Nevill, V G 1968-07-09

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V. G. Nevill talks about his family and their role in the early history of the Pecos area.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: V.G. Nevill

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: July 09, 1968

Location: Pecos, Texas

Interviewer: Paul Patterson

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Autobiographical material, Pecos: 1900s, Land buying, Closest neighbors, Listing of ranch owner’s Percheron Mare prices, Horse drive to San Angelo, Number of days, Upland stores, Irving establishment and store, Boom, Listing of Midland citizens, J M Ranch hands, Sheep raising, Separating bucks and ewes, First sheep fencing, Predators, Lobos, Geddings Ranch location, Fratricide, Jones County, reason for leaving, Listing of early settlers, Road to Stockton, Buggy speed, Horse breaking wages, Technique of horse breaking, Herd size, McKenzie family, Midland-Upland mail carrier, Area springs, River crossing points, Rising River, 1936, Number of horses on a drive.

Tape 1, Side 2: Winter, 1918, Cowhide price, Fuel, Bobcat roping, King Mt. owners, Mr. Bosworth incident, Horse stampede incident, Rattlesnake size, Arthur Hoover, Rattlesnake incidents, Bobcat killing, Panther incident, Local lunatic, Flood, 1935, Flash flood, Surviving animals.

Range Dates: 1900-1936

Bulk Dates: 1918-1936


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