ORAL HISTORY CENTER
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF MADISON COUNTY
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

An Index of a Recorded Interview
with
Warren, Jave
A. G. Dunston, Interviewer
9 March 1992

The following is an unrehearsed taped interview with Jave Warren.
Mr. Warren describes his life as a resident of Madison County.
This interview was taped in conjunction with the
African American Community of Madison County Oral
History project at Eastern Kentucky University.
LOCATION: Richmond Senior Center in Richmond, Kentucky.
DATE: March 9, 1992
TIME:
LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: 45-Minutes
TYPE OF MACHINE USED: Califone Cassette
000-014 Introduction.
014-025 Empty.
025-054 Jave Warren, born 6/20/03 in Madison County. His siblings include Florida, Amy, and Mack.
054-073 Father- William Warren, a farmer; Mother- Mollie Clark.
073-111 The Grapevine School; typhoid fever; left home in 1921 for Indiana; married Ivory Smith in1925.
111-185 Children: William J., Martha Evans, Mildred Smith, Sarah, Viola, Daisy, and Dorothy.
185-215 Finished ninth grade, returned to Madison County to farm, also employed "finishing" concrete.
215-273 1980-1984 employed as dog warden of Madison County.
273-300 A Deacon at Elizabeth Predestinarian Baptist for fifty years.
300-314 Peytontown, Middletown, Farristown, Bobtown.
314-341 Love of the old songs, going to church, and Rev. McPhearson.
341-416 Racial conflict in Richmond: "big fight up on Fourth Street," recalls being shunned by a salesclerk.
END OF SIDE ONE
BEGINNING SIDE TWO
000-012 Explains "working on the river"and Clay Phelps.
012-016 More on being the dog warden.
016-029 Belongs to the Masons; explains their Easter service.
029-050 Diabetes.
050-072 Gardening.
072-084 Residency on Francis St. and spending time at the Senior Center.
084-160 Jail time results from a disagreement with two drunk men.
160-181 Declines to sell beer because a Deacon.
181-200 Reviews release agreement with Mr. Warren.
200-234 NAACP honored Mr. Warren.
234-418 Empty.

END OF INTERVIEW

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