Early Settlers Personal History

1. Mr. Andrew McKinney

2. Paris, Arkansas Route3

3. Farming

4. Farming

5. 9/11/1871

6. Paris, Route 3

7. Mary E. Yates 10/9/1892 Paris, Arkansas

8. None

9. All his life

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12. They had hued log houses

13. Tallow dips

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15. Wood was used for fuel

16. We raised our meat & gardens and game was plentiful

17. They hade home woven cloths

18. None

19. Food & clothes was cheaper

20. Borrowing was often practiced

21. Corn, cotton & wheat was the biggest crops

22. Homemade wooden plow stocks was the earliest farming tools

23. Flour mills

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25. They had house raising & log rolling and that night they would dance

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29. Earlier schools were log buildings

30. Paris, Ark. Route 3

31. Mr. Homes

32. School was run by taxssion [sic] (taxation)

33. The books used were Blue Back Speller & McGuffey's reader

34. Books were used for reading more than paper

35. Paris, Arkansas

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37. Paris, Ark. 1912

38. Johnson County

39. Paris, Ark. 1920

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42. Always celebrated after each president election

43-55. not answered

56. 14 descendents

57. Mintle Scrudder Ellsworth, Ark. Route 1; Mittie James, Barnes, Arkansas; Guy McKinney, Paris, Ark. Route 3; Sylvin McKinney, Paris, Ark Route 1; Edna Brown, Paris, Ark. Route 3.

58. A. J. Bennite [sic] (Bennett from wife's interview) & G. A. McKinney

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Transcribed by Alisha Carey, GHS Class of 2007