United States, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
· 1937
· 1 page
Recorded by: Hardin, J. G., Major, Lettie
orOs 275 Fall, Texl,s .Puee 1 TIL.: COW THAT FM, INTO TH'.E DUGgUT "Yes, a cow fell into my house", said I. G. Hardin, with cknOk110. "I'll tell you how it ha., exed. The family w• -s snug and warm, safe fr,)m the winds and lightening storms in our dugout ii 1879. The dugout was fine -timbered aid lined. It needed a door, amp. ever,exa while I wa- making the door one of those Tex -di blizzards blew up with several 'aches of snow. "A good cattleman takes cure of his cattle, so I spread a wawa…
United States, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
· 1938-09-18
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Major, Lettie, Quisenberry, Mrs. M. E.
Major, Lefties PR; Wichita Falls, Texas Page 1 ords 680 INDIAN ATROCITIES AND 11ILD FROWIER OF 1861.65 RECALLED BY WICHITAN, Copied from Wichita Daily Times, Sept. 18, 1058. Tales of Indian atrocities, tales to stiffen the nape of your meek, are rarely told of Wichita County, but just such wild frontier experiences are the earliest childhood memories of Ws. M. E. Quisenberry, 1000 Bighhh. Wichita, Clay and nontague counties from 1861 to loes were strategic outposts against Indian attacks on…
Hill County, Texas, Hillsboro, United States
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Abney, Mr. John, Bond, Mr. T. B., Brin, Mr. L.
Sarly Settlement Gladys Marshall, P. W. 11111 County, Hillsboro District i 8 No. of words 1280 _ File No. 230 Page 1 Referenees A. Consultant Mrs. Rattle Vanes B. Consultant Zoe Wields Nerrer C. Consultant Mr. L. B. Thompson D. Hillsboro Mirror 1930 B. Consultant .Miss Janet Wood F. Consultant Mrs. Tam Brooks G. Consultant Nr. A. T. Thompson R. Consultant Mr, T. B. Bond I. Consultant Br. John ,busy 3. Consultant Kr. L. Brin 01.01•0•4180410•11Nro em.ampoum Mrs. Aattle Vance has lived on South…
Texas, United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo
· 1938-02-15
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Mosley, Ruby, Newman, W.l.
siRangemaore Ruby Mosley ssen Angelo, Texas. ItABGX-LORE Page one "I have always Galled Fort Worth my home, as it's my birth -place and was my business center for many years," says W. L. Newman of San Angelo, Texas. "We moved to Jack County when I was four years or age, however, this does not keep me from remembei- ing how we dreaded those redskins. My mother would hang quilts and blankets over the windows of our little one room log cabin to hide our light so that the Indians might not locate…
Tom Green County, Texas, San Angelo, United States
· 1938-02-03
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Miller, Mrs. Edward D., Mosley, Ruby
Benge—lore Ruby Mosley San Angelo, Texas. Page one RANOB•LORE Mr. and Lra. Edward D. Miller of San Angelo, Texas, have owned and operated ranohes as large as a hundred sections at one time. Mr. Miller' herded sheep for John and Don Berry when he was a young man; later he returned and bought the whole outfit. They gave the town site for Millereview„ which carries their mums. Ab Blocker wai e close friend and spent the night with them several times. "The first outstanding thing that I remember,…
Texas, United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo
· 1938-03-21
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Mosley, Ruby, Wilson, Silas W.
liange-lore Page one Bixby Mosley 3en Angelo RANGE-LOBL Silas tt, Wilson was born in Missouri in 1866, a desoendent of the Cherokee tribe, his mother being one half Cherokee Indian. The mother's brother lived in the Territory and in" stated that they move where the mother oould put in her claim and receive the allotment of free land. The move was made; however the mother died before the land was *Mated and the ohildren received their share. "I have lived in the Territory and later Oklahoma…
Tom Green County, Texas, San Angelo, United States
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Mosley, Ruby, Sinclair, Mr. Daniel Boone
Range -lore Ruby Maley San Angelo, Texas. Page one RANGE -LORE Mr. Daniel BkaxteSinclair and Mts. Melvin* Graham Sinclair, were born in Missouri. They had a family of several .children. Daniel ItameSinclair,Jr., was born in 1863 in Madison County, Missouri, soon after his father was killed, then a little later his mother passed away. At eleven years of age Daniel Boone Sinclair, Jr., came to Texas and made his home with the J. Good- night family for sixteen years, riding the range most of the…
Tom Green County, Texas, San Angelo, United States
· 1938-01-24
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Ater, Jonathan Sanford, Mosley, Ruby
Range -lore Ruby Mosley San Angelo. Texas. RANaE-LORZ Jonathan Sanford Ater was born in Burnett County HiS father, Oeorge Ater, came to Texas in "My father owned and operated the first woolen Page one mill in Texas," says Mr. \Jonathan Sanford "Toed" Ater. "He did not go to the battle field to fight in the wart he had some kind of/ fever that left one leg Shorter than the other, but this physical handicap didn't keep Page two father from doing his bit at home. His duty was to care for the…
Texas, United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo
· 1938-04-27
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Maples, Mrs. Eldora Scott, Mosley, Ruby
Folk Tales ft Superstitions alley Page one Ruby/M 6an Anrelo FOLK T.thilAS SUPANSTITIONS "My tathar,Billy tieott wee born is Joplin, Mlosouri, where he lived most of his lite," states kr', Mors lioot, *plisse Esen Angelo, Texas. When my father was twelve years of age he Word e strange tap, tap one night as he lay in bed that sounded as if water was dripping from the top of the house down to a feather mattress. The top, top eerie repeatedly through a duration of a year or more before he…
Tom Green County, Texas, San Angelo, United States
· 1938-01-13
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Mosley, Ruby, Reasoner, M. L.
Range -lore Ruby Mosley San Angelo, Texas. Page one RANGE -LORE Mrs. M. L. Reasoner was born in 1841 in Illinois and came to Texas in 1847 with her parents. Their first settle- ment was made in Navarro County, then they moved to Young County, enUlater pushed on to Erath County where permanent settle- ment was established. At the age of 16 she was captured by the Indians and life was spared due to the color of her hair. Several years passed before her marriage. She reared a large family. Mrs.…
United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo, Texas
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Mosley, Ruby, Paris, Ezekiel
Range -lore Ruby Mosley San Angelo, Texas. RANGE -LORE Page one Ezekiel Paris and .if., Melinda Summarfoot Paris, came from Ireland to Mississippi at a very early age. This family grew to be larger as three boys and three girls were added; they later moved near Macon, Georgia whore Z. P. Paris entered the circle in 1855. When Z. P. Paris grew up he began to wonder what the other part of the world looked like and began to ramble. He had hoard of the western country, oattle and cowboys, then…
Texas, United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo
· 1938
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Mosley, Ruby, Posey, Willie Addison
Range -lore Ruby Mosley, San Angelo, Texas A-4 RANGE -LORE Willie Addison Posey was born in Burleson County. in 1860. His father and grandfather were ranchmion and went up the trail many times. Ir. Posers father ankgrandfather were slave owners, and when their slaves were given their -freedom they did not leave their masters. The Posey*, Martins, and Arch Bateliff vs families came with their herds to prosta County in 1876. where ranching was continued on a, large scale Page one Posey,…
Texas, United States
· 1941-02-11
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Mather, Miss Mattie, Mosley, Ruby
Range -Lore Page one Ruby Mosley Continuity RANGE -LORE "My father (Mr. Mather) came from England with his wife and four children, settled in Louisiana, where two more children were born*, says, Miss Mattis (Babe) Mather of San Angelo, Texas. finds wife died and he married Miss Sarah Parker Smith, who was twenty-one years of age and had lived in Louisiana since the age of twelve, .when she came from Millageville, Georgia. My mother and father had two children in Louisiana, then moving to Texas…
San Angelo, Texas, United States, Tom Green County
· 1941-02-11
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Miskimon, Mrs. Ben Mcculloch Earl Van Dorn, Mosley, Ruby
Continuity, written By Ruby Mosley For Rangs-loro Volume RANGELORE page one *I'm a cowgirl, but I never could teach my husband to be a cowman,* says las. Ben McCulloch Earl Van Dorn miskikons of San Angelo, Tomas. wily father built the first frame house in Grayson County. I was born in 1862, at Whitesboro, Texas, in that little house. The very next year we moved to the country. My father being progressive, we had the first orchard in that area. We had a ranch of 1,000 acres on Red and Little…
San Angelo, Texas, United States, Tom Green County
· 1938-02-02
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Mcneill, Mr. William, Mosley, Ruby
Range -lore Ruby Mosley Son Angelo, Texas. e flare RAIKM-1,028 Page one "1 was born in Alsbane 82 years ago," says r. William '°Neill of San Angelo, Texas. "I oame to Texas in 1875, and,settled at Bremond, Robertson County. It was my first time to ride a train and I was always teased about not knowing that it stopped at the station to let the paseengers get on. when I saw it pulling into the station, I ran out and yelled, 'Stop, wait for me, I want to get on.' "The first work I ever did in…
San Angelo, Texas, United States, Tom Green County
· 1938-03-28
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Joiner, J. A., Mosley, Ruby
rage two shadows of the trees. The object acme nearer ET1 nearer, rattling the brush. I fired, to kill, and that I did; we rode over to see the dead Indian but to our great surprise we found a dead horse. “Me and another kid went hunting one night; we carried our dogs end guns, walked and walked, through the woods, un- til we grew tired and cold. We were really afraid to build a fire as it might attract the Indians, then we became cold- er and braver until we had courage enough to build the…
Texas, Mexico, San Angelo, United States, Tom Green County
· 1938-02-18
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Garcia, Juanita Hernandes, Mosley, Ruby
Range -lore Ruby Mosley San Angelo, Texas RANGE -LORE Page one "hie was born in old Mexico, me have 67 years," says Juanita Rermandes Garcia, of San Angelo, Texas. "Me came with me father an mother to Texas when me have 6 years. MO family collected our possessions to make ready for transport to Texas. We put a burro to a two wheel cart and had one burro for the pack. This was one very good way to make the trip, in that time many people no have the cart. Me family transported at Del Rio, make…
United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo, Texas
· 1938-01-05
· 10 pages
Recorded by: Dickson, W. M., Mosley, Ruby
Range -lore Ruby Mosley San Angelo, Texas. Page one RANGE -LORE Mr. M. Dickson and Mrs. Sarah Foreman Dickson, came to Texas in 1836. Mr. Dickson fought in the Civil and Mexican Wars. The couple finally settl- ed at Kerrville, Texas, where Mt. John Dickson was born. In 1882 the Dickson family moved to San Angelo and this has been their home ever since. "We had some mighty tough times," says Mr. J. H. Dickson. "When I was a little boy 9 years of age we lived near Weatherford, Texas. An old man…
United States, Tom Green County, San Angelo, Texas
· 1938-01-20
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Chaney, Thomas Green, Mosley, Ruby
1 L -LORE Thanes Green Cheney was born in Hunt County in l864. Bis family drifted from one section to another farming a year here and there until they settled in Comanche County. Here he net Kim Do:mamma Poynor end later married her. he II the daughter of V.J. (B111) Foynor, en old Indian fighter. In later years he movvd to the Coneho Country end has lived here sine.. ad. ^I vent up the trail throe different years.* Page Iwo NMI Thomas Green Cheari• 'Boob tWoo we took antis to Yellow House…
Tom Green County, Texas, San Angelo, United States
· 1938-02-01
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Brown, Thomas Acey, Mosley, Ruby
Reaga-lere Ruby Mosley Sea Angelo, Texas* Peg* ens RARGt-LORX sI was born in Rusk County in 1860„,, says Mr* Thomas Aoey Brows* My father was a fuli.blooded Englishman and mother was Scioto* Irish* °I was about 1/ years old when I let Rusk Count', looking for a youth Job* X meandered over into the Palo Pinto and Ranger seetion, where I worked for the old Slaughter outfit. Everybody knawed that Slaughter bunsh all over the state* The old man was a Baptist preacher, C. C. Slaughter was a banker…