to Indian Pioneer Interviews! HARRY STARR (Negro) INTERVIEW # 5148 Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma Date: March 16, 1937 Post Office: Negro Town, Fort Gibson Date of Birth: 1852 Place of Birth: Close to Evansville, Arkansas Father: Ellis STARR Place of Birth: Information on father: Slave Mother: Place of birth: Information on mother: Field Worker: Breland ADAMS I was born in 1852 close to Evansville, Arkansas. My father was Ellis STARR, a slave that went on Blue Creek during the Civil War. I went to Belle School in the Flint District. I remember the $10.65 bread-money payment. I was a harvest hand in my youth. I remember that I got a job from the contractor that built the early day jail at Tahlequah, I helped dig the basement. Harry STARR is an old Negro, living in a square brick house, in Negro town, at Fort Gibson. He is considered truthful and should know a lot about things as they were in the early days. However, he has been sick and although I have been to see him twice, I have not been able to get a satisfactory interview as he can talk very little. In about a month, if he continues to improve, I think someone can get a good story. Transcribed and submitted by Lynda Bell CANEZARO If you have questions, you can email Lynda. July 2000 These graphics were done by Backgrounds by Marie and are her property. If you would like to see other work by her, click on the link below. I would appreciate if you would keep in mind, while visiting this web site and others, that the information found within each page is not to be copied in any manner, or used for profit or public use. The information on this page is the property of the submitter. This page last updated on February 14, 2002 - Copyright 2002