G.M.C. Massey (standing, middle left) with family, East Texas circa 1890s
My grandfather, G.M.C. (Guilford Marion Cade) Massey, was born in 1880 in rural East Texas. In 1960, he sat down and typed out reams of manuscript pages for his memoirs. Some of his tales of rural life in the late 19th century and raising 2 families in the 20th remain fascinating even today.
Unfortunately, his manuscript pages are incredibly and irretrievably jumbled, but I have extracted excerpts as I could. This index page attempts to organize the portions of his memoir manuscript pages that I have posted here on my blog.
Overview
- Life in These United States; As I have observed in the last 80 years.
- Behind the Scenes w/ G.M.C. Massey
YOUTH
- Pappa’s Childhood (parts 1-11)
- Rural East Texas Life in the 1880’s
- East Texas Weather Report — December 1897
- Skating on Thin Ice, East Texas, Winter 1897
- 4th of July circa late 1800’s, E. Texas
- A Change of Heart at the Altar, late 1800s
- G.M.C. Massey Joins the Rough Riders
- Granddad Pranks an Old Hog Farmer
- A Bashful Encounter, late 19th Century East Texas
- Indian Territory (Oklahoma) & Back Again, 1897
- Granddad’s Choice
- G.M.C. Massey sets aside his gun for God
Characters
Farming & Horse Trading
- More Horse-trading Tales (Part 1 & 2)
- East Texas Farming
- Another Account of East Texas Farming
- Cotton Trading in 1900s East Texas
- Raising Hogs in East Texas, 1911
- Granddad’s Bad Deal Horse Trade
- More of Granddad’s Horse Trading
- Horses, Colts & Mules — East Texas Trading circa early 1900’s
- Granddad Writes Again of the Cotton Market, 1917
- Granddad and Molly the Mare
SCHOOL DAYS— Student, Teacher, Disciplinarian
G.M.C. “Cade” Massey
- Granddad Goes to School: East Texas, 1886 (2 parts)
- Paid for Dreaming — Granddad Wins a Dollar
- “Discipline” in a Rural Texas School, 1900
- A Rural Texas Schoolteacher Remembers…
- Schoolboy Games in 1880s Rural East Texas
- On Becoming a Texas Schoolteacher circa 1900
- “A very prominent school Teacher…” in East Texas circa 1900
- 19th Century School — a Gold Medal Contest
- Texas Schoolteacher circa 1900
- Methods of Reading Instruction circa 1900
- Gun at the Schoolhouse in 1901 Rural East Texas
- Career Advising, early 20th Century
Asherton Tales
- Asherton School Superintendent, 1914 — Part 1-2
- Asherton School Superintendent, 1914— Another Version
- Asherton 1914, Addendum
- A Sensational Story of a Dramatic Nature
- Lost in the Woods — Southwest Texas, 1914
PROGRESS, 1880-1960
- “American Progress” circa 1900
- Granddad Talks Car Fever, 1916-1960
- Progress Report circa 1960
- San Angelo Housing circa 1918
- Cars, Houses, Healthcare, and Horses circa 1900
- Granddad Looks To the Future, circa 1960
LOVE & MARRIAGE(S) & FAMILY
- Granddad’s “Yardstick”
- Cade Massey’s First Love (parts 1-2)
- Granddad Plays the Field
- Granddad’s 2 Families (circa 1960)
- An Infatuation (2 versions)
- Happy 115th Anniversary to Cadie (G.M.C.) & Carrie Massey
- Holidays and Large Families
- Granddad’s “Progressive Christmas”
- “… the doctor said that if I wanted to notify any one I just had a few hours…”
- A Visitor on the Road to Christoval
SAN ANGELO
- Granddad Moves West, 1918
- Bad Luck with the San Angelo Mail Route
- Granddad Scrambles for Work (part 1 & 2)
- Observations of a Rural Postal Route Operator circa 1920s
- Granddad Retires
MISC.
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