McCabe, Bertha, Leora and Fred 1979-01-23
The McCabes, Bertha, Leora and Fred, discuss their memories of West Texas in the early 1900s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bertha, Leora, and Fred McCabe
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: January 23, 1979
Location: Sterling City, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Arrived (January 1, 1906),
B. F. and Sally Brown, parents,
Masonry,
Leisure activities,
Mrs. John Copeland, schoolteacher,
Crops,
Stephen F. Austin Colony,
Schools,
Marriage (1911),
Windmills,
Water problems,
Ranching,
Mr. Knapp,
Sheep,
Paul Collins,
Magdalena, New Mexico,
Travel.
Tape 1, Side 2: Bertha McCabe,
Jim McCabe, husband,
Durango, Colorado,
Thompson Park, New Mexico,
Death,
Land purchases,
Leora McCabe,
Schooling,
Del Rio,
Mexican population,
Sheep,
Fences,
Fred McCabe,
John McCabe, father (September 1879),
Longhorn,
Sheep (1925),
Breeds,
Early pioneers,
Lee Reed,
Hank Davis,
Bill Karras,
Foster brothers.
Range Dates: 1879-1925
Bulk Dates: 1906-1925
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