Indian Pioner Papers - Perry High

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                    Garvin County Indian Pioneer Papers
                                      
Perry High



Interview #9295

Field Worker: Maurice R. Anderson

Date: November 17, 1937

Name: Mr. Perry High

Residence: Maysville, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: March 19, 1874

Place of Birth: Texas

Father: T.J. High, born in Texas

Mother: Mary Pachall, born in Texas





I was born in 1874 in Texas.  I came from Texas to the Indian

 Territory in 1905 and went into the drug business at a little 

place called Hewitt in the Chickasaw Nation; now known as Wilson.

I stayed there one year and moved to Maysville hauling my things 

by wagon; there were very few roads then.  We just had to make our 

own roads.  I went into a partnership with Mr. Cook who at that 

time owned a drug store at Maysville.  There was lots of sickness 

in this part of the country at that time and there were five doctors 

in the little town of Maysville.



I remained in the drug business until 1907 and at that time I went 

into the hardware business.  I was interested in church work and 

this caused me to sell out my part of the drug business.



In 1908 I was ordained a Missionary Baptist preacher and have been 

engaged in church work since.



I live in Maysville where I have lived since 1904.