1. Describe the farm or community
that you or your parents lived prior to 1941. John & Daisy Smith
2. Where was it located? North end of Shun Pike Road
3. Who were your neighbors? Henry Dilk, Chas Bentley, W.M. Bow- man, Joe Massing, Geo Grey, Domare Yegar, Sarah Reed
Adam, John Yegar, Joe Yegar, Chas Munier
4.
What school did you attend? Big Creek
5.
What church did you attend? Monroe
6.
Describe the circumstance or events leading to your moving from the proving ground. I was renting, raising
turkeys and working at the Tower Mfg. Co. Madison, and had just went to Anderson and got a better job there
when I heard about the proving ground in the paper. I got $35.00 to move to
Anderson and it cost me $50.00.
7. Who were the community leaders,
teachers, religious, etc. ? Lillard Custer, trustee, Rev.Simpson (Monroe Church). Teachers: Claude Rose, Raymond Rose, (Elzia
Comiskie Demaree) Hunter Jines, Thurston Lee.