Ellis, Joseph, 1982

Containers:

Box 14, Folder 16

Scope and content:

This interview discusses the life of Deacon Joseph Ellis, a black resident of the Dranesville, Virginia area. A deeply religious man, Mr. Ellis dwells on his Christian upbringing and the close ties of family and church. He relates his thoughts to work ethic, describing the various jobs he held through the years including butchering, truck farming, and fence building. Stories of his mother's herb healing and mid-wifing; gypsy spells and trances are related. His grandmother, Lettie Ellis, along with his father, Solomon, and two uncles, came from Louisiana. His grandfater George Sims was a blacksmith.

Physical description:

5 page abstract and 9 page handwritten abstract

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