Joe
West came to Sudan in 1919 from Hydro, Oklahoma looking for
land. He bought two labors of land 2 1/2 miles north of Sudan,
but returned to Hydro. In February of 1920, Joe loaded his household
goods, four mules, several milk cows,pigs and one hundred hens
onto the immigrant car and returned to Sudan. He built a two
story barn on his place. The family lived on the top floor of
the barn while the livestock occupied the ground floor. This
living arrangement would have to do until a house could be built.
Joe's wife, Polly West, Louise (born on April 6, 1917) and Harold
(born on October 24, 1919) came to Sudan as soon as the barn
was finished. Richard (Dick) was born on June 12, 1922. He
was the first child born in Sudan.
Louise was only 2 1/2 years old when the West family came to
Sudan and does not remember much of that trip. She said, "My
first memories of Sudan were coming from home every Saturday
morning in our wagon drawn by two mules.. We would bring our
cream and eggs to sell. The money
was used to buy kerosene for the lamps and cook stove, as well
as sugar and flour." They had a large garden for their
food and obtained eggs, milk and meat from their animals.
Louise
started school in 1923 in the old "Alamo" building.
Here first teacher was Miss Ruby Trantham. A neighbor north
of the West homestead brought both her daughter and Louise to
school. Mr. West was on the school board during both of the
schoolhouse fires.
Louise
remembers the sand storms of the 1930's. It was her job to set
the dinner table. Louise's mother would often remind her to
turn the plates over so dirt would not get on them. One storm
was so bad that sand covered the linoleum floor so much that
you could not see the color of the floor.
Harold
West died suddenly on March 18, 1934. In the fall of 1934, Dick
was kicked in the head by a mule. They burned the motor out
of an almost new car rushing Dick to a hospital in Lubbock.
Joe
West came to Sudan in 1919 from Hydro, Oklahoma looking for
land. He bought two labors of land 2 1/2 miles north of Sudan,
but returned to Hydro. In February of 1920, Joe loaded his household
goods, four mules, several milk cows,pigs and one hundred hens
onto the immigrant car and returned to Sudan. He built a two
story barn on his place. The family lived on the top floor of
the barn while the livestock occupied the ground floor. This
living arrangement would have to do until a house could be built.
Joe's wife, Polly West, Louise (born on April 6, 1917) and Harold
(born on October 24, 1919) came to Sudan as soon as the barn
was finished. Richard (Dick) was born on June 12, 1922. He
was the first child born in Sudan.
was used to buy kerosene for the lamps and cook stove, as well
as sugar and flour." They had a large garden for their
food and obtained eggs, milk and meat from their animals. 
Louise
remembers the sand storms of the 1930's. It was her job to set
the dinner table. Louise's mother would often remind her to
turn the plates over so dirt would not get on them. One storm
was so bad that sand covered the linoleum floor so much that
you could not see the color of the floor.