Baber, Mrs T A 1984-05-24
Mrs. Baber, early resident of Lubbock, Texas, reminisces about her parents, her childhood, and her life in the Becton Community.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. T. A. Baber (Vie Parrack)
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 24, 1984
Location: Becton Community, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Mrs. T. A. Baber,
Becton Community, Texas,
Location,
Mrs. Baber (again),
Parents,
Robert C. Parrack, father,
Mary Vienna Earp, mother,
Parents (continued),
To Lubbock, Texas (1899),
Reason,
September 23, 1897,
Early life,
Education,
Becton School,
Location,
Parents (again),
Description,
Upbringing,
Parenting style,
Disciplinarian,
Mother,
Anecdote: Nipping an ear and saying he [unspecified] bit his own ear,
Origins of "Vie",
From Hester Vienna
Tape 1, Side 2:
Church,
Location,
Becton,
Mrs. Bledsoe,
Becton, Texas (again),
Name's origin,
School,
Teachers,
Water supply,
Windmill,
Mrs. Baber (again),
To Tatum, New Mexico,
Reason,
Ranger Lake, New Mexico,
Weather,
Winter,
Fuel source (cow chips),
Blizzard (January 1918),
Livestock,
Drift fences,
Similar storm (Lubbock, Texas),
Father (Baber's),
Experience,
Drought (1918),
Tom Baber, husband,
Mother,
To Lubbock, Texas,
Marriage to Mr. Butler,
Farming,
Farm,
Location,
Crops,
Incorporation,
Lubbock (again),
Current land-use,
Becton (again),
Businesses and operators,
Reunion
Range Dates: 1897-1984
Bulk Dates: 1918-1984
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