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| Title | Oral history interview with Jerry & Patsy Acton |
| Interviewee | Acton, Jerry ; Acton, Patsy |
| Interviewer | Nykolaiszyn, Juliana ; Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 2009-05-17 |
| Farm Name | Abraham H. & Melissa Acton Homestead |
| County | Logan |
| About the Farm | In the 1889 Land Run, Abraham H. and Melissa Acton laid claim to the 160 acres known today as the Abraham H. and Melissa Acton Homestead. The land was passed from Abraham Acton to Arthur Acton (the youngest son) to Abram (Abe) Acton (who was born and lived on the farm until his death in 1966) to Jerry Acton (the fourth generation Acton and current owner). Abraham and Melissa had 10 children and their fifth child, Mary, was the first postmistress of Acton, a town which has now disappeared. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Abraham H. Acton Ranch; Crescent, Oklahoma; Logan County, Oklahoma; Jerry and Patsy Acton, fourth generation; acquiring the land; Abraham and Melissas children; Arthur Acton, grandfather to Jerry; the ghost town of Acton, Oklahoma; original structures; lean-to; natural spring; farmhouse; chicken house; 4-story barn; granaries; early crops; cotton, wheat, corn, alfalfa; hogs; wagons; making ponds; working the land; driving a tractor; baling hay; wooden fence posts; chores before and after school; tornado; hand-dug cellar; gardening and canning; chickens; quilts and sewing; winter in an old house; woodstove; going to town on Saturday evening; railroad; homemade sausage; Abe and Avas Whole Hog sausage; government inspectors; typical day; livestock; plowing; old John Deere tractor; working for Logan County; supplemental income; Bermuda grass and cows; donkeys; structures on the farm today; record keeping; coal oil lamps; getting electricity and a radio; gas cook stove and propane; an Arvin television; water well with electric pump; windmill with pump; pumping water; livestock water tank; outhouse; bath time and number 3 tubs; holidays; Sunday dinners; the next 100 years; son graduated from Oklahoma State University; the town of Crescent; WPA, team of horses and a slip; moving dirt to build bridges during the Depression; FFA; and county fairs. |
| Description | Jerry & Patsy Acton were interviewed May 17, 2009 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families Oral History Project. |
| Streaming Server Audio | mms://nilu.library.okstate.edu/OCF_007_audio |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_007 |
| Rights Management | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
Description
| Title | Full Interview |
| Interviewee | Acton, Jerry ; Acton, Patsy |
| Interviewer | Nykolaiszyn, Juliana ; Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 2009-05-17 |
| Farm Name | Abraham H. & Melissa Acton Homestead |
| County | Logan |
| About the Farm | In the 1889 Land Run, Abraham H. and Melissa Acton laid claim to the 160 acres known today as the Abraham H. and Melissa Acton Homestead. The land was passed from Abraham Acton to Arthur Acton (the youngest son) to Abram (Abe) Acton (who was born and lived on the farm until his death in 1966) to Jerry Acton (the fourth generation Acton and current owner). Abraham and Melissa had 10 children and their fifth child, Mary, was the first postmistress of Acton, a town which has now disappeared. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Abraham H. Acton Ranch; Crescent, Oklahoma; Logan County, Oklahoma; Jerry and Patsy Acton, fourth generation; acquiring the land; Abraham and Melissas children; Arthur Acton, grandfather to Jerry; the ghost town of Acton, Oklahoma; original structures; lean-to; natural spring; farmhouse; chicken house; 4-story barn; granaries; early crops; cotton, wheat, corn, alfalfa; hogs; wagons; making ponds; working the land; driving a tractor; baling hay; wooden fence posts; chores before and after school; tornado; hand-dug cellar; gardening and canning; chickens; quilts and sewing; winter in an old house; woodstove; going to town on Saturday evening; railroad; homemade sausage; Abe and Avas Whole Hog sausage; government inspectors; typical day; livestock; plowing; old John Deere tractor; working for Logan County; supplemental income; Bermuda grass and cows; donkeys; structures on the farm today; record keeping; coal oil lamps; getting electricity and a radio; gas cook stove and propane; an Arvin television; water well with electric pump; windmill with pump; pumping water; livestock water tank; outhouse; bath time and number 3 tubs; holidays; Sunday dinners; the next 100 years; son graduated from Oklahoma State University; the town of Crescent; WPA, team of horses and a slip; moving dirt to build bridges during the Depression; FFA; and county fairs. |
| Description | Full Transcript |
| Digital Format | application/.pdf |
| Streaming Server Audio | mms://nilu.library.okstate.edu/OCF_007_audio |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_007 |
| Rights Management | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
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