Farley's of McDowell County,
West Virginia

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This picture taken in his living room in August, 1952.at Tom's Mountain (named after him), near Brown's Creek, Welch West Virginia by Neale Clifton. The big, dark colored "box" to his left was a battery powered crystal radio. He enjoyed listening to afternoon radio programs such as, Captain Midnight & Tom Mix. Later, in the day, he liked Gangbusters, Inner Sanctum and other programs of that time, such as Jack Benny, Bob Hope, etc. He had no electricity. Spring water was approximately a quarter mile away from the house. Lighting at night was furnished by kerosene lamps. His refrigerater was a "cellar," dug into the hillside next to the house; the tempurature was maintained much like a small cave, year round. At the age of 75 he was still farming and mining his own coal for heat. He split wood for cooking. In his old age, he had a mule to help him with farming and hauling. In 1954, he lost his spring water due to dynamiting in the Brown's Creek area and eventually had to move to Portsmouth, VA.