Cassette 1 Side 1
Media
Part of Alice Gassaway Interview
Identifier
1:1
Title
Cassette 1 Side 1
Type
Interview
Source
Alice Gassaway Interview, November 30, 1989
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Description
Cassette 1
Side 1
00:47--Miss Gassaway's parents were Larkin Dial and Anna Gassaway. She did not know either set of grandparents.
1:22--Several family members moved away from the Seneca area for economic reasons. She had an aunt named Livonia and two brothers who moved to Detroit, Michigan, three sisters who went to Cleveland, Ohio, and another brother who made his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Miss Gassaway's father went to Cleveland by himself for three years, but returned to Seneca and the rest of the family.
6:44--Her father was a carpenter and farmer, while her mother did domestic work for local families. They owned their own home.
8:26--Miss Gassaway discusses aspects of farming and crops that were commonly grown when she was a youth as well as care for livestock. The family really didn't need to buy anything but sugar and coffee; everything else was produced on the farm.
11:45--Slavery--Miss Gassaway did not know either set of grandparents, so any recollections of that time-period came from her mother. Miss Gassaway's maternal grandmother was black, but her maternal grandfather was a white man. She only assumes that he was a slave master. She later recalls that his last name was Acker. Her maternal grandmother also had children by a black man. The mixed-race children lived in the master's house, while the black children lived along with the grandmother in the "cabins" (slave quarters?). Her grandmother struggled to make ends meet for her black children, while the mixed race children were treated with privilege. Miss Gassaway's paternal grandmother was a white from Holland, her paternal grandfather was black.
16:40--Miss Gassaway relates a story of when one of her uncles had to leave the Anderson, SC area on account of threats from the local Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. He relocated to Cleveland, Ohio.
21:03--Her father did carpentry work; he along with the Sloan's helped build St. James Church.
23:26--The entire local family is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery; the graves are marked.
24:33--She recalls a local named Carrie Arthur and details of her wedding during the 1920s. Several other family members and relations are mentioned.
30:04--Miss Gassaway briefly describes old family photographs.
31:42--Audio ends.
Side 1
00:47--Miss Gassaway's parents were Larkin Dial and Anna Gassaway. She did not know either set of grandparents.
1:22--Several family members moved away from the Seneca area for economic reasons. She had an aunt named Livonia and two brothers who moved to Detroit, Michigan, three sisters who went to Cleveland, Ohio, and another brother who made his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Miss Gassaway's father went to Cleveland by himself for three years, but returned to Seneca and the rest of the family.
6:44--Her father was a carpenter and farmer, while her mother did domestic work for local families. They owned their own home.
8:26--Miss Gassaway discusses aspects of farming and crops that were commonly grown when she was a youth as well as care for livestock. The family really didn't need to buy anything but sugar and coffee; everything else was produced on the farm.
11:45--Slavery--Miss Gassaway did not know either set of grandparents, so any recollections of that time-period came from her mother. Miss Gassaway's maternal grandmother was black, but her maternal grandfather was a white man. She only assumes that he was a slave master. She later recalls that his last name was Acker. Her maternal grandmother also had children by a black man. The mixed-race children lived in the master's house, while the black children lived along with the grandmother in the "cabins" (slave quarters?). Her grandmother struggled to make ends meet for her black children, while the mixed race children were treated with privilege. Miss Gassaway's paternal grandmother was a white from Holland, her paternal grandfather was black.
16:40--Miss Gassaway relates a story of when one of her uncles had to leave the Anderson, SC area on account of threats from the local Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. He relocated to Cleveland, Ohio.
21:03--Her father did carpentry work; he along with the Sloan's helped build St. James Church.
23:26--The entire local family is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery; the graves are marked.
24:33--She recalls a local named Carrie Arthur and details of her wedding during the 1920s. Several other family members and relations are mentioned.
30:04--Miss Gassaway briefly describes old family photographs.
31:42--Audio ends.