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Arvil Almer Self

Birth	:	8 Oct 1891 USA
Death	:	12 Feb 1993 Scott County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Green Ridge, Scott County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.9229278, -93.9968722
Description	:	Arvil A. Self was born October 8, 1891 in Greenridge, AR to Alvin and Rebekah Self. He has made his home in Scott County for the past 77 years, after his parents moved to Waldron when he was ten years old. He now lives in the Mt. Pleasant community with his wife Ethel. He has been a livestock dealer. He attended schools in the Greenridge community and Waldron - in an old four room red school building on Danville Road. Professor Allen was teacher, and also Homer Smith and a lady teacher. The older boys played Rubley with a ball... Read More	Arvil A. Self was born October 8, 1891 in Greenridge, AR to Alvin and Rebekah Self. He has made his home in Scott County for the past 77 years, after his parents moved to Waldron when he was ten years old. He now lives in the Mt. Pleasant community with his wife Ethel. He has been a livestock dealer. He attended schools in the Greenridge community and Waldron - in an old four room red school building on Danville Road. Professor Allen was teacher, and also Homer Smith and a lady teacher. The older boys played Rubley with a ball about the size of a basketball. Seven or eight boys were on each side and had to kick the ball across the line. The smaller boys played town ball, using a ball about the size of a golfball. If you knocked a home run, it was called an Eye, and you had to put him out twice. Mr. Self remembers the town when he first came here in 1902. There were about 15 different stores and businesses - Dozier Brothers Grocery Store, Tom Smith and Son, Mont, had a Harness and Saddle Shop, and Bill Thompson worked with them. North of the old bank was Frank Rawlings General Merchandise. Old Man Cole had a Dry Good Store, Bates had a Dry Good Store, Jim Hamilton (Creedy Bird's father) had a grocery store. Malone's Hotel was the only hotel in town. George Turner had a livery stable where the old City Hall was South of the Courthouse. Deck Harper Saloon was last, across the street from the Courthouse and connected Jim Hamilton's Grocery Store. Tom Stone's Drygoods was between Forrester's Drygood Store and Grocery Store. There were two drug stores, Waldron Drug bought by Jim Harvey about 1900 and John O. Mitchell Drug Store. Waldron also had two newspapers, Waldron News ran by Hubert J. Hall and Wasp ran by Henry Smith. There were three churches, Christian Church, Methodist and Baptist Church. The Baptist Church was here Cherry's Auto Parts is now. The Methodist Church was in the same place it is now and the Christian Church where the Church of Christ Church is now. The Doctors were Dr. Pat Duncan, Dr. Edney and Dr. Bevils, who came here a little before 1900. The jail was a log jail, with only one partition in it. It was full of drunks every Saturday night. There was also a lot of fights every Saturday on the streets, but no killings. About 1903 or 1904 a lot of people got to see their first train, as the railroad came to Waldron. It had a caboose and on Saturday and Sunday the kids could ride the caboose. Mr. Self wrote checks on his dad when he was about 17 years old. He bought a big cow from Alice Solomon, giving $37.50 for it, and he bought another cow and gave the same amount for it. Mrs. Solomon cashed both checks at the same time. Everyone thought he had bought only one cow from her. His dad then told him, "We'd better go to the Bank, so you can write checks on yourself." He has been on his own ever since. Mr. Self's children are B.A. Self, now deceased, Bill Self and Freddye Martin both of Waldron, and Eugene Self. His Church affiliation is Methodist. The material transcribed below is from a special edition of the Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary. They are arranged alphabetically for presentation here. Pictures were included with these short biographies. Information comes with special thanks to B. Self

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Where is Arvil Almer Self's memorial?
Arvil Almer Self's memorial is located at: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Green Ridge, Scott County, USA.
When did Arvil Almer Self death?
Arvil Almer Self death on 12 Feb 1993 in Scott County, Arkansas, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Arvil Almer Self's memorial?
Latitude: 34.9229278
Longitude: -93.9968722

Family Members:

Parent

Alvin Walter Self

(1858 - 1941)

Rebecca Ann “Becky” Highfill Self

(1863 - 1959)

Spouse

Fern Ruth Huston Self

(1897 - 1975)

Siblings

Walter Alvin Self

(1883 - 1892)

William Lambert “Sawmill Willie” Self

(1885 - 1970)

Ara Delta Self

(1894 - 1907)

Children

Billye Claiburn “Bill” Self

(1917 - 2010)

Freddye Beatrice Self Martin

(1919 - 1996)

James Alvin Eugene “Gene” Self

(1925 - 2005)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Green Ridge, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9229278, -93.9968722

2. Liberty Cemetery
Waldron, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9244260, -94.0294730

3. Pilot Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9043999, -94.0271988

4. Roach Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9433190, -94.0424170

5. Henslee Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8807200, -93.9685390

6. Lamb Cemetery
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7. Friendship Cemetery
Waldron, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8824997, -93.9539032

8. Birdsview Cemetery
Waldron, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9291992, -94.0631027

9. Old Salem Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9314003, -94.0924988

10. Thompson Cemetery
Tate, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0078011, -94.0167007

11. Boultinghouse Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9325100, -94.1029200

12. Square Rock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9458008, -94.1022034

13. Duncan Cemetery
Waldron, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8885994, -94.0975037

14. Hawkins Cemetery
Parks, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8199997, -93.9705963

15. Mount Moriah Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9059070, -93.8677810

16. Taylor Cemetery
Cauthron, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0308880, -93.9749080

17. Bloodsworth Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0141983, -94.0706024

18. Jameson Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8106003, -93.9738998

19. Doyel Cemetery
Waldron, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9871400, -94.1126100

20. Packsaddle Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9931750, -94.1074850

21. Pearson Cemetery
Waldron, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8903008, -94.1311035

22. Needmore Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8088989, -94.0374985

23. Parks Cemetery
Parks, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 34.8032990, -93.9602966

24. Wiley Cemetery
Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0307999, -94.0808029