Thomas Brothers 1952
The brothers Luther, Price, Olvie and Claude Thomas discuss their respective lives in the community of Grassland, Texas, Lynn County’s oldest settlement.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Thomas Brothers
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: 1952
Location: None Given
Interviewer: None Given
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Four Thomas brothers,
Luther Thomas,
Lived in Grassland for 33 years,
Came from Shelby County, Texas,
Reasons for move,
Brother-in-law (1916),
Luther came (1917),
Men left for Army (1918),
Description of land in early teens,
Retired farmer,
Price Thomas,
Back from Army,
Horses and mules (1917-1919),
Gin business,
Farming,
Early existing stores,
Farming 700 acres,
Irrigation,
Good farming year (1952),
Dry land farming,
Four brothers together for 33 years,
Farming equipment,
Olvie Thomas,
Away in World War I (1917-1918),
Farming in Grassland,
Advantages,
Disadvantages,
Farming 700 acres,
Irrigation 150-160 acres,
Four wells,
Bench – level,
Anecdote: Gin story (1916-1919),
Claude Thomas,
Youngest brother,
Farming 175 bench-level,
Farming 400-500 acres,
3,000 acres in family.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1916-1952
Bulk Dates: 1952
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