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The Ellebrachts give information on their family background and past experiences while living in Mason, Texas.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ellebracht

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' June 10, 1976

'''Location:''' Mason, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter

'''Length:''' 30 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
Family background,
German immigrants (1845),
Transporting steel for bridges,
Transporting house,
First court house built (1875),
Mr. Brockman, stone mason,
Marriage (1916),
Sold wood,
Worked for Union haulers ($4 a day),
Anecdote about stubborn horse,
Anecdote about river rising
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1845-1916

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1845-1916


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[[Category: Needs Review ]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 1970s]] [[Category: Family Life and Background]] [[Category: German American]]