Son of Jennie Cartmill & John Crockett, husband of Janella Myers
Acknowledgment to the Ralls County Historical Society for the following:
Story Of The Old Crockett Homestead
By Bob Elam
My great-grandfather, Jack Crockett, came from Bath County, Kentucky, as a pioneer and built his home six miles south of Perry. He bought the land from the government for twenty-five cents an acre and erected a log house, a story and one-half high with ell in back with a fireplace in both rooms. The logs were cut in the woods which were near by, hauled up, hewed or flattened on one side to make straight walls. He cut one large tree down and cut it up to make the roof. In those days the neighbors were very generous and always willing to help. The men all gathered together to raise the house and some came as far as New London, which was quite a distance in those days. The women also came and assisted my great-grandmother in preparing the dinner; it was like a picnic. They built their barn and meat house of logs the same as their house. They cleared up a small field for corn and a garden. The house was fenced in with a rail fence as there was no wire. When they tilled the soil they plowed with oxen teams. The hogs were raised on acorns, parsley and plantain.
As the girls were the oldest of the family, my grandmother, Mrs. Crockett Elam, hauled wood from the bank of the creek with an oxen team. There is a story about my grandmother as she was going after the cows which were out on the prairie. She heard the howl of wolves which were numerous at that time and was a little bit frightened. It was growing dark but she found the cows which were in the tall prairie grass and the wolves followed her all the way home. In the summer they took a big black kettle on a home made sled pulled by oxen to the bank of the creek to do their washing. Before they dug wells they used spring water; their main thought was to get close to a stream of water.
They built a log school house on the southeast part of this farm in which they used puncheon seats consisting of split logs with holes bored in each end and the legs fitted in. Two of the teachers who are living today are Mrs. Sue LaFrance and Miss Mary Campbell. In those days they used the rod.
At that time they began to use the big wagon and horses and my great-grandfather had the first covered hack. I would like to mention that Mrs. Laura White of Perry rode in it when she was a small girl.
When the boys and girls went in style they rode pretty horses, girls riding on side saddles with long riding skirts. When they rode to the style block the boys took the girls' horse to the hitching rack while she took off her riding skirt and put it under the style. When they went to Lick Creek Christian Church they put their riding skirts under the church or in a cedar tree.
There were several weddings which took place in this old Crockett homestead. Polly Ann, the oldest girl, was first to marry and located in the same neighborhood. Sarah and Jemima Crockett married and went to Scotland, Alfred Elam and Ella Crockett, A.B. Fagan and Mary Elam were married at a double wedding. Elisha White and Emma Crockett were also married in this old home.
A silver poplar tree in the front yard where the young folks cut their initials on its sides is still standing. There were two lilac bushes, one on each side of the rock walk to the style. Those that walked to church carried their shoes in their hand and put them on when they got close to the church.
During the Civil War some guerilla band of a few men made my great-grandmother cook their dinner. They also took several of the best horses and saddles and looked for guns, but the boys had hid them.
Acknowledgment to the Ralls County Historical Society for the following:
Story Of The Old Crockett Homestead
By Bob Elam
My great-grandfather, Jack Crockett, came from Bath County, Kentucky, as a pioneer and built his home six miles south of Perry. He bought the land from the government for twenty-five cents an acre and erected a log house, a story and one-half high with ell in back with a fireplace in both rooms. The logs were cut in the woods which were near by, hauled up, hewed or flattened on one side to make straight walls. He cut one large tree down and cut it up to make the roof. In those days the neighbors were very generous and always willing to help. The men all gathered together to raise the house and some came as far as New London, which was quite a distance in those days. The women also came and assisted my great-grandmother in preparing the dinner; it was like a picnic. They built their barn and meat house of logs the same as their house. They cleared up a small field for corn and a garden. The house was fenced in with a rail fence as there was no wire. When they tilled the soil they plowed with oxen teams. The hogs were raised on acorns, parsley and plantain.
As the girls were the oldest of the family, my grandmother, Mrs. Crockett Elam, hauled wood from the bank of the creek with an oxen team. There is a story about my grandmother as she was going after the cows which were out on the prairie. She heard the howl of wolves which were numerous at that time and was a little bit frightened. It was growing dark but she found the cows which were in the tall prairie grass and the wolves followed her all the way home. In the summer they took a big black kettle on a home made sled pulled by oxen to the bank of the creek to do their washing. Before they dug wells they used spring water; their main thought was to get close to a stream of water.
They built a log school house on the southeast part of this farm in which they used puncheon seats consisting of split logs with holes bored in each end and the legs fitted in. Two of the teachers who are living today are Mrs. Sue LaFrance and Miss Mary Campbell. In those days they used the rod.
At that time they began to use the big wagon and horses and my great-grandfather had the first covered hack. I would like to mention that Mrs. Laura White of Perry rode in it when she was a small girl.
When the boys and girls went in style they rode pretty horses, girls riding on side saddles with long riding skirts. When they rode to the style block the boys took the girls' horse to the hitching rack while she took off her riding skirt and put it under the style. When they went to Lick Creek Christian Church they put their riding skirts under the church or in a cedar tree.
There were several weddings which took place in this old Crockett homestead. Polly Ann, the oldest girl, was first to marry and located in the same neighborhood. Sarah and Jemima Crockett married and went to Scotland, Alfred Elam and Ella Crockett, A.B. Fagan and Mary Elam were married at a double wedding. Elisha White and Emma Crockett were also married in this old home.
A silver poplar tree in the front yard where the young folks cut their initials on its sides is still standing. There were two lilac bushes, one on each side of the rock walk to the style. Those that walked to church carried their shoes in their hand and put them on when they got close to the church.
During the Civil War some guerilla band of a few men made my great-grandmother cook their dinner. They also took several of the best horses and saddles and looked for guns, but the boys had hid them.
Son of Jennie Cartmill & John Crockett, husband of Janella Myers
Acknowledgment to the Ralls County Historical Society for the following:
Story Of The Old Crockett Homestead
By Bob Elam
My great-grandfather, Jack Crockett, came from Bath County, Kentucky, as a pioneer and built his home six miles south of Perry. He bought the land from the government for twenty-five cents an acre and erected a log house, a story and one-half high with ell in back with a fireplace in both rooms. The logs were cut in the woods which were near by, hauled up, hewed or flattened on one side to make straight walls. He cut one large tree down and cut it up to make the roof. In those days the neighbors were very generous and always willing to help. The men all gathered together to raise the house and some came as far as New London, which was quite a distance in those days. The women also came and assisted my great-grandmother in preparing the dinner; it was like a picnic. They built their barn and meat house of logs the same as their house. They cleared up a small field for corn and a garden. The house was fenced in with a rail fence as there was no wire. When they tilled the soil they plowed with oxen teams. The hogs were raised on acorns, parsley and plantain.
As the girls were the oldest of the family, my grandmother, Mrs. Crockett Elam, hauled wood from the bank of the creek with an oxen team. There is a story about my grandmother as she was going after the cows which were out on the prairie. She heard the howl of wolves which were numerous at that time and was a little bit frightened. It was growing dark but she found the cows which were in the tall prairie grass and the wolves followed her all the way home. In the summer they took a big black kettle on a home made sled pulled by oxen to the bank of the creek to do their washing. Before they dug wells they used spring water; their main thought was to get close to a stream of water.
They built a log school house on the southeast part of this farm in which they used puncheon seats consisting of split logs with holes bored in each end and the legs fitted in. Two of the teachers who are living today are Mrs. Sue LaFrance and Miss Mary Campbell. In those days they used the rod.
At that time they began to use the big wagon and horses and my great-grandfather had the first covered hack. I would like to mention that Mrs. Laura White of Perry rode in it when she was a small girl.
When the boys and girls went in style they rode pretty horses, girls riding on side saddles with long riding skirts. When they rode to the style block the boys took the girls' horse to the hitching rack while she took off her riding skirt and put it under the style. When they went to Lick Creek Christian Church they put their riding skirts under the church or in a cedar tree.
There were several weddings which took place in this old Crockett homestead. Polly Ann, the oldest girl, was first to marry and located in the same neighborhood. Sarah and Jemima Crockett married and went to Scotland, Alfred Elam and Ella Crockett, A.B. Fagan and Mary Elam were married at a double wedding. Elisha White and Emma Crockett were also married in this old home.
A silver poplar tree in the front yard where the young folks cut their initials on its sides is still standing. There were two lilac bushes, one on each side of the rock walk to the style. Those that walked to church carried their shoes in their hand and put them on when they got close to the church.
During the Civil War some guerilla band of a few men made my great-grandmother cook their dinner. They also took several of the best horses and saddles and looked for guns, but the boys had hid them.
Acknowledgment to the Ralls County Historical Society for the following:
Story Of The Old Crockett Homestead
By Bob Elam
My great-grandfather, Jack Crockett, came from Bath County, Kentucky, as a pioneer and built his home six miles south of Perry. He bought the land from the government for twenty-five cents an acre and erected a log house, a story and one-half high with ell in back with a fireplace in both rooms. The logs were cut in the woods which were near by, hauled up, hewed or flattened on one side to make straight walls. He cut one large tree down and cut it up to make the roof. In those days the neighbors were very generous and always willing to help. The men all gathered together to raise the house and some came as far as New London, which was quite a distance in those days. The women also came and assisted my great-grandmother in preparing the dinner; it was like a picnic. They built their barn and meat house of logs the same as their house. They cleared up a small field for corn and a garden. The house was fenced in with a rail fence as there was no wire. When they tilled the soil they plowed with oxen teams. The hogs were raised on acorns, parsley and plantain.
As the girls were the oldest of the family, my grandmother, Mrs. Crockett Elam, hauled wood from the bank of the creek with an oxen team. There is a story about my grandmother as she was going after the cows which were out on the prairie. She heard the howl of wolves which were numerous at that time and was a little bit frightened. It was growing dark but she found the cows which were in the tall prairie grass and the wolves followed her all the way home. In the summer they took a big black kettle on a home made sled pulled by oxen to the bank of the creek to do their washing. Before they dug wells they used spring water; their main thought was to get close to a stream of water.
They built a log school house on the southeast part of this farm in which they used puncheon seats consisting of split logs with holes bored in each end and the legs fitted in. Two of the teachers who are living today are Mrs. Sue LaFrance and Miss Mary Campbell. In those days they used the rod.
At that time they began to use the big wagon and horses and my great-grandfather had the first covered hack. I would like to mention that Mrs. Laura White of Perry rode in it when she was a small girl.
When the boys and girls went in style they rode pretty horses, girls riding on side saddles with long riding skirts. When they rode to the style block the boys took the girls' horse to the hitching rack while she took off her riding skirt and put it under the style. When they went to Lick Creek Christian Church they put their riding skirts under the church or in a cedar tree.
There were several weddings which took place in this old Crockett homestead. Polly Ann, the oldest girl, was first to marry and located in the same neighborhood. Sarah and Jemima Crockett married and went to Scotland, Alfred Elam and Ella Crockett, A.B. Fagan and Mary Elam were married at a double wedding. Elisha White and Emma Crockett were also married in this old home.
A silver poplar tree in the front yard where the young folks cut their initials on its sides is still standing. There were two lilac bushes, one on each side of the rock walk to the style. Those that walked to church carried their shoes in their hand and put them on when they got close to the church.
During the Civil War some guerilla band of a few men made my great-grandmother cook their dinner. They also took several of the best horses and saddles and looked for guns, but the boys had hid them.
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