Elder Interview-Ronald Ed King
A.2008.001.251 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Ronald "Ed" KingEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.251Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
King, Ronald "Ed" Edwin Born 1/29/1947 Parents: Edwin D. and Lillian (Moore) King Paternal grandparent: Albert King He doesn’t remember his grandmother, and she had passed away when he was small. His grandfather was a carpenter; he passed away when he was 17 years old. He doesn’t know if his grandfather spoke the Oneida language. His grandparents on his mother side were Simon and Irene (Metoxen) Moore. His grandmother went Carlisle Boarding School. They didn’t have running water or electricity. His dad went to a boarding school, but he doesn’t know how far he went. His dad didn’t speak the Oneida language. His dad work on the railroad. His dad liked baseball. His dad worked at the Oneida Land Office. His mother worked at home taking care of her family. His parents have 6 children. His grandmother had a garden. His parent’s did nost of their shopping in Seymour. They went to the Methodist Church. When someone got sick they went to Doctor Hill. He had to do a lot of thing around the house. He went to school 1st thru 8th grade at Pine Grove, and he went to school in Kaukauna for 1 year. Then he went to Seymour High School and graduated there in 1965. He was into sports at school. Most of the time he worked on his grandfather farm. On Sunday they went to church an after church they went to his grandmother house to have a Sunday dinner. On Thanksgiving and Christmas was always pretty big. Their family would come from Milwaukee to spend the holidays’. On New Years Day they went Hoyoning. After high school he went to Steven Point College. Then he came back to Oneida and got a job at a furniture Store in Green Bay. He worked there for about 1 year. Then got married to Beverly Jean (Metoxen) King. They have 4 children. He has 13 grandchildren. He got drafted in to the Army; he was in the Army for 2 years. When he got out of the Army he had some odd jobs in Green Bay. Then he got a job at Western Electric for about 15 years. Then he got a job with tribe at the Food Distribution, then at the Casino as a Security Officer. He’s a Police Officer at the Oneida Police Department; he worked there for 20 years. His advice to the youth is to have respect for other’s and get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military