Early Settlers Personal History

1. Alvin W. Self

2. Waldron, Ark.

3. No occupation

4. Farming, Gen. Merchandise, and lumber business

5. July 2, 1858

6. Walker County, Ga.

7. Married Rebekah Highfield 4-6-1882 Blue Ball, Ark.

8. No

9. 70 years

10. By train from Chattanooga, Tenn. (to) Memphis, Tenn. on boat from Memphis to Ozark, Ark., then by wagon to Scott County

11. Looking for new location and homes

12. Built of logs, stick and dirt chimneys later began to use stone

13. Pine knots, candles poured at home

14. 25 years

15. Wood

16. Bread and hog meat - game - deer - turkey- squirrel - opossums

17. Home made cloth and home made shoes

18. --

19. About as to day

20. If one party killed a beef it was divided among all of the people

21. Corn cotton wheat and oats - horses and cattle

22. Wooden plow stocks. Home made plows in Black Smith Shop

23. Clearing up the county- agriculture purpose

24. Polk Sallett (Poke salit) Sassafras tea

25. Those items were all proctored

26. Forest fires were fought out with pine brush

27-28. not answered

29. Log house split log seats

30. not answered

31. John Clarkson

32. Tuition one dollar per month

33-34. not answered

35. Mansfield Ark. 1899

36 not answered

37. Waldron, Ark. 1906

38.  not answered

39. 1915 flying over Waldron, Ark.

40. 1986

40-55. not answered

56. 23

57. Elois Holliday Waldron, Ark.

      William L. Self Waldron, Ark.

      W.W. Self West Plains, Mo.

      Arvil Self Ola, Ark. 
 

Transcribed by Alisha Carey, GHS Class of 2007