COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Wheeler Collection
Record
Filename:
MW.B4.F21.250(i).jpg
Identifier:
MW.B4.F21.250(i)
Title:
Barney Allison
Creator:
Wheeler, Mary (1892-1979)
Subject:
African Americans -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Roustabouts
Subject:
Black history -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
African American music -- Paducah (KY)
Description:
Former roustabout, Barney Allison. Mary Wheeler writes in her book Steamboatin' Days, that Uncle Barney Allison was also known as Doc and was an herb doctor. He appears in Steamboatin' Days, on pages 31 and 32 where he is noted for the singing of the song Im Goin' Up The Rivuh.
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Date:
Circa 1935
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Image/TIFF
Language:
English
Coverage:
Lower Ohio River Valley
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from the McCracken County Public Library, Local and Family History Department
Citation:
Ancestry Library Edition. ProQuest, n.d. Web. Caron's Directory of the City of Paducah, KY. Louisville, KY: Caron Directory Company Inc., 1908-1959. Print. "Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records." Web. 2014. "Paducahky.gov." Oak Grove Cemetery. City of Paducah. Web. 2014. Way, Frederick, Jr. Way�s Packet Directory, 1848-1983. Athens, OH: Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen, 1983. Print. Way, Frederick, and Joseph W. Rutter. Way's Steam Towboat Directory. Athens: Ohio UP, 1990. Print. Wheeler, Mary. Steamboatin� Days: Folk Songs of the River Packet Era. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1944. Print. 1860-1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com)
