Howard Herron Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Howard Herron Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Howard Herron Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
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<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>Herron</strong>, October 28, 1980, Auburn, <strong>Illinois</strong>.<br />
Shirley Marshall, Interviewer.<br />
Good morning, <strong>Howard</strong>.<br />
Good morning.<br />
<strong>Howard</strong>, when and where were you born?<br />
I was born in Batchtown, <strong>Illinois</strong>.<br />
And on what day?<br />
On March 28, 1897.<br />
Who were your parents?<br />
Thomas J. <strong>Herron</strong>, or no, Thomas <strong>Herron</strong> and Sarah Elizabeth Berron.<br />
Can you tell me something about your father's side <strong>of</strong> the family?<br />
Yes, my father's father and my grandfather came down the Ohio River<br />
to Cairo and then they came up the river to Calhoun County and there they<br />
located and went into the horticulture business <strong>of</strong> raising apples and<br />
there they lived and died.<br />
Q: What nationality were they?<br />
A: Irish and English. My father and grandfather were Irish and my<br />
mother and grandmother was English.<br />
Q: Do you remember your grandmother's maiden name?<br />
A: No, I don't, never knew that.<br />
Q: Did they come over from the Old Country?<br />
A: I don't know that.<br />
Q: But they did have an apple business?<br />
A: They had orchards, they planted the trees and raised orchards. Built<br />
a log house they lived in. They were pioneers in those days.<br />
Q: What kind <strong>of</strong> boat did they come down the Ohio River in?
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