Early Settlers Personal History

1. Mrs. Amanda Jane Harley

2. Paris, Ark. - 312 Express Avenue

3. Housewife and seamstress

4. 1 ½ miles East of Paris, Ark.

5. Nov. 24 - 1857-

6. Paris, Ark.

7. Cleburne Van Buren Harley 8 of May 1876 Paris Ark.

8. Native of Arkansas Paris

9. All my life in Paris, Ark.

10. Native of Paris, Ark. Johnson-Sarber-Logan  Co. (Note: Saber County was created from Johnson County land and later named Logan County)

11. Native

12. 1 ½ miles East of Paris Hewn log house

13. Pine knots, Candles of beef taller [sic] tallow

14. 1893

15. Wood

16. This is rather funny - Better in early day than now

17. Home spun - loom - spinning wheel

18. None

19. Were cheaper than today

20. Were very careful to see no family was in need of food

21. Corn cotton wheat

22. Home made - turning plow - wooden stocks - made by home smiths - none mfg.

23. None

24. Used it all lambsquarter

25. Camp meetings Fourth of July Celebration

26. Bucket Brigade forest fires fought by brush brooms

27. Rich mountain, Flat Top Mtn.,  Short Mtn., Ark. River

28. Boat Landing at Roseville Fort Smith nearest hotel

29. Hixson school house mile north of home place

30. 1 mile north of old home place

31. Can’t remember teacher name

32. Subscription school - can’t say

33. Blue Back Speller, Webster's, McGuffey Reader

34. Newspaper Ark. Gazette published at Little Rock

35. Paris, Ark., in 1900

36. Ox carts were used principal mode of trance. [sic] (transportation)

37. In Paris 1912 Silas P. Shirley operated it - very crude

38. In Paris Ark. 1900

39. In Paris Ark. 1914

40. In 1926 here

41-42. None

43. Has heard of the games boys never saw them

44-47. None

48. Tombstone  inscriptions General Avery buried on Higwood Prairie was killed by Shelby Army on Old Military Road

49. None

50. Ku Klux organized after Civil War 1865

51-55. --

56. 6 children - 17 grand children- 13 great grandchildren

57. Name of oldest child William Sanders 63 years old lives at Paris

Edna Harley - Deceased

Charles V. B. Harley 58 years old lives at Paris, Ark.

Jesse Cleary 53                "     "     "     "     "      "

58. Grandson Ben Harley Paris, Ark.

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Transcribed by Alisha Carey, GHS Class of 2007