Elder Interview-Mary Jimenez
A.2008.001.212 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Mary JimenezEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.212Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Jimenez, Mary Florence (Danforth) Born 9/29/43 Parents: Dwayne W. Danforth & Margaret Irene (Moore) Paternal grandparents: Albert Danforth and Ophelia Danforth Maternal grandparents: Irene (Metoxen) Moore and Simone Moore She always stayed with her grandparents when she was younger. Her grandparents had separate rooms. She remembers that she use to sleep with her grandfather. Her grandmother Moore spoke the Oneida language. She never spoke the language to her kids or her grandchildren though. Her father worked in a factory when they moved to Milwaukee and he did construction work. They left the Oneida are in the early 50’s and moved to Milwaukee, they lived on the North Side. Her mother stayed at home. Mary started school at the Oneida Mission School than transferred to High View School. The rest of her schooling got done in Milwaukee. Her family belonged to the Methodist Church. She got married in 1959 to Francisco and had 3 children. She now has 2 grandchildren. Her husband is a plant supervisor for a machine shop. She use to work at a factory. She was there for only 10 years then went and worked at Briggs and Stratton. She worked there for 30 years. She now lives in Oak Creek. For her 25th anniversary her and her husband went to Hawaii for 2 weeks. She has a cabin up north that she likes to go to. Both her and her husband like to golf. And she learned how to make dream catchers and corn husk dolls through some classes that she signed up for.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media