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The old log cabin stands proudly in its tranquil setting at the Mayo Town Park, a reminder of a way of life almost a century ago. It is believed that Charlie Edwin Turlington built the house sometime in the 1890’s and probably raised his family there. In 1919, the late Senator Fred P. Parker purchased the log cabin from Charlie Edwin Turlington and records show purchase price to be $50.00. Mr. Parker, his wife Oralee, and his daughter Donna lived there until 1926. At that time, Mr. Parker built a new house in Mayo and moved his family there. Sharecroppers then lived in the old log cabin. After Mr. Parker’s death, his daughter sold the cabin to W.P. Carmichael in 1946. In 1951, Carmichael sold the house to Edgar H. and Virginia Clayton. The Clayton’s owned the house for two years and then sold it to Dr. John N. and Edna Sims in 1953. The Sim’s sold the house to Lafayette County in 1966.

Read more about it in this years Pioneer Day Festival Memorial Book!

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