Interview with Garnetta Rucker, November 19, 1988

Interview Summary

Garnetta Rucker was born in 1925 in Martin County, Kentucky. She states that her mother was three fourths Native American, and she remembers a visit by a Native American man. She was eight years old when her family moved to Van Lear where her father was a miner. Rucker talks about the farm in Martin County and her mother's difficult life raising fifteen children. She tells stories about violence in Martin County. Rucker finished high school in three years, attended cosmetology school, and worked for the post office for 22 years. She states that moving to Van Lear increased her family's economic status. Rucker married and raised four children.

Interview Keyword

Appalachian people Appalachian social issues Class distinctions Family farms Gender roles Poverty Sexual behavior Van Lear (Ky.) Families Childrearing

Interview LC Subject

Appalachian Region Rucker, Garnetta, 1925- Rucker, Garnetta, 1925- --Interviews

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