Elder Interview-Yvonne Jourdan
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Yvonne JourdanEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.236Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Jourdan, Yvonne Elsie Born 07/05/1940 Parents: Henry Ephraim Jourdan and Mary "Mammie" (Powless) Jourdan Maternal grandparent: Henry Doxtator Paternal Grandparent: Elsie Christjohn Her mother was raised by her grandparents and was sent to a government school. Yvonne’s father was a huge good looking man. Her mother and father both spoke the Oneida language and taught their children basic words in the language. She use to go to school at Idle Wild then she went to Seymour High School and graduated. She moved to Chicago and got married. She had 4 children. She feared for her children’s safety in Chicago so she moved back to Oneida. Her mother use to have to wash clothes by hand and they had to haul water for that. Her mother use to cook on a wood stove and used that to heat the house also. She has 5 children, 14 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. Just before her mother passed away she started giving things to her children. Her mother use to make quilts so she gave these to her children. Yvonne is married to Dean Tubby and he’s from Mississippi. They were married for 23 years. In 1980 they separated and divorced. Her husband still lives in Green Bay. Her father got prostate cancer and starting going downhill really fast. He ended up in a wheel chair. When his first grandchild was born her father demanded on seeing that baby so, Yvonne snuck the baby in so her father could see her. Shortly after that he passed away. Yvonne and her family belong to the Holy Apostle’s Church.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media