OH115 Gladyes S. Ligon Oral History
Collection Title
OH115 Gladyes S. Ligon Oral History
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Series Number
OH115
Interviewee
Gladyses Ligon, S.
Interviewer
Peyton, Bill
Date Interviewed
November 14th, 1979
Processed by
Tara Marcum
Date Processed
June 27th, 2011
Description
1 sound disc (35 minutes)
Abstract
Gladyes S. Ligon discusses his childhood on a farm in rural Graves County, Kentucky. He recalls attending school and that classes were scheduled around the planting and harvest months. He describes life during the Great Depression and how it affected his family and community. After his father's death, Ligon returned home and to work on the farm. Ligon mentions attending church as a child and that there was no fire department in Mayfield, Kentucky during in his youth.
Biographical/Historical Note
Gladyes S. Ligon was born in Graves County, Kentucky in 1901. His parents, King and Jesse Ligon, owned a farm that grew corn, tobacco and raised cows, horses, hogs and chickens. He attended Shelton Elementary School near Bardwell until the sixth grade. He helped to build three churches in Graves County and one in Hickman County. In 1918, he traveled to Gary, Indiana and worked at a tin mill. He returned to Graves County where he and his brother, Griffon, bought a sixty-five acre farm. He married Yewella Jenkins in 1926 and they had seven children. His wife was a teacher at Neal's Chapel Church.
General Information
Gladyes S. Ligon discusses his childhood on a farm in rural Graves County, Kentucky. He recalls attending school and that classes were scheduled around the planting and harvest months. He describes life during the Great Depression and how it affected his family and community. After his father's death, Ligon returned home and to work on the farm. Ligon mentions attending church as a child and that there was no fire department in Mayfield, Kentucky during in his youth.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Ligon, Gladyes S., 1901-
Graves County (Ky.) – History.
Hickman County (Ky.) Mayfield (Ky.) – History.
Shelton Elementary School (Bardwell, Ky.)
Recommended Citation
Peyton, Bill, "OH115 Gladyes S. Ligon Oral History" (2025). Lifestyles. 29.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-lifestyles/29
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