Elder Interview-Mark Powless Jr.
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Mark Powless Jr.Entry/Object ID
A.2008.001.347Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Powless, Mark Noble, Jr. Born 03/29/1934 Parents: Mark Noble and Margaret (Stevens) Powless Maternal grandfather: Edward Stevens He did not know his grandmother. He also did not know his grandparents on his father’s side. His grandfather used to live in a log cabin on Overland Road. His dad built a house there in 1940. They lived there for a while. His dad died in 1950. He did farm work and he worked in the Stone Quarry. His dad and some of his friends used to make moon shine. His dad played baseball. He does not know where his dad went to school. His parents spoke the Oneida language. His mother went to school in Wittenberg at 6 years old. She stayed there for 3 years, he does not know how much schooling she had. His mother picked cherries and apples and she was a cleaning lady at Northland Hotel. His chores were to haul water and cut wood to keep the fire going. They had electricity. In the town of Oneida, there was one gas station, 2 taverns and 2 stores; one had a feed mill in the back. Morgan Store had a lumberyard across from their house; they used to play in there. The railroad depot was where they used to play baseball. He went to the 3rd grade at the Catholic school. On Sundays, they walked to church. After church, they walked back home and had a Sunday dinner. On Christmas Eve, they went to midnight mass. On New Years’ Day, they would go Hoyoning. He went to St. Jose Catholic School and graduated from there. Then he went to Washington Jr. High School in Green Bay, he went there for one year. The he went to Seymour High School for 10th and 11th grade. Then he quit school in 1951. Then he went to work in Little Rapids unloading railroad cars. Then he joins the Navy 1952 to 1955. When he got out of the Navy, he went to work in Milwaukee. He got a job at American Motors he worked there for about 1 month then he got laid off. Then he got a job in construction as a laborer. Then he moved back to Green Bay and got a job at American Bridge Company. Then he went out to Montana to work at a missile base in 1961. He married Shirley (King). They moved to San Francisco; he worked on the Golden Gate Bridge. His advice to the youth is to stay in school and get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military