Interview with Gladys King Wickline, July 1, 1992

Partial Transcript: This is David Rotenizer with the University of Kentucky Family Farm Oral History Project, Cane Creek Study Area.

Segment Synopsis: Wickline recalls her childhood, including her various relatives. The occupations of her parents and grandparents are also discussed. A brief overview of Wickline's ancestry is also given, including the names of her grandparents. Additionally, Wickline lists the names of her children, along with a short description her husband.

Keywords: Aunts; Cane Creek (Ky.); Childhood; Grandparents; Homes; Husbands; Kentucky; Miller; Montgomery County (Ky.); Parents; Siblings; Uncles; West Virginia

Subjects: Agriculture; Carpentry; Families.; Farming; Genealogy

Partial Transcript: If you could, uh, real briefly give me a summary of, of your life, of where you've lived and, and what you've done up to the present.

Segment Synopsis: Wickline provides an overview of her life following her childhood. The jobs she held as a teenager are then documented. She is found to have not attended high school, and married at eighteen years old. Wickline has lived in both Kentucky and West Virginia, returning to the former in the 1940s, and remaining there up until the time of the interview.

Keywords: Bowen (Ky.); Cane Creek (Ky.); High schools; Kentucky; Maids; Ohio; Parents; Siblings; West Virginia

Subjects: Farming; Life; Marriage

Partial Transcript: Well let's, um, drop back a moment to the, uh, house.

Segment Synopsis: Wickline gives a detailed floor plan of her childhood home. Subsequently, the various interior and exterior structures on the property are documented. Types of livestock and pets on the farm are also mentioned, along with where they were kept.

Keywords: Bedrooms; Cane Creek (Ky.); Chicken houses; Cows; Dining rooms; Eggs; Fences; Fireplaces; Gardens; Hogs; Kentucky; Kitchens; Mules; Pastures; Porches; Smokehouses; Vegetables

Subjects: Architecture; Crops; Farming; Horticulture; Life; Livestock

Partial Transcript: Let's see, how about, uh, did your mom make soap?

Segment Synopsis: Wickline briefly discusses her mother's soap-making process. Next, Wickline compares her childhood farm to that of a neighbor's, including the equipment each farm had. The neighborhood grocery store is described, including the inherent smell it always retained. What happened to Wickline's home and one of her neighbor's is also mentioned. Additionally, when Wickline's father purchased the land is revealed, as well as who the previous owners were.

Keywords: Bench fields; Cane Creek (Ky.); Cliffs; Corn; Corn cribs; Family; Grocery stores; Lye; Mules; Neighbors; Plows; Property; Soap-making

Subjects: Crops; Farming; Life; Soap; Tobacco

Partial Transcript: Earlier, earlier you had mentioned a um, Pete McCall.

Segment Synopsis: Wickline talks about one of her uncles, Pete McCall. He is found to have been a tobacco farmer who resided in Stamping Ground, Kentucky during Wickline's childhood. Visits to his farm are recalled, along with an overview of the property. The livestock that McCall kept are also listed.

Keywords: Apples; Bedrooms; Cane Creek (Ky.); Cattle; Fruit trees; Gardens; Homes; Horses; Kentucky; Living rooms; Smokehouses; Stamping Ground (Ky.); Woodford County (Ky.)

Subjects: Architecture; Farming; Fruit; Life; Livestock; Tobacco

Partial Transcript: Um, back to your home place here.

Segment Synopsis: Wickline details her daily life on the farm she grew up on. Topics of conversation include how trash was burned, methods of obtaining the mail, cooking processes, and home remedies. Wickline and her family's activities outside of the home are also highlighted, including where they attended school and church. Finally, the property lines of the farm are established as well.

Keywords: "Stone crocks"; Boundaries; Brush piles; Cane Creek (Ky.); Catalogs; Chores; Cows; Grass; Hogs; Home remedies; Illnesses; Kentucky; Lamps; Mail; Meals; Montgomery County (Ky.); Neighbors; Pets; Schools; Spice tea; Stoves; Trash; Wood

Subjects: Churches; Electricity; Farming; Food; Hunting; Income; Life; Livestock; Meat; Sorghum; Sunday; Tobacco; Turpentine

Partial Transcript: And then, uh, let's see, you did housework?

Segment Synopsis: Wickline considers her life from when she graduated grade school until she moved to Cane Creek. Her occupation of being a housekeeper prior to marrying her husband is recalled. How and where Wickline met her husband is also mentioned. The WPA in the Cane Creek area is examined. The chronology of when Wickline moved to West Virginia, and subsequently back to Kentucky is established as well.

Keywords: Bowen (Ky.); Factory; Farms; Grant County (Ky.); Housemaids; Husbands; Kentucky; Ohio; Powell County (Ky.); Quarry; Sewing; Sisters; West Virginia; Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Subjects: Farming; Life; Marriage; Rent

Partial Transcript: Now, uh, with, with, uh, going to school and so forth, did, um, did you sometimes have to miss school to work in the fields, or?

Segment Synopsis: Wickline revisits the topic of her childhood, beginning with her education, as well as her parents. The various neighbors that Wickline had during this time are then described. The lineage of one neighbor is also traced back three generations. Additionally, the presence of snakes around Wickline's home is emphasized. Another source of income for the family is revealed, as well as the lack of technology on the farm.

Keywords: Bench fields; Childhood; Children; Chores; Discipline; Family; Neighbors; Parents; Railroad ties; Rattlesnakes; Schools; Work

Subjects: Education; Families.; Farming; Friendship; Genealogy; Income; Snakes; Technology

Partial Transcript: Well, how has--well, you've seen Cane Creek then and Cane Creek now, what are the most drastic changes you've, changes you've, you've seen?

Segment Synopsis: Wickline compares the Cane Creek of her youth to the current landscape of the community. She also briefly speculates upon the future of Cane Creek. A now-defunct home-makers club Wickline was a member of is described. Next, Wickline talks of her mother's role as a midwife for the community throughout the years. Lastly, the interviewee's ancestry is found to have deep roots in Wolfe County, Kentucky.

Keywords: Babies; Cane Creek (Ky.); Future; Homes; Illnesses; Kentucky; Maintenance; Midwife; Past; Wolfe County (Ky.)

Subjects: Ancestry; Electricity; Farming; Health; Midwifery; Midwives; Roads; Technology