Risien, E Guy and W E Bryant 1969
Guy Risien and W. E. Bryant discuss the Risien, Bryant and McMillian families and early San Saba. Bryant was a postmaster of that community.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: E. Guy Risien and W.E. Bryant
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: 1969
Location: San Saba, Texas
Interviewer: Fred A. Carpenter
Length: None Given
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: E. Guy Risien,
Parents—English immigrants,
Moved to San Saba (1874),
Interest in pecans,
Thinning out pecan trees,
Worked in pecan orchards with father,
Attended school near San Saba,
Early San Saba,
Population decline,
Fairs,
Hauling freight,
Railroad (1910),
Book on history of San Saba discussed,
Reads poem about the white man,
W. E. "Salty" Bryant, Postmaster of San Saba,
Family background,
McMillian family,
McMillian community,
Grandfather’s land grant,
Family background (again),
Grandfather Bryant,
Grandfather McMillian,
Father’s family moves to Texas from Missouri.
Tape 1, Side 2: German immigrants to Texas discussed.
Range Dates: 1874-1969
Bulk Dates: 1874-1920
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