Post, Dr and Mrs Gaines 1976-02-18
The Posts give their family backgrounds and recall some events of their pasts. Dr. Post was a distinguished professor of medieval history at the University of Wisconsin and Princeton University prior to his retirement in 1964.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Dr. Post and Mrs. Gaines
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: February 18, 1976
Location: Haskell, Texas
Interviewer: Fred A. Carpenter
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Gaines Post,
Born: Haskell, Texas (1902),
Prairie fires,
Horses,
Automobile,
Dr. Post’s family,
Father,
Born: Louisiana (1867),
Henry S. Post,
Mother,
Rachel Ballard Post,
Posts,
Haskell County (1885),
Ballards,
Haskell County (1884),
Dr. Ballard,
Education,
Teaching,
Ballard family,
Bland Ballard,
Haskell County, Texas,
Dickens County, Texas,
Mrs. Post,
Parents,
Education,
Teaching,
Married (July 6, 1935),
Walter Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Post’s grandfather,
Ada Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Post’s mother.
Tape 1, Side 2: Katie Johnston,
Mrs. Post’s grandmother,
Paint Creek (1883),
Buttermilk Hill,
Stephen Robert Rike,
Mrs. Post’s father,
Married (1900s),
German,
Mrs. Post’s great-grandmother,
Rev. (?) Williams,
Henry S. Post,
Haskell, Texas,
Water,
Weather,
Drought (1917),
Depression,
Children,
John F. Post,
Born (1936),
Mary Patricia Trueblood,
Born (1937).
Range Dates: 1867-1937
Bulk Dates: 1885-1937
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