Mary Wayne (abt. 1840)

Born about 1840 in Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Died [date unknown] in Mississippi, United States

Biography

Mary Wayne is a part of US Black heritage.

Mary's son Bart Wayne was interviewed in Helena, Arkansas in about 1938 about his life and his time as an enslaved person.

"I was born at Holly Springs in 1866. It was in the springtime. Ma said I was born two years after the surrender. Ma was named Mary and pa Dan -- Dan Wayne. They never was sold. In 1912 Dr. Leard was living in a big fine house at Sardis, Mississippi. He was our last owner. Mallard Jones owned them too. Pa didn't have no name. He was called for his owners. I don't know if he named hisself Dan Wayne or not. The way I think it was, Mr. Jones gave Dr. Leard's wife them. He give her a big plantation."

Slave Owners

1. Mallard Jones
2. unknown Leard, husband of Mallard's daughter

Interview: Bart Wayne was interviewed in Helena, Arkansas by Miss Irene Robertson as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Bart Wayne - Vol. 2, Arkansas, part 7; pages 70-70 images 75-75 of 262.