Roswell, New Mexico, United States
· 1937-04-01
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Ashinhust, Jennie Lee, Redfield, Georgia B.
Redfield Georgia B. 4/1/37 wbrds Lea Rowland, State Administrator, Works Progress Administration, New Mexico Lea lowlcnd was appointed W.P.I. State Administrator of Vew 'Mexico, by President 'Franklin D. Roosevelt, in July 1935. Mr. Rowland is a Roswell man, has lived all his life in Roswell and recieved Ms education it the State of New Mexico. He ic tile son of !_crt Porland end Jennie Lea Rowland (now Yrs. John Ashinhust) 43.nd grandson of Judge Frank H. Lee en early-dny settler and builder…
United States, Roswell, New Mexico
· 1935-01-03
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Corn, R. L, Redfield, Georgia B.
JA.., 3 1935' 95 Redfield, Georgia B. Words 384 MARTIN V, CORN (GIVEN BY SON R. L. CORN) ',Ey father with his wife (who WES my mother) and the seven of us first children, came to New Mexico from Texas in 1879. I was five years old. d We came in a caravan with four or five other families ,in covered wagons. "I never will forget that trip. I remember we had tin type pictures taken, and after we got to New Mexico we made camp at Seven Rivers and most of the men went on to toswell and Lincoln,…
Roswell, United States, New Mexico
· 1937-04-16
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Marley, May Corn, Redfield, Georgia B.
APR 1 7 1937 Redfield Georgia B. 4/16/37 700 words May Corn Marley. "I am May, the second daughter of my father's marriage to Julia MoVicker. I was married to Ot.A4 Marley March 4, 1906. Ve have a son and had a daughter Inez who died two years ago. "There has been much discussion about who set out the trees on oswell's old land-mark and place of interest -Lover's Lane -about five miles south-east of Roswell. I know who set them out and who cared for them for many years, and it should be…
United States, New Mexico, Roswell, Lincoln County
· 1938-02-18
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Davidson, Mrs. Ella Bolton, Redfield, Georgia B.
Redfield, Georgia B. Words 1.650 2/18/38 MRS. ELLAJ,HOLTON)DA.VID:-.3LiN DAUGHTER OF FnONTIER AR -AX -MAN PION WIFE AND LOTHER. Mrs. Ella Bolton Davidson, is me of the few living pioneer women, who experienced all the hardships and dangers of the first ye re of settlement of the new country of South- east New Mexico, Mrs. Davidson, as a child, lived in Fort Stanton, New Mexico, an army post, where she was constantly surrounded by danger from Indians, and where she had few educational ad-…
Lincoln, New Mexico, United States
· 1937-03-26
· 1 page
Recorded by: Church, Mrs. J.p., Davidson, Mrs. Ella, Redfield, Georgia B.
Midfield Georgia B. 3/26/37 words Mrs: Z.P. Church we. Villa Davidson Mrs, J.P. Church and her sister Mrs. Davidson daughters of John Bolton and lila Doyel Bolton were born in Wexford Ireland. In 1811 -when small children -ire. Church, Mrs. Davidson and a brother ease from Ireland with their mother. After load* ing in Now lbrk they left immodlatley for Pert Stanton Wow Mizitio to join their father, John Hobert Bolton who had pre- oeded his family to the Belted States andiwas head of the…
Lincoln, United States, New Mexico
· 1937-02-06
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Manning, Berta Ballard, Redfield, Georgia B.
FEB 6 1937 Redtied Bee rgia L 2/5/37 -el 2. (.4-‘ words Pieseer Story Wad Primed Of any- The Kid Little Berta Bishilard teiven by Berta Ballard *amine al was a child, age tan years, uh en we same from Wert Griffin Taxa& in WM with our parehlis, A.J. Ballard and K atherine R edding Ballard and settled in Y art Busier New Mexico. *the homes of all the families at the fort were built around the patio, and there was a steno Where liquor was sold, which *attained kegs of gun.pow4M,. One day there…
United States, New Mexico, Roswell
· 1937-03-19
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Dunnahoo, Dunnahoo, Redfield, Georgia B.
Redfield Georgia B. 3-19.37. 670 we. INTRTIV Rufus K. Dunnahee (Ttms.sttattjraEightY-) 0 t R Pi 1 parent p pore T, r and Katherine Atkinpon Dunnahoo„ I am eighty-etFht rare old, !Yes born in Nispirrinpi on Washington's birthday February 22, lett9. Op Hone of Cantain /futon W. Jett 4Tee thip ir the old 'Iotte of Captain Jspors V. Jane p and family. They ltved bore in 1)191-94. That is Pat Correttpl ol0 home up the road r couple Ilun(lrel yri ert. t!, have a -icture of Pat Cerrett and John V.…
United States, Roswell, New Mexico
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Norton, Mrs. Dorothy Cleve, Redfield, Georgia B.
INTERVIEW -1- DOROTHY CLEVE NORTON, GRAND*DAUGHTER OF GEORGE HRNDRIX PIONEER SETTLER OF ELK Georgia B. Redfield words The Community settlement "Elknsiderived its name from large herds of elk found, during the early days of its settlement, in Elk Canyon, which runs northwest through the farms and ranching lands of that district. There are four hundred and seventy-five 4041041111t4 in the Elk community. With an altitude of 5,350 feet Elk is located in a beautiful part of New Mexico, eighty-five…
Roswell, New Mexico, United States
· 1936-09-14
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Redfield, Georgia B., Urton, William Colley
SEP 1 4 1936 -1- afE4VIEW Georgia J. liedfield qL words (Jr .4 I 1414 I Aft C uULL Y tin Roswell, iiew itaexico, Sept..3, I was uorn i. ss Cuunty, daSOUri, edid k, the scri c)J'ro.,1 urton, who were married in matitiOlai LI .1.81o. hen six yeals or a in 1884 my brother and I, ienjamin orrell Jrton, left. ,1:JSCarl tint. C Nu to new )x ice 1.1tri our pl.r..nts, and culis13d lan:n Iture, in the Coder nyon counLly sixty 2J... :rctie el ie11. T The outfit, a pert c> t.c.e ass .,and tnd Oittle…
Roswell, New Mexico, United States
· 1936-01-06
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Redfield, Georgia B., Wilson, Gorgonio
-1 Redfield, Georgia 3. 1/6/36-cl- Pd words ROSWELL CHIHUAHUA DISTRICT FOLK -TALES BURIED Th7ASURE Interest in New Lexie° traditions of buried treasure has been greatly revived in the past few months, especially so in the southeast part of the state since the death of a very old 24exican woman of the Chihuahua Spanish Amer- ican settlement in the city of Roswell. It was gener- ally known in that district, that the woman was in pos- session of a secret of fabulous riches buried by her an-…
North Carolina, United States, Yadkinville
· 1939-04-06
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Dunnagan, Clalee, Dunnagan, Claude V., Roberson, Mandy Long
April 6, 1939 Mandy Long Roberson (Negress) Ex -slave, housekeeper, land- owner, County Home Inmate County Home, Yadkinville, N.C. Clalee Dunnagan, writer Claude V. Dunnagan, reviser OLE AN' BROKE Original Names Mandy Long Roberson Yadkin County, N.C. Yadkinville, N.C. Birmingham, Ala. Carbon Hill, Ala. Lynch Family Long Family Changed Names Lucinda Williams Jackson County, N.C. Edgeville, N.C. Atlanta, Georgia Spruce Hill, Georgia Payne Family Larson Family OLE AN' BROKE "Lawsy, chile, you…
North Carolina, Brevard, United States
· 1939-06-26
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Long, A. W., Mull, Miss Ophelia
June 26,1939 iss Opnelis MuU (*bIto) 334 Itcaria 4., ir.v*r1,N.0 Howeworkgr Lon6pwriter grigipal Opholia Brovard A.C. Connostes.;4.c. ihamed.bummt Aurolia iAmitt itakke411 IF I 0OULDN'T TALK I'D BUST Neeelia Smitt about thirty years old, reddish of face and hair, and broad of beam comes of a family of German extraction who settled in the western ?art of the state be spelled fore the Revolution* The family name originally was/Sehmidt, but the erosion of the years has worn it down to Cmitt.…
Brevard, United States, North Carolina
· 1939-07-10
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Long, A. W., Nashburn, Alice, Miss
July 10, 1A80 Mims Altos tiaanburn (h) 9 4 P4ndloton 4Akan, Attired a.orotary hip tle Lo writer. Brevard, N. C. SPINZiTIR :irladill)4•1 loamy Miss Altos 3ashburn Ithitaaido ..ovs, N. C. Alkon, grAdvagtiLliana _iamb Norman 4mokor140 Coy. SARAH AOIMANz sPIASUR Sarah horman is past seventy; tall and thin and nervously somewuat Jittery. Sue talks more easily than she do's anything else. "I was born and spent my early life in hew Lnaland, but I have lived in tns ...qauth for tue last fifty odd…
Brevard, North Carolina, United States
· 1939-08-07
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Long, A. W., Mull, Spencer
August 7. 1939 pioneer Mull (white) Broad Street, Brevard, N.C. Meat elerk in a grocery A.M. Lome writer Brevard„ N.C. IACX 0 T C Ortq Iciagsa Spenser Mull Brevord„ ‘.1 Changed Names Zook Oollup Turman N.C. JACK IALLUF1 MAT CLERK 116o you wondsr why I have s nt the last ten years of my life behid4 this meat counter," said Jack lallup. *You think 1 ought to be dolnl something better, do you? Well, I'll tell you. For one thing, I never would study in school and 1 dropped out at the end of the…
Brevard, United States, North Carolina
· 1939-05-14
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Long, A. W., Verner, Samuel P.
ilia), Mt MIL, Samuel P. Verner& brovard& N. C. Schoolmaster 1. 1.4104 Writ r Samoa P. Vora.*** *maid& A if:. Randolph Begot sCROOLMASTLR AND LXPLOU "My family was probably Huguenot," said Randolph Beisitio the quiet, elderly Tuaony *oboe' teacher who ones explored the Pygmy country of Africa and later edited a newspaper in Panama. "They drifted up -country from the coastal region, probably to opt away from mosquitoes and malaria, but also perhaps to be free of too many neighbors. As a family…
North Carolina, Orange County, United States
· 1939-01-20
· 17 pages
Recorded by: Craig, William, Mrs, Long, A. W.
January 20, 1939. lira. William Craig (white) R 1, University, N. C. Orange Co., N. C. Housewife A. W. Long, writer. COREFISLD SCOTCH-IRIS4 Oriainal Name Clawed Nam% Urs. William Craig Lary Barton Writer A.W.Long Brevard,N.C. Dec.15,1938. CORNFIELD SCOTCH-aRISH A History of the Long Family of Orange,Co.,N.C. 1755-1938 The Writer is the oldest living representative of this family and probably knows more about its history than anybody else. The latter part of this story was told by Mrs.William…
North Carolina, Charlotte, United States
· 1939-07-22
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Harding, Wm. F., Long, A. W.
July 22 1939 Judge 414. F. Harding (white) 17431wyn Hotel jherlotte„ 3. C. Retired Sulerior 1/4;,.)urt Jude h. Long, writer arelr-rd, N. C. a .4Y1„Jit Uriginel tialtips wa. F. Harding çn hawed tymes ridnoy Baylor MU &Ian SaLOR Ste to. region. born in mall town in the eastern part of the county eeet, and the outer of a good agrieultural In my early days we lived on a farm and ilor brothers and I worked in the corn and cotton fields. Later ay tether was 'sleeted to a county office and we moved…
Brevard, United States, North Carolina
· 1939-01-12
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Baynard, Morrison, Bjorkman, Edwin, Long, A. W.
January 12, 1939. Morrison Baynard and family (white) Turkey Creek, Srevard, N. C. Farmer and huntsman A. A. Lon" writer Edwin Bjorkman, reviser UP HOMINY CHEZ& Or/az/nal Name Morrison Baynard Turkey Creek Thelma Baynard Marie Baynard Harry Sitten Evelyn Sitton cTi -'hanged .2ame Harrison Bender Hominy Creek Lula Bender Sophie Bender Larry Minor Be4ty Minor His name is Harrison Bender. Under the influence of a aoutnern sun and of the soft mists resting upon the mountains, it is easy to slur…
Brevard, United States, North Carolina
· 1939-01-12
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Baynard, Morrison, Long, A. W.
January 12, 1932. Morrison Barnard and family (white) Turkey Creek, Brevard, E. C. Farmer and huntsman A.*. 1,046. writer Edwin BjorLan, reviser UP HOLINY CTik4i4 audjausi Morrison Baynard Turksy Creek Thelma Haynard Mario Baynard Harry Bitten Evelyn Sitton Chaaged 1.aes Harrison Bender Hominy Creek Lula Bender Sophie Bender Larry Minor betty Minor UP HUINY CRML. his name is Harrison Bender. Under the influence of a Southern sun and of the soft mists resting upon the mountains, it is easy to…
Brevard, North Carolina, United States
· 1939-08-15
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Bailey, Ossie, Long, A. W.
_RogaP—Beadeft Janitor and Odd Job Man Rewritten August 15,1939 1. Date of first writing Feb.15,I939 2. Name of person interviewed Ossie Bailey (Negro) 3. Address Probarte Road 4. Place Brevard,N.O. Occupation Janitor and Odd Job Man 6. Name of writer A.W.Long, Brevard,10e. 7. Name of reviser ROGERBEADON Janitor and Odd Job Man ORIGINAL NAMES CHANGED NAMES Ossie Bailey Roger Beadon Tharp Bowen ASHEVILLE,N.C. Taskboro Brevard,N.C. Tucony ROGER BEADON Janitor and Odd Job Man Yas, sir, I wuz…