In 1865 a warehouse filled with cotton and gunpowder exploded after it was torched by vagrant Confederate veterans; the blast killed a number of people and started a fire that destroyed much of the original downtown, and damaged many buildings, including the post office. "The ranch went on jus' like it always had before the war. The website will provide I didn' do nuthin' but chu'n (churn) and clean de yard, and sweep 'roun' and go to de spring and tote de water. Eb'ryt'ing better go 'long smoove wid us chillun. 'Now,' she say, 'All you cullud folks born and raise here and us allus been good to you. De way you sees me layin' on dis bed am what I has to do mos' de time. ", "In good wedder dey feed us under a big tree out in de yard. After de ole marster die dey both work in de fiel' and raise plenty vegetables to can and eat. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.39. Law enforcement from multiple agencies and other Texas counties called in to subdue rioters in Navasota. I can't holp it 'cause rations am short and I'll do all I can for you. The gov'ment give me $30.00 a month for drivin' a four-mule wagon for the army. But I's had two strokes and I ain't able to go to town no mo'. De white folks lets me live in dis shack for mowin' de lawn, but I worries 'bout when I can't do no more work. "The Lawd called me then and I answered and was preacher here at the Union Baptist Church, on 11th and K, 'bout 25 years. We decided we was too soft and freedom wasn't goin' to be much to our good even if we had a education.". But he never punish nobody 'cept dey done somethin'. Alex Buford don't sleep in de house for one whole summer. http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/news/article_69301b7c-bb21-11e1-a35b-0019bb2963f4.html, June 23, 2012. Several native-stone churches also remain near downtown, with distinctive Victorian fronts. Far as I cares, you is free now, and can stay here and tough it through or go where you wants. Ole mistus giv me my bedstead, one of her purtiest ones, and de set dishes and glasses us eat de weddin' dinner outta. It am de awful way to spend you last days. Dat all raise on de place. He treat dis lil' darky jus' like he own chile, 'cause he never hab any chillen of his own. "Yes, suh, everybody happy on massa's place till war begin. I was too little to get on the stand, so they had to hold me up and Mr. Harper bought me for $1,100. My baby gal she ain't never see no daddy. In de winter time dey fed us in de kitchen. "Did you ever stop to think that thinking don't do any good when you do it too late? About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. ", "Dey feed us good back in slavery. High Point Elementary exceeded state targets in Student Progress, Student Achievement, Closing Performance Gaps, and Post-Secondary Readiness.[22]. He told me once he lived in New York and, "I's borned in Grimes County, ninety years ago. I stays with dem till 1875 and den marries Navasota Robert Grice and us live by farmin' till he die, nine year since. Late in '63 they had a fight at a place called Kingston, only 12 miles from our place, takin' how the jacks go. Mos' de niggers 'have theyselves and when dey don't massa put dem in de li'l house what he call de jail, with nothin' to eat till deys ready to do what he say. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. The assassination attempt failed, however, and Scott was scurried out of town, badly wounded, under protection of a Federal militia, and he never returned to Grimes County. They spent that night singin' and shoutin'. Three dogs followed one slave the whole way up north and he sold them up there. She's wo'kin' for Jack Ditto and I's pleased to see her. Washington County is in the Blackland Prairies region of southeast central Texas. Slavery in the United States - Wikipedia I's treated kind all de time and had no frettin' 'bout how I gwine git on. stockport council wards map; 0 comments. Guns were made in nearby Anderson. Dere's six slaves on dat place and I coul' beat dem all a-hoein'. In de corner, They didn't have no school for slaves and I never learned to read and write till after freedom. Dere am 'bout hundred hawg bladders save from hawg killin'. Her figure is generous in proportions, and her hair snow white, fixed in little pig tails and wrapped in black string. James, known as Uncle Jim, seems happy, still stands erect, and is very active for his age. Sometimes the slave made friends with the dogs and they wouldn't let on if they found him. Sometime den us go to chu'ch. "After the Klu Kluxes got so strong the cullud men got together and made the complaint before the law. In 1865, a warehouse filled with cotton and gunpowder exploded after it was Mr. Swanson was good and he was mean. Hamer became more widely known in 1934 as a leader of the posse that hunted down and fatally shot Bonnie and Clyde. [9], In August 2013, Navasota was named a Go Texan "Certified Retirement Community" by the Texas Department of Agriculture.[10]. "If you's lookin' for Ann Hawthorne, dis is me. came through the window from sister Ella. The United States Postal Service operates the Navasota Post Office. They brought up their children to speak only Mexican. If they got so they made good money, and had a good farm, the Klu Klux would come and murder 'em. WebNavasota Map Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. I was raise up in de fiel' all my life. High Point Elementary earned distinctions in ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Top 25 Percent Closing Gaps, Top 25 Percent Student Progress, and Post-Secondary Readiness. The Horlock Art Gallery and History museum has history exhibits relating to the citys past. Dey was a overseer on de place and iffen dey was any whippin' to be did, he done it. A survey De whol side of my lef' leg mos' bu'n off. They had a vermifuge weed. Finally, in a rage of bullets and accusations, he and his cronies were attacked in spots all over the County. Navasota, Texas - Wikipedia Willy 98.7 is a classic country station with local programming that includes the Navasota News and live broadcasts of Navasota Rattlers football games. He relentlessly fought the various power factions, and one day fought one perceived local warlord in the mud on main street, throwing him in jail and defying all comers, as the rest of the troublemakers began to search for cover. Fear, uncertainty, and He call me his Annie 'cause I name' after my mistus. All a-sudden up dey gallops on hosses, all covered with hoods, and bust right into de house. In 1865, a warehouse filled with cotton and gunpowder exploded after it was torched by returning Confederate soldiers. Some dem cullud folks grandchillen still on dat land, too, de Parkers and Farrows and Nelsons and some others. The inquiry dealt with whether the Deputy Police chief of Navasota Police department knew about the felony conviction for forgery of a family friend. They got together and organized the militia and had leaders like reg'lar soldiers. Many buildings were damaged, including the post office. Washington County. When I's 'bout nine year ole she buy me a purty white dress and took me to jine de church. Plenty of everything and corn am de mostest us have. The Klu Kluxes went to the jailor's house and got the jail key and got them men out and carried 'em to the River Bridge, in the middle. Then he laughed: "No, you ain't. #3. I says, 'Why say molasses when I's got no 'lasses.' "Every mornin' de ole mistus took out de big Bible and hab prayer meetin' for jus' us three. He lives on a green slope overlooking the Trinity river, in Moser Valley, a Negro settlement ten miles northeast of Fort Worth. De nearest I comes to gittin whupped, 'twas once when I stole a plate of biscuits offen de table. Slavery in Texas Eb'ry chile hab a side of watermilion. Perhaps the greatest and most publicized violence was around the turn of the century, during the rise of the Populist Party in Grimes County, and the election of Populist candidate Garrett Scott for County Sheriff. Every Sunday morning the undertaker hitched up a buggy and went downtown to collect the bodies he expected to find after another wild Saturday night. Then there was neighbors went off to fight. And dey never dassent tek de other feller's piece of meat. The grave of D. G. Mills in Navasota is served by the weekly Navasota Examiner newspaper, which has been reporting on Grimes County since 1894. The police acted on those concerned citizens' complaints by getting a search warrant for the tattoo and nail salon at Lasalle located about 100 yards from the Police Station and City Hall. The only misery I had was when a black spider bit me on the ear. And 'bout in a year, Marster Zeke fotches me to my mamma, in Johnson Station, south of Arlington. In 2005, the Texas Legislature named the city "The Blues Capital of Texas," in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, a Navasota native and blues musician. "De only thing I 'members 'bout all dat, am dere am lots of cryin' when dey tooks me 'way from my mammy. Meow, meow, She say he ain't no service to her. Den when extra loud noise come from de cannon, she scream. I 'member though, dat my pa uster drive a team for ol' marster. "Why dey comes so many times round dere, am 'cause de second time dey comes, Jane Bensom am dere. The war weren't so great as folks suppose. It was jis' a one-room log house. PIERCE HARPER, 86, was born on the Subbs plantation near Snow Hill, North Carolina. I seen the dogs on the trail a whole day and still not catch 'em. Dey was a ol' Geo'gia hoss bed in it. De weddin' feas' was strawberry ice cream and yaller cake. It don't do to let folks know dey's smarter'n you, 'cause den dey got you right where dey wants you. I calls, 'Here comes de Klux,' and makes for under de bed. When eight years old he was sold for $1,150 [Handwritten Note: '?'] I went there after the war for a while and then I looked 'round and decided to get back. Navasota retains a number of historic Victorian homes on Washington Avenue, the main residential and commercial thoroughfare through town. The gov'ment builded school houses and the Klu Klux went to work and burned 'em down. This resolved a long investigation by Local Police. Will yous be patient with me?' John C. Webb Elementary exceeded state targets in Student Progress and Post-Secondary Readiness. "He lived in a brick house in town and had two-three slaves 'sides me. She weave all de time for ol' marster. The museum itself is housed in a historic building. Sometime he fiel' han' on de plantation, too. My brudders is Newton and Silas and Willie and Frank. I's workin' in de kitchen and dey tol' me to cook heaps of ham, chicken, pies, cakes, sweet 'taters and lots of vegetables. "Durin' the Spanish-American War I went to Washington, D.C., to see my sister and got in the soldier business. I doesn't work till near de surrender, 'cause I's too small. But we'uns had plenty to eat and us slaves didn' know what de War was 'bout. He was born and bred a slave in St. Hedwig, Bexar Co., Texas, the son of slave parents bought in Mississippi by his master, William Gudlow. Not long afterward the town was struck by a deadly cholera epidemic, which was followed in 1867 by an even more dangerous epidemic of yellow fever. Dey was one Mef'dis' Chu'ch and one Baptis' Chu'ch in Jasper. I knowed you was white man when you comes up the path and speaks. The city also has golfing facilities and parks as well as wineries. The C.A.N. They had a post in the public square what they tied 'em to and a man what worked for the county whipped 'em. Marster never crowded us 'bout de wo'k, and never give any of us whuppin's. Sure 'nough, dere was trouble, heaps of it. Slave Narratives - 4 - Texas Genealogy Trails Some of 'em didn't want to go. Oh, we knowed what was goin' on in it all the time, 'cause old man Gudlow went to the post office every day and we knowed. I 'members dat. He served as marshal until 1911. By 1865, the population of Navasota was about 2,700. He was nice one day and mean as Hades de next. Den she make me say de Lord Prayer for her jus' like she allus make me say it for a night prayer when I lil' gal. "I was born way back in 1851 in North Carolina, on Mr. Subbs' plantation, clost to Snow Hill, which was the county seat. Weapons and stolen property recovered. ', 'Kitty, kitty, Dey go in de stables and turn out de white folks' hosses and run off what dey don't take for deyself. Another attraction is the historic Brule Field, a natural amphitheater built in the 1930s out of native stone. The racial makeup of the city was 52.4% White, 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.6% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.1% from two or more races. "Then when I was eight years old they sold me. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Navasota area. Cotton, gunpowder, and shoes were made, processed, and stored in Anderson for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. That was cheap for a boy. Navasota has many shops and artisans in its historic downtown district, including antique, gift, and boutique stores and art galleries housed in old classic stone and brick structures. Grimes African Americans - RootsWeb He had to stay in the woods and travel at night and eat what he could find, berries and roots and things. And Christmas, it am de day for de big time. I marry Hyman Hawthorne. Dat was my home, so I kep' pesterin' marster to fetch me back, but he slips off and leaves me. Marster asks us to come in and sing dat for de white folks, so we'uns goes in de house and sings dat for de white folks and dey jines in de chorus. This led to the formation of numerous private militias, and ultimately during the late 1860s the KKK in Navasota, and on one occasion a tense confrontation between federal soldiers and a crowd of local white citizens occurred there. We'uns spent all de money on candy and sweet drinks.