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| Title | Oral history interview with Don Wingo |
| Interviewee | Wingo, Don |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 2009-06-15 |
| Farm Name | Wingo Farm |
| County | Pawnee |
| About the Farm | In 2008 the Wingo Properties in Pawnee County, Oklahoma was designated an Oklahoma Centennial Farm. The land came to be owned by the Wingo family in 1907 when it was first acquired by James and Jane Wingo, Don Wingos grandparents. John and George Wingo, sons of James and Jane, completed building a house for George on the property in 1909. Later in 1915, John purchased the north section from his father and George purchased the south section. George married Ella Murden in 1910 and they had two children, Ruby and Don. After a tour of duty in the Army, Don lived and worked the farm with his parents. He married Fleeta Shaul in 1957 and continued to work the land as he helped raise his stepsons, Tom and Jerry Quigley. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Pawnee County, Oklahoma; Wingo Properties; Don Wingo, grandson of James and Jane Wingo; acquiring the land; originally Indian land; first house; cotton; mortgage; Maramec; cotton gin; chickens and eggs; domestic farm animals; corn; hogs; fried chicken; milking cows; chores; wagon school bus; school; garden and fruit trees; cellar; barns; cattle and pasture; hay; creek; swimming; water well and pump; windmill and water tank; electricity and electric water pump; heating the house; oil stove; breakfast; butchering hogs and curing meat; smokehouse; thrashing ring; tractors; farming business; conservation and terraces; ponds; loss of cattle in the creek; telephone service; combining and hay baling; county fairs; FFA and livestock judging; next 100 years; twin calves; railroad; old Maytag washing machine; boll weevil; and oil wells and royalties. |
| Description | Don Wingo was interviewed June 15, 2009 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families Oral History Project. |
| Streaming Server Audio | mms://nilu.library.okstate.edu/OCF_012_audio |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_012 |
| 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 | Wingo, Don |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 2009-06-15 |
| Farm Name | Wingo Farm |
| County | Pawnee |
| About the Farm | In 2008 the Wingo Properties in Pawnee County, Oklahoma was designated an Oklahoma Centennial Farm. The land came to be owned by the Wingo family in 1907 when it was first acquired by James and Jane Wingo, Don Wingos grandparents. John and George Wingo, sons of James and Jane, completed building a house for George on the property in 1909. Later in 1915, John purchased the north section from his father and George purchased the south section. George married Ella Murden in 1910 and they had two children, Ruby and Don. After a tour of duty in the Army, Don lived and worked the farm with his parents. He married Fleeta Shaul in 1957 and continued to work the land as he helped raise his stepsons, Tom and Jerry Quigley. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Pawnee County, Oklahoma; Wingo Properties; Don Wingo, grandson of James and Jane Wingo; acquiring the land; originally Indian land; first house; cotton; mortgage; Maramec; cotton gin; chickens and eggs; domestic farm animals; corn; hogs; fried chicken; milking cows; chores; wagon school bus; school; garden and fruit trees; cellar; barns; cattle and pasture; hay; creek; swimming; water well and pump; windmill and water tank; electricity and electric water pump; heating the house; oil stove; breakfast; butchering hogs and curing meat; smokehouse; thrashing ring; tractors; farming business; conservation and terraces; ponds; loss of cattle in the creek; telephone service; combining and hay baling; county fairs; FFA and livestock judging; next 100 years; twin calves; railroad; old Maytag washing machine; boll weevil; and oil wells and royalties. |
| Description | Audio - Duration 0:49:08 |
| Digital Format | audio/.mp3 |
| Streaming Server Audio | mms://nilu.library.okstate.edu/OCF_012_audio |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_012 |
| 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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