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| − | + | Chock Winn, longtime resident of Johnson, Texas, talks about his life and that Terry County community. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Chock Winn |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' March 10, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Johnson, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Bobby Hicks |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 45 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Parents, |
| − | + | Moved from Knox County to Terry County (1906), | |
| + | Settled in Johnson community, | ||
| + | Birth (July 24, 1907), | ||
| + | Home, | ||
| + | School house built (1909-1910), | ||
| + | Description, | ||
| + | Teachers, | ||
| + | Siblings (brothers and sisters), | ||
| + | Property purchased by father, | ||
| + | Johnson, Texas (1907), | ||
| + | Population, | ||
| + | Weather conditions, | ||
| + | Sandstorms, | ||
| + | Blizzard (1917), | ||
| + | Road conditions, | ||
| + | Dr. Treadway, town doctor, | ||
| + | Anecdotes, | ||
| + | First car owned (1918), | ||
| + | Father in real estate business, | ||
| + | Marriage (January 1, 1929), | ||
| + | Incident, finger cut off, | ||
| + | Gomez, Texas, | ||
| + | Neighboring town, | ||
| + | First train at Brownfield, Texas, | ||
| + | Father’s death (1922), | ||
| + | Crops, | ||
| + | Planters, | ||
| + | Tractor purchase, | ||
| + | Transportation, | ||
| + | Wedding. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Johnson (continued), |
| − | + | Neighborliness, | |
| + | Silo building, | ||
| + | Anecdote, | ||
| + | Cane stripping, | ||
| + | Syrup making, | ||
| + | Feeding cattle, | ||
| + | Anecdote, | ||
| + | Staying after school, | ||
| + | Hog butchering, | ||
| + | Methods for preserving meat, | ||
| + | Purchased groceries twice a year, | ||
| + | Christmas gifts, | ||
| + | Cooking fuel, | ||
| + | Cow chips, | ||
| + | Gardens, | ||
| + | Fruit orchards, | ||
| + | Freighting supplies to and from Tahoka, Texas, | ||
| + | Family’s mode of transportation to Johnson. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1906-1930 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1907-1930 |
Revision as of 16:27, 12 October 2015
Chock Winn, longtime resident of Johnson, Texas, talks about his life and that Terry County community.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Chock Winn
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: March 10, 1975
Location: Johnson, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Hicks
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Parents,
Moved from Knox County to Terry County (1906),
Settled in Johnson community,
Birth (July 24, 1907),
Home,
School house built (1909-1910),
Description,
Teachers,
Siblings (brothers and sisters),
Property purchased by father,
Johnson, Texas (1907),
Population,
Weather conditions,
Sandstorms,
Blizzard (1917),
Road conditions,
Dr. Treadway, town doctor,
Anecdotes,
First car owned (1918),
Father in real estate business,
Marriage (January 1, 1929),
Incident, finger cut off,
Gomez, Texas,
Neighboring town,
First train at Brownfield, Texas,
Father’s death (1922),
Crops,
Planters,
Tractor purchase,
Transportation,
Wedding.
Tape 1, Side 2: Johnson (continued),
Neighborliness,
Silo building,
Anecdote,
Cane stripping,
Syrup making,
Feeding cattle,
Anecdote,
Staying after school,
Hog butchering,
Methods for preserving meat,
Purchased groceries twice a year,
Christmas gifts,
Cooking fuel,
Cow chips,
Gardens,
Fruit orchards,
Freighting supplies to and from Tahoka, Texas,
Family’s mode of transportation to Johnson.
Range Dates: 1906-1930
Bulk Dates: 1907-1930
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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