Mattox Family Home
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Amos and Grace Mattox -- descended from enslaved African Americans -- raised their two children in this rural Georgia farmhouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Amos farmed, cut hair, made shoes, and preached at the local church, while Grace sewed, canned, cooked, and helped needy neighbors. Although life was hard, the family proudly affirmed that there was "always enough."
Amos and Grace Mattox -- descended from enslaved African Americans -- raised their two children in this rural Georgia farmhouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Amos farmed, cut hair, made shoes, and preached at the local church, while Grace sewed, canned, cooked, and helped needy neighbors. Although life was hard, the family proudly affirmed that there was "always enough."
Artifact
House
Date Made
circa 1880
Subject Date
1930-1939
Keywords
United States, Georgia, Bryan county
United States, Georgia, Richmond Hill
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
43.154.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Newspapers
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
White (Color)
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