Elder Interview-Cletus Ninham
A.2008.001.314 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Cletus NinhamEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.314Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Ninham, Cletus Michael (will be the 1st) Born 04/16/1944 Parents: Nelson Ninham and Rebecca (Schuyler) Ninham Paternal Grandparent: Abraham Ninham Maternal Grandparents: Esther Schuyler and Oscar Archiquette Both of his parents spoke the Oneida language but the children never learned it. They belonged to the Holy Apostle’s Church. His father was Christian. He worked on logging and railroads. His father went to 3rd grade and his mother went to 8th. They had no running water or electricity. He went to school at High View until a teacher abused him. His mother took him out of that school and put him in the Oneida Mission School. He went to Washington Jr. High and went to Green Bay East for one year. He then went to school at West DePere and graduated from there. He was involved in sports at West DePere. He got a letter from Uncle Sam for the service. He went into the jump school and then went to Vietnam. He was there for 1 year. Someone stepped on a bobby-trap and he got hit seven times. It took 2 days to get him and other guys out of the area and to a hospital. He ended up in a Milwaukee Hospital. He got discharged in 1967 and met his wife Mary in 1968. They have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Things weren’t working out for him and his wife so they got a divorce. He moved back to Oneida in 1983 and he took the Lord and church into his life. Cletus and his wife Mary got back together and they remarried. Both are going to ministry school right now. He should be graduating in March of 2004. His main provider is the Oneida Health Center. His biggest influence in his life would be his mother and father says Cletus.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military