Davis, Andrew 1998-07-13
Andrew Davis, a retired bricklayer, talks about his childhood and making mortar/bricks.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Andrew Davis
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 13, 1998
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1:
Davis, Andrew,
b. in East Texas, 6 miles east of Tyler, Texas in 1905,
Family: farmers,
Livestock,
Crops,
Cotton, corn, and hay,
Sharecroppers,
Moved to Dallas, Texas,
Bricklayer,
Moved to Lubbock, Texas – 1942,
Contracting and bricklaying work, 1931,
Childhood,
Born and raised in a frame farm house,
Lubbock, Texas (again),
Lived near Shallowwater, Texas,
Built a house, 1954,
Growth,
Construction work,
Children, 9,
Sarah, wife,
Married in 1942,
Construction (again),
Weather in West Texas,
Heat,
Storm, hail and rain,
Tornado, 1970,
Frank Best Construction,
Making mortar/bricks,
Sharecropping (again),
Making mortar/bricks (again),
Food,
Davis, Andrew (continued),
Food/picnic (again),
Vegetable garden,
Chickens,
East Texas,
Working,
Meeting people,
Making mortar/bricks (again),
Hard work,
[ends after 15 minutes]
Range Dates: 1905-1998
Bulk Dates: 1905-1998
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