RenaBeth Price interview with Henry Price

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If you believe you are the copyright holder of any of the content published in this collection and do not want it publicly available, please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center at 404-814-4040 or reference@atlantahistorycenter.com. In this recording, RenaBeth Price interviews her father, Henry Clay Price. He starts by describing fox hunts, hunting dogs, and the phrase head of the hounds. Next, he claims that every rooster has a different crow, which he demonstrates. Then, he describes how he directed his oxen to back the wagon into the barn, how he cared for them, and how they once overturned their wagon when in search of water. At minute 20:36, Henry Clay Price discusses his grandfather, James Essec Price (1830-1906), who came to live with them. At 24:32, he recalls squirrel hunts he went on with his grandfather. He then tells a fantastical story about a wild turkey hunt where they saw two snakes eat each other, and his grandfather competed in contests in Wrightsburg, Kentucky. At minute 42:52, Henry Clay Price switches to telling a story about a snake biting his grandfathers wagon tongue. He resumes the hunting story at minute 47:13. At the conclusion of the recording, minute 49:56, Henry Clay Price claims that tornadoes followed his grandfather. One tornado blew away a 200-pound hog, which they later found in a two-gallon jug. Henry Clay Price (1894-1987) was born in Webster County, Kentucky, to Kirby S. (1866-1957) and Elisabeth W. Price (1869-1908). He began teaching when he was 18. Ten years later, he moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he attended Western Kentucky State Normal Teachers College. After he graduated in 1926, he returned to teaching. He married Lillie May Brinkley (1896-1936). After her death, he married Sarah Jane Branson (1916-2012) in 1938. Henry Clay Price had seven children including, Margery (1921-1962), Thomas S. (1924-1925), Henry C. Jr. (1928-2015), Joel M., Claud D., E. Brent, and RenaBeth. In 1951, he moved to Illinois to teach, then retired in 1965. He earned his M.A. from Southern Illinois University in 1962. In 1968, he lived in Winter Haven, Florida. AHC Oral History Cataloging Worksheet File Information Catalogue number \\YISS IC()~:) . 0 '>1 oq Source Field' (ContentDM) c""~,, , Release form Yesor~ Transcript Yesor~ scanned: / From Yes o(~~) Default text: Contributed by an OR: Donated by individual: individual through <your org. name> Georgia Folklore Collection through <your org. name> Object Information Enter information about the phhysi.cal object here: Title (interviewee name and date \~Qnl(\1 (', Yr \Ce~ (C1lqi of interview) > Description (bio on }\t'i\,\ \ \': \\ 'zhl ~ I '\ ~,[() , ('. 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