In summary of my last seven blogs, I grew up in Southern Mississippi, Lincoln County, in a community called Caseyville about fifteen miles West of the county seat, Brookhaven. My mother being a single parent, could not properly raise me early, so I was raised in part by my father and mother’s family members until […]
As sharecroppers it was our responsibility to take care of the crops from tilling the fields to harvesting them. That included planting, keeping the weeds out, and protecting the crops from insects. Often the landlord hired outside help to get all the work done. The major crop was cotton, but corn and watermelons were also […]
It was common for adult children to continue living with their parents even after marriage. Houses were limited and so was work outside of the farm. When my mother married and moved from my grandmother’s house, I continued to live with my grandmother and uncle until I was ten years old. I also lived much […]