I received this today: This is the Greenville County, South Carolina Newspaper and this is typed exactly as it appears in the paper SOURCE: Greenville Daily News, Page 4 DATE: Tuesday, April 20, 1915 Aunt Betsy Sams, colored, died Sunday morning at her home near Lima. She was buried at Salem, the colored folks church near here Monday. Had Aunt Betsy lived until next October she would have been 102 years old. She was a regular type of the old ante-bellum darkey, had many friends among both white and darkies. Had been in good health until just a few weeks before she died. Could cook, wash, dance, sing, and walk seven and eight miles and did not mind it. During the days slavery she belonged to Mr. Oliver Barrett, near Tigerville. "Old massa and old missus" passed over the river long before Aunt Betsy did. For many years she had been living near John H. Trammell and thought so much of them. If we performed our duties so faithfully as she did, we too shall be sure "there is nothing in the way" when we have to cross...(note: when the newspaper was microfilmed, it was cut off here.) Jim Barrett Bedford, TX parino@flash.net <http://www.flash.net/~parino/barrett-family-dna-project.htm> Barrett Surname DNA Project <http://www.flash.net/~parino/powell-surname-dna-project.htm> Powell Surname DNA Project