605A MENDENHALL DX 392.02 MMY 83 2B: b. 10 mi. S Mendenhall. Shipyard work at Gulfport; sawmill, steamboat, and railroad work; Baptist; 9th gr. Travel in ca. 12 states with railroad work. Mother: b. Simpson Co.: little education; hw. MGP: Simpson Co.: little education; farmer and hw. Father: b. Smith Co.; little education; farmer. PGP: Smith Co., little education. Wife: 80; Baptist; 9th gr.; church activities; parental ancestry: Simpson Co. Good Lower Miss. folk informant. Useful conversation. Incomplete interview. MB/ 78:LP/79 55 min.