United States, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
· 17 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Mooney, James M.
_ OeuthieroSheidon F. Reno:lore. Torrent Cooluist,,Y7 James M.Mooney,69,11Ving et 962 wePesdh StePort Worth,Terrent C11003121110,9 born et AbbevilegLef*yetto ComMisseMer 7,19494 His fether,A,W.Mocoey,served in the Confederete Army during the Civil 1,4sr. Hs moved to Telmon in 1969 end skttled on piece of lend neer Fort LoorthoTerrent Covolls formed for e short time end then moved to Scurry Co,_Texessoin 1870 Where he eetehlished e oettle renob on 1,44,p Creek. James MoMooney was reora' I the…
Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth, United States
· 1937-10-19
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Knight, William S.
thisr.Sheldon Page #2 Ooris. INO 240 ut loo.Dist,a 7 as bull nurse was Galled for. The looation of the oritter /*lad be reported -to me and then I.would ride to it,takiltg to it a sack of prickly psars.with the stiokere burned off, and feed the oritter,also give it water. The priokly pear, is very nourishing and was handy feed.easy to obtlin in that elation of the aountry. The pear was always used to too loud.until the and feed it self. keep the oritter's tape worm from yelling aninal could…
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 17 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Knight, William S.
BEGIN Filename 35021016 Title George L. Flanders Gauthier,Sheldon F. Lanyelore. Tarrrnt Cop.6'ist".07 Pep 41 FC 240 ueorge L.Flenderso.179oIlving at the Old Folks Home, TO NMI* C44111021011.1.1111 horn Apriletho 195904 St .Jeceekollebo Pie hither Wad when Oeorge we two year* old sad at the age of nine wee Compe104 to go to work to help support the family,• At the'egzi of 13 be started his sereer RS cowboy at ifbleh tins be eourod work on the *little ranch owned .by Coll, and Toll, nanny,…
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Dayton, William F., Gauthier, Sheldon F.
4 Cf Gauthier.Sheldon 1,0 Akingelors. Tarr -at CotAstl.#7 Page #1 IC 240 ::iilliamF.Dayton,71,1iving at 1000 Ash Cresent SteFort Worthllexasoles born April 10,1867 nt Johnson cothib. His Zither' Nichols Day7Animigrated from MOiwith his famillitto Alliamson Co,Texastin 1872. Nichols mayton located on a tract of land a nd developed a farm, -also raised cattle. The fermswas one of the first developed in the county. The cattle herds belongiag to DeytontStublle- field and. Sterling were united into…
United States, Tarrant County, Texas
· 14 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Murphy, Richard
With tor, lhellon Rangel or e arrant lo.,"list. 7Iage Tiichard rfurphy, 52, livin-! at 2927 'eventh Fart Worth, Tex. ,was born i'larott 1,1885, at napout (now Holden), 3row-n-o0-.',Tex. His father, ilartin Airphy, moved to Haskell, Haskell co.,Tex., in 1895, and engaged in construction woik. liohard Murphy secured work on the 'T niamond Ranch', located 2? miles 1C. of ,marillo,Tex.,in 1896. w -in he was U. years old, and where he ranained antil 1902. He quit to take a job with the 'Turkey…
Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Kirk, Jim
"Jauthier, ziheldon F. Page 1 Rangelore FEC Tarrabt Co., Jist. 7. Jim Kirk, 8b, living at Old Folks Home, Tarrant Co., born abre-8,16,62,_44, Covington, Ky. The family move°. to 'taco, Tex. In 1863 on land aojacent to the tOut our englired in trading horses and moles. firk started to wranglii horses for his father at 15 am. at 16 joined Gypsy Tee SlomAy's bead which traveled from town to town trading horses. After two years he started trading for himself and dein in the wild bronco which he…
Texas, United States, Tarrant County
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Keen, Robt. W.
Crautilier, :ngelore l'arranL io., A.6t. r e7- 4410 Robt, Keen, 73, was born on his father's farm in 1,allas co., :ex. His father was a preacher and resided at Jpring Creek, where the city of Garland is now locate.; He learned to ride his father's horses at an early age while doing the chores. He accustomed wild horses to the saddle at 13. Fis 20 year's range career oo-Imenced at 14, when he was employed by the pave n'etrell ranch. -!is story: HAL,7(7 FFAC 414-4 eark_t_h t was born on June…
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 1937-10-25
· 14 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Jones, Edw. F.
44uthier, shrAdon 2. 11':ge !2 Tiengelore 2arrant Co., ist. 7 FF0 by doing work during school vacations and after school hours. "I reckon that I could have caught on with some outfit close to home but the reports of the Indian raids 'and the rustler's doings corrAng from the Skillet 3ection ha a me feeling like it ras the spot for me to li- .t. I rode my ”ustang out of town he!-ded -.7estward and lit rig!lt where I wanted to. I. was taken on there by the 80 outfit. It wys among the eig outfits…
Texas, United States, Tarrant County
· 1941-02-11
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Hurst, Eem
eit 4teldun F. AL.no,lore Tarrant Co.,Diut.• 7 em Hurst, 714 living at Hurat. Tax., wau burn in Clalborn oo.,Tenn.,Uar.6,1066, at whioh tie his father, L.H4rot, operated a whiskey atill..-.Hurat emigrated to Takaa in 1877 and settled on a tract of land in Tarrant co., lo- oated adjacent to bear Creek, two miles N. of uleue,.j:04. He farmed tne land for four yeara, then moved to Bedford, Tax., 1 miles of Fort _urth. Thore he bought a 70 acre tract of land fur tne um of c„70.00 and one yoke of…
Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 20 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Morrison, Walter R.
'aut'alr."hellon tl.elore Tarra.tt los. nist,.. "alter R.Vorrison,78.1ivia,7 at 2dt St.7ort Torth.Texas,was born at 7lfodeSbuntysTexas.May ?th.11159. Nis operated sawmill aad owned several hosses.whieh we used for travalin- bars of the family. 'alter's father taught Ain to iv, soon as th, child was able to sit horse and when eater reached the ale he was a good horseman. /41 ban his range career at of 14, by assisting in driviag herd from lee* Taus, to the John.aollias That Wee the commencement…
Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Newman, Lois
Gauthier.;ihelden Sangelore. Tarrant CO. Dist,.T7 Page, 240 Lois owilaa4,38,11vIna at 3133 Green 4ort Worth,Texasewao aorn -44o 19,1SWO,in Cook oo,Taxas,on farm. Ho learned to ride a hers* while he was in his early teonsob.: riding the horses raised on his :%ther's fprm and became an expert horseman* At the apz of 14 he took employment as a horse wrangler !!nd.cowboy on the, rlyin- Zricle gaucho The headquarters of the ranch, was on Thunder Creek,60 miles from GillettOyo. Gillette vas the…
United States, Tarrant County, Texas
· 1941-02-11
· 17 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Preist, William A.
Gaut-Aer.Abeldon ;.aggeivre. iarrant e T1 10C 240 ;Illiam A.4relst061,11ving at."Inkt Liekler co,Texas, as born June 4,1677 in Geodaplupe co, Texas,at the farm of his father, 2.4e His father cultivated lAnd and raised chttle eLich praised on th open ran,0. lie grondrather,Tom 1.0ay,anit Xis fatiler were associated as herd drivers. 'Ae.two men were tImenr, the first the dr ve herds to the Zoirttern market. 1.1111am 4eRreist went to *,IAcler so, 'exas,in 1890 and ibvkild for the ranch rhich vie…
United States, Tarrant County, Texas
· 1937-10-09
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Pickett, Mr. W. T.
14 Dealing with eters, early. Gauthier, Sheldon F. Rangelore Tarrant Co., Dist., 7. Received Oct. 9, 1937. Mr. W. T. Pickett, 80, was born in Beinville Parish, La. His father, Mr. J.N. Pickett, was a school teacher who also operated a small salt works in Saline, La. The Pickett family migrated to Texas in 1863, bringing one slave with them. They settled in Robinson Co., moving a year later to Falls Co., where Nr.J. N. Pickett engaged in transporting freight. Later, the family movid to Hamilton…
Tarrant County, Texas, Baird, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 14 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Prece, W. M.
gauthier, sheldon F., 'angel ore, 7arrant (4.,Dist.#7 page gi 4,0.Prese, 70, living et Baird, Tex., R.r.D.J2, was born :an. 5, 1888, at Jackson, Miss. The Price family immigrated to Texas in 1878, and settled in Callahan Sc. The family's means of tranapertation was a covered wagon pulled by an ox team. After arriving in Texas, 4.M.Prece started his renge eareer. He secured a job working for LI.Ssiimitsen, who mined a large number of eat tie, and ba4 his geweemp leeeted on the Combo Rtver, 75…
United States, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
· 1941-02-11
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Martin, George T.
Gauthielr..-teldon :tantelor Tarrant Co,Jiet..71 George 12.:4artin,72„living at 961 W.12each St. iort florth„Teicaa.was born July11,1865 at anemia Oa. His father,J ask Martin, moved his family free Antiits to Dallasalricae in 1870. George T•Lartin want to newtonCollin 1880 and secured work on thu cattle roach owned tinted* Robinson. He remained with the Robinson's nosh for four years. _ater he terminated his employment with the 3.obineon' ranchthe ant his brotherolack, gatht rod 4 herd of wild…
Texas, United States, Tarrant County, Fort Worth
· 1941-02-11
· 14 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Raines, John
GautalaI.le don amore, Tarr:int3o,Ast Page PC 240 7 01:1 i:41.ne,75,11ving.atAGraA Ave,eort orth,Texas,was born in T4ogan co,Ky,Mar 24,11153. His fatherdack W.,iaines,immiprated to Texas,in 1875 and located in Tarr nt co,near Port Votth, en land that is now a residential section of the city. Jach .Haines .ngaged'in farming for a livelihood. John's gainets first job was running e..raniS for lar.:43y 4:ucker,who oprated a gin,farm and real.. estate business. His next work was working as waterboy…
Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Roe, Elizabeth
Gauthier, sbeldon F. Rengelere -Tarrant Co.,Dist.#7 Page j1 FEC llizebeth Hoe, 83, living at Azle, Tex., was barn at Ash Creek settlement, three miles west of Azle, Zan. 641855. Her father, William Fleteher, ()lewd a tract of land boosted near Ash Creek and engaged in farming for a livelihood. He enlisted in the Confederate Army when the Civil War ootemensed, and died from illness while serv- ing in Virginia. Elizabeth's mother continued farming, with the assistance of her young children, o.…
Texas, United States, Tarrant County
· 15 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Robinson, John
-A Geuthier.Sheldo:/ P. Ranc,elore. rrant co.,Rist.,07 Pe #1 FC 240 John Robinson,77,1ivix et rort eorth,Texas, uas born April 7, 1, at Waxahachie, Ellis co., Texas. His father, Captain William Robinson, Ilirmed a small tract c)* land and raised cattle which craft, an tie open ranee. vAlliam Robihson enlisted in the Confederate Army at the cce:Imenceeent of the 6ivil War, and served as Captain throughout the duration of the Wivil A short oeriod after Captain Atobieeoe was muster. ed out of tee…
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 16 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Oglesby, W. E.
44(/' :aifhier..')11,31don :anroloro. L'1 0 ;1 ,F14.0flesby,7.5,1iv:ne nt rimfi :ort orth.--:exe,-..a. born Dec 11,1863,in co,Zennot his -.Mthericilaohn Oplosby„farm. John :;•Oplesbyozith his C -11.1y, ned a train o? imArrnts,cosistin 18 Itmilies,t .L:!1 came to 4,exne,n1 yetlod in lan. The fmliec of Weeby ond Jnek ;.bnor,settlod in ;ort orth. Thc rout of t're p.:tie 2 continued to othoro Fections a. At ;Alatim tho 41ereby tamly r)rrivoe, in or '-orth„ no vac-nt :!louso 7.tle avA,lat)le.…
Texas, United States, Tarrant County, Fort Worth
· 1941-02-11
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Gauthier, Sheldon F., Spann, Ernest
,41.4.00proc, Gauthier. Sheldon F. Hangelore. Tarrant Copist,.#7 e Ernest Spann#86,1iving at 1007 Woodard St9P0 Box 296A #2,Fort WarthsTexastwas born milky 8,1882 at Bedford CasTinsi. fatheroltoblart Spannoswvwd his family from Tannest to Texas and settled, in Fort Worth in the year of 19924.104_1. _ ti Ernest Wan iALIF AgtOtpaunlaoapt. ad a job with the We renehlin 1900.1ocated in maylor Co#16 miles S•of Seymour and worked there for a period of four years. His story of Bangs life follows: "I…