When Leamon and Nannie married, Leamon owned a Model - T Ford. For most of their married lives, Nannie and Leamon owned a car. At those times when they were without a car, they relied on their mule and buggy.

Leamon played the guitar and harmonica by ear. When they were first married, Leamon would play the guitar, and Nannie would sing the old love songs like "You Are My Sunshine."

For Thanksgiving dinner, Nannie and Leamon would serve chicken and dumplings. Sometimes Leamon would kill a wild turkey or a possum. The family dog, "Bingo," would go out on his own and tree a possum. He would bark until Leamon found him and shot the possum. Nannie would boil the possum until it was falling of the bone. She would cut up the possum and put it on a plater. She would then bake and peel sweet potatoes and place them around the possum meat. Nannie said the possum tasted like pork. She would serve the meal with homemade butter from their cow. (Nannie said they did not eat coon. It looked too much like a dog when it was skinned out.)

Nannie's brother Sanford was dating Leamon's sister, Sallie Mae. The four of them would go for rides in Leamon's car. This led to Nannie and Leamon's dating. After dating for about a year, Nannie and Leamon eloped and were married by Rev. Kitchens, the Baptist Pastor in Metter. They were married in his living room. Nannie wore a tan colored dress. Sallie Mae and Sanford were there also. Nannie and Leamon spent their honeymoon night at Leamon's parent's home and lived with them the first three month's of their marriage.

Leamon Brown