Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was born on July 14, 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma.
Describing the small frontier town in Okfuskee County, Woody writes:

Okemah was one of the singiest, square dancingest, drinkingest, yellingest, preachingest, walkingest, talkingest, laughingest, cryingest, shootingest, fist fightingest, bleedingest, gamblingest, gun, club and razor carryingest of our ranch towns and farm towns...