[Lolly Bleu--Florida Squatter]

Bleu, Lolly, Darsey, Barbara Berry

Venus, Florida, United States

1938-11-29

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Oarbara i)orry ,Airso;i
LOLL y BLEU
Lolly ltd not meet me at the loot vien 1 knooSedo but Ln rosvese to
t lam, imtles ,Qorle La, Ammon I ontered tno lama trent room et the
dmell1o6. S30 jai sittitc LIM 0 10W rooan6 ehaLr the porehtjpe,ao14-
inG a,on Ivo lap a ehild %raw Jbe etas earethlly ieodloG• who lam, moot ana
ataal, wad hor noir AU& solootaly brushed.- Liar drools -sea aid (,t1d k0a0a,
Oat e/oan.
"vi4440 taut ohalr rijlt beets' tho ,;ost occawtileil and Aow*
excuse as ;or not oailn,;- to the door to east doe. I Lust k0041%
,Jaie ;or she is opt to pt arose arid ory 1: 4 atadir* 4140 0401Libedo
The en/14 ma anomie/4 laic"' to be nold In ortJe ond Lad tilt4
apuo4e aad its Aloud rollod aoldlossly 4;i0t1 its ohJuldero, urpo
lizve and Its eies d/d not Z0010 ?roporkil.
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Lolli, tlas baen juet th/s wow over aneo she wee '‘xmn,rc:.hosa nou
n (I ot your° 01a. A J.rost 40 ttiou,fit -ao ;Altildnit livos uii is
doctor atd it -vould to better a Li Jld Us -Ait le didn't (..,..Ln% W4.
:.:,con Smg m)all Ja ;Tt to another lector but he 'aid there vas notuin
ne eouli do Ler her and ull vc Gould uo would bo tu tuat oat* of am' nnd
uNaj? ilor :04 Loul 010thood, .A-111316 the
0410 uU10 to Lpt a doctor
wa) „;,1102 US a ad,;!oloa tliot .or or and we vivo on nolo to _ot to i'uod
fitd :10.11., nor a Lot. itaLloot tt,øJonade her good. „oar Little
,lattor L otit us Jo 4) AU016,1 3Q 05.
41 ,gry JAla flor tacos alali r-aad lunch ,,Looilit oogtoned with
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Vows, Florida
14/20,00
3arbarn .4arry kl.rooy
tanned evaporated milks see,, to liko that 000t thouGh I Give hay
aithor ()ranee or toaato Aloe mousy 4ay and a strained vo(ptoble. The
Amstar vented us to Give her rrosh but rb 4%St eouldn't tot At mq
out hares so re :ot the Lest c,rn,de or (tanned milks lie 06 ,sero on
Vow znvo us driod ppatorod mile ohieh was cocas ve all -1143d it, ilat
alwals savod t all adios ;..)oor little thina; as 4,ao is aolotoso.
Alve sAlaties 4,3od :lin Oa, jataton,; bettor wito tale mayorated. 4ho
41
hasn't any tootn and aAl hor Coed Was ‘o bo sort.
mi 4Avo tow aaliarea ,iounpr than wdio. woo thoso throe
boo ia to yards the' rcboaiod the house Wail Ulay savr.ou
oo.lin ins lw don't tn'e to otrea4ors ,Jaoh as taoy ao aoidocl ewe any,.
body bat „oust lass- livin aaw out hove 417 far Crum the rouo iiao he ',Ia.°
Zhe too %iv; Jialac; rWialla4 and Ale asloo?, wally arose iulotly.
"dust wait n -Anat. till I low hcr Joon. who ulll &Wei) a 1041,_ tiJo
40 ogn taliA lyattaro a.oings cowl to *loco sitar t :oed hors" ,ho
carried no G1114 to a ootal'ortoblo bod an4 aaro2ulk7 adjusted a small
oillow alder the hood armed with so:t o.LAn rloto• tion she Armin
nottioc, over tas oaild and urns to lor
atoalk; th4 little korm or a row sevonds to Lae. sure she was
craaitaZaa ual Aoii0 ire, bleu tom $4Jo ck:uias *i it XXY0 wino.
1T446 f.a 01 wrok; ,it, tais oabw ,or ail 7.ho •A,uo I was oarryla
aor I aodid hoar saaa u ouiiio and a abadios emati--es it =Ala oars
11..,7 at aijlt• naver oauld toe, hor lovo thor aad ea thowAt albs
3c,aAd Os doado hatis whw wo hua Lar and ita ho did ,or
3ire e 844U4 'ArvIral..14/ jun 4ave a ,ojo ut aunt ,41di

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lino tabor% eases
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Bartara Zany 4Aarsay
diamot rant this ease aad $aid I bettor have adootor ao one Ewald
eero geese thinGs about it. 3?.A never Aould tell me what toy worefor.
Lolly paid that tor family game firma Tomas to /loads 404 oi.,htems
years ado. Both she and her husband. 'Pee as mho ealled 4ii. were bore
in Tesias dole on eve Okkat Wait. she So* fifty years aGo aryl he wont
aixtyweoson years &co. 02 tram look older forI so thin and heir
is so croy but Pis had ahood lira and had so meny ohildran tat I am not
yet .?alte fifty but will be soon. I hero two Groan seas married and Livia
away from ham besides these desen ohildren hors. ono of ny Lift% does
is down oe the L*NO eor,in in este. 3hs 4ast.had to map male and she
didn't At it way oet have at anytime so we let her 6* and oho asaally
sends es two dollArs a week wash is a U. help. I never thonipt of tryin
to limit my family. aeon if I had Cam hourgdie sl4tra. that Gould 1
4ave dono aboet it? It"i not lettere to say if yogi will have shildroN or
not. 110,910 one:ht to tone shet 0144 and mobs tho-o best et it, aonst no
ono have oars than thow are baud to anyway.
Vat I started to tall jon about oar farain in Texas. both ms and
.zwe were raised on Varna, though his Pe`had a larer on and a oitrawand
ornamental lursery. Pa learned the nersory business thosre and he sore
doas snow it, tol, ls had s little nursery way oat hove in the woods
Octet two atlas away roe *Oile soave sold some *tot*. Taien ens ni,uht
somsboiy stole *II the little trate and we *int been able to cat another
started that way atom,
414 lets of farm work when I was a Jr% and *Aware 4,0d as 1
didn't always Go to lobo& for I was posy. Nem liar, bat the fainswork

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Vow% tierilla
ll/N0/34
henheee4eolV 2sovoli
sever bert moo I slew did love le plant otale ond voteh the baby plants
sone vp. And I alloy* libel to mete jaa anti Jolly and aean verietablos.
1 st121140 a let fit that veettand tate son et ony oe hove lett ever here.
Jeet *tap eat her* vito as. 'Seer 414 you over ass prettier let at eanned
seedst Mot leek et theme turnips, and thee* little tomatoes in preeerose.0
VW Omen Shed nee lisoi with shelve* WU* yore oith preserve**
jelling, weed remits, eel eesetehises ell eparklinG and elem.
meld ratter son Lit Oasts *hen I saa cot the asesoo• 49 tom,
threireaay Woe Jere tiny TM toed loots se prette in thee and
I Jest lois to sem sot here ardi lest.at it atm. Lite vhe quilts
pleat* thoor are pot* too, saii somesseau this seek vaniede de at pool
little 046** she Is as sent soli ietehtre said LoiLV
*I eel% esme at waned coede ohm is need the Jong tor lesostal
else* bat is the most it it. The Greeery *ten /Sees ay wain and
UPI/ geill tate a lot it it emaetines; I *ell or Plata toe but it ftAWAre
mass as Cool het to pert with *ea of shear The sirle help male* rAlli
11441 sort sae dlo it 4141 as de. Attestants* I'll apt ay tuiltts.
Moo iesilt this sole plOttp? Seti* it is mode se sash tiny plow,* but
Jest oast bear to theorems, oven the tier *swaps. /iv deachter bee says
tali, I matt pie. a'silt sat at stiles. and I ODA, bellow I mould.
glom, 414 sOkibit ow' of thee at %to Stale Veit* l have thouGht
et it tot tale thesis nieth let st people eons so% te epos
Wag reset *Masai selJost didn't do it. ;diet newt to sell, then
mow as swat as just treed to. saw es tad* That Weever there is
Mad selib .40 toes I boa to mit smile sEssattuss bass* I ass

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SUM the sotits tat Iasap 460 ea Alloottnd Weft
lam Pa vorkat ea iNts he didalot of 4s Duda mark at nioht.hv
rilartStalste St the aeon oat Sante bright then be didn't bavo to have a
Saaeseil bat it it oat dart also at tbe littla boys held the Lantern or
Mae Of agorae ma all ~hod the tarn but our real tarn is aheat three
SUSS traa boss sweat the rola* Ath oome og the oblidren in eolleol and
oe le taro airy of att. it 4Sinot lams no noel tire to do that nark.
Samettroso I asoLd miry hor ottb ne tr there ea* sone eeetai vbcrk that
tat to be dame an those lAttis boys there z.noir hue to Airm and they
pisat sera oat ether vaistabIos about as rell as twit it (Waft
maNs abet 'lib oar Oro thatch le useall4 find a awl*,
aloft hero mad so mai, rowel tuou4
'le 02420 100 IWO* as To bad usird oo nuoh about Lue Zur. land hero
sopiataa, lionammad the woe 440 thouGht oe *mid do i)etthr hove Vilma
VoLotables ta se
La team out us moor be ;Iode the 3oney that -a Le it 01.-11) tvi Ltioir
unverso7 %WIN 40 llee,it hero, though, r..iU dr4 lio L.4111 4ut th.12
le toast View ow rano this Lend. Ilteki sore are omi aieh
pates tase00.2 'Waft Mow why Van don't 400, it. no 4.vui to ItLit
eat jest toast sore to hoes lots ot soj1 raniin La cl.nd out.
mmatA oreafereable how Out t'11.6 ans-oos. -.Zris vas a
014 breihn 1o' besv danus ammo harevat le :1.4.(Jdu. it; our
1111110,04 rows oat bat rooa be. I i;,;tsee**, LIJit 1.5 the ltonon
sod the Mee bays *Leap in there. There is 001103 in the lard tiitzi a
poop ami %La Atelier and baste. and baoK ot tnat La the oathousse.
601,0•01 moo the *Um* sampooslow,- vet_.Aro tg tL,Ar.i 40 Amp

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ilree 44bort James
Venus, Vloride
Dearborn Dom anteq
sane vocetables Vlore too. ;;one on lk.2. there :Ind :ill dhow „rota 410% fins
sweet potatoes and onions ae The loft vas neat and glean -like
other parts of ths house. ;,,eemtoes and onions "ere spread in erdany
*votes owl: pIrts 0: the floor. :lea a onli aludou aUood too bodes
oorzred mit% wsels 41,de or uablootiod autala .and uieoly edbroiJorode
fo144 zj i, ort !WM a .00r Livin this to out hero in
tile wools. Imt 30 :At or. all rijat. And ,:vori it vm oa1i buw au wile ae
"aldot Imo lt, ,440,./ 44111'03 tO :1040 our, I think* oar
is s bad inflames on shildren. thew slaws wont to run it and ulantim,
aro news antistied 4nlose Welly co oat in it. -10 IU0 ulu to deep dat
*caldron how And rites amrtjt a lock; as Aa ono It us oun-zevor o.Jn.a
iittle A.t of 3ood reirain land :,.nd out hone, -1-4-on 1111 be tine mooch to
a sot. :hors 40et so Ou to bo 4,164 SA1400 04: atAW of it ri6ht nou
nottc,h.0
Atolls li;t, Loll' this
life oct hero. Do t, i$ m 40 46 -or o4114roo4 Alan naoatp -wis beta,
.or out hers. 7 -ens too. it So oettor .,or little 4.o.it Jo mre Ln
AmonX esAot folks would akings be owlin6 in to sea h016 -t curious uoa
aloow.K.ut I%ouldn't LI that. '.;aoros oitw fell= Was.ore omelooltp
than oolantry i?oodio o' I..4not bolluv* thoroin d lossu COullios
IL Lilliue nOovo ue here ooall U4uat 4ou oo fit 4ut hero. 4.-r:1:lac
vioit 1.Lio% and 1.0 4;14%4* 1 novo, mks a :land Icor 414itille a 4111
Iliad La tom I **poet vat Lo avam.3d a :4111 Ad house tout hots
it'a all ri,ht. aciutra0 '40 uould ono;; e bOttOr ChAS of 4ur on out titis
is oil rIL4t 4o1 is ;0 to us nor4 la '..ho it aou.Js 1L,A ovorody is

dive Airbus% oures
Verna* Florida
141/20/38
&thorn loom jarsey
seared of but the othor people will swip I have violated in to and I
16110We
'It isn't easy to Get the ohildren to sehool from out hero. They
tin,* to walk about two miles to the orade where they Jet the bus. but LC
us livod in f4J1tottQuU kinds nisahlef and like as not
,fit ran over by an auto. It isn't so bad unless it rains. Zwed toy
don't want to vol0 to the 4;,rade• Ziek,, don't .11:14 the ilttle oold we haw
Lion). .0 do at our eallarea to be oduoated fur than takt, bill ue able
to 40 so -A-4011 bottor fur tlocauelvero• bur two ei_lest bops 4aat wouldn't
tute to aohoJiin Wyk,/ are just lauorers worsia for aJAUwa6es bow,
Air Aunt taloa to tam, uuMnoes uairse and levIbe be a atona,raphow and we
•Lrile ill ue a toucher if eAtjvts OaU100 to 440 to wheel. bee 4u41
to start Goodin dnd valtin table -uut tiOn anti la a 6044 000.4 and be she
will „atias ojut it yot•
jo jou Arms nay teaeh. ocokin ana aewiu in the oehool at the villaGoV
iris loomed a lot them, on LAW o to tOIMM to Ii aehool this
itntor tloy san taaes A4411069 eourseand -rile 040 atart aer trainin Cor
a tesehor• oaL t4se days is so different tan on I at 14 oehool•
e ,juat loarned toral and write Lad to ,iloire a little ti that soened
about all. 4 -Jut I alwaws lid lovo to road whon I was a ;1161 iid n, no -fluor
'Aia tool vJoll adulated. taa,14 aehool for a ,,roar before she ,arrlcod4
I Uon't aave tiae to read ‘'...AUA now out i OMNI I aljit tails tine to read a
newspaper tr us would ,_et it out bore. kg, 61zIs will otay ,Ath afriond
of thoirs in tomi to a to bahool•bO isn't 6oino to bharifs t.lau ward

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Mts. Aebert knees
%wee Aorta
barbers Derry Oureoy
tor she isn't real will da; t30371111 hoip our 41thawraorks They bAvs
been well trained in hoosework and °dodo and loll uiss =era ,Alt Launt
then to -1,o to sohool. ,4•11 loop thou supplied titth vooetables and 1 in
to Joe the 1,41y two et uy vary prettiest quilts.
044404 lias on odueation oan do so i:kieb ;or people nowrna.days,
hope all our ohildrou vial tako one, but we just omit toll let.
nill ;(3 to oehool and sons won't and attar a eertain mot it aint no use
trjo to nano thou Go' I would liko to be able to Go to sohool myself.
It's And et ilk's J214 to *alleviate ,e don't belooG Uut we would like ror
the ohildren to Go but they don't want to and livioG alaw out Lore it is
rd ot unhandy. -.;',ohotlues Ulen And aulk toe roloo till 4 heiGhbor
plo*s theo op und he alwais Goes alonG to so* that too bora woos to
them* 1 don't 'mow it the ohildren veld bo bettor tor _oinG to 4undny
sohool And ohuroh. ..ko think they aro rk.,iit 604d now, out own overvoody
sonde Voir ohlittron aa oars and it iaust be itho school...the boot th4i.n6 to
ao. never let oar ohildren-danos or dley eards. ..laaoti-asvtion the
beauit ovate to Gall -loy taa little. walk out in ,the woods Wt ào
&tugs imoupo oh aye an them. ao doeset like :or the ohildrun to Go about
ani hardly at Ail. Thej Ast have owe tun 1 think c -And so I let thou Go
nouoti:no to particle end or rides LC seasons Z now is aloncs 1 do be-
lieve «,a could taG ale% evorptlere it we lot 1 expeot ho will be
oorried tido inter, when tho LArlo :c:) to own, but wooloo ralood thus
'tilt and they'll Got alonc all ri6htk
*Votinc, 10 3 mimeo bwoineos and why the wwen over want to fit into
it is more than I oan see. What does avoman know or care about politios?
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Teams. rierida
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Deplore Lorry aareey
Mince have sore as to a pretty gage when the women have to leave their
hones and vote. I think we have a niGhty Good Cowman% and i'm Glad Lt
talon an interest and.l000 vote. de aware votes just like hio party
ahooees. Le says thc..;- 'how better then him about hat non aro fit for
positions so why should he ohanGe or vote part one party and part another,
'e have been treated aiGhty Goo4 by the aomernmat. 1t oouree we oould
haw used more money and Pa esuldea done wore wor4. but kos, he 4adn.t had
any holds This is the first time 1 over Awe of that we road poor poovle
had any oheaoe at all. Jame alalt oatisfied and are always nail but some
mover mould ao satiaiied ho...atter Am% t.looiot. t SOMA to MO that the
00,0fteatt is dot nG its beat for ail of eft Timee sure have onanGed sines
I watt a Girl and deckle do sew apse ready to help others. 40 don't want
An help but at we clan murk forg tiloaGii. aa4 ea aure was Glad to pt the
aoveramant and the county unit and he never it nothin 400i; from WAN.;
than too.'
belly stated that as a *lolls her Coolly bad fairly Good health.
They all did Wile aurk and ohs thmaGht that awd the daily lonG *alba of the
ohildren to and from tho Grade darinG sohoolatime halved a lot. olla woe
awful eiek ones while wor.Lin on the Rollo: bat he ivapt oa 60in till ho
Cell down aad they bad to sorry Igo holm. The °ant a doetor and he
helped An a lot. As try to have Good toodm.1 aoan balanoed. I studied
food vela.* for the ea'oe of little adle and that's why 4he loons so plump
aa4 her *odor an Good. ahe Gots a bulaneed food. in the little ouney we
have it is hard for all of us to haat, Juin what we need and.wo nosier think
of oast What food we really want. Jut, with what mo oan bay and our fresh
teGetablee and eanned Goods, is .skao out protiv fair."

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4Vis Asher% Wafts
Venus, elands
11/04/36
Barbara hoer' Junior
Asti% a oollettous 6lanee toast,* this olooptqc iedio, Lolly tollouod
Js tOtmAwar with tho quilt pateh neon uhlo4 CIO had boon busily *Utah*
$464, *I'm sorry 'Gm missed amain Pa. Ile would ham boon rtuht clad to
talk to you4 10 talked to to today as he didn't have muoil to okras
just a smok or potatoes. 4‘en +props are cood ho ots a mule and tfa,pn
from an old niecler 40.40 tm the swamp and hauls hla vocetubles to won,. It
is a long talk and antoss someone pleas him up bandit be a 10k, Limo cot..
"6oic bank. as alumys sAys 41, to ,L.Lad to cot bane out hors mhoro it'a so
aloe and quiet."