Texas, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 16 pages
Recorded by: Cardova, Elario L., Gauthier, Sheldon F.
Gautilier.lateldon F. flange lore. Tarrant Co. ,Dist.? Page ft FC i/140 Mario L.Cardevo, 77, living at 300 14 12 St, was born Nov.,3,1861, in Xamodoches e0., at the farm of his father's, whose naae was -Casonero Cordova* The farm was located *even miles 2.of the town of Nasediaehes* In addition to farming, Cordova raised ;settle which grimed on the free ranges and hogs which also hunted their living in the woods adjaeent to the farm* idarloie first recoliectiem regarding cattle was seeligg…
Copeville, United States, Kentucky, Texas
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Childers, James, Gauthier, Sheldon F.
4authier, aheldon f. ha:aelore Tarrant Co., Dist. 7. James Childers, 82, a Copeville, Texas, resident, born taty 14, 1857, in log cabin on father's farm at Chamberburg, Kentucky. In 1865 the family moved to ,rkansaw and at the age of 18, James went to work on a cattle ranch in the Indian Territory. fter terminatin, his range career he farmed for a livelihood. 4 -ta, Page 1 FEC 240 "I was born in Kentucky at a pities called Chamberburg on the Ohio River. The event happlined on Yay 14, 1857. ky…
Copeville, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Childers, James, Gauthier, Sheldon F.
Gauthier. Sheldon F. Rangelore. Tarrant co.,Dist.,07 Page Fe 240 living at Copoville, Texas, rburg,XI.,May 14,1857, on a farm operated by his father, J.H.Childers Jame8 was reared in a log cabin. The family Ati depended on their cultivated land, and nat bounty abounding in the forest for their li i- hood. When James was 8 ye(_rs old his father dep,rted from his native state and traveled to Ark. Later, at the age of 18, James went to the Indian Territory(now Okla.) He secured work on a cattle…
United States, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Childers, James H., Gauthier, Sheldon F.
5:_t. Gauthier, .,;neldon f. in(7,,lore Tarmnt Co.,Dst., 7 'age Janos H. Childers, 83, living at 1320 College Ave., Port imerth, ex., was born on a vantatiom in Uhrray co.,5a., Deo. 10, 1856. His parents were Jane (Gray) Childers and John Childers. Prior to the Civil .ar and his death in 1867, his father was the overseer for a largo plantation owner in Mhrray oe. After theo Civil ,sr, in 1868, his mother, tiro. Jahn Childers, moved. to Tennessee. James H. Childers came to Tarrant oe.„Texas, in…
Texas, United States, Tarrant County
· 1941-02-11
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Cook, Earnest, Gauthier, Sheldon F.
Gauthier, heldon F. Rangelore 2arrent Co., -)age 1 Eernest Cook, 58, born Apr. 15, 1881, on the Tarleton Ranch in Wrath Co., Tex. His father was the ranch foreman at the time. Earnest began to ride the range with the other hands at the age of seven. Hs left home when 22, and secured employment with the W. Ranch in West Texas. After 8 Yrs., he secured employment on the Hat Ranoh in N.M. Two Yrs. later, he was ea- ployed on the L.F.D. Ranch at Yellow House Canyon, N.M. He was employed two Yrs.…
Texas, Mclennan County, Waco, United States
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Wood, Dr. William W.
P06011,07%, MOs Effie Cowan, 4oLentan Chanty, Texas, Ditstrio18. N. Of Ordsol),S-O -rle NO. 240' Page NO. 1. Reference, Interview with Dr William W. Wood, White Pioneer, Waco, Texas. "I wqs born in Coosa County Alabama October 7th, 1862. My father was Pr 3aeon B. Wood, a practicing physician and slave owner and planta- tion operator in Alabama. My mother was Miss, Sarah Barrett, a daughter of James Barrett and wife...Tames Barrett died and my grandmother came to Texas with her sons Prank,…
Marlin, Texas, United States, Mclennan County
· 1941-02-11
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Tomilson, Robert E. Lee
'Alt" ALAI lolklore. 'iss Arne Cowan, McLennan County, Texas,. District 8, REPSRENOB: 10. Of Words, #tle NO. 840. Page NO. 1. "Intertet:ew With Mr dtaka- 4.4TomilPon, White Pioneer, 14,9rlin, Taint*. "My fatber,John Tomilsonocameiwith tlit.herai from the state of Alab*M0 to Tern8 in 1849. He Zooated dear miles west of the ?tolls of the Brazos River, bought four ,Sections of land an& stayed a year alone then returned to Alabama and hi/ought the family through the Country in wagons together with…
United States, Mclennan County, Texas, Lott
· 1941-02-11
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Storey, Mr. George W.
011KLORE-wHITE PIONEER, Miss Effie Cowan,P.W. MbIsennan County, Texas, "istrict 86 REFERENCE. ff Interview with Mr George W.Storey, Lott, Texas. NO OP WORDS File NO. 240. Page NO. )2.. I was born at the old 6torey home.plawe near 1)odson Wells,exas in 1858.My parents Mr and Mrs George W.8torey came from Alabama in 1851, settling first in Freestone county, Texas, then moving to a farm near Dodson Wells in 1855 This was not far from the village of Ittrango and the present town of Lott, Texas.…
United States, Mart, Texas, Mclennan County
· 1941-02-11
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Shaw, Mrs. Annie
FOISLORII Miss Effie Cowan, MoLenni County, Texas. Distri 8. REFERENCE: Interview with Mrs Annie Shaw, San Antonio, Texas, Visiting in Mart, Texas. Pile NO. 240. Page NO, 1 NO. of 'lords "I was born on the 29th day of October, 1870, near Griffin,Georgia. I was one of seven children by my fathers second wife. Their names were William and Elizabeth Woodward. As I was born at the close of the days of Reconstruction, I can remember many things that were banded down to me by my parent'W these days…
Mclennan County, Texas, Mart, United States
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Smyth, Dr. Ed B.
FoLtLOIE LffiJ Cowan, P. McLennan County, Texas, District No. 8 No. of Words 1250 File no. 240 Page ro. 1 Reference Interview with Dr. Ed B. Smyth, Thite Pioneer, Mart, Texas. R, Smyth, (father of Alva r. Smyth); about the year 1848, my father, Llins R. Smyth, while a younp man in his twenties, came to Texas from the ''-tate of Alabama and lived for a year or two at Palestine, Texns. About the year 1850, he married 1A.sa Elizabeth 1`.bod, at her borne near the old town of r'prinpfield, Texas,…
Texas, Mclennan County, United States, Riesel
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Mullins, Mr. Porter
7OLTr1.0118 Eva Effie Cowan, 7.). MbLennen C-)unty, Texas. bistrict No. 8 '4ferenoe No. of words 1200 File NO. 840 Page No. .1 Interview with 7"orter Mullins, Mite pioneer, Riesel, Texas. "I was born in 1865, on the P9th, day of June, six miles east of the arazos River, near where the town of Riesel now stands. My father was /sat4c ullins, whose father, Isaac, was one of the three Millins brothers, 'Isaac, Forter and Ben, who came to the Brazos bottom about the year 1833, ifram Alebtama. My…
Texas, Mclennan County, United States, Mooreville
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Mccullough, Mr. Ed
FOLKLORE,- WHITE PIONEER. Miss ,ffie Cowan, P.W. McLennan County, Texas, District 8. REFERENCE, Interview with Mr Bd McCullough, MoorevilletTexas. File NO. 240.• Page NO. 1. My father,Captain Ba Mo Calloagb was born in Hamrshire county, West Virginia in 1840. There be passed his boyhood and youth. Just be- fore the outbreak of the War between the States he came south to Miss. curl, and from Jasper county, that state, be enlisted in the Confederate army, in which he rendered faithful service…
United States, Chilton, Mclennan County, Texas
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Lockered, Mrs. Amanda E.
k41.04104 1.114,te simmers Miss !fie nuocan, r. r. McLennan 0ounty, limes District «g). 8 nD of cords2,8O File o. 240 Page tio. 1 =maw rIntervier with Amanda n. Lookered, Chilton, Texns *I van born in Fells County in 1886. My parents rere flecton 8. and cNIner tern ther we, born May 6, 1632 in tentucky, chile mother r!ns born in Indienn. To then were born seven children, namely: 31111e ftmen, of Marlin, Texas, Deeeared; teve Anxey of Chilton, decennee:); john D. Reign, Lorena, Texan, demeaned;…
Mart, Texas, Mclennan County, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Little, Mrs. Belle
'Folklore, Miss ffie Cowan, McLennanCounty, Texas, District 8. REFRF,NC3: mO. of words File NO. 240. Page NO.1. Interview with Mrs Belle Little, White Pioneer, Mart, Texas. :717/1 I was born in tittle Rock Arkansas, on the 3rd of April 1867. I came to Texas with my parents, J.W. and Sarah Louise Malloy in the year 1872. We drove through the country in an old covered wagon with oxen as our team. We crossed the Lied river in a ferry boat I remember that when father drove the wagon on the ferry…
Mclennan County, Texas, United States, Reagan
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Cowan, Effie, Jones, Mr. William P.
_Lat. vionlora niss Jffite a.it=sr, e. BeLonnan Gounty, District ;;o. 3. taijaseav Intlrtsi 'r. Ltie. Jones, kettem;, itacan. i4o a wo‘‘in ;4;,450 Pile o. 040 kAge L -o. 1 A1A,Y Parente r/.re Richard and Sarah Jones, and born it, Carolina County, Virginia, in 1852. I Cane with my prat 8 to Texcc in the vilAr 1340. 'A; came by boat down the Risciacippi river, them through the Oulf ef Nexieo and larded at Galvoeton, Texan, and came from there up the Bayou to Roueton And from fountor t*e eame…
San Angelo, Coleman County, Texas, United States
· 1938-01-18
· 11 pages
Recorded by: Adney, W. W., Cox, Nellie B.
Range -lore Cox Ziar. Lnceloo Texas. RAIIGE-LOBL. e one "Well", says Mr. W. Adney, "I have never seen an Indian tut I have been in every jail from here to imporia, Kansas. I wore the jail out at Lallincer. They called me Calamity bill." "Now," joined in Aunt Carrie, Mr. Adney's sister, "brother has always been what we tried to call a romancer for we didn't want to call him a plain liar. kven when we were very small children in Arkansas, he could always entertain us with stories of things…
United States, Coleman County, Texas, San Angelo
· 1938-02-16
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Carter, Robert, Cox, Nellie B.
f I Rangeslore Nellie I. Cox, son Angelo, Texas. RANUNLORE came from Yip" pert of 1885. He and his wife were both Carters of "The Carters", being 7.7. V's from Colonial days. Although mr, Carter sorted in West Taxes, he and Mrs. Carter seen not to have lived in the manner of Westerners or Texans but have been able to surround themselves with the stoop Owe of the antei4ellum days of Virginia. Page one Ur. Carter tells, "I was farming in Virginia in 1681 SE. My wife and I had been married about…
United States, Coleman County, Texas, San Angelo
· 1936-01-05
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Cox, Mrs. Ella, Cox, Nellie B.
C. /.2. Range -lore Nellie B. Cox San Angelo, Texas. RANGE -LORE Page one "All the hardships of pioneer days did not con- sist of fighting Indians", says Mts. Ella Cox who is now 81 years old. "When I was 11 young girl, I lived in Washington County near Brenham and was married there to James Monroe Cox when I was 17 years old. We bought and paid for a small farm there but after a few years we sold it and moved to Kerrville, Texas. This long, long trip was made in wagons, one drawn by oxen and…
United States, Texas, Coleman County, Alaska, San Angelo
· 1938-01-05
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Cox, Nellie B., Ervin, Mrs. Eleanor
Range -lore Nellie B. Cox San Angelo, Texas. RANGE -LORE Page one Mrs. Eleanor Ervin who eame to Susalmgelee in 1886, is 96 years old and until about two years ago was (as she express- ed) sprier than most girls nom. She says: "I was born in Missouri and when I was about six years old, my father brought us to Limestone County:Texas. Yes, thatwas a long time age. I can't remember it much except that there were Indians everywhese. My mother stayed scared all the time. My father was friendly with…
Coleman County, Texas, United States, San Angelo
· 1941-02-11
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Cox, Nellie B., Foote, Miss Gula B.
Range -Lore Nellie B. Cox San Angelo, Texas RANGE -LORE Page one A. pioneer girl of the West carried a revolver, rode bad horses, roped cattle and herded sheep. There activities were not carried on in a spirit of bravado or daring but as part of the every day work. Miss Gula B. Foote, who came to Ben Ficklin in 1876, has done all of these things and has kept a diary of the things she thought of as ordinary happenings in a busy life. Miss Foote*s father,C.D. Foote's._ civil engineer, came to…