Shelton, Mrs Mamie Ruth 1968 Summer
Mrs. Shelton relates the history of her family (Wagner), the places they lived, people they knew, and their move to South America in 1905.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. Mamie Ruth Shelton
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: Summer 1968
Location: Big Lake, Texas
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: None Given
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Mamie Ruth Wagner Shelton,
Birth,
Grandfather brought slaves,
Civil War,
Raising cattle, farm,
Mayor R. Wagner, New York relative,
Childhood,
Cattle raising in West Texas,
Big Lake (1895),
Schooling,
Church,
Tom Ketchum, train robber,
Kilpatricks,
Stagecoach,
Family move to South America (1905),
Mrs. Shelton married (1902),
Children,
Stories of childhood,
Horse breaking,
Life in Styles, Texas,
Cattle shipping,
Malaria,
Father’s door making,
Clock history.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1895-1905
Bulk Dates: 1895-1905
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