Millie Sampson (1862 - abt. 1942)

Born 1862 in Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina, United States

Died about 1942 at about age 80 in Florida, United States

Biography

Millie Sampson is a part of US Black heritage.

Millie Sampson was interviewed in Miami, Dade County, Florida about 1937. She was a member of the "Ex Slave Club." ^[1]

"This club now claims twenty-five members, all over 88 years of age."

"Millie Sampson, 182 NW. 14th St. Miami, Florida, was born in Manning, S.C. only three years 'bfo' Peace.

"My mother and father were born on the same plantation."

Interview: Millie Sampson was interviewed in Miami, Dade County, Florida as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Ex-Slave Association of Greater Miami In Miami in 1939, Stetson Kennedy conducted extensive interviews at the Ex-Slave Association of Greater Miami. Located in the Liberty City district, a large black neighborhood, the club included twenty-five octogenarians and nonagenarians.
2. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Millie Sampson - Vol. 3, Florida, pages 374-375, images 377-378 of 382.

• [ For further research:

"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV9T-9B8 : 25 December 2014), Millie Sampson, 1942; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1016, certificate number 20192, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville. ]