Elder Interview-Donald Don Davids
A.2008.001.103 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Donald "Don" DavidsEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.103Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Davids, Donald Albert Born 2/13/1931 Parents: Bessie "Betty" (Cornelius) & Albert "Bumb" Davids Maternal Grandparents: Eva Cornelius and Albert Cornelius His mother and grandparents spoke the Oneida language except for his father. He was Stockbridge so he didn’t know how. Donald’s grandmother went to a boarding school in Hampton. His grandparents farmed their whole life. He lived in Milwaukee when he was growing up. He remembers coming to his grandmother’s house and they had shelves filled with canned goods. They use to pick beans, cucumber, and cherries. He use to go to the Brown County Fair in DePere. He moved to Oneida and then Don went to school at the Oneida Mission School. He moved to Cudahy and they bought a house. She, he went to school and high school in Cudahy. He was in the service and stayed in for 24 years. He became 1st officer and supervisor. Phyllis House is his wife and they got married in 1955. He was in the air force. After Easter they went back to where Donald was stationed. They have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. He worked at the Green Bay reformatory for 4 years then got a job at the Green Bay Post Office. He worked part-time and then finally got hired for full time. He worked until 1993 when he retired from the post office. When he retired he found out that he has diabetes. So now he takes shots but has the diabetes under control. He uses the Health Center a lot for all his medication and other stuff. He thinks he had a great life while he was growing up.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military