Margaret (McKie) Greene (abt. 1870 - 1942)

Contents 1 Biography 2 Interview 3 Family 3.1 SIblings 3.2 Slave Owner 4 Sources

Biography

Margaret was born about 1870 in South Carolina. Her mother was owned and worked on a plantation in Edgefield County, SC where she was enslaved along with her father.

After Slavery ending in 1865 ^[1] in the 1880s we find Margaret in Edisto Island, SC with her father, mother and siblings. ^[2] I am unsure what was going on during slavery, so the LNAB is in question. In the 1900s Margaret is now married with children and living in Name in Schultz, SC. ^[3] Sometime between 1901 and 1910 the family migrated south settling in Augusta, GA. ^[4] It is unclear at this time when Mr. Bohler passed away, however Margaret is now a widow. In the 1920s we find Margaret still living in Augusta, GA as widow. ^[5] Sometime after the 1920 enumeration Margaret married Mr. Greene before she was interviewed by the WPA.

Margaret passed away in 1942 and was laid to rest at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Augusta, GA. ^[6]

Interview

Margaret was interviewed by Margret Johnson sometime in 1937 at her residence in Augusta, Georgia as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are presented in narrative form, most, allegedly, in the first person, and made available by the Library of Congress. ^[7]

Marse Cookes son was a doctor, she replied, and he 'tenied anybody who was bad sick- Granny Phoebe was the midwife at our plantashun and she birthed all the babies. She Was old when I was a little gal, and she lived to be 105. Marse Cooke never let any of his slaves do heavy work 'till dey wuz 18 years old. Margret's father went to the war with "Marse Cooke" as his body servant, and her mother went also, to cook for him!

To tell you the truth, man, said the old woman, I member more 'bout that war back yonder than I member 'bout the way we had a few years ago.

The total interview and be read here page 64.

Family

• Father - Joseph Biles
• Mother - Harriet Biles

SIblings

• Joe
• Sampson

Slave Owner

Cooke McKie - Edgefield County, South Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ The 13th Amendment, adopted on December 18, 1865, officially abolished slavery, but freed Black peoples' status in the post-war South remained precarious, and significant challenges awaited during the Reconstruction period.
2. ↑ "1880 U.S. Federal Population Census ," Name Margaret Biles | Age 10 | Birth Date Abt 1870 | Birthplace South Carolina | Home in 1880 Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, USA | Race Black | Gender Female | Relation to Head of House Daughter | Marital Status Single | Father's Name Joseph Biles | Father's Birthplace South Carolina | Mother's Name Harriet Biles | Mother's Birthplace South Carolina | Cannot Read Yes | Cannot Write Yes | Neighbors View others on page | Members in Household Joseph Biles (65 yrs) Harriet Biles (45 yrs) Joe Biles (12 yrs) Sampson Biles (8 yrs) | National Archives and Records Administration
3. ↑ "1900 U.S. Federal Population Census," Name Margaretta Bohler [Margarette Bohler] | Age 48 | Birth Date Mar 1855 | Birthplace South Carolina, USA | Home in 1900 Schultz, Aiken, South Carolina | Sheet Number 11 | Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 263 | Family Number 281 | Race Black | Gender Female | Relation to Head of House Head | Marital Status Widowed | Father's Birthplace South Carolina, USA | Mother's Birthplace South Carolina, USA | Mother: number of living children 9 | Mother: How many children 16 | Occupation Laundress | Months Not Employed 0 | Can Read Yes | Can Write Yes | Can Speak English Yes | House Owned or Rented Rent | Farm or House H | Neighbors View others on page | Members in Household Allice Bohler (22 yrs) Mattie Bohler (18 yrs) Louis Bohler (12 yrs) Katie Bohler (9 yrs) Virginia Bohler (7 yrs) Marnie Bohler (5 yrs) Mira Williams (1 yr) Charley Williams (5/12) | National Archives and Records Administration
4. ↑ "1910 U.S. Federal Population Census," Name Margarett Behles [Margaret Bohler] | Age in 1910 40 | Birth Date 1870 | Birthplace South Carolina | Home in 1910 Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia, USA | House Number 1430 | Race Black | Gender Female | Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Widowed | Father's Birthplace South Carolina | Mother's Birthplace South Carolina | Native Tongue English | Occupation Servant | Industry At Odd Jobs | Employer, Employee or Other Wage Earner | Home Owned or Rented Rent | Farm or House House | Able to read Yes | Able to Write Yes | Number of Children Born 8 | Number of Children Living 7 | Out of Work N | Number of Weeks Out of Work 0 | Neighbors View others on page | Members in Household Mattie Bohler (23 yrs) Lewis Bohler (21 yrs) Janie Bohler (16 yrs) Mamie Bohler (14 yrs) | National Archives and Records Administration
5. ↑ "1920 U.S. Federal Population Census," Name Margaret Bahler [Margaret Bohler] | Age 74 | Birth Year 1846 | Birthplace South Carolina | Home in 1920 Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia | Street Jones Street | House Number 1430 | Residence Date 1920 | Race Black | Gender Female | Relation to Head of House Head | Marital Status Widowed | Father's Birthplace South Carolina | Mother's Birthplace South Carolina | Able to Speak English Yes | Occupation Laundress | Industry at Home | Employment Field Wage or Salary | Home Owned or Rented Rented | Able to Write No | Neighbors View others on page | Members in Household Marnie Bahler (25 yrs) Charlie Williams (20 yrs) | National Archives and Records Administration
6. ↑ "U.S. Find A Grave Index," Name Margaret Greene | Birth Date 1 May 1855 | Death Date 2 Feb 1942 | Death Place Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America | Cemetery Cedar Grove Cemetery | Burial or Cremation Place Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America | Has Bio? Y | Margaret Greene
7. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - TYPEWRITTEN RECORDS PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT. 1936-1938 ASSEMBLED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - SLAVE NARRATIVES - Margaret Green - Page 64