Gibson County Tennessee Archives

Skullbonia Interviews

C. Reid DOWLAND, in the later part of 1940's and into the 1950's went around the Southern Part of Weakley...Greenfield area -  over to McKenzie area of Carroll County, and around the Skullbone community of Gibson County interviewing some of the old timers of the day. He intended to write a book with the interviews but died before it could be published.

Many of the folks were born around the end of the Civil War.& The following interviews are from his unpublished papers located at the Gordon Browning Museum and Genealogy Library, McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee, Jere Cox, Administrator.  They give us a glimpse into what life was like in Skullbonia in years past and also stories about some of it's more colorful citizens. Some of the language used is a little rough, please keep in mind this was language of the time.

A portion of the material presented here may contain information, racial slurs, or bigoted remarks that some people will find offensive.   We do not condone nor agree with the prejudiced attitudes toward racial minorities that fostered the offensive material.& Rather, it is provided in hopes that it will provide insight into the history of the era and a better understanding of the people living when these interviews were made.

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