DARE Interview : Bay Minette, Alabama; Primary Informant AL031

Fieldworker

Foley, Lawrence

Date

• 1967

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• AL031: White; male; age: 80 (old); education: high school; community type: village
• Media File:
• Full Interview (Tape 0033-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Family history back to 18th century
• 04:10 Ancestor granted land by Jackson
• 08:45 Ancestor went to France, knew Napoleon(?)
• 10:30 Ancestor made general by Washington
• 11:55 Grandfather a self-made man in sawmill business
• 15:00 U.S. Civil War
• 17:30 Ancestor who smuggled for Confederacy
• 21:15 Family affected by war
• 24:45 Early Alabama history
• 28:20 Court history
• 32:20 Tape end