Seay House

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Rogers Reeves

I grew up a couple hundred yards from the Seay House and spent many days and nights there in the 50s. The occupants were an elderly couple Aubrey and Edie Lowe. They had a nephew Bennie Cubitt who was about my age and came and spent the summers with them when school was out to help with the farming and chores. Bennie and I became buddies and I pitched in with all the chores. The Lowes lived without electricity, indoor plumbing or any modern conveniences. Heated and cooked with wood, water from a well and an outdoor privy. Aubrey farmed and did some mowing, etc with horse drawn equipment. Bennie and I got to ride the horses down to a creek in the afternoons to let them have some water. We thought that was great! They seemed to be able to live off the land. They had two horses, a mule and one or more cows. They also raised chickens. Always seemed to have enough to eat. Bennie and I spent a lot of time cutting down trees, chopping and splitting wood for the winter heating and cooking. There were also two unmarried women who I believe were sisters to Aubrey or Edie who lived in another old wooden house down on Crescent Avenue. They were known as Fannie and Sallie. They also lived in a very primative fashion without electricity, water or indoor plumbing or bathroom facilities. Bennie was working in the maintenance department at Mary Black Hospital the last I heard from him.

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Caleb Smith

Cool historical place.

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Jonathan Green

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