----- Original Message ----- From: "jasson" <jasson@wac.com> To: <CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 8:40 AM Subject: [CAALAMED] Fw: [DUST-BOWL] Dust Bowl Migrants to California > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jasson" <jasson@wac.com> > To: <DUST-BOWL-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 6:56 PM > Subject: [DUST-BOWL] Dust Bowl Migrants to California > > > > Hello List > > > > My name is Jason Holtermann I am 23 years old and attending college. I am > > working on my senior theses research paper. My grandfather was born in > > Oklahoma in 1920 and in 1935 his family moved to California. They like > most > > other dust bowl migrants found work in the fields in the central valley > > picking fruit and so forth. During the war my grandfather joined the > navy. > > What I am looking for is other dust bowl migrants or their descendants who > > came to California from the dust bowl region of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, > > Missouri, and Kansas. I am interested in the work they did when they > > arrived in California and what work they did during World War II. The > only > > info I need is the migrants name, their place of birth, the year they > > arrived in California, their birth year or their age when they arrived in > CA, the work they did during the depression, and the work > > they did during the war. An example of what info I need is listed below. > Those who respond to this message please email me > > directly. There is no need to bother the rest of the list with my > request. > > I need as much input as I can get for this survey. If you subscribe to > other lists please forward this message, or if you know of someone else who > has dust bowl ancestors please contact them. > > Example > > James Alderson born 1885 Monroe, Oklahoma came to CA in 1936 worked in > fields during depression was retired during the war. > > Charlotte Alderson wife born 1886 Oklahoma came to CA in 1936 worked in > fields during depression housewife during war. > > Marion Alderson son born 1910 Monroe, OK came to CA in 1936 worked in fields > during depression, joined navy during war. > > Helen Alderson daughter born 1913 OK came to CA in 1936, too young to work > during depression, worked in ship yards during the war. > > Benjamin Ledbetter son-in-law born 1912 in AR came to CA in 1934, worked in > fields during depression, joined army during the war. > > Jason Holtermann > Turlock, CA > attending CA State Univer Stanislaus > > > > > > ============================== > > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi