Nasworthy, Mark 1971-08-06
Mark Nasworthy discusses the settlement and developent of San Angelo and the surrounding area, droughts and floods he has seen, and the life of the people.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mark Nasworthy
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: August 06, 1971
Location: San Angelo, Texas
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Father’s business interests discussed,
Drought and loss of cattle,
San Angelo in late 1800s,
Describes various homes of the Nasworthys,
Mother’s death in buggy accident,
Recalls father’s livery stable and burro lot,
Effect of drought on business,
Fort Concho’s operation described,
Coming of the railroad to San Angelo,
Butchering beef for the railroad camps,
Discusses early San Angelo,
Water supply,
Businesses named,
Droughts Mark Nasworthy remembers,
Effects on livestock prices,
Government sheep killing program, 1934,
Father’s thoroughbred race horses,
Races with gypsies explained.
Tape 1, Side 2: Nasworthy’s family background,
Father’s arrival in West Texas,
Story of father’s trading U. S. money for Confederate money,
Father’s livery business,
Racehorses mentioned,
Floods on the Concho River,
Flood of 1936 described,
Ranching in the area,
Gives horse remedies,
Sheep raising,
Public roundups,
Typhoid epidemics in early days,
Dances and entertainment recalled,
Mentions Mexican family who came to San Angelo area in 1700,
Jokes people used to play on each other,
Use of mules in the early days,
Lists ranches in the San Angelo area.
Range Dates: 1700-1936
Bulk Dates: 1880s-1936
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