His parents were sharecroppers , so they moved often in order to find independence , better wages , and security .
Owen Whitfield was born in 1892 in Jonestown , Mississippi to a sharecropping family .
Owen Whitfield 's parents were sharecroppers , so they moved often in order to find independence , better wages , and security .
Owen Whitfield was born in 1892 in Jonestown , Mississippi to a sharecropping family .