3U (Mrs,) INTEBVUEW 8044 ^^

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1 3U (Mrs,) INTEBVUEW 8044 ^^

2 (1IRS»)* INTERVIEW* #8«4t Form A-(S-149) BIOGRAPHY FORM WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION Indian-Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma,,, Thad Smith, Field Worker f c mime *^ * This report made on (date) September S4, Name Lira. Jia Fitspatriek 2. Post Office Address 3. Residence address (or location) 71 uth n t h 3treQt *> 4. DATS OF BIRTH: ' Month Fetouay y Day Year Place of birth Kentucky Kenfeuck y 6. Name of Father John Maupin Place of birth Buriod naar ChickaBlia t Oklahoma Other inf ormat ion about father 7. Name of Mother *** J * "illians Other information about mother Place of birth Buried near Chiokaaiia f Oklahoma Ilotes or complete narrative by the field worker deal in;- ;i v?" the life and 3*cry of the xr::-on interviewed. Rofcr to Manual for ( ;u;-'..-- t ',d subjects and aue r <ti'iris. Continue on blank sheetc- y if necessary nn'i utjach firmly to this form. N'unber of sheets attached "* * -

3 FITZRfcTRICK, JIM (MRS.), IOTKHVIEW. #8644 Interview with Mrs* Jim Fitzpatriok Chiokasha, Oklahoma 720 South Utii Interviewer Thad Smith, Jr. Indian-tfioneer History,S*149 September 4, 1937 I came with my folk, by train, from Kentucky to Caddo, Inflian Territory, in My father had chartered a oar la Kentucky, and shipped his wagon and team, and. a few other things to Caddo* by rail* Shen we arrived at Caddo ve hitched our horses to the ragon and traveled oyerland to Pauls Valley, rtiexe my father leased a farm from Smith Paul* The house on the farm was a small log houcte that. had a dirt floor* a big fireplace* la one end of the room there was The chimnoy was made of clay and small sticks* The sticks layed In the clay, leapt It from cracking and falling apart Tho roof ma corerad vrtth homemade board shingles* Ws had a small building in the yard close to the house* Tho walls ware made of logs and the roof was just a

4 JIM (MRS.), IKISHVUSW* #B«44 1G2 framework of polos and covered with, brush* The brush made a shade but it wouldn* t turn water* We used thib building for a susosr kitchen* «e carried our drinking vwter from a dug well a quarter of a mile distant* My two sisters and I v/snt to a subscription school in Pauls Valley which was taught by a man teacher. There were about fifteen, children going to the school* We studied McGuf toy's books, and we used elates to do our work on* Our schoolhouae had a dirt floor* Killer and Green ran a general merchandise store and kept the post office at Paula Valley, They freight* ed their msrchandiae from Caddo* George Laflin did most of the freighting with ox teems and pole tar wagons* the mail was brought to Bauls Valley from Caddo, by stage; from Pauls Valley, the stage went- K> Anadarkc, The stage made a complete trip about once a week, and Bftarly Always had a passenger or two*

5 FITZPATRICK, JIM {MRS*), INTSHVIM. - #8044 My father raised a.good corn crop on Mr. Paul f» farm which we»helled with o hand choller, and -sold to the government, delivered at Fort Sill, T helped ray father plant the corn. ^fter the rows had been layed off with a Georgia Stock we walked" and dropped the com, <.? were followed by sorceoiw with a hoe who covered the corn, ' j Smith Paul had a fift9on hundred acre farm. In 1876ya raored to Krs* ^Airgaret /.bncriof *s farm on the Mttle <"ashitfi Hiver, alxmt ei^it miloo southeast of v&ere Chickasha is now, j{y father farraod there,.in 1880,1 w«3 married to Jim ^itzpatrielc, by D&1&, Jo^ocon, a Christian Minister, tfe lived on my husband's-ranch which was located on the..ashita River, about six miles southeast of where Chickaaha now is. My husband '.ma a fertnc$r of Frank iiurray?ind,..yatt Williaos, in the cattle buai'nosii, Mr. t illiai&s took one herd to Kansas and shipped then to mrkot, and topt Tall the money, which was $40,000, He lived in Ifcxas,

6 JflTZPATRICK, JIM (MRS.), INTERVIEW, #8644 1G4 and he sent hia cowboys to our ranch to get the rest of the cattle. My husband knew Jshey ware coming and he sent a man to meet them and tell them to stay off the ranch if they wanted to. avoid a figit^ as my husband didn't intend to gird up any more cattle. The men came on and one of Mr*.lilliam'a men was killed instantly and one died later from the effects of a leg wound* We lived near what was called the Book Crossing oa thetfaahlta River, where the Chiaholm Trail crossed the river* Bach Spring, from 1880 until about 1690, Texas cattle were started moving North and would continue until late in the Sum??* We bought our ranch supplies from Frank Clayton who ran a general merchandise store at Brin Springs* We were bothered occasionally by horse thieves who case from Tezaa and stole our horses. Heck Thome and Chris Madseu were two of the

7 FITZPATRICK, JIM (MRS.). IOTER1OTU ^644 5 Unitofi States Marshals who worked eround naar our reach Aboirt the only law brokers they ever cau^it wore liiiskey paddlers. They took theae men to ii'ort Smith tor trial.