Interviewer
Jeannie Davis
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Born in rural Wayne County. Mrs. Tillie Watts was the first female Field Deputy Sheriff in West Virginia. Highlights of the interview include her childhood in rural Wayne County, the Great Depression, her work during World War II in food rationing and the sale of war bonds, the career of her husband Oscar Watts who was a state legislator and the first president of the Tri-State Airport, her wedding reception, Christmases in the country, and the day she learned to drive.
Publication Date
1980
Identifier
OH64-228
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-228.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-228, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Watts, Tillie, 1891- -- Autobiography.
Watts, Oscar.
Depression -- 1929 -- United States -- Oral histories.
Rationing -- Oral histories.
Kump, Herman Guy -- Oral Histories.