1. Mary E. “Pendergrass” Smith 2. Ratcliff, Ark. 3. Retired 4. Housewife 5. Dec. 29, 1855 6. Scottsboro, Alabama 7. W. J. Smith Oct. 10, 1872, Peter Pender, Franklin Co. 8. Native 9. 80 years 10. Came by boat, to Ozark, Ark. Too small to remember details 11. Brought by her parents who were seeking better farming land 12. Most houses were built of hewn logs, but our home was a frame house 13. Tallow candles, and oil lamps 14. About 1910 15. Wood 16. Pork, corn bread, potatoes, apples & hominy 17. Some of our clothes were spun and woven, made at home mostly. Some were bought 18. Chavaries were very common every time a couple were married they were given a shivaree. The bridegroom had to treat the crowd or get rode on a rail 19. There was very little food and clothing bought. If there was something we had to we generally traded meat or corn for it 20. People were closer related through their friendship for each other and were always willing to share with those in need 21. Corn, wheat, barley, and oats, horses, and cattle. 22. One horse turning plows and home made single stocks on which were used were used bull tongues 23. None 24. Sumac berries was used for dying cloth and thread. Mullein was used to make a tea for the sick. Sassafras roots to make tea also spiced wood tea. 25. Corn huskings, house raisings and log rollings were very common. Every family would have a great bunch of hogs to kill, so they would all meet at a neighbors house and have a hog killing. That would go on all over the settlement. 26. Forest fires were allowed to burn 27. -- 28. Stage coach route passed by our house at Ozark traveling from Ft. Smith to Little Rock 29. Puncheon seats in a log school house 30. Located at Ozark, Ark. 31. Mr. Haywood first teacher 32. Tuition was charged. It was not all paid in money. Meat and corn was given in exchange for services 33. Blue Back Speller by Webster, McGuffey’s readers, slate and pencils were used for writing 34. Newspaper were used as only reading material, don’t recall the name of it 35. Ozark, Ark. No date known 36. They were not used in our settlement 37. Ratcliff, passed through there in 1910. 38. Alabama - 1861 39. Paris, Ark. 1914 40. Were not used 41-42. None 43. General Melton of the confederate army visited at our house when I was small about 1865 44-47. None 48. We drink wheat coffee and hid our meat in brush piles in the woods, we would boil the dirt from the smoke house to obtain salt 49. North of Ozark about 5 miles I saw a skirmish between the northern and southern soldiers 4 men were killed, I saw 2 of them fall. Could have seen more but it was too brutal 50. They were not active in our settlement 51-55. None 56. 38 57. Rufus Smith Sr., Paris, Ark.; Austin Smith, Paris; Mrs. C. O. Parker, Ratcliff; Mrs. Daisy Sheffield, McAlester, Okla. 58. Solon Parker and Chandos Parker; Great grand children George and Tom Parker 59. None
Transcribed by Alisha Carey, GHS Class of 2007
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