1927 Article about Joseph Cannon Rockett being an 80 year-old cotton picker, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 11/2006



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1927 Article about Joseph Cannon Rockett being an 80 year-old cotton picker, 
             Resident of Camp Creek Community, Union Parish Louisiana


Published in the Farmerville "Gazette"; issue of late 1927
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    J. C. ROCKETT, 
              GOOD COTTON 
                     PICKER AT 80
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  Our good friend, Mr. J. C. Rockett, was in town the other day and we chanced to 
have a little conversation with him. He had read in The Gazette about these old men 
picking cotton and showing their records as cotton pickers through these columns. 
  Mr. Rockett, too, would like to be enlisted as one of the "young" boys of 
advanced age who are good pickers in this parish. He informed us that, on Aug. 31, 
he picked 164 pounds. And he is 80 years of age, remember. "Uncle Joe" as he is 
familiarily called by his countless friends lived in the Camp Creek community. He 
has been one of Union's leading citizens for a long time. Here's wishing him many 
years yet to enjoy among his earthly associates.


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