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About Emily Allen
- Father's Birthplace: Georgia
- Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
- Residence in 1880: Hatchachubbee, Russell, Alabama
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From Persephone Magazine
Born somewhere between 1882 and 1886, one of several children born to an extremely poor family in Columbus, Georgia, “Ma” Rainey was groomed from a very early age to sing and perform for her dinner. Just like her Mother and Grandmother before her, Rainey was an experienced performer by the time she was a pre-teen. At just 12 years old, she had already started singing at minstrel shows and appearing in Vaudeville acts, which were popular at the time. Her hometown of Columbus, Georgia, was a well known river port that often had many musical acts, and the Pridgett family were one of the families that earned a living performing in the area.
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- "Mother of the Blues:. Page 2. A Study of Ma Rainey" By Sandra R. Lieb. A grandmother, described as a "very stately lady," was supposed to have been on the stage after Emancipation.
- Residence: 1880 - Hatchachubbee, Russell, Alabama, USA
- Race: Black
- Ethnicity: American
- Updated from 1880 United States Federal Census via husband Edmund Allen by SmartCopy: May 13 2015, 20:47:41 UTC
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Emily Allen's Timeline
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of, Russell County, Alabama, United States
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1868
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Hatchechubbee, Russell County, AL, United States
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Alabama, United States
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Hatchechubbee, Russell County, Alabama, United States
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Alabama, United States
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