Cox, Wallace 1975-10-24
Wallace Cox discusses his life in early Hereford, Texas, focusing upon his employment there.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Wallace Cox
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: October 24, 1975
Location: Hereford, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Grandparents,
Deaf Smith County, Texas (1887),
Homesteading,
Parents,
Thomas Allison Cox,
Stephens County, Texas,
Delphia Nunley,
Hood County, Texas,
Homesteading,
Land section agreement,
Dawn, Texas,
Hereford, Texas (born 1899),
Animals,
West Texas,
Bar X Ranch (1908),
South of Hereford,
Public school,
High school (graduate 1917),
Employment,
Grocery delivery boy (1918),
Hereford, population,
Severe winter (1918),
Wichita fields (1919),
Employment,
Wichita elevators,
Caspian-Madison,
Surveying company,
Buckley-Meadows,
Drilling,
Texas Cavalry (1918)
Tape 1, Side 2:
Volunteer Deputy,
Hereford,
Traffic control and Police (1932),
Hereford, City Marshall (1934-1937),
Deputy Sheriff,
Responsibilities,
Cases
Range Dates: 1887-1975
Bulk Dates: 1887-1937
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