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Latest revision as of 21:14, 8 July 2019
Mrs. Sarah Jones, widow of area farmer Jess Jones, reminisces about her life in Texas and discusses problems in the West Texas area.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Sarah Jones
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: April 29, 1977
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Paul Carlson
Length: 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born (1894),
Mississippi,
Moved to Texas (1900),
Hill County, Texas,
Glen Rose, Texas (1931),
Sarah Lou (Lisa) Martin,
Married (1913),
Jess Jones,
Education,
Farming,
Mississippi,
Hillsboro, Texas,
Crops,
Farm hands,
Moonshine,
Black lynchings (1920),
Mr. and Mrs. George Wells,
Family history,
West Texas (1933),
Tahoka, Texas,
Farming,
Crops,
No irrigation,
Depression,
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Agriculture Pact,
Red Wine, Texas.
Tape 1, Side 2: Tahoka, Texas,
Army problems,
Employment,
Lubbock, Texas,
Real estate (1947),
Tahoka,
Dairy work,
Café business,
Plainview, Texas,
Farming,
Jess Jones died (1961),
Lubbock (1947),
Description,
Changes,
Ku Klux Klan,
Hillsboro.
Range Dates: 1894-1961
Bulk Dates: 1900-1961
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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