Early Settlers Personal History

1. Mrs. Elizabeth Trusty

2. Paris, Arkansas Route 3

3. Housewife

4. Housewife

5. 7/20/1868

6. Logan County, Subiaco, Ark.

7. Robert Trusty 1868

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9. All my life

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12. Hued log houses with fireplace at each end

13. Candles were used for most light

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15. Wood was used for fuel

16. Gardens and meat & plenty of game

17. Spun & woven clothes

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19. Clothing were cheaper Best shoes were $1.5 a pair

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21. Cotton, corn & sorghum were early

22. Wooden homemade plows

23. Grist mills

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29. First schools were plank buildings

30. Logan County, at Mt. Carmel

31. Jim Casper

31. By taxassion [sic] (taxation)

32. Blue Back Speller

33. Books were used for reading

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39. Logan County 1919

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55. She has her fathers Bible with named & ages of her brothers & sisters written in it all written by her father

56. 30 desents [sic] (descendents)

57. Carl Trusty, Paris, Arkansas Route 3

      Lula Black     "          "

      Opal Nelson   "          "

      Arra Smalley, McCalster [sic] (McAlester), Oklahoma

      Zena Vety, 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