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3 Form A-(S-149) BIOGRAFHTFCRM W0RK3. PROGRESS iffifconistration Indian-Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma BBBKX, A, U SECOND XJCEJUllill loltt 30 Field Worker 1 8 name Ha B» This report made on (date) Martfc P« Name A» I, ftftlf, 2. Post Office Address' 3» Residence address (or location) PMP% 4. DATE OF BIRTH: ' Month 5. Place of birth Day Year 6. Name of Father William P«Place of birth Biton. Illlaoig Other information about father 7. Name of Mother MMJ igmw tfftopty Place of birth ilg Other information about mother Notes or complete narrative by the field worker dealing with the life and story of the person interviewed. Refer to Manual for suggested subjects and questions. Continue on blank sheets if nocessary and attach firmly to this fo'rnu Number of sheets attached _1. 9

4 - ~ 31 BRBRI A* L* SECOHD XHTlSTXlf Ida BvLanlrfard. In?aati«May* 9, An Intarriaw with A* L«Braaoa, OordaU, OkUbom* X vat bom Hqr If, 1098 at ftshouaa, Tmi, Ut«d tbara. until I was fom- JMM old, tb«a «t It ft for Coun%, trrlilag btr«ootobtr l t 189T# All X o»n about the trip was wtea wt MM loaaioc tfat vagon to start. All of oar homabold 0ooda t Moth«aad foxr of us atartad in one vagon pulltd by one itaa of «ttla««ona night we ovq>ad in Dallaa v Taxaa; thara I saw first straat car, X oan*t rasmbbar ti^taiac alat about tha trip until wa axilttd at Had Bitar, wbtra wa oroasad on the first farryboat that X hid star aaao. X osn ra» assbar how a«arad X wasj X MX* tbmght taa wigan m* going to tall into tha watar* UMB «a set to tha bank oa thia aid* tba taaa tools sot poll tha wa&n load up tha tank, ae wa had to unload mrythlns **& «arry it up tba bank by haod*

5 ^ 32 EEBDJt, A. U SECOND JHMETIW 10X92 A Tht KX% thing waa whtn wt arrirtl at a ttcrt run by a aam auatd Dwrkttn two Hlltt north and out milt at at tf tht plait *htrt old Mountain Yltw wot built, aa wt wtrt coating to MJ grandp& t^ E# c» Trtadawsy a plaotf Mr. DurkttB told lit knrr -ay grandpa asd that ht llttd at Cloud Chitf and that wa would hart to turn book wo at an$ ortaa the WtahjLta Rlrar. ft took bin at hit word and toraad watt bat whtn wt east to tha taahita Rlrtr it w jjjbrt^dark, and thtrt btine no brllft wt had toi^ord tht rlrar and tht banka. wort to atetp and tht ttam gara out aal wa hnd to unload nearly to gat up tht bank and «htn wt did gat eeroat It wat night to wt o«ap«du I will alvaya rasasbor thmt eight for wa Oajqud In ona of tfet wortt taad.wuxr patohta I * hart trar attn t btfora or aiaet, and tht ntxt aoraisg waa ^xnday and wa did not hart northing for brtejcfsot* Wa lift camp for Cloud C&ltf, orrittd tbtrt about tta o'tlcklc that ornlng and taw Mr* Cloud wbc ran a r ho til. dood Chiaf we a tl«t naittd afttr Mr* Cloud and

6 33 HUEHGB, A. L* SECOND XNTSRTH* 20X62 8* aft Indian Chief ty father had known Mr* Cloud for a long tint* Mr* Cloa$( told ue that we bad ooa* tha wrong way f after leaving the store the night before, wt abooxd battt gone north instead of we at* 80 ve bad to turn and tr«y«i back east across the riyer, aftivlog at Qranifatfaep'a bouaa about noon* Soon after orriring at Orendfathtr* a houae Father dug a dugout on oar olaln sod we aottd in and stayed thav««we would fam sox» aid Ihthar would freiglit froai 1 Reno to Cloud Chief, takli^ grocariet and dry gooda ft>r pay* I grtw to aanbood on this faxa and wt ftul own it. ' My mother wda all of oar olotbts whan we wara chlldran, aade tham oat of old cotton asoka and than dyad thsa with walant bark* Z enliated in tha World War and whan I caaa back froao fxenoa, Waahita County haa been ay home* I «now City Uarahal of Cordell, tha countjgibat of Waahita County aad X have also erred a tarn aa deputy sheriff. in Waahita County.