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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Ernest Suggs, early Terry County resident, discusses life in the county during the early 1900s.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Ernest Suggs
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' November 24, 1972
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Brownfield, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Lee Brownfield
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Arrival in Terry County (1903),
 
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W. J. Branch, adoptive father,
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Fenced property in Terry County (Fall 1902),
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House,
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Lumber hauled from Big Spring, Texas, by W. J.,
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Branch,
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Livestock,
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Operation of mail line from Gomez to Lamesa (1905),
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Watering place,
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Description,
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Water wells,
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Mail routes,
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Siam, Texas,
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Gomez to Lamesa,
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Horses,
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Telephone line,
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Transportation,
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Moved to Lamesa (1908),
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School,
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Midway School built (1910),
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Sunday school,
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Location,
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W. J. Branch (again),
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Farmer,
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Crops,
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Farming implements,
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Wildlife (Terry County),
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Mesquite.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1902-1910
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1902-1910
  
  

Revision as of 20:40, 9 September 2015

Ernest Suggs, early Terry County resident, discusses life in the county during the early 1900s.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Ernest Suggs

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: November 24, 1972

Location: Brownfield, Texas

Interviewer: Lee Brownfield

Length: 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Arrival in Terry County (1903), W. J. Branch, adoptive father, Fenced property in Terry County (Fall 1902), House, Lumber hauled from Big Spring, Texas, by W. J., Branch, Livestock, Operation of mail line from Gomez to Lamesa (1905), Watering place, Description, Water wells, Mail routes, Siam, Texas, Gomez to Lamesa, Horses, Telephone line, Transportation, Moved to Lamesa (1908), School, Midway School built (1910), Sunday school, Location, W. J. Branch (again), Farmer, Crops, Farming implements, Wildlife (Terry County), Mesquite.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1902-1910

Bulk Dates: 1902-1910


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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