Elder Interview-Kenneth Ken Hill
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Kenneth "Ken" HillEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.193Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Hill, Kenneth "Ken" Lawrence Born 9/8/1922 Parents: Whitney and Rose (Summers) Hill, raised by stepfather (Charles Elm) Maternal grandparent’s: Richard and Electa (House) Summers Paternal grandfather: Lucas Hill His parent’s got a divorce and his mother got married again to Charlie Elm. He has two step brothers. His grandparents spoke the Oneida language. But they didn’t teach him the language. He was raised on a farm they had cows, horses chickens and pigs. His mother spoke the Oneida language. They didn’t have running water or electricity. They always had a car. He went to school in Wittenberg. And he went Trout Creek School. After school he and his brothers had to cut wood haul water in for his mother. He went fishing and hunting. They all went to Episcopal Church. On Sunday his mother and his brother went to Church. His mother use to make Corn Soup and Corn Bread. They use to make baskets. His mother and he use to go down by Duck Creek and pick roots for anyone who go sick and some other home remedy. On Christmas they had a Christmas tree and they went to Midnight Mass. They went to Church on Easter after Church they had an Easter dinner. He went to the CC Camp for ^ months. After that he went in the Army, he was about 17 years old in 1941 to 1945. He went back I the Army He met Elvis there He stayed in the Army for 21 years. He got out in 1965. We got married to a Germany woman while he was in the Army. After he got out of the Army he went back to work a Herbert Company. His advice to the youth is to get there education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military