Elder Interview-Beverly King
A.2008.001.245 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Beverly KingEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.245Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
King, Beverly Jean (Metoxen) Born 02/23/1946 Parents: Sadie Cora (Cornelius) and Ervin Jonas Metoxen Maternal grandparents: Sophie (Antone) and Mason Cornelius She uses to stay with her grandmother until she was 8 years old, That’s when her grandmother died. Her grandmother use to live between Oneida and Freedom on Tip Road. Her grandmother owed about 40 acre’s. Her grandmother spoke the Oneida language and her mother did too, but her dad only under stood it. She has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Her dad worked a Northern Paper Mill for about 25 years. They didn’t have electricity or running water. They had Kerosene lamps. Her and her parents belong to Episcopal Church. She remembers one Christmas she got a doll and she kept that doll for along time. She started grade school an Elm Hill, then she went to Freedom High School and she graduated from there. They used to go to Sturgeon Bay to pick cherries every summer. She took her first job at a dry cleaner in Green Bay. She worked there for 10 years, and then she got a job working for the Oneida Tribe. She worked there for 26 years. The got married to Ron King. They have 4 children and 11 grandchildren. Her advice to the youth is to finish school go to college and get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media