Early Settlers Personal History

1. Mr. Robert Trusty

2. Paris, Arkansas, Route 3

3. Retired

4. Farming

5. 7/3/1856

6. Logan County

7-8. Mary E. Hamilton 1856, Ellsworth, Logan County

9. All my life

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12. Hued log houses with stone chimneys

13. Pine knots & candle was used for light

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15. Wood was used for fuel

16. Raised meat & wheat for flour & game was plentiful

17. Spun & woven homemade clothes

18. Went in ox wagons

19. Food & clothes were cheaper

20. Borrowed

21. Early crops were wheat, corn & potatoes

22. Wooden homemade plow stocks

23. Early industries horse power grist mills

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25. Log rolling, wood chopping, corn huskin's

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29. Schools were log houses & split log seats

30. Logan County, Ellsworth

31. Grundy Chitwood

32. By taxassion [sic] (taxation)

33. Blue Back Speller & McGuffey readers

34. Books were used for reading

35. Paris, Arkansas

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37. Paris, Ark. 1912

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39. Paris, Ark. 1919

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56. 30 desents [sic] (descendents)

57. Carl Trusty, Paris, Arkansas, Route 3

      Lula Black     "          "

      Opal Nelson   "          "

      Arra Smalley, McCalster, Oklahoma

      Zena Utley, Wagner Oklahoma

      Hazel Weaver, Fairview Oklahoma

      Viola Campble, Ratcliff Ark.

      Ben Trusty, Russellville Ark. Route 4

58. Christle and Thelma Campble (Campbell?)

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Transcribed by Alisha Carey, GHS Class of 2007