Conley Joseph Houck was born in 1888, and was one of the oldest subjects interviewed for the Oral History Project. In this short interview, he recalls the subsistence lifestyle of the county at the turn of the century.
1:09 Driving cattle on road
1:45 Turkeys to roost
3:15 Sawmill
5:05 Farm life / subsidence farming
7:20 Courting / wife
8:25 Building railroad to Todd
9:58 Dr. Ray in West Jefferson
11:30 School
14:00 Cooking
14:45 Meals
15:30 Christmas
16:30 Floods
18:35 Farming
19:45 Breaking oxen