▁The ▁Great ▁De pression ▁was ▁a ▁tra ged y ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁but ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁came ▁flo ods ▁and ▁natural ▁dis aster s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Ohio ▁R ivers ▁flo oded . ▁The ▁flo od ▁was ▁so ▁bad ▁on ▁the ▁C ash ▁family , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁ev acu ate . ▁Every one ▁but ▁Ray ▁C ash ▁left ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Kings land ; ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁safe ▁to ▁return . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁the ▁C ash ▁family ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁hor r ific ▁event . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Jack ▁C ash ▁passed ▁away . ▁Jack ▁was ▁J . R s ▁older ▁brother . ▁Jack ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁table ▁saw ▁on ▁the ▁C ash es ▁farm . ▁Jack ▁pulled ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁bar n ▁where ▁he ▁laid ▁until ▁he ▁passed ▁away . ▁ ▁In cor por ating ▁the ▁farm ▁house ▁into ▁his ▁music ▁▁ ▁Johnny ▁C ash ▁used ▁his ▁experiences ▁at ▁the ▁farm ▁house ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁songs . ▁One ▁important ▁song ▁that ▁was ▁inspired ▁from ▁the ▁farm ▁house ▁is , ▁" P ick in ' ▁Time ".   ▁ ▁C ash ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁" H ey ▁Pot ter ". ▁This ▁song ▁tal ks ▁about ▁c ash ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁air ▁force . ▁He ▁was ▁en list