Elder Interview-Michael Mike King
A.2008.001.250 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Michael "Mike" KingEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.250Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
King, Michael "Mike" Pemberton Born 9/24/1940 Parents: Francis and Paulene (Doxtator) King Maternal grandfather: Chauncey Doxtator. He doesn’t remember his grandmother on his mother side. He doesn’t remember his grandparents on his father side. He got married to Cally, they had 6 children. When he was very young he went to the Episcopal School. Then he went to St. Joseph Catholic School for 1 year, And then he went to Silver Summit School for 2 years. Then they moved to Green Bay in 1951. He went to 6th grade at Tank School, then to Norwood School and to Franklin Jr. High School. Then he went to a Vocational School for Machinist. When he was 17 years old he went in the Air Force as a machinist. He was in the Air Force for 2years. When he got out of Air Force he worked a few different jobs in about a year. Then he got a job at a Machine Shop, and then he was a maintenance worker for 25 years. Then he worked at Hudson Sharp Machine Company for 35 ½ years. He was a stock car driver for about 10 years. His mother and grandfather always spoke the Oneida language. His mother went to school at Tomah. His father passes away when he was 4 years old. His mother and corn soup on holidays. He remembers the holidays like Christmas, they go Hoyoning on New Year Day Easter and 4th of July, they always had a pretty good time on holidays. When someone got sick they would send for Doctor Hill. They didn’t have running water or electricity. One of their friend use to take them to do their shopping in Oneida. He plays LaCrosse, when he was about 8 years old behind the Episcopal Church, and played baseball. He goes to the Assembly of God Church. He uses to go to the Episcopal Church. He has 10 grandchildren; one of his granddaughters is a lawyer for Oneida Tribe. His advice to the youth is to get a good education and have respect for each other.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military