Interview with Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Alcorn of Ionia, KS, 1958-11-11

File — Box: MS 017-03, Folder: MS 017-03-05

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 16

Staff Only

RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 16 - 2 CD-ROMs and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

3 index cards - Alcorn, W.C.; Folklore of the Middle West, 1958, no. 16; Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with William Cicero Alcorn and his wife Eva Paxton Moyer Alcorn from Ionia, KS regarding their various life experiences in the early 20th century. Jess Alcorn Long of Ellis, KS is also included in the interview.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:30 - Biographical information

00:01:37 - A strange marriage arrangement and a fight in Ionia

00:03:41 - Moyer and Paxton family history

00:05:57 - Eva Alcorn's arrival in Kansas

00:07:23 - School experiences

00:09:43 - William Alcorn's arrival in Kansas and first jobs

00:13:45 - Early Ionia

00:19:01 - William Alcorn's first marriage

00:21:05 - Buying the family home

00:23:16 - Traveling to Kentucky

00:31:48 - Coyote Hunting

00:38:10 - Badger story

00:41:39 - Taking kids to school

00:43:51 - Courting

00:44:43 - More on coyote hunting

00:49:17 - Blizzards and hard winters

00:52:40 - Saw accident

00:54:24 - Doctor Poffin

00:56:21 - The Alcorn Farm

01:00:18 - Making soap

01:02:43 - Making hominy

01:04:46 - Dust storms

01:10:45 - Lean years

01:13:25 - Hailstorm

01:16:07 - Bear story

01:20:08 - Hunting in Kentucky

01:21:48 - Working in a mill

01:25:25 - Swimming in the Cumberland River

01:27:35 - Rattlesnakes in Kansas and haymaking