The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-21


 this. Hossa Yohoio. and the ignorance the modern Occola. derived much oi his fame. Horse Shoe will tell you that Ned was an intelligent negro.
 Nsgro TeStiAany.
 The ignorant and unobserving will laugh, no doubt, at my introducing negro testimony in relation to history but have gathered much interesting information from these negroes. as we'll as McGillivray's old Charles, who accompanied his master to Savannah, c. The old man McGiIlivray never re- turned to the Nation. but sent his two children. Sophia and Aleck. back by Charles. This I think I stated to you before. But let me here remark one thing about negroes-particularly me- groes who are raised in the slavehold- ing States of the United States. They ara in general treated kind, and in early life are placed pretty much on an equality with the white children They have but few cares, and what they learn they generally learn we'll and they never fail to learn all the family names. You may take any old negro who has lived for three or four generations in family. and nine out of ten will tell you the names of the oldest down to the youngest for sev- eral generations. For the want of paper record. they register these things fin their heads. The recollec- tion of family names for a few gen erations back is a thing which a large portion of the American people are dehcient in: Indian negroes generally have double advantage In the recol- lection of things. if not of names. over those raised among the whites. They are raised to man or womanhood with their owners. and in many instances they are better raised--always on an equality. and not one in fifty but speaks the English as we'll as the In dian language. Nearly all of them. at some time or other. are used as inter- preters. which affords them an oppor- tunity to gather information that many of their owners never have. as they speak but the one language.
 I have said enough on this subject. If I am right. to satisfy sensible men; and If wrong, more than they perhaps would like to read-and as have no marvellous yarns to relate, or pictures In my work, fools won't look at it.
 Now let us go back to family names maybe some one will want to write hereafter. and I will furnish them at least few names of persons who have and are yet living. Timothy Barnard, an Englishman. was a trader, and in- terpreter for many years. knew him well-he had an Uchee woman for a wife, and raised a number of children Jim was the oldest son. and a cripple through life; Billy was the next, and married Peggy Sullivan. a daughter of Sullivan who was the owner of the negro Bob that was said to be concern ed in the murder of the Kirkland fami- ly at Murder Creek. from which the nAh Co ther of Caesar. who was with General of Caesar was old Tabby, who was stolen from a man by the name of Cook in Georgia many years back Billy's and Peggy's children were Davy Tom. Epsy. Nancy, and Sukey. Tim poochy. the third son. had an Indian wife; he commanded the Uchees in Gen. Floyds night fight. and was as lion-hearted as Gen. Zachary Taylor Obscene. the fourth son. had an Indian wife, and emlgrated to Arkansas; ; Michy, the fifth son, a fine soldier, got drunk one night at his camp and was burned to death Buck. the youngest was a smart half breed; he packed horses for me while I was assisting Gen. Watson In running the line be- tween Georgia and Florida: he was murdered not far from Sand Fort by an Indian. Polly. his oldest daughter married Joe Marshall. She was killed by a horse. The only son she had by Marshall was John, who commanded the five Indians that burned the last stages and killed Hammel and Lucky In Russell county. in 1886. The next daughter was Matoya, a very pretty woman: she died single but was court ed by Daniel McGee. of old Hartford Ga.