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| − | + | Woods King, former Roberts County Commissioner, relates his family history on both his mother’s and his father’s sides and also gives some early Roberts County history. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Woods King |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' June 09, 1970 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Perryton, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Mother’s family biographical information, |
| + | Grandfather, Jacob C. Walstad, from Norway, | ||
| + | Settled on Bar CC Ranch (1886), | ||
| + | Names of children in family given, | ||
| + | Move to Ochiltree County (1887), | ||
| + | Description of cedar house, | ||
| + | Digging for water, | ||
| + | King’s father, | ||
| + | Account of trip from Virginia to Texas, | ||
| + | Bar CC Ranch employment recalled, | ||
| + | Loco horse incident. | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Loco horse incident (continued), | ||
| + | Bar CC closed out (1893), | ||
| + | Events involving father’s entering cattle business, | ||
| + | Marketing cattle, | ||
| + | King’s education, | ||
| + | Brothers and sisters mentioned, | ||
| + | Early career described, | ||
| + | Account of Ochiltree County Courthouse wedding, | ||
| + | Catching mustangs, | ||
| + | Moving Roberts County Seat from Old Parnell to Miami, | ||
| + | Story of fraud in organization of Roberts County, | ||
| + | Father’s part in courthouse move. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Father’s part in courthouse move (continued), |
| + | Family marriages recalled, | ||
| + | King elected Roberts County Commissioner (1926), | ||
| + | King’s wife, Ruby Pollock, and their two daughters mentioned, | ||
| + | Town of Miami, | ||
| + | Roberts County saloon, | ||
| + | Houses, | ||
| + | Courthouse (founded in 1888), | ||
| + | Father was first Commissioner, | ||
| + | Functions of County Commissioner enumerated, | ||
| + | Billy Dixon, Indian Scout, in the Adobe Walls Fight (1874), | ||
| + | Drowning incident in Abilene described. | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| − | + | '''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Drowning incident in Abilene (continued) | |
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1874-1970 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1886-1926 |
Revision as of 19:55, 24 April 2015
Woods King, former Roberts County Commissioner, relates his family history on both his mother’s and his father’s sides and also gives some early Roberts County history.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Woods King
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: June 09, 1970
Location: Perryton, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Mother’s family biographical information,
Grandfather, Jacob C. Walstad, from Norway,
Settled on Bar CC Ranch (1886),
Names of children in family given,
Move to Ochiltree County (1887),
Description of cedar house,
Digging for water,
King’s father,
Account of trip from Virginia to Texas,
Bar CC Ranch employment recalled,
Loco horse incident.
Tape 1, Side 2: Loco horse incident (continued),
Bar CC closed out (1893),
Events involving father’s entering cattle business,
Marketing cattle,
King’s education,
Brothers and sisters mentioned,
Early career described,
Account of Ochiltree County Courthouse wedding,
Catching mustangs,
Moving Roberts County Seat from Old Parnell to Miami,
Story of fraud in organization of Roberts County,
Father’s part in courthouse move.
Tape 2, Side 1: Father’s part in courthouse move (continued),
Family marriages recalled,
King elected Roberts County Commissioner (1926),
King’s wife, Ruby Pollock, and their two daughters mentioned,
Town of Miami,
Roberts County saloon,
Houses,
Courthouse (founded in 1888),
Father was first Commissioner,
Functions of County Commissioner enumerated,
Billy Dixon, Indian Scout, in the Adobe Walls Fight (1874),
Drowning incident in Abilene described.
Tape 2, Side 2: Drowning incident in Abilene (continued)
Range Dates: 1874-1970
Bulk Dates: 1886-1926
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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