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Julie Mae Allison
Old Fashioned Sun Bonnet Maker
Mrs. Julie Mae Allison was born in and is presently a
resident of Eunice, Louisiana. Her parents are Enoza and Lovenra Wattey of
Eunice. She is Southern Baptist, a housewife, and a mother of three children: Jewel,
Ceasor, and Angela.
Julie Allison learned to make old fashioned sun bonnets from
her grandmother. She has continued the family tradition of making bonnets for
thirty-five years. When constructing her bonnets, she uses simple materials of
cotton and her sewing machine.