Morrilton Democrat newspaper, Apr 25, 1930, pg 27
The first families who settled in the Mayflower community were Johnson and Kilgore in 1865.
The church house was situated on the Cypress Creek, near the Kilgore cemetery, it was made of logs, with a fireplace in one end and split logs were used for the benches.
In 1868 the first school teacher was Upchurch, who was also the minister. The nearest store was at Springfield, which was the county seat at that time.
At Ragsdale ford there was a water mill which was operated by Ragsdale brothers.
The farmers came from miles around to have their cotton ginned and corn ground.
The next school was built of plank where the school house now stands. It was used for both school and church.
In 1870 the Bird's immigrated from Alabama. W.T. Bird built a gin in 1878. He ginned about 6 bales of cotton per day. Later he built a store which burned four years later.
Mr Bird was a mail carrier for Marshall, Clinton and Plumerville. For nine years he carried it on horseback.
He was first to plant an apple orchard and marketed the apples in Little Rock in a wagon.
About 1912 the church was moved near the middle community and named Pleasant Springs where it now stands. A two story school house was built and was later torn down and the one that now stands was built in its place.
Now, there stands three stores, one blacksmith shop, one garage, and two cotton gins, which show some of the progress that has been made. Most of the people own their own homes which are modern in construction and well equipped with Delco lights, running water and frigidaire.
We are hoping the community will continue to prosper in the future as it has in the past.
Note: W.T. Bird is the father of Samuel Porter Bird who married Rosa N. Gordon.