Anders Poulson came from Denmark to the United States in 1871, and settled at Clifton in Bosque County. There he met Miss Betsey Poulson who had come from her home in Norway in 1857 to make her home at Clifton. These two Poulsons from different countries with the same name were no kin. They married and when their son, Paul, was a boy, they moved to Crosby County in 1891 and settled on a section of land six miles west of Emma. Mr. Poulson built a 12x24 dugout on the side of the hill on his section. He walled and floored it with lumber, making a nice warm home. The sides by the door were cut away and only two steps were needed for this half-dugout, with its four sliding windows. Mr. and Mrs. Poulson and Paul were faithful to the church and had friends all over the South Plains.Mr. Poulson laid off the straightest road on the Plains, the six-mile road to Emma. He made it while the prairie was wet after a rain. He left his home and made a bee line for Emma.
Miss Pauline Poulson, sister of Mrs. A. Poulson, visited the Plains many times and made many good friends. Many years these good people, Mr. and Mrs. Anders Poulson, have been gone to their reward but their son Paul and his family still carry on the Poulson traditions and hospitality.
Paul Poulson attended school at Emma and later went to he Christian College at Lockney. He married Miss Dollie Koonce. Two sons and two girls were born to them. After Mrs. Paul Poulson´s death, Paul married Mrs. Pearl Sampson. They now live in Lubbock, but Paul and his family still farm the original Poulson section and have bought another section and about half of another. There are five irrigation wells and George and Thomas Poulson farm this land with their sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Smith. Beth Poulson Creswell is the other daughter; her husband is in Korea.
Thus, for sixty years the Poulsons have made history in Crosby County and have added to its wealth; its good name has been upheld by their loyalty. Their faith in the county´s place in the sun has never wavered.
Source: "Through the Years, A History of Crosby County, Texas" by Nellie Witt Spikes and Temple Ann Ellis ©1951
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