Elder Interview-Luke Stevens Jr.
A.2008.001.450 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Luke Stevens Jr.Entry/Object ID
A.2008.001.450Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Stevens, Luke Jr. Born 07/02/1924 Parents: Luke Sr. and Elizabeth (Smith) Stevens Paternal grandparents: Ike & Abby Stevens His grandparents lived up around Gresham. He doesn’t know where his grandparents went to school or what kind of work his grandpa did. He didn’t know where his dad went to school or how far he went in school. His dad was a Stevedore. His parents spoke the Oneida Language He didn’t know about his mother schooling. His parents lived in Oneida; they didn’t have running water or electricity. His chores were to chop wood and haul it in for cooking and heating and he had to haul in water too. On Christmas Eve they went to midnight mass at the Oneida Methodist Church. They always had a Christmas tree they got one gift each. On the 4th of July they went to the Oneida parade and then they went to the baseball game. If someone got sick his parents would take them to Dr. Hill. When he was young he went to the Oneida Mission School and he went to a school on VV and U. He quit going school. Then he went to work at Lights as a Stevedore. Then he went in the Army in 1945, he stay in the army for 7 months because his mother got sick and the army let him come home. Then he went back to work at Lights; he retired from there after 56 years.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military