Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin
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A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
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Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia 1887/1963.
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- Anglin, Martha Elizabeth Gibson (Mattie)
- Gibson, Sarah Ann Gilbert
- Gibson, Frances Jane Dockery
- Gibson, Samuel (Sam)
- Gibson, William Franklin
- Dockery, Willie Magnolia Gibson
- Ham, Mary Parilee Gibson
- Ham, Mary Pearlee Gibson
- Smith, Mark
- Gibson, Samuel Fleming
- Collins, Dillie Etta Gibson
- Gilbert, Daniel (Dan)
- Dockery, Zilpha Etta Scott
- Gibson, Tom
- Gibson, Jute
- Mazey, Lee
- Anglin, Flora Ann Mckay
- Anglin, John Thaddeus
- Anglin, Thaddeus Augustus
- Anglin, Homer
- Anglin, Eva
- Thorpe, Rose Hartwick
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A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
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20 p.
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A message from the donor: In 1963 I recorded the oral history of my paternal grandmother (long before oral history recordings were more popular), who immigrated from Alabama to Texas in 1895. I still have the original "interview" on CD (audio only), and this transcription (see attached PDF) of her monologue (along with footnotes and photos added for more interest, by me, who knew her well until her death in 1968).
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- Preferred Citation: Mike Anglin Papers (The Dallas Way) (AR0894), University of North Texas Special Collections
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Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia. Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin, text, 1887/1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1550277/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.