Elder Interview-Valder John
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Valder JohnEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.219Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
John, Valder William Born 3/15/1931 Parents: Guy and Naomi (Webster) John Maternal grandparent: Lafayette and Jay Webster Paternal grandparents: William and Constance (Silas) John His dad did odd jobs, mostly farming. His dad had very little education. His mother went to school in Carlisle for 2 years. She went cherry picking in Sturgeon Bay. She met my dad at a dance. His dad spoke the Oneida language. They didn’t have electricity or running water. They went to the Methodist Church. His father went to Church of Christ. On Sunday they went to church, come home and have a big Sunday dinner. ON Christmas they went to Midnight Mass. On New Years Day they went Hoyoning. On 4th of July they had a picnic and a baseball game. He started school at Chicago Corner School. The he went Seventh Day Advents School. When someone got sick a government nurse came over, but id someone was really sick they would sent for Doctor Hill or Doctor Hitner. They moved to Fond du Lac, then they moved back to Oneida, and he went back to school at Chicago Corner’s. He drop out of school and went in the Army in 1949. He was a P.O.W.; he stays in the Army for 26 years. He got married to Irene (Hill) John. They had 5 children, 8 grand children. When he got out of the Service he moved to Texas, he got a job in Dallas. Then he went to work for the Veteran Affairs’. Then he retired and moved back to Oneida in 1986. His advice to the youth is to stay in school, get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military