Hazel Brown was the wife of Billy Brown, the former Sheriff who is featured in a separate interview. As the Sheriff's wife, Hazel was deeply involved in the day to day operations of the Sheriffs' office and the County Jail. In this interview she recalls her time working for the Sheriff's office as well as family and community history.
Hazel Brown Part 1
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0:29 |
Birthplace and date |
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0:52 |
birth date |
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1:03 |
Parent’s names |
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1:39 |
Father’s parents |
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2:23 |
Father’s occupations |
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3:00 |
Breaking in shoes for another person |
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4:23 |
Father’s death at 42 |
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5:16 |
Ben Bolin Post Office closed |
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6:23 |
farming |
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7:43 |
Older sister died 3 yrs after father |
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8:58 |
butterflies |
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11:32 |
Mill dam burst story |
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13:01 |
Courting |
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13:39 |
Horseback to Ashland |
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15:40 |
Why called Rock Creek? |
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16:01 |
1st car she ever seen |
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17:24 |
Johnny Peck story |
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20:26 |
Marriage and dating |
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21:45 |
One child Ralph |
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22:18 |
Move to Jefferson to run jail w/husband as Chief Deputy |
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23:20 |
Jail had been condemned, needed cleaning and repair |
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24:29 |
Jail upstairs, living quarters downstairs |
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25:00 |
Ran jail when husband was gone |
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26:03 |
Butcher 500lb hog |
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28:29 |
27 prisoners in jail |
Hazel Brown Part 2
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0:16 |
Hacksaws in jail |
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1:43 |
Suicide attempts |
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5:52 |
Which harder to work with, men or women? |
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6:58 |
Man admitted to being drunk |
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8:21 |
bookwork |
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8:49 |
Jail laundry |
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9:02 |
Drunk keeping her awake |
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10:00 |
Worry about jail breaks? |
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11:14 |
Story about a prisoner |
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13:45 |
biscuits |
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16:25 |
Brown’s Hotel |
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16:53 |
Drunk woman |
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18:20 |
Juveniles waiting to go to reform school |
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19:18 |
Drunk women |
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20:24 |
Keeping secret about important people in jail |
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22:15 |
Changes at jail when Brown’s left |
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23:55 |
Bought own police car with blue light |
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26:54 |
Drunken preacher/Bible salesman |