04572.1400and some of the peoples I can't think of the name now,575.1410
477 575.2972<clears throat>575.8226
479 576.3366they would let us go in their house and stay.579.4417 
481 580.0097And580.5683 
483 581.3351some-581.7564 
485 581.9674it- sometime it'd be two or three families.584.9826 
487 585.4606And we would make patterns on the floor588.0404 
489 588.2013until the water go down and then we would come back home.591.5553 
490PRV_int_01591.6216<laugh>591.9766
492 592.2322Okay.592.8141 
493PRV_se0_ag3_f_04592.9943Mm-hm.593.7848
494PRV_int_01593.9674F- so the water would rise595.6525
496 596.3577pretty often over there?597.7304 
498 598.1091Like, cause it's kind of a low-599.5812 
500 600.2486over on the uh, Bell Street, that's601.6903 
502 601.9270close to the river, isn't it?603.1435 
503PRV_se0_ag3_f_04603.9860Mm-hm, but604.7955
505 604.9375it would be down Main Street but then come over there too.608.6039 
506PRV_int_01608.5802Oh really?609.1246
507PRV_se0_ag3_f_04609.0867Mm-hm.609.8772
508PRV_int_01609.8914How high would the water get?611.0558
509PRV_se0_ag3_f_04615.4228It- I-616.1139
511 617.9552I know one time619.4395 
513 619.6856uh, some said they had went out on a boat,622.7434 
514PRV_int_01623.1457Mm.623.4155
515PRV_se0_ag3_f_04623.5102but we would go out before it got that high.626.5187
516PRV_int_01626.7128Okay.627.1766
517PRV_se0_ag3_f_04627.2098But the highest I remember was629.4913
519 629.6286Floyd. [<laugh> Ninety nine.]632.0879 
520PRV_int_01630.3744[Mm, yeah.]631.1744
522 631.6551[Right.]632.1495 
523 633.0583That's the highest one.634.2369
524PRV_se0_ag3_f_04634.3411I- I was um,635.4345
526 635.8700here,636.3007 
527PRV_int_01636.7247Uh-huh.637.1034
528PRV_se0_ag3_f_04637.8465and my sister stay on a other street. She hadn't been uh, got here from Seattle, Washington.644.1447
529PRV_int_01644.2678Uh-huh.644.6654
530PRV_se0_ag3_f_04645.8014Cause I was here646.9233
532 647.2499then by myself648.8924 
534 649.1460and uh,649.9223 
535PRV_int_01649.9743Uh-huh.650.2394
536PRV_se0_ag3_f_04650.4240I stayed sickly651.9671
538 652.5209so she said she was gonna come home654.8261 
540 655.0655so she would be close to me.657.1151 
541PRV_int_01657.2618Mm-hm.657.6121
542PRV_se0_ag3_f_04658.5825And659.1126
544 660.1114that day,660.8545 
546 662.1542I-662.4145 
548 663.0062I w-663.5269 
550 663.7778uh-664.2464 
552 664.7339it had665.1410 
554 665.2999/faired off/.666.3670 
555PRV_int_01666.6584Mm-hm.667.0513
556PRV_se0_ag3_f_04667.2833And the water was668.3577
558 668.5518down there,669.7068 
559PRV_int_01669.8914Okay.670.3458
560PRV_se0_ag3_f_04670.5730and the water,671.6522
562 672.0830I went to go around there to my neighbor's,674.6938 
563PRV_int_01675.0583Mm-hm.675.3376
564PRV_se0_ag3_f_04675.7872going on to Walston, um, before you got to Beasley Street,680.4051
565PRV_int_01680.5518Mm-hm.680.9021
566PRV_se0_ag3_f_04680.9352and I /knew- known/ that corner that water was just coming.684.8667
567PRV_int_01684.9709Mm.685.2738
568PRV_se0_ag3_f_04685.9885Anywhere you go, I could see water.688.9659
569PRV_int_01689.0463Mm.689.3445
570PRV_se0_ag3_f_04689.6617But I came home that night. It being so fair, I just know the water was going down.695.5717
571PRV_int_01695.5528Mm-hm.696.0688
572PRV_se0_ag3_f_04696.4833And I went to sleep.698.0406
573PRV_int_01698.5329Okay.698.9258
574PRV_se0_ag3_f_04699.1482And my neighbor woke me up701.4061
576 702.3575and told me, say, you know that704.8074 
578 705.6358uh,706.0618 
580 706.8144my nephew call me and say he was gonna get his mama,710.5424 
582 710.8926and he was coming by /at us/,713.1250 
584 713.5055Said that-713.9694 
586 714.1729Said the dam gonna bust.716.0548 
587PRV_int_01716.2205Mm.716.4666
588PRV_se0_ag3_f_04716.5376That water is coming.718.0192
590 718.4547And I turned all of the way around.720.7957 
591PRV_int_01720.7720Mm.721.0040
592PRV_se0_ag3_f_04721.4821[<laugh>]722.1684
593PRV_int_01721.5105[<laugh>]722.4856
594PRV_se0_ag3_f_04723.2429And I called724.4121
596 724.5872my cousin,725.6475 
597PRV_int_01726.0356Uh-huh.726.3954
598PRV_se0_ag3_f_04726.6821and she said727.8229
600 728.0737she didn't know nothing about it.729.9056 
601PRV_int_01730.3742Uh-huh.730.7008
602PRV_se0_ag3_f_04730.7529Say cause they had then called and see what the water was gonna do.734.6370
603PRV_int_01734.7317Mm-hm.735.0820
604PRV_se0_ag3_f_04735.3376And my aunt736.5919
606 738.1114was in there, she couldn't walk.740.1637 
607PRV_int_01740.7554Okay.741.2382
608PRV_se0_ag3_f_04741.1009She was sick.742.1659
609PRV_int_01742.5209Mm.742.8712
610PRV_se0_ag3_f_04743.0700And743.5670
612 743.7280so I called some neighbors up746.2157 
614 746.6607in the apartment748.0144 
616 748.3411are no good.749.7374 
617PRV_int_01749.9173Mm-hm.750.3007
618PRV_se0_ag3_f_04750.4738Cause they didn't drive.751.9649
620 752.4193And one say she was waiting on her son.754.9185 
621PRV_int_01755.1126Mm.755.4723
622PRV_se0_ag3_f_04755.4013The other one said she was waiting on her daughter.758.2536
623PRV_int_01758.4098Mm.758.7270
624PRV_se0_ag3_f_04759.2666And so my sister didn't have a car then762.1161
625PRV_int_01762.3981Mm.762.6774
626PRV_se0_ag3_f_04762.6253and she said,763.4726
627 764.0217what we gonna do?765.4228
629 765.7588I said y'all just come on through the school yard768.9803 
630PRV_int_01768.9661Okay.769.5247
631PRV_se0_ag3_f_04769.5105and come over here.770.9305
632PRV_int_01771.1861Uh-huh.771.4938
633PRV_se0_ag3_f_04772.0429And772.6771
635 773.0037they did- She and her s- youngest son775.6525 
637 776.5424and we got it-777.6594 
639 777.8204I had a truck then.779.5670 
641 780.2108And780.6273 
643 781.4868she drove782.5850 
644PRV_int_01782.9116Uh-huh.783.2476
645PRV_se0_ag3_f_04783.5790and had to drive through water785.6144
647 786.2770before we hit Church Street.788.4524 
649 789.2240And when we got out Church Street going /in/-792.3575 
651 792.7484uh, Church Street to Main Street.794.8311 
652PRV_int_01794.9210Mm-hm.795.2855
653PRV_se0_ag3_f_04795.3565I could see that water just swirling by,798.1966
655 798.6300back of my cousin house. We had to go through water then.802.4026 
656PRV_int_01802.5162Wow.802.8949
657PRV_se0_ag3_f_04803.5812And804.1256
659 805.6193so she says, where we going?807.5222 
661 807.8393I said over town,809.2593 
663 809.5556cause I know it was high [over there.]812.0264 
664PRV_int_01811.4631[Mm.]811.8702
665 812.1779Mm-hm.812.6512
666PRV_se0_ag3_f_04813.0441And we-813.4606
668 813.9245and we were going on815.5291 
670 815.6238and so all the cars818.0580 
672 818.2347lined up.819.4322 
674 819.6926Cause one thing I would like to go on and out, we couldn't get no /news/.823.7661 
675PRV_int_01823.8418Uh-huh.824.2347
676PRV_se0_ag3_f_04824.7317And825.2618
678 825.7778so all the cargo, we kept on over there by the post office.829.9980 
680 830.5897And I said, now we gonna go832.5162 
682 832.9422to a telephone booth834.5326 
684 834.6821and call some more folks and that's what we [did. <laugh>]838.2748 
685PRV_int_01837.9292[<laugh>]839.0227
686PRV_se0_ag3_f_04839.4392And we didn't ever see them cars come from over in Princeville,843.4417
688 843.8819so we just started to go- come back.846.2892 
689PRV_int_01846.5874Mm.846.7910
690PRV_se0_ag3_f_04846.7152And we went there and stopped by the848.8690
691 849.2098bridge, you know,850.5257
693 851.2830cross over from the bridge and park.853.7708 
695 854.4145And they was sanding the856.0807 
697 856.3221dyke856.8807 
698PRV_int_01857.1978Mm-hm.857.6144
699PRV_se0_ag3_f_04857.8510so the-858.3622
701 858.8904tryna keep the water from coming over.861.2382 
702PRV_int_01861.4701[Mm-hm.]861.7821
703PRV_se0_ag3_f_04861.6310[And] we stood <laugh>863.1883
704 863.6049and I didn't have on no865.2880
706 865.8607coat or nothing. I /??/ trembling.868.1517 
708 868.4831So one policeman /told/ never take me to the town hall.872.5802 
709PRV_int_01872.7080Uh-huh.873.2050
710PRV_se0_ag3_f_04873.1908And we went down there,874.9327
711PRV_int_01875.1363Okay.875.5197
712PRV_se0_ag3_f_04875.8084and I was surprised- you know where that878.7743
714 879.2666uh,879.7210 
716 881.1505town hall is [now?]882.9141 
717PRV_int_01882.4028[Mm-hm.]882.9188
718 883.1081Mm-hm.883.5105
719PRV_se0_ag3_f_04883.4868Well back there was that885.0725
720 885.2476project?885.8630
722 886.7860And tho- the water was back there, those people had gone.890.7790 
723PRV_int_01891.1482In the project back-891.9103
724PRV_se0_ag3_f_04891.9955Uh-huh cause some of 'em was down to the town hall, the old [town hall.]896.6749
725PRV_int_01895.8797[Okay.]896.4003
726 896.7270Mm-hm.897.0962
727PRV_se0_ag3_f_04898.1423Well we went down there. We stayed down there, and her son, he was young. He stayed down there to try to help bag.906.4380
728PRV_int_01906.5752Mm-hm.907.0939
729PRV_se0_ag3_f_04907.9933And after awhile, somebody come in there,911.5528
731 912.4758said, we can't do nothing for that dam. It gonna bust.916.0760 
732PRV_int_01916.3742Hm.916.5872
733PRV_se0_ag3_f_04916.7623And my sister said, let's go.918.7436
735 919.2075And somebody said, well wait til the mayor come.922.3378 
736PRV_int_01922.4689Mm.922.7955
737PRV_se0_ag3_f_04922.9422And she came right on in behind 'em [and] she told us to go927.5600
738PRV_int_01925.7377[Mm.]925.9696
739PRV_se0_ag3_f_04928.5493to her church.930.2013
741 931.0371That was over East Tarboro.932.8027 
742PRV_int_01932.9210Mm-hm.933.2524
743PRV_se0_ag3_f_04933.5316Or somewhere else she told us to go but anyway,937.1839
745 938.4003we went to h- we took one boy-941.3824 
747 941.6570two941.9836 
749 942.2798[over] /that river/.943.5341 
750PRV_int_01942.2845[Mm.]942.5354
751PRV_se0_ag3_f_04943.8728Uh they stood on the back of the truck.946.1496
752PRV_int_01946.2916Mm-hm.946.7697
753PRV_se0_ag3_f_04947.2146And when we948.4244
755 948.7368got over there to her church,951.2171 
757 952.1212we could see the water954.0193 
759 954.3061coming up from the low end956.6917 
760PRV_int_01956.7248Mm.957.0420
761PRV_se0_ag3_f_04957.4869of Church Street,958.7933
763 958.9496coming on up. /RD-NAME-2/ say, we can't stay [here. She] turned that truck around.964.3058 
764PRV_int_01962.2610[Mm.]962.6538
765 964.4241Ugh.964.9070
766PRV_se0_ag3_f_04965.0537And we went to the mall.966.9119
767PRV_int_01967.1675Okay.967.5935
768PRV_se0_ag3_f_04968.9331But969.4680
770 969.9413we went back out.971.1152 
771PRV_int_01971.8232Mm.972.0930
772PRV_se0_ag3_f_04972.7368But973.2243
774 973.7971uh,974.3604 
776 975.9555they was- it- it was just opening the high school979.1202 
778 979.3143to let people in,980.6964 
780 980.8668and one of 'em /???/ out then.982.8547 
781PRV_int_01983.1294Mm-hm.983.4608
782PRV_se0_ag3_f_04983.3310So we left984.3913
783 985.1817and went to Martin Middle Junior School987.9366
784PRV_int_01988.0786Mm-hm.988.5046
785PRV_se0_ag3_f_04988.6892and they let us in there.990.3061
786PRV_int_01990.5759Okay.991.0539
788 993.1934So you stayed there?994.3200 
789PRV_se0_ag3_f_04994.4620Mm-hm. And uh,996.0004
791 996.1167plane- /it was/ a helicopter or something was coming in there with them folks,1000.6040 
793 1001.0300and I said /RD-NAME-2/- cause we hadn't got no cots /then/, we was sitting up on the seat.1006.5283 
794PRV_int_011006.7555Mm.1007.1862
795PRV_se0_ag3_f_041007.6481And um,1008.2682
797 1008.8125I said /RD-NAME-2/ I can't sleep here.1010.9710 
799 1011.2029I said I'm going to the truck. So me and her went in the truck.1014.8457 
800PRV_int_011015.0066[Okay.]1015.5557
801PRV_se0_ag3_f_041015.2054[And we] set up that night.1016.9852
802PRV_int_011017.7899Oh [okay.]1018.4052
803PRV_se0_ag3_f_041018.1307[But] then the next day,1019.8232
804 1020.5191they brought in cots1022.1710
805PRV_int_011022.7864Mm-hm.1023.3970
807 1023.8277So they were having people sleep on the floor that first night?1026.3013 
808PRV_se0_ag3_f_041027.3900Mm-mm. No, everybody was sitting up.1029.9508
810 1030.2159No- I think some folks had something to sleep on.1034.1805 
811PRV_int_011034.3083Oh okay.1034.9000
812PRV_se0_ag3_f_041034.8006Mm-hm.1035.5863
813PRV_int_011035.8467Okay.1036.3153
815 1037.3073So you stayed there. That the next night they brought in cots.1040.1426 
816PRV_se0_ag3_f_041040.4408[Mm-hm.]1041.0467
817PRV_int_011040.8053[Okay.]1041.3759
818PRV_se0_ag3_f_041041.2929Mm-hm.1041.8987
819PRV_int_011042.1117And how long did you stay there?1043.4466
820PRV_se0_ag3_f_041049.1389I can't think exactly but we stayed there1052.7248
822 1053.8561until1055.3188 
824 1057.7450you know, they put up uh,1059.4159 
826 1061.0632some trailers over1062.8457 
828 1063.1060Rocky Mount?1063.9391 
829PRV_int_011064.0006Mm-hm.1064.5071
830PRV_se0_ag3_f_041064.6112FEMA trailers.1065.6905
831PRV_int_011066.0265Mm.1066.3153
832PRV_se0_ag3_f_041066.9401And1067.5886
834 1068.7368at that time, they just had1070.9662 
836 1072.9874the on- I think one bedroom cause that's what-1076.3840 
838 1077.6053but we had to come over to the uh, high school1080.7605 
840 1081.3521and they /processed/ us and got us straight and sent us over there.1086.1925 
841PRV_int_011086.3723Mm-hm.1086.9238
842PRV_se0_ag3_f_041087.0019And you know what trailer you were going to,1090.0691
843PRV_int_011091.0537[Mm.]1091.4229
844PRV_se0_ag3_f_041091.2667[but] I tell you,1092.4528
845 1092.6090when I went to that trailer,1094.6728
847 1096.8880it- it- it was nice1099.0445 
849 1099.2007cause you had your own private place. You didn't have to hear a lot of /noise-/1103.8536 
850PRV_int_011103.9321[<laugh>]1104.9498
851PRV_se0_ag3_f_041104.2493[<laugh>]1104.4197
852 1105.7395Cause those children keep1107.3733
854 1107.4822fuss.1108.1307 
855PRV_int_011109.1247Yeah [what-]1109.4797
856PRV_se0_ag3_f_041109.2998[And-]1109.7164
857PRV_int_011109.8990that- so they were a lot of people1111.3616
858PRV_se0_ag3_f_041111.6835Mm-hm.1112.3746
859PRV_int_011112.5166in the high school, what was that like1113.9650
861 1114.1117staying there before you got your own trailer?1116.2256 
863 1116.5759I bet that was crazy.1117.6882 
864PRV_se0_ag3_f_041120.4052Yeah.1121.1768
865PRV_int_011121.2241<laugh>1121.6406
866PRV_se0_ag3_f_041121.6718Mm-hm. Cause some folk, I reckon they walk1124.5876
868 1124.7343m- about all night and all- but anyway1128.0240 
870 1128.2351I think everything went good.1130.7769 
871PRV_int_011130.8716Uh-huh.1131.3591
872PRV_se0_ag3_f_041132.4857It- cause1132.9922
874 1133.2288n- uh-1134.1566 
876 1134.5333they was bringing in folks from down Greenville way.1138.2443 
878 1139.3235Some of everywhere.1140.7794 
879PRV_int_011141.0161Hm.1141.4184
880PRV_se0_ag3_f_041142.6160It was something going on.1144.6419
881PRV_int_011144.8265Mm.1145.1673
882PRV_se0_ag3_f_041150.0455And I was so glad to get back home.1153.0019
883PRV_int_011153.2196Mm.1153.6077
885 1154.6018So you- y-1155.2739 
887 1155.5579so once you got in that-1156.8170 
889 1156.9590tho-1157.2099 
891 1157.4371trailers, the FEMA trailer,1159.0255 
893 1160.1426you w- you were there for awhile?1161.5485 
894PRV_se0_ag3_f_041162.1780Mm-hm.1162.7886
895PRV_int_011163.0632How long were you there?1164.0430
896PRV_se0_ag3_f_041167.8703I can't think how m-1169.5791
898 1170.0646h- how long I was there?1172.1284 
900 1174.7602I sure can't.1176.0288 
901PRV_int_011176.2919Mm.1176.5380
902PRV_se0_ag3_f_041176.8267<laugh>1177.0587
903PRV_int_011177.1912But you say you liked it there?1178.4456
905 1178.6917You liked the- being away from-1180.2443 
907 1181.3188having your own place once you finally got it?1183.3569 
908PRV_se0_ag3_f_041184.1332Mm-hm. It was quieter1185.9887
909PRV_int_011186.1922Mm-hm.1186.4667
910PRV_se0_ag3_f_041186.5283in your little trailer1188.2500
912 1188.6658than it was, you know,1190.7012 
914 1191.7899in the school1193.2667 
916 1193.5460because it was so much noise.1195.6551 
917PRV_int_011195.9486Mm-hm.1196.5260
918PRV_se0_ag3_f_041196.4740Mm-hm.1197.3165
919PRV_int_011197.3118Mm-hm.1197.6857
920 1198.8359So then what happened? What- what happened after that?1201.2859
921PRV_se0_ag3_f_041203.6384What? After the trailer?1205.2288
922PRV_int_011205.4939Mm-hm.1205.9199
923PRV_se0_ag3_f_041207.7498Oh I stayed in that trailer until they got this house1211.4418
925 1211.8489uh,1212.3203 
927 1212.8788about ready.1213.9154 
928PRV_int_011214.3320Okay.1214.7911
929PRV_se0_ag3_f_041215.2266Mm-hm.1215.9650
930PRV_int_011216.2727And so they-1216.8833
931PRV_se0_ag3_f_041216.8312The Baptist people worked on it for me.1220.0527
932PRV_int_011220.4834Okay, so they- they built the-1222.1922
934 1222.4667they rebuilt the house?1223.5507 
935PRV_se0_ag3_f_041225.1344Mm-hm. Yeah /?/-1225.9154
937 1226.6444yeah, the-1227.5201 
939 1227.6668uh-huh. Cause they-1228.7081 
941 1229.5270they had to take1230.5806 
943 1230.8788e- all these walls and things and floors out.1235.0064 
944PRV_int_011235.3140Oh, [okay.]1235.9814
945PRV_se0_ag3_f_041235.6217[Mm-hm.]1236.4102
946PRV_int_011237.1581So this is pretty much how your house was1239.2408
948 1239.5201before?1240.0786 
949PRV_se0_ag3_f_041240.4241Mm-hm.1241.0868
950PRV_int_011241.1626Okay.1241.5933
952 1241.8110Okay.1242.2228 
954 1243.4468And they re- rebuilt it1244.8432 
956 1245.0940pretty quick?1245.8325 
957PRV_se0_ag3_f_041247.4182Y- well, they were going around trying to help everybody1251.7709
959 1252.0786and they did good. <laugh>1253.8706 
960PRV_int_011253.8942/Mm, okay/. <laugh>1255.1533
961PRV_se0_ag3_f_041255.1486/Cause I said, Lord,/ just let me get home. If I1258.5377
962 1258.9259just1259.4134
964 1259.6406can sleep on the floor.1261.3569 
965PRV_int_011261.5178<laugh>1262.3367
966PRV_se0_ag3_f_041263.0136And a lady1264.0313
968 1264.1733I had worked1265.0916 
970 1265.4540for,1265.9368 
972 1266.4055one of her friends at Albemarle,1268.9831 
974 1269.3875she was a hundred and1270.5519 
976 1270.7649three, this lady.1272.2540 
977PRV_int_011272.5711Mm.1272.8362
978PRV_se0_ag3_f_041272.9735I worked1273.5273
980 1273.7261for Miss /RD-NAME-1/1274.9710 
982 1275.5106and everybody1276.5093 
984 1276.7081<clears throat> thought Miss /RD-NAME-1/ was mean,1279.1533 
986 1279.6835but she was good- she was a good lady [<laugh>] to me.1284.0335 
987PRV_int_011282.6987[Mm-hm.]1283.4087
988 1284.1498Mm-hm.1285.1533
989PRV_se0_ag3_f_041285.3285Cause she was active.1286.9998
991 1287.3449She wanted to go walk1288.9306 
992PRV_int_011289.4067Mm-hm.1289.7570
993PRV_se0_ag3_f_041290.2682and I would walk her1291.6977
994PRV_int_011292.2420Mm-hm.1292.5639
995PRV_se0_ag3_f_041293.3118and1293.8419
997 1295.9909um-1296.4575 
999 1296.8741<clears throat>1297.2811 
1001 1299.6905She want to go s-1300.9638 
1003 1301.1768to the um, Christmas Parade to see the horses,1304.8526 
1004PRV_int_011305.0798Mm-hm.1305.5248
1005PRV_se0_ag3_f_041305.6668and1306.0739
1007 1306.2632the- her-1307.0868 
1009 1307.3120the one was looking out for her1309.5462 
1011 1310.3651uh, said her money was getting scarce. And they had cut my hours to one or two.1316.2136 
1012PRV_int_011316.5828[Mm.]1316.9047
1013PRV_se0_ag3_f_041316.6917[But] anyway, she wanted to go to that parade, and I knew it was cold.1321.1060
1014PRV_int_011321.6030Mm.1321.8160
1015PRV_se0_ag3_f_041321.8160And so I asked the head nurse, you know, where it was over there?1325.8942
1016PRV_int_011326.0836Hm.1326.4149
1017PRV_se0_ag3_f_041326.5617Would it be alright? She said, yeah, just wrap her up good. And that's what I did.1332.0524
1018PRV_int_011332.3629Mm-hm.1332.7747
1019PRV_se0_ag3_f_041332.8173And I had come home but I went back to take her and she was so happy.1337.8158
1020PRV_int_011338.0268Hm.1338.2729
1021PRV_se0_ag3_f_041338.7936Well she didn't live1340.1805
1023 1341.6715another year before she died.1344.4055 
1024PRV_int_011344.5522Hm.1344.7936
1025PRV_se0_ag3_f_041348.0975And I was right there with her.1349.7732
1027 1350.5096And I didn't get to finish school1352.8858 
1029 1353.9792and I went1355.0868 
1031 1356.0457to Edgecombe. It was community college1359.1319 
1032PRV_int_011359.2408Mm.1359.5106
1033PRV_se0_ag3_f_041359.4396then,1359.9555
1034PRV_int_011360.0928[Mm-hm.]1360.4336
1035PRV_se0_ag3_f_041360.2632[and] got my GED.1362.0410
1036PRV_int_011362.7936[Okay.]1363.0965
1037PRV_se0_ag3_f_041362.9498[And] I go back there and she would ask me1366.0218
1038 1366.4241about it cause she-1367.9747
1040 1368.4055she was a principal. She was a smart lady.1371.3733 
1041PRV_int_011371.3970Mm.1371.6526
1042PRV_se0_ag3_f_041371.9555She was a hundred and three,1373.5771
1043PRV_int_011373.8138[Wow.]1374.1735
1044PRV_se0_ag3_f_041374.0268[but] she kept her good senses un-1376.6254
1045 1377.2360until one weekend she fell1380.0524
1046PRV_int_011380.3203Mm.1380.5380
1047PRV_se0_ag3_f_041380.4717and hit her head.1381.7545
1048PRV_int_011381.9107Hm.1382.1805
1049PRV_se0_ag3_f_041382.1758And I went back there,1383.7047
1050 1384.1543but she was still was good but1386.2161
1052 1386.4149not as good as she was.1388.3698 
1053PRV_int_011388.3840Mm-hm.1388.9710
1054PRV_se0_ag3_f_041389.0798Mm-hm.1389.6905
1055PRV_int_011389.7946Mm.1390.0881
1057 1392.3155Now what was her name?1393.3427 
1058PRV_se0_ag3_f_041395.0136Miss /RD-NAME-5/.1397.4229
1059PRV_int_011397.5933Okay.1398.1234
1060PRV_se0_ag3_f_041398.1214Mm-hm.1398.8457
1061PRV_int_011399.0587And she was a principal?1400.0673
1063 1400.1663She was principal?1400.9662 
1064PRV_se0_ag3_f_041401.4964Not here.1402.4005
1066 1402.5661Um,1402.9874 
1068 1404.1498in uh,1404.9119 
1070 1405.8728r-1406.1190 
1072 1406.3746uh, in the Raleigh [area.]1408.2869 
1073PRV_int_011408.0171[Oh], okay.1408.5567
1074PRV_se0_ag3_f_041408.5425Mm-hm.1409.2904
1075PRV_int_011409.2572Now did she live here or1410.5427
1076 1410.8173where did she- /where-/1411.4819
1077PRV_se0_ag3_f_041411.4326Mm-mm. After she got1413.0420
1078 1413.2171down,1413.9934
1080 1414.2963she1414.6466 
1082 1414.8312came- went to the Albemarle1416.8173 
1083PRV_int_011417.1060Okay.1417.5273
1084PRV_se0_ag3_f_041417.6314here.1418.0196
1085PRV_int_011418.3888Okay, at the Albemarle, that's the-1420.3058
1087 1420.7697the apartment1421.4797 
1089 1421.7286community?1422.4007 
1090PRV_se0_ag3_f_041422.8267Mm-hm.1423.3768
1091PRV_int_011423.3947[Over in Princeville] okay.1424.7864
1092PRV_se0_ag3_f_041423.6219[Mm-hm.]1424.2752
1093 1425.0562No, it's not over in [Princeville.]1427.0916
1094PRV_int_011426.7981[Oh it's] right, over in Tarboro [right across the bridge] there?1429.3758
1095PRV_se0_ag3_f_041428.0836[Uh-huh.]1428.8646
1096 1429.4042Mm-hm. Mm-hm.1430.6964
1097PRV_int_011429.9012[Oh okay.] Okay.1430.9568
1098PRV_se0_ag3_f_041430.9852Mm-hm.1431.6005
1099PRV_int_011431.6810That's right.1432.1496
1101 1432.8833Okay. Well I'm g- I'm sure she's1434.5285 
1103 1435.0350glad you took her to that parade.1436.6491 
1104PRV_se0_ag3_f_041436.7864Mm-hm.1437.5532
1106 1437.6763Mm-hm.1438.3247 
1107PRV_int_011438.3389You had a good time there?1439.3708
1108PRV_se0_ag3_f_041439.2762Mm-hm.1440.0288
1109 1441.4941And um,1442.1947
1111 1442.5592<clears throat>1442.8148 
1113 1444.5283they took her back, had a1446.1593 
1115 1446.3439funeral1446.8930 
1117 1447.0587in uh,1447.8255 
1119 1449.9508Raleigh.1450.7839 
1120PRV_int_011451.1484Mm.1451.5128
1121PRV_se0_ag3_f_041451.8374And so1452.6469
1123 1454.0716one of my sisters in church,1456.6324 
1125 1457.1768and she was1457.9747 
1127 1458.1830uh, my beautician then. She took me1461.5390 
1129 1462.3295and another lady up there1464.3913 
1131 1464.5333to the funeral.1465.4373 
1132PRV_int_011465.6267Mm.1465.9296
1133PRV_se0_ag3_f_041466.0196Mm-hm.1466.8526
1134PRV_int_011466.7532Mkay.1467.1934
1135 1468.8549H-1469.2004
1137 1469.3641do you remember about how old you were at that time? Was that recently or?1473.0041 
1139 1474.0739When was that?1474.6892 
1141 1475.3519Was that awhile ago?1476.2966 
1142PRV_se0_ag3_f_041477.7024Mm-hm.1478.5118
1143PRV_int_011478.9331Oh, okay.1479.5818
1144PRV_se0_ag3_f_041481.3377<ts> I was old myself. [<laugh>]1484.7106
1145PRV_int_011483.1107[<laugh>]1485.0751
1146 1486.2490Is the- you uh-1487.1578
1148 1487.4513you w-1488.0098 
1150 1488.7747going-1489.1013 
1152 1489.2669at one point you said you went to the community college?1491.7899 
1153PRV_se0_ag3_f_041492.5377Mm-hm. I went out there to get my GED.1495.6977
1154PRV_int_011496.4645How old were you then?1497.3165
1155PRV_se0_ag3_f_041500.6800I reckon I was about sixty five or seventy1504.1644
1156PRV_int_011504.2064Wow.1504.8028
1157PRV_se0_ag3_f_041504.7981when I went out there.1506.2398
1158PRV_int_011506.3203Wow.1507.0113
1159PRV_se0_ag3_f_041507.0303Cause I was the oldest one in my class.1509.7567
1160PRV_int_011509.7804Wow.1510.3153
1161PRV_se0_ag3_f_041510.9922And after I passed that1513.5273
1163 1514.4645and they said, well if you do this kind of work- that's what was rumored1518.6327 
1164PRV_int_011518.9261Mm.1519.1439
1165PRV_se0_ag3_f_041519.0634you would have that uh-1520.8006
1166 1522.4809I had gotten my uh,1524.2303
1168 1527.2881nurse's aid. They say we gonna need nurse's aid one.1531.3190 
1169PRV_int_011531.5604Mm-hm.1532.0669
1170PRV_se0_ag3_f_041532.2799And I went over Rocky Mount1534.1449
1172 1534.4999and I passed that course.1536.4149 
1174 1537.0445I believe that was um,1538.4598 
1176 1538.8621eight week or ten week one. I went nights over there.1542.7510 
1177PRV_int_011542.8078Mm-hm.1543.3711
1179 1545.4207Mkay.1545.8514 
1180PRV_se0_ag3_f_041548.8173And1549.2433
1182 1549.4231after um,1550.2894 
1184 1551.3875I worked until my mother1553.2241 
1186 1553.5933uh, got down so she couldn't work.1556.0574 
1187PRV_int_011556.2089Mm-hm.1556.6444
1188PRV_se0_ag3_f_041556.8716I was working for another good lady.1559.6731
1189PRV_int_011559.7495Mm-hm. Okay.1560.7557
1190PRV_se0_ag3_f_041560.7794I worked for her til about1562.2846
1192 1562.4976two o'clock in the day.1564.2253 
1193PRV_int_011564.6561Mm.1564.8786
1194PRV_se0_ag3_f_041564.8265And I went home one day. I would always go by mother cause she-1569.1082
1195 1569.6384she worked up1570.8359
1197 1571.7475until she got-1572.9025 
1199 1574.9757she was in her eighties when she died and she had worked in her eighties.1579.8208 
1200PRV_int_011580.0574Hm.1580.3698
1201PRV_se0_ag3_f_041581.5911And I went by there and she was a-standing over the stove, and I said, whatchu doing? And she said, I'm tryna cook me something1589.3566
1202PRV_int_011589.3594Mm.1589.7191
1203PRV_se0_ag3_f_041589.7333to eat. I said, you haven't ate? And she said, no.1593.0420
1205 1594.1922And I had to tell that lady I was gonna have to stop cause my mother.1598.5686 
1207 1598.8432<clears throat>1599.1224 
1209 1599.6195I said, but1600.5851 
1211 1600.8880I would1601.3661 
1213 1602.0930help you1603.0681 
1215 1603.5699until1604.2515 
1217 1604.6112we get somebody to come in in my place.1607.5128 
1218PRV_int_011607.7712Mm-hm.1608.1498
1219PRV_se0_ag3_f_041608.0268Cause she didn't half see.1610.2468
1220PRV_int_011610.6065Mm.1610.9804
1221PRV_se0_ag3_f_041611.9792And so1612.7555
1223 1613.0328the lady /we were/ looking out for her, that's what I did.1616.5734 
1224PRV_int_011616.5781Mm-hm.1617.0562
1225PRV_se0_ag3_f_041617.3260And I had a- <clears throat> I had all those papers1620.7889
1226PRV_int_011621.2859Hm.1621.5367
1227PRV_se0_ag3_f_041621.6030and had to write up about Miss /RD-NAME-1/ but all that stuff went with the water.1626.9167
1228PRV_int_011627.6551Oh okay.1628.4503
1229PRV_se0_ag3_f_041628.4408Mm-hm.1629.3307
1230PRV_int_011629.6999You had um,1630.5330
1232 1630.8975papers from her- about her and [things?]1633.4137 
1233PRV_se0_ag3_f_041633.2243[Mm-hm.]1633.9959
1234PRV_int_011634.0622Oh okay.1634.7816
1235PRV_se0_ag3_f_041634.7580Cause they had a big write up in the paper about her.1638.4378
1236PRV_int_011638.7936Mm.1639.2149
1238 1640.1994/N-/ about Miss /RD-NAME-1/?1641.3828 
1239PRV_se0_ag3_f_041641.3875Mm-hm.1642.1259
1240PRV_int_011642.5519And it was in the- The [Southerner?]1644.0779
1241PRV_se0_ag3_f_041643.9321[Mm-hm.]1644.5995
1242PRV_int_011644.5995Oh okay.1645.2243
1244 1646.9331Now you could probably see- uh-1648.8407 
1246 1649.3566they might have an old copy1651.0113 
1248 1651.4184um,1651.7829 
1250 1651.9391at the Southerner1652.7911 
1251PRV_se0_ag3_f_041652.9899[Mm-hm.]1653.7851
1252PRV_int_011653.4065[in the library] or something.1654.8359
1253 1656.0173They may have- that may still have that1657.8255
1254PRV_se0_ag3_f_041657.7876[Mm-hm.]1658.5639
1255PRV_int_011658.0290[article.]1658.5876
1256PRV_se0_ag3_f_041660.5756Well, I'll go1661.9956
1258 1662.7605and try to see.1664.2941 
1259PRV_int_011665.1272Yeah actually I can-1666.1165
1261 1666.3200I um-1667.0916 
1263 1667.7996I'm sposta meet with um,1669.2717 
1265 1669.6787/RD-NAME-4/?1670.6533 
1266PRV_se0_ag3_f_041670.9520Mm-hm.1671.5059
1267PRV_int_011671.5390He's over at The Southerner.1672.7507
1268PRV_se0_ag3_f_041672.6845Mm-hm. [Right.]1673.8489
1269PRV_int_011673.2931[I can-]1673.6954
1270 1674.0220I can ask him about that article if you want to see if you want to get a copy, I can1677.5627
1271PRV_se0_ag3_f_041677.5390Okay.1678.2916
1272PRV_int_011678.2206see if I can get a copy for you.1679.4986
1273PRV_se0_ag3_f_041679.5270Mm-hm.1680.1072
1274PRV_int_011680.1830Okay.1680.5522
1276 1681.1723He may know- he may know Miss /RD-NAME-1/.1682.7627 
1278 1683.0325He may know about her.1684.0165 
1279PRV_se0_ag3_f_041684.3957Mm-hm.1685.1578
1280PRV_int_011685.1720Okay.1685.5365
1282 1685.8800Alright.1686.2351 
1283PRV_se0_ag3_f_041686.7510But it was in the paper.1688.7674
1284PRV_int_011688.8479Yeah.1689.2408
1286 1690.3200So you say you lost a lot of things in the flood?1692.2161 
1287PRV_se0_ag3_f_041693.4705Mm-hm.1694.0622
1288PRV_int_011694.0906Yeah.1694.4124
1289PRV_se0_ag3_f_041694.5970Lost everything.1696.1591
1290PRV_int_011696.2348Yeah.1696.6371
1291PRV_se0_ag3_f_041696.9922When-1697.3377
1293 1697.7096and see, the water had got trapped over here.1700.6633 
1294PRV_int_011700.9378Oh really?1701.3970
1295PRV_se0_ag3_f_041701.4396And- uh-huh. And we couldn't come back over here right away.1705.1628
1296PRV_int_011705.2622Mm.1705.6740
1297PRV_se0_ag3_f_041706.3651And when they did let us come,1708.8265
1299 1709.4797the bedroom1710.8835 
1301 1711.1249over there,1712.1616 
1303 1712.3642it had a /bare roof/.1713.7615 
1305 1713.8751I didn't even know. I said, what is that?1716.1498 
1306PRV_int_011716.3345[Mm.]1716.7226
1307PRV_se0_ag3_f_041716.4859[The] water had did it, so1718.5213
1308 1718.8858I didn't even recognize it. (laughing)1720.9496
1309PRV_int_011721.1578No.1721.5696
1311 1722.5191[So they- it-]1723.0681 
1312PRV_se0_ag3_f_041722.5427[Mm-mm.]1723.0823
1313PRV_int_011723.4657it tore the bedroom- uh- tore it down-1725.1745
1315 1725.4349part of the house down?1726.4573 
1317 1727.4087Is that-1727.7732 
1318PRV_se0_ag3_f_041728.5238I- all the furniture- that part- that furniture were messed up, I didn't even know.1734.0950
1319PRV_int_011734.2256Oh.1734.7794
1320PRV_se0_ag3_f_041734.7226Mm-mm.1735.3569
1321PRV_int_011735.2480<laugh> Wow.1736.1379
1322PRV_se0_ag3_f_041736.4882My sister and her friend, they came with me in here.1739.8110
1323PRV_int_011740.1356Oh okay.1740.7179
1324PRV_se0_ag3_f_041740.7037Mm-hm.1741.4373
1325PRV_int_011742.3556Well the house looks great now. It's-1744.2064
1327 1744.4620it's-1744.7034 
1329 1744.9306you would never know.1745.9294 
1330PRV_se0_ag3_f_041746.1404Mm-hm. Well I thank God for what they did.1749.8135
1331PRV_int_011749.9461Yeah.1750.3579
1333 1751.2288A lot of people helped rebuild the house?1752.9545 
1334PRV_se0_ag3_f_041754.1237Mm-hm. Different ones.1755.9839
1336 1756.2537But they was-1757.0016 
1338 1758.5285they was working through1760.1332 
1340 1760.8574First Baptist Church down1763.0726 
1342 1763.8442town,1764.5806 
1344 1764.9214like the post office over here, the1767.1319 
1346 1767.3023big church over here- on that side [the ch-] the- Mm-mm.1771.2906 
1347PRV_int_011769.7522[Mm-hm.]1770.2114
1348 1771.7166Mkay.1772.1852
1349PRV_se0_ag3_f_041772.3882They was real nice.1773.9839
1350PRV_int_011774.9874Have you always lived across street from the school?1777.2101
1351PRV_se0_ag3_f_041778.5592Mm-mm.1779.1082
1352PRV_int_011779.0562Mm.1779.3733
1353PRV_se0_ag3_f_041779.5390Mm-mm.1780.0237
1355 1780.2064See I told you I was born over the railroad.1782.7084 
1356PRV_int_011783.2433So, how long is you lived over here?1785.1887
1357PRV_se0_ag3_f_041786.9874We came over here in the sixties.1789.9817
1359 1790.4314[Something.]1791.1319 
1360PRV_int_011790.4408[You and-]1790.7311
1361PRV_se0_ag3_f_041791.2502[I-]1791.5295
1362PRV_int_011791.2502[you and your] husband?1792.0502
1363PRV_se0_ag3_f_041792.7413Mm-hm. I had all that.1794.4859
1364PRV_int_011795.1344Yeah.1795.4421
1365PRV_se0_ag3_f_041795.6030Everything.1796.7390
1366PRV_int_011797.2834How uh- how long did you stay on Bell Street?1799.6264
1367PRV_se0_ag3_f_041801.9959<ts> Well,1802.8668
1369 1807.4468I know-1808.3509 
1371 1814.7816Well,1815.1934 
1373 1815.4112thirty some years.1817.0395 
1374PRV_int_011817.1862Mm.1817.5886
1375PRV_se0_ag3_f_041817.5960Mm-hm.1818.2871
1376PRV_int_011818.6327Okay.1819.0255
1377PRV_se0_ag3_f_041818.9782Before I moved over here.1822.6324
1378PRV_int_011822.9401Okay.1823.4040
1380 1824.8883So then you move- thirty something- then you moved here with your husband?1828.0549 
1382 1828.4667Was the school here when you moved over here?1830.1830 
1384 1833.4065The old school?1834.1117 
1385PRV_se0_ag3_f_041835.8090Not- the old school1837.7071
1386PRV_int_011838.1852Princeville School?1838.9426
1387PRV_se0_ag3_f_041838.8053was out there1839.9224
1388 1840.4005where the old town hall- that's where I [started] school at.1844.6728
1389PRV_int_011843.1249[Oh.]1843.7640
1390 1844.7722Oh okay.1845.3591
1391PRV_se0_ag3_f_041845.3355Over there.1846.2632
1392 1846.9448And1847.3898
1394 1848.1546after we got to a certain grade, then we had to walk over town to Pattillo School.1853.2004 
1395PRV_int_011853.2383Okay.1853.8442
1397 1854.6705Yeah.1855.1581 
1399 1855.6929Now the- then did- was-1857.3544 
1401 1857.6289so before the flood,1858.9306 
1403 1859.3140did they have a new school1860.7084 
1405 1860.9877uh, here or?1862.1852 
1406PRV_se0_ag3_f_041862.3272Mm-hm.1862.9094
1408 1863.0278[Yeah], this1863.8419 
1409PRV_int_011863.1319[Okay.]1863.4917
1410PRV_se0_ag3_f_041864.0455school been here for my um,1866.2493
1412 1867.5225youngest sister and brother but I was my mother's oldest child.1871.7968 
1413PRV_int_011871.8726Uh-huh.1872.3155
1414PRV_se0_ag3_f_041873.2622And then I got a brother in Norfolk.1876.4266
1416 1876.5205I'm five years older than he is.1878.7321 
1417PRV_int_011878.8977Okay.1879.3237
1418PRV_se0_ag3_f_041879.4326And the next brother, I'm ten years older than he.1883.1862
1419PRV_int_011883.5507Okay.1883.9720
1420PRV_se0_ag3_f_041884.2540And I was raised up with two brother,1887.0278
1422 1887.3023and everybody else had a sister. And I always wanted a [sister.]1891.3805 
1423PRV_int_011891.0871[Aw.] <laugh>1892.0716
1424PRV_se0_ag3_f_041892.0906And let me tell you what, if my mama had1894.5709
1426 1894.9022married my stepdaddy,1896.8362 
1428 1898.2184I- I got a sister.1900.0123 
1430 1903.0445And I'm1903.8492 
1432 1904.7627twenty something years older than she [is.]1907.8428 
1433PRV_int_011907.4304[Oh wow.] Okay.1908.6847
1434PRV_se0_ag3_f_041909.1770Then,1909.9675
1436 1911.6053the doctor1912.6040 
1438 1912.7744told her she had a tumor1915.0587 
1439PRV_int_011915.1675Mm-hm.1915.6929
1440PRV_se0_ag3_f_041915.9438and wanted to operate. She said no.1918.5235
1442 1918.8028Then she told her this not no tumor.1921.5320 
1444 1921.8586Said, cause I didn't have children, this is bad.1924.6371 
1445PRV_int_011924.9117Mm. <laugh>1925.6292
1446PRV_se0_ag3_f_041926.1309So1926.5522
1448 1926.7557/RD-NAME-2/1927.8066 
1450 1927.9722was born,1928.7343 
1451PRV_int_011929.5343Uh-huh.1930.0265
1452PRV_se0_ag3_f_041930.1827and then she had1931.5061
1454 1931.9652uh,1932.4102 
1456 1933.2007/RD-NAME-1/1933.8160 
1458 1934.9473Then /RD-NAME-1/.1936.4620 
1459PRV_int_011937.1484Okay.1937.5602
1460PRV_se0_ag3_f_041938.4244And then she had /RD-NAME-2/1940.5686
1461PRV_int_011941.2929Okay.1941.8419
1462PRV_se0_ag3_f_041942.5235and she told me said she wasn't gonna have no more children.1946.5544
1463PRV_int_011946.8526Mm-hm.1947.1745
1464PRV_se0_ag3_f_041947.4207Said cause she did /different/ with /RD-NAME-2/ than she did with the other child, sure enough she didn't have no more.1954.6655
1465PRV_int_011954.6892Mm-hm.1955.3566
1466PRV_se0_ag3_f_041955.6670But from her oldest1957.8776
1468 1958.7154to her baby girl1960.3579 
1470 1960.5756is1960.9070 
1472 1961.1247thirty years.1962.2871 
1473PRV_int_011962.5475Wow.1963.1512
1475 1964.3698Thirty years apart.1965.3118 
1476PRV_se0_ag3_f_041965.4301Mm-hm.1966.1401
1477PRV_int_011966.4951Wow.1966.9212
1478PRV_se0_ag3_f_041968.3581And they-1968.9451
1480 1969.5746they my sisters and brothers but they seem like children to me. [<laugh>]1974.9829 
1481PRV_int_011974.3741[Mm-hm.]1975.0303
1482 1976.2515Now how many brothers- you said you had1978.2253
1484 1978.4431two brothers that were your age that were born- that you lived with- that you grew up with?1982.3367 
1485PRV_se0_ag3_f_041982.7012Mm-hm, but I was older than they were.1985.0584
1486PRV_int_011985.2856Yeah?1985.6217
1487PRV_se0_ag3_f_041985.6150Yeah, I'm the oldest one.1986.9051
1488PRV_int_011986.8883Oh [okay.]1987.6267
1489PRV_se0_ag3_f_041987.1344[Mm-hm.]1987.8870
1490PRV_int_011987.8066How much older are you?1988.7154
1491PRV_se0_ag3_f_041989.4538Um,1989.6952
1493 1990.1496the-1990.4667 
1495 1990.8075uh-1991.3093 
1497 1992.3061/RD-NAME-2/, I'm five years older than he.1995.4065 
1498PRV_int_011996.0786Okay, [/RD-NAME-2/.]1996.9203
1499PRV_se0_ag3_f_041996.2963[And then-]1996.9685
1500 1997.1247Hm?1997.5034
1501PRV_int_011997.5223/RD-NAME-2/.1998.1404
1502PRV_se0_ag3_f_041998.2398Mm-hm. /??/. Then /RD-NAME-3/2000.5213
1504 2000.6633I'm ten years older than he.2002.7744 
1505PRV_int_012002.8880Mm-hm.2003.4087
1506PRV_se0_ag3_f_042003.6055And then she didn't have no more children til she had this girl.2007.5106
1508 2007.9934I didn't know how- exactly-2009.8962 
1510 2010.8267I mean /RD-NAME-3/ was about sixteen or something when2014.4525 
1512 2014.9164/RD-NAME-2/ was born.2016.2019 
1513PRV_int_012016.2351Mm.2016.6563
1514PRV_se0_ag3_f_042016.6563Mm-hm-hm.2017.3995
1515PRV_int_012017.6030Wow.2018.0101
1517 2018.7864So are- uh- do all those-2020.0691 
1519 2020.4383all your brothers and sisters, they still live in Princeville?2022.9025 
1520PRV_se0_ag3_f_042023.1439Mm-mm.2023.6787
1522 2024.0574Mm-mm.2024.5781 
1523PRV_int_012024.8810Anybody2025.4585
1525 2025.7094still live in Princeville?2026.8596 
1526PRV_se0_ag3_f_042026.9164Mm-hm.2027.7069
1528 2027.9558Um,2028.4197 
1530 2029.2953my younger sister came from Seattle.2031.9177 
1532 2032.5235And she2033.0632 
1534 2033.8300on the next street from me.2035.7119 
1535PRV_int_012035.9012Okay.2036.2988
1536PRV_se0_ag3_f_042036.3651And my brother had been in Florida-2039.0821
1538 2039.3783youngest brother, he over there with her.2041.6267 
1539PRV_int_012041.8018Mm-hm.2042.2562
1541 2043.0988But you the only one that stayed here your whole life?2045.3519 
1542PRV_se0_ag3_f_042046.0694No, I didn't stay here my [whole life. <laugh>]2050.0917
1543PRV_int_012047.5651[Oh okay.]2048.4550
1545 2048.8479[Where- where did you live] other than Princeville?2051.1957 
1546PRV_se0_ag3_f_042052.1377Where?2052.9877
1548 2053.6835I lived-2054.6390 
1550 2054.7396stayed in Virginia to work awhile.2057.7022 
1551PRV_int_012058.2540Oh really?2058.8078
1552PRV_se0_ag3_f_042058.9877Uh-huh.2059.5983
1554 2060.0953And- not too long.2061.4775 
1556 2062.1070And then,2062.9638 
1558 2063.6718I forgot how many years I stayed2065.9438 
1560 2066.2089uh,2066.7154 
1562 2067.5863near Birmingham, Alabama.2069.8536 
1563PRV_int_012070.0741Uh-huh.2070.5008
1564PRV_se0_ag3_f_042070.8078And from there,2072.0432
1566 2072.2136back home.2073.1840 
1567PRV_int_012074.0360Okay.2074.4525
1569 2074.5709[How- how-] do you remember how you old you were then? Were you r- were you real young2078.4787 
1570PRV_se0_ag3_f_042074.5993[Mm-hm.]2075.1862
1571PRV_int_012078.6160back wh- when you moved to Alabama?2080.0644
1572PRV_se0_ag3_f_042080.9448Mm- Yeah, I was in my twenties.2083.1723
1573PRV_int_012083.2764Okay.2083.7450
1574PRV_se0_ag3_f_042083.7071Mm-hm.2084.4219
1575PRV_int_012084.4503And you met- I mean why- you were there a couple years or2086.8359
1577 2086.9827uh, for a long time? How long did you live there?2089.1344 
1578PRV_se0_ag3_f_042091.0325About five years.2092.7365
1579PRV_int_012092.6987Okay.2093.0537
1580PRV_se0_ag3_f_042093.1342[Mm-hm.]2093.8327
1581PRV_int_012093.6197[What-] what brought you- what brought you over to Alabama?2095.9107
1582PRV_se0_ag3_f_042098.6987That was my first marriage.2100.8362
1583PRV_int_012100.8409Oh, [okay.]2101.4941
1584PRV_se0_ag3_f_042101.2385[<laugh>]2102.1521
1585PRV_int_012102.2373Okay.2102.5639
1586PRV_se0_ag3_f_042103.4680Uh, hm.2104.1780
1587PRV_int_012104.1875Did you meet your f-2105.0442
1589 2105.3046your first h- h- husband in Princeville or?2107.5509 
1590PRV_se0_ag3_f_042107.9060Uh-uh. In [Virginia.]2109.6479
1591PRV_int_012109.4112[Oh] in Virginia?2110.1685
1592PRV_se0_ag3_f_042110.0691Mm-hm.2110.7081
1593PRV_int_012110.9543Okay. And what were you doing in Virginia? Working [up there?]2113.7308
1594PRV_se0_ag3_f_042113.4042[Mm-hm.]2114.0385
1595PRV_int_012114.5781Okay.2114.9899
1596PRV_se0_ag3_f_042115.2218[Mm-hm.]2115.6999
1597PRV_int_012115.3733[Doing-] doing what?2116.1401
1598PRV_se0_ag3_f_042116.7697Well I worked at the Navy yard2119.7924
1600 2120.1947cleaning up2121.1745 
1601PRV_int_012121.2502Mm-hm.2121.7331
1602PRV_se0_ag3_f_042122.2253and then worked in2123.6406
1604 2124.3013service doing the messy work.2126.7627 
1605PRV_int_012127.0088Oh [okay.]2127.5816
1606PRV_se0_ag3_f_042127.4065[Mm-hm.]2128.0928
1607PRV_int_012128.5898What was your- now do you-2129.8678
1609 2130.3534do you uh- what was your first job after school?2132.8432 
1611 2133.1224Did you used to do- mm- what-2134.7365 
1613 2134.9070you remember your first job?2136.0619 
1614PRV_se0_ag3_f_042137.1060Mm, working in service.2139.0562
1615PRV_int_012139.6053Okay.2140.0313
1616PRV_se0_ag3_f_042140.7555I2141.1247
1618 2141.2978worked- r- uh- walked along the railroad2144.6112 
1620 2145.6289um, on- w- /on that-/2147.4182 
1622 2148.7131further in the2150.1568 
1624 2150.7296<ts>2150.9852 
1626 2151.6621Main Street for a lady named Mrs. /RD-NAME-1/.2155.2338 
1627PRV_int_012155.7119Okay.2156.1900
1628PRV_se0_ag3_f_042156.2799Mm-hm.2157.0420
1629PRV_int_012157.6053So you used to2158.4005
1630 2158.4005do housework [for her?] Okay.2160.9214
1631PRV_se0_ag3_f_042159.8374[Mm-hm.]2160.5143
1632 2161.0303Mm-hm.2161.6882
1633PRV_int_012162.1994And then, s- s- somehow you got-2164.7034
1635 2165.1105there was a house-2166.2114 
1637 2166.6232a job in Virginia?2167.8255 
1639 2169.1414And you- and you went up there for a little while?2170.8833 
1640PRV_se0_ag3_f_042170.9543[Mm-hm.]2171.5980
1641PRV_int_012171.4324[You] were saying, okay.2172.2500
1642PRV_se0_ag3_f_042172.3534Mm-hm.2172.9498
1643PRV_int_012173.0512Kay.2173.3415
1645 2174.5024So you did that most of- most of your life? Or was there any other jobs that you did?2178.5995 
1646PRV_se0_ag3_f_042179.7498Mm,2180.1521
1648 2180.3888yeah.2180.9331 
1650 2181.1035I worked a um-2182.6324 
1652 2183.4939I worked at P- at /??/ Laundry.2186.0148 
1653PRV_int_012186.4976Mm-hm.2186.9236
1654PRV_se0_ag3_f_042187.1366It was2187.8230
1656 2188.0549back of /Thorne/- used to be /Thorne/ Drug Store on the depot.2192.4314 
1657PRV_int_012192.5592Mm-hm.2192.9520
1658PRV_se0_ag3_f_042194.3768I worked there awhile2196.0714
1660 2196.2256<clears throat> and2197.1107 
1662 2197.2669when I left there I went to the plastic factory.2200.4194 
1663PRV_int_012201.1058Oh.2201.3519
1664PRV_se0_ag3_f_042201.3235And I reckon I worked there about eight years before2204.5686
1665 2205.7378I started doing nurse's aid work.2208.5664
1666PRV_int_012208.8646Okay.2209.3285
1667PRV_se0_ag3_f_042209.4089[Mm-hm.]2209.9357
1668PRV_int_012209.4231[The plastic] factory, that's uh, North Carolina Enterprises?2212.3910
1669 2213.2884Is that the name?2214.0362
1670PRV_se0_ag3_f_042214.7557Well at that time it was Carolina Enterprise but it done changed names.2219.9605
1671PRV_int_012220.0741Okay.2220.6043
1673 2220.7510Carolina [Enterprises. Okay.]2222.1237 
1674PRV_se0_ag3_f_042221.2906[Mm-hm.]2221.9202
1676 2222.1000And I started on this nursing2224.5898 
1677 2225.5412uh, aid were-2226.8883
1679 2227.1581<clears throat>2227.8255 
1680PRV_int_012227.9107Mm-hm.2228.2445
1681PRV_se0_ag3_f_042228.5686Uh, when they would catch up the work sometime they would lay off until2233.1155
1683 2234.3746uh,2234.9662 
1685 2235.3544coming onto the Spring,2237.2146 
1687 2238.0788and then they would2239.0303 
1689 2239.2007sp- bring you back.2240.6396 
1691 2241.4264And while I was um,2243.5128 
1693 2243.8564out,2244.3534 
1695 2244.5901<clears throat>2244.8883 
1697 2245.6882um,2246.1521 
1699 2247.8656uh-2248.0171 
1701 2249.0253a lady name /RD-NAME-3/, she had worked in the hospitals and she was doing that work.2255.1200 
1702PRV_int_012255.3925Mm-hm.2255.7238
1703PRV_se0_ag3_f_042255.8185And she stayed down there2257.6977
1705 2257.8681on the other side2259.4112 
1707 2259.9319the street in a cement block house.2262.2966 
1708PRV_int_012262.5995Mm-hm.2263.0208
1709PRV_se0_ag3_f_042263.3569And she was doing this private- do the nurse's aid,2266.9969
1710PRV_int_012267.2620Mm.2267.5345
1711PRV_se0_ag3_f_042267.8658and she2268.6847
1713 2269.0776was overloaded and she asked me did I want a job?2273.3566 
1714PRV_int_012273.4466Mm-hm.2274.2161
1715PRV_se0_ag3_f_042274.5001And I said, yeah, what is it?2276.7864
1716PRV_int_012276.9520Mm.2277.2455
1717PRV_se0_ag3_f_042277.5721And she said,2278.6135
1719 2278.8928uh,2279.2667 
1721 2279.3972Sitting with the lady.2280.7699 
1723 2280.9782Said I'll stay with her nights if you work days.2284.3200 
1724PRV_int_012284.3342Hm.2284.5945
1725PRV_se0_ag3_f_042285.2478Cause she had a day job.2286.9782
1727 2287.1533[And I] said, oh okay.2288.5592 
1728PRV_int_012287.1817[Mm.]2287.5367
1729 2288.5970Okay.2289.0136
1730PRV_se0_ag3_f_042289.5485I said but I haven't did that work. She said well I'll tell you what to do.2294.1048
1732 2294.6444And she did.2295.7378 
1733PRV_int_012295.9366Mm.2296.4170
1734PRV_se0_ag3_f_042296.7176And so2297.5724
1736 2300.0432this lady, she was a principal too.2302.7791 
1737PRV_int_012303.1105Okay.2303.6097
1738PRV_se0_ag3_f_042303.9037And she2304.8220
1740 2305.1060had cancer and somebody had to be there with her day and night.2309.2146 
1741PRV_int_012309.4087Mm.2309.7921
1742PRV_se0_ag3_f_042310.2114And so when that lady passed,2312.6112
1744 2314.0549then,2314.7365 
1746 2315.5818I went out to Edge-2316.9593 
1748 2317.2007Edgecombe Community College2319.1650 
1749PRV_int_012319.5201Mm.2319.7757
1750PRV_se0_ag3_f_042320.1070<clears throat>2320.4762
1752 2321.0064and signed up but they were giving the-2323.7166 
1754 2323.9959<clears throat>2324.2326 
1756 2324.8621they were giving the training2326.8454 
1758 2328.3108and2328.8741 
1760 2329.6645so2330.0906 
1762 2330.2373<clears throat> they didn't have quite enough for the class.2333.0158 
1764 2333.7712And so I- we- the lady told us if-2336.9946 
1766 2337.1319see if we knew anybody want to come.2339.5554 
1767PRV_int_012339.8232Mm-hm.2340.2493
1768PRV_se0_ag3_f_042340.1830<clears throat> So I went out and I recruited some2343.8940
1769 2345.0821and2345.7164
1771 2346.6374we got enough for the class2348.9520 
1773 2349.3165and we went out there and we passed [it.]2351.6501 
1774PRV_int_012351.5790[Hm.]2351.8347
1775 2352.1451How many did you- how many?2353.3900
1776PRV_se0_ag3_f_042354.6538I think it was2355.9650
1778 2356.1496ten or twelve.2358.0410 
1780 2359.1249They wanted a certain number before,2361.6242 
1782 2362.7933you know,2363.3566 
1783PRV_int_012363.6197Mm-hm.2364.0552
1784PRV_se0_ag3_f_042364.0457to sort the class up.2365.8539
1785PRV_int_012366.7059Mm, k- okay.2367.6905
1787 2368.4005And so you got enough people and you [/?/ you got certified]?2371.3900 
1788PRV_se0_ag3_f_042369.9700[Mm-hm.]2370.7226
1789 2371.4326Mm-hm.2372.0716
1790PRV_int_012372.0858Okay.2372.5639
1791PRV_se0_ag3_f_042372.8952So I s- I had my certificate and everything- everything got in the flood.2378.7154
1792PRV_int_012380.0407So you-2380.5614
1794 2380.7602you worked-2381.3188 
1796 2381.4635so then you worked that full time?2383.0587 
1797PRV_se0_ag3_f_042383.6929[Mm-hm.]2384.2988
1798PRV_int_012384.0385[Yeah], okay.2384.5734
1799PRV_se0_ag3_f_042384.6491Mm-hm.2385.1556
1800PRV_int_012385.0562How many days a week?2386.3153
1801 2387.1342/Two?/2387.3614
1803 2387.6244[Five-]2387.9463 
1804PRV_se0_ag3_f_042387.6623[Sometime-]2388.6516
1805 2388.8741Uh-huh. Sometime seven day. It depend on how sick the person was.2394.2019
1806PRV_int_012394.1309Mm.2394.4765
1807PRV_se0_ag3_f_042394.5522Mm-hm.2395.2906
1808PRV_int_012395.3947Okay.2395.8208
1810 2396.7154And you- so you s-2397.5721 
1812 2397.7236you would stay there at-2398.8454 
1814 2399.1010on2399.4134 
1816 2399.5392nights or you would2400.7652 
1818 2400.9640go-2401.2764 
1820 2401.9296you would do it the day times?2403.2692 
1821PRV_se0_ag3_f_042404.1023Mm, yeah I did daytime. One time I was doing day and night too. [<laugh>]2409.7141
1822PRV_int_012409.0183[Okay.]2409.6526
1823 2409.9650<laugh>2410.5188
1825 2411.6170And how many people did you take care of?2413.4421 
1827 2413.6740Did you just have like,2414.8621 
1829 2415.4159a-2415.5958 
1831 2415.8041a- a number of people or just [one person?]2418.0477 
1832PRV_se0_ag3_f_042417.3046[Mm-mm.]2417.9767
1833 2418.4386Mm-mm.2418.9119
1834PRV_int_012418.8267The same person.2419.7829
1835PRV_se0_ag3_f_042419.7971[Mm-hm. I-] I- I mean I worked for different folks,2423.2336
1836PRV_int_012420.1237[Oh.]2420.5489
1837PRV_se0_ag3_f_042423.4276but I didn't have but one at a time.2425.9296
1838PRV_int_012426.0574Mkay. Oh. Okay.2427.3118
1840 2428.0313And you liked that job?2428.9070 
1841PRV_se0_ag3_f_042429.1720Mm-hm.2429.8442
1842PRV_int_012430.0126Okay.2430.3913
1843PRV_se0_ag3_f_042430.5238Mm-hm.2431.2101
1844PRV_int_012431.3521So you've had lots of different jobs.2432.9710
1845PRV_se0_ag3_f_042432.8905Mm-hm.2433.6479
1846PRV_int_012433.7094Mm.2433.9650
1848 2434.1449Yeah.2434.4289 
1850 2435.1152Okay.2435.5507 
1852 2436.2540And uh, so then,2437.5225 
1854 2437.8208you still- you still do that sometimes? You said you l- you take care of the sick. Did you retire at some point or?2443.2717 
1855PRV_se0_ag3_f_042443.4894Mm-mm, after I took care of my mom,2446.3768
1857 2446.6703<clears throat>2446.9070 
1858PRV_int_012446.9496Mm.2447.3519
1859PRV_se0_ag3_f_042447.5345I was intending to go back2449.5083
1861 2450.2089and get some more training2452.0644 
1862PRV_int_012452.2774Mm.2452.4005
1863PRV_se0_ag3_f_042452.3673and go back in there.2453.9578
1864PRV_int_012454.2919Mm.2454.6705
1865PRV_se0_ag3_f_042454.6374But then2455.4705
1866 2455.7971my health went to failing me.2458.0975
1867PRV_int_012458.3389Okay.2458.9070
1868PRV_se0_ag3_f_042458.9428Mm-hm.2459.6596
1869PRV_int_012459.6765Okay.2460.0694
1871 2461.0397So you had to kind of take it easy [after that?]2463.3544 
1872PRV_se0_ag3_f_042462.4929[Mm-hm.]2463.3118
1873PRV_int_012463.4680Okay.2463.9603
1875 2465.8016So you-2466.2500 
1877 2466.5475so you been having trouble you said with your blood pressure? Blood sugar?2470.4573 
1879 2471.2052/inaudible/2471.5696 
1880PRV_se0_ag3_f_042471.8990Mm-hm. And feet.2473.6503
1881PRV_int_012474.4929And your feet and stuff. Oh, okay.2476.1065
1883 2476.6324You still seem like you're getting around doing pretty good for yourself.2479.7876 
1884PRV_se0_ag3_f_042480.4266Well, I thank God2482.3477
1886 2482.4951as good as it is.2484.1498 
1887PRV_int_012484.2540Mm-hm.2484.7179
1888PRV_se0_ag3_f_042484.7131But2485.0539
1889 2485.4137<clears throat>2485.6693
1891 2486.2231I wouldn't want to go to wait on somebody and I2489.5412 
1893 2489.6548falled or something.2490.9451 
1894PRV_int_012491.0729Yeah.2491.5557
1895PRV_se0_ag3_f_042491.8634Mm-hm.2492.4569
1896PRV_int_012492.4882Yeah.2492.7958
1898 2493.0183Yeah.2493.3260 
1900 2494.1212So what-2494.6987 
1902 2494.8123uh- what types of things do you do now just2496.7368 
1904 2497.0823you know,2497.3853 
1906 2497.6030on a average day?2498.6964 
1908 2499.0798You have2499.3970 
1910 2499.6810hobbies or things you like to do or?2501.3682 
1911PRV_se0_ag3_f_042503.5077I read.2504.7438
1912PRV_int_012505.1650Oh [okay.]2505.7804
1913PRV_se0_ag3_f_042505.6384[And] I like to walk when I can. And I got a-2508.8693
1914 2509.0871a stationary bicycle right now.2511.5769
1915PRV_int_012511.7757<laugh>2512.6513
1917 2513.1910Oh really?2513.7664 
1918PRV_se0_ag3_f_042514.0410[Mm-hm.]2514.7747
1919PRV_int_012514.0410[Okay.]2514.6137
1920 2515.2196So you get on the bike every once in a while?2517.0136
1921PRV_se0_ag3_f_042517.0088Mm- sometime.2518.1638
1922PRV_int_012518.2253[Okay.]2518.7555
1923PRV_se0_ag3_f_042518.4336[Mm-hm.]2519.2146
1924PRV_int_012520.0930So you- and you read. Okay.2521.9249
1926 2523.2976And s- You said you were out there in the yard, working?2525.5980 
1928 2526.5380[Monday?]2527.0871 
1929PRV_se0_ag3_f_042526.5948[Mm-mm.] Yeah, all that2527.9438
1930 2528.1000paper2528.7438
1932 2528.9189uh, somebody done2530.1070 
1934 2530.3011throwed- or sometime it blow.2532.4623 
1935PRV_int_012532.9025Hm.2533.1770
1936PRV_se0_ag3_f_042533.2622Mm-hm.2533.9580
1937PRV_int_012534.0764All people- all people just kind of2535.5863
1939 2536.3437littering and throwing-2537.2478 
1941 2537.6008they throw a lot of trash out [there?]2539.0634 
1942PRV_se0_ag3_f_042538.7983[Mm-hm.] [And] cigarette butts and I don't smoke nothing.2543.0537
1943PRV_int_012539.7734[/Wow/.]2540.0196
1944 2543.1937Mm- <laugh>2544.3155
1946 2544.8551So you out there working?2546.0101 
1947PRV_se0_ag3_f_042546.1237Mm-hm. Getting that up.2547.7141
1948PRV_int_012547.9650Mm.2548.3058
1950 2548.7318It was getting pretty hot out there.2550.0524 
1951PRV_se0_ag3_f_042551.0681Mm-hm.2551.7403
1952PRV_int_012551.6835To be working.2552.5118
1953 2553.1272It's a little bit cloudy today.2554.7223
1954PRV_se0_ag3_f_042555.4182Mm-hm.2556.0856
1955PRV_int_012556.7983So have you uh-2557.8066
1957 2558.1095do you ever go on vacations or anything like that? Do you get out much? Like go travel anywhere?2563.1107 
1958PRV_se0_ag3_f_042565.2266It's been quite a2566.4336
1960 2566.6087few years. I got a good2568.3629 
1962 2568.5995friend2569.1675 
1964 2569.3379uh, down near Birmingham, Alabama.2572.3768 
1965PRV_int_012572.5803Mm-hm.2573.0300
1966PRV_se0_ag3_f_042573.7380But my mother was living when I went to see her.2577.3165
1967PRV_int_012577.8609Okay.2578.3957
1968PRV_se0_ag3_f_042581.3427That was in the nineties, but2583.2834
1969PRV_int_012583.5911<clears throat>2583.8372
1970PRV_se0_ag3_f_042584.4525sometime my brother and sister, they often goes to um,2588.6335
1972 2589.3165Durham.2590.0975 
1973PRV_int_012590.2821[Mm.]2590.5046
1974PRV_se0_ag3_f_042590.3579[Got] a niece there.2591.6927
1975 2592.6800And then her mother stay in Burlington,2595.2029
1976PRV_int_012595.3828Mm-hm.2595.7425
1977PRV_se0_ag3_f_042596.0644and then we go over-2597.4087
1979 2597.7380they take me up Norfolk.2599.4752 
1980PRV_int_012600.0338Okay.2600.5923
1981PRV_se0_ag3_f_042600.5923Mm-hm.2601.3023
1982PRV_int_012601.2076Okay.2601.6715
1983 2602.8928So you go up to Norfolk2604.4812
1985 2604.6989with- with your family sometimes?2606.6207 
1986PRV_se0_ag3_f_042606.5071Mm-hm.2607.1556
1987PRV_int_012607.3213Well who goes up there with you?2608.5359
1988PRV_se0_ag3_f_042609.0395My brother and sister, they do the driving. [<laugh>]2612.5450
1989PRV_int_012612.0574[Okay.]2612.6103
1990 2613.1792Now your brother's back in town right?2614.6845
1991PRV_se0_ag3_f_042615.0300[Mm-hm.]2615.5365
1992PRV_int_012615.3424[Well] one of your brothers.2616.3203
1993PRV_se0_ag3_f_042616.3771Mm-hm, the youngest one.2618.0953
1994PRV_int_012618.1947Okay. And where does the rest of your family stay?2620.5898
1996 2622.1593Are they s- they all over or?2623.6882 
1997PRV_se0_ag3_f_042623.6882You talking about the brother2625.1698
1998PRV_int_012625.1508[Mm-hm.]2625.6668
1999PRV_se0_ag3_f_042625.3733[and si-]2625.9177
2000PRV_int_012626.6608Your brother and the little sister.2628.4386
2001PRV_se0_ag3_f_042629.3569They stay on the next street, Beasley.2632.5141
2002PRV_int_012632.6561Okay.2633.0726
2003PRV_se0_ag3_f_042633.8394And2634.6658
2005 2636.0811the next brother, he died2638.4194 
2007 2638.5898[<clears throat>]2639.1010 
2008PRV_int_012638.5993[Okay.]2639.1010
2009PRV_se0_ag3_f_042640.0457in ninety five.2641.5273
2010PRV_int_012641.7498Mm-hm.2642.1616
2011PRV_se0_ag3_f_042642.7012And two in Norfolk.2644.3247
2012PRV_int_012645.2336Mkay. Two brothers or [sisters?]2647.2717
2013PRV_se0_ag3_f_042646.8977[Mm-hm.] Two brother.2648.1379
2014PRV_int_012648.3367Okay.2648.7580
2015PRV_se0_ag3_f_042649.1982And the other sister2651.0158
2017 2651.3519is in Burlington.2652.6895 
2018PRV_int_012653.1865Oh okay.2653.7403
2019PRV_se0_ag3_f_042653.9391Mm-hm. But she still- uh- she went to Durham,2657.0537
2020PRV_int_012657.3850Mm-hm.2657.7637
2021PRV_se0_ag3_f_042657.8611and they moved from Durham to Burlington, but she's still work in2661.8514
2023 2662.8691Durham.2663.5412 
2024PRV_int_012664.6895Okay.2665.2291
2026 2665.5367Okay.2665.9202 
2028 2667.5721Nice. So2668.3815 
2030 2668.6892so you- you get to hang- do you get to see them very often?2672.2752 
2031PRV_se0_ag3_f_042672.2657Mm-hm.2672.9994
2032PRV_int_012673.0988Okay.2673.5674
2033PRV_se0_ag3_f_042673.8183Yeah cause they b- be down here.2675.9578
2035 2676.2919Now the brother next to me in Norfolk,2678.8810 
2037 2679.4207he and h- his wife supposed to be down here Friday2683.0776 
2038PRV_int_012683.3001Okay.2683.7356
2039PRV_se0_ag3_f_042684.0480and stay the weekend.2685.6857
2040PRV_int_012686.2632Do they have a lot of2687.0963
2042 2687.5203children? Do you have a lot of nieces and nephews?2689.7829 
2043PRV_se0_ag3_f_042691.3733Yeah, I got nieces and nephews.2694.9498
2045 2695.4657Now my youngest sister over there,2697.7283 
2047 2698.5993she got2699.3992 
2049 2700.1095two boys2701.2622 
2050PRV_int_012701.5746[Okay.]2702.0527
2051PRV_se0_ag3_f_042701.8492and- but they're in um,2703.9981
2052 2704.7176<ts> Michigan.2705.7495
2053PRV_int_012705.9700Okay.2706.3960
2054PRV_se0_ag3_f_042707.3569And the oldest boy2709.3260
2056 2709.7425got-2710.3910 
2058 2713.3995had two girls2714.9378 
2060 2715.1982and then-2716.0881