Stephens County, Oklahoma

Part of the USGenWeb and OKGenWeb Projects

 

Turquoise divider bar

1997 Archived Queries

 

CAIN
Sue Cain Sun, 14 Dec 1997
I am seeking information on the
CAIN family located in the Velma/Loco area, possibly as early as 1890 through 1958; specifically on James K. Polk CAIN and his brother Robert CAIN (both CSA veterans). I know of other CAIN burials in the Loco area. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

BLANKINSHIP
Paul Lane Sun, 14 Dec 1997
I'm looking for any information on Benjamin Ransom
BLANKINSHIP. He was born 16 Jan 1825 in Alabama and died 2 Aug 1899. I believe he was buried in Dixie Cemetery in Stephens County. Any information on him, his father and siblings, or any of his family is greatly appreciated.

PASSMORE, CAULEY
Sharon Black Tues, 9 Dec 1997
I would like to contact descendants of Bryant
PASSMORE and Eliza (CAULEY) PASSMORE who were some of the first settlers in Stephens County. Bryant and Eliza were married in Coffee Co., GA, moved to Clay Co., TX about 1868, and on to Indian Territory about 1883. Their children were Charlotte (who married T.J. CLANTON), Sarah (who married W.F. MORRISON), Eliza Jane (who married A.J. CHAPEL), Faretta (who married Jim SELLERS), Christopher (who married Martha Ann ?), Mary (who married ? BARNETT), Bryant, Jr. (who married Rutha Ella BROTHERS), Amie (who married William JONES), Narcissa (who married James CROOK), David (died at age 14 and is buried in Passmore Cemetery), and Perlar (who married T.J. LITTLE).

WILLIAMS, WOMBLE
Elizabeth Deihl Mon, 17 Nov 1997
I am seeking information on the family of W. A.
WILLIAMS and his wife Alice WOMBLE. They were living in Duncan in the 1920 census. He was listed as a druggist. They had a daughter M.A. (born 1872 in TX) and a son E. (born 1875 in TX). I am very interested in the WOMBLE line but any help will be greatly appreciated.

GRAHAM
Carol Stewart Fri, 22 Aug 1997
I have scanty information that I would share regarding the family descended from Tillman and Jane
GRAHAM. This family includes several long time Stephens County GRAHAM families. i.e. J C "Buck" GRAHAM's children and grandchildren.

WILLIAMS
Jo Huckaby Tue Aug 12 15:44:45 1997
I am searching for John A.
WILLIAMS that lived in Keltmer, Oklahoma in 1892 and moved to Duncan, Oklahoma in 1893. This is all the info I have on him.

VAUGHN, SHIPLEY
G. C. Vaughan Fri Jul 4 02:26:52 1997
Searching for descendants of Ernest
VAUGHAN, who is believed to lived in the OK. City area in the 30s. Ernest was born in 1869 in IN. Etta Vaughan DEBERGER, also lived in OK in the 30s. Etta was born in 1870 in KY. Mary JennyVAUGHAN SHIPLEY married Abraham Coleman SHIPLEY of MO. and lived in Garvin and Stephens Counties. Cora "Carrie" VAUGHAN COBB married Andrew COBB of MO. it is possible that she died in the Sand Springs, Tulsa County, OK. These are the children of Alexander DUNCAN & Susana Peck VAUGHAN. Thanking you in advance and best wishes for blue skies and sunny days always.

PERCIVAL, BOURLAND
Lynda Becker Mon Aug 4 10:38:54 1997
I am a direct descendent of Zachary Taylor
PERCIVAL and Kate BOURLAND. They are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery near Marlow. Am interested in hearing from anyone with any information on the family. I know that Taylor (as he was called) had a brother William Edwin who also died in the Marlow or Lawton area. Am also interested in information on him. Kate was the daughter of Caroline WILLIS and William H. BOURLAND. Caroline was the daughter of James Hamilton WILLIS and Amanda LOVE. James was the son of James Willis and grand son of Britton WILLIS. Amanda was the daughter of Henry LOVE and Sarah Ann (Sally) MOORE. Henry LOVE was the son of Thomas LOVE and Sally COLBERT. Sally COLBERT was the daughter of James Logan COLBERT and his first wife.
.

JACKSON, DENNIS
Ann Rawlings Mon Jun 23 16:05:48 1997
Seeking information from Marlow, Stephens Co., OK, on my paternal great- grandmother. Laura A.
JACKSON DENNIS - b. June 1862, d. December 1894 or January 1895 after giving birth. I think parents were Isaac & Emiline L. JACKSON. Semyon L. & Laura had 5 children-Earnest Lafayette-b. October 03, 1886, Homer Newton-b. August 14, 1890 d. Oct. 08, 1918, Walter Robert-b. March 26, 1892, Elva Viola-b.July 11, 1893, and Addie Lee-b. Dec 10, 1894 in Stephens Co. Any information would be appreciated.

BRATZLER
Robert Bratzler Fri Jun 6 20:35:01 1997
I am tracing the Bratzler family line. I believe a Herman
BRATZLER emigrated from Baden, Germany in the early 1900's to a place east of Lawton. There is no record in the 1920 census. There is a listing with the name BRATZLER in the phone book. Any information on this family would be gratefully appreciated.

CLARK
Martin E. Hollick Fri Jun 13 17:15:33 1997
Seeking death dates/places for Charles Chester
CLARK (a/k/a) C.C. CLARK b.c. 1853, died aft 1920. In Stephens Co. U.S. census in 1910 and 1920; also for his wife Alice MORROW b.c. 1857, died after 1930. They had four children: Chester C., Glenn C., Grace and William Lynn. Also seeking the parentage of both Charles and Alice.

HEATH
Lynn Heath Wed Jun 11 21:34:37 1997
Looking for any information on Samuel Foster
HEATH. Middle name may be "Francis" He is my Great Grandfather. Born 1861, San Antonio, TX Died 1898 possibly in Stephens Co., OK.

SNELLGROVE
Danny Snellgrove Tue Jun 17 17:10:06 1997
My greatgrandfather is Norman
SNELLGROVE,he married Ida Elizabeth BROOKS IN 1889.Their children were Arther,Dora,Ethel,Myrtle. Norman died in 1907 buried in a cow field north west of Hasting,Ok.Norman father is Samuel SNELLGROVE born in Red River county,Tx in 1824. DORA married a John Briggs,Ethel married a Skaggs,Myrtle married Joe HAMMONS.Arthur married Mattie Pearl BOWEN. Thanks

KENNEDY
Bud Kennedy Thu May 22 05:43:30 1997
Seeking information from Bray, OK on
SAMUEL BEARDEN KENNEDY and wife CARRA LEOMA CLINE KENNEDY, or any KENNEDY family ... owned and ran the Bray general store/post office in the 1920s and '30s, also lived at Ryan OK and Terral OK

CLARK, BURTON
Bill Clark Wed May 7 19:23:05 1997
Hoping to find descendants of James T.
CLARK, died 1926, in Anadarko,Caddo County. Married Margaret P. BURTON, died 1915 in Duncan, Stevens County. Had eleven children, all born in Texas. At the time of his death, he may have been living with his son in law, Charles H. BOYLES of Anadarko.

GARVIN
Dan Garvin Fri May 2 20:05:39 1997
Looking for information on a William Thomas
GARVIN who I believe moved to the Marlow area from the Carolinas in the 1800s. He had a son, William GARVIN, who married Mary Ellen BARTON. They has one son, W.T GARVIN, born in 1922.

WILDHORSE CREEK TRADING POST
Wendy Jacobs Thu May 1 09:14:42 1997
Does anyone know if there was a trading post somewhere along the Wildhorse Creek called
WILDHORSE or WHITEHORSE?

HARRISON, BREAZALE
Norma Karter Wed Apr 23 17:39:04 1997
Looking for information on Lewis Hickman
HARRISON b. 1864 d. 1937 married Edga Lee BREAZALE Oct 15, 1890 in Duncan Indian Territory. The lived in and around Duncan all their lives. They had the following children: Emmitt, Doyle, Cassie (married ? KERN), Nellie (married ? ENGLISH), Cervera and Verna LEE.

SIMONS
Lee Simons Sun Apr 20 20:33:43 1997
Ggf William (Bill)
SIMONS obit mentioned bro. J.E.SIMON(s) in Chickasha, Grady, OK 1941. Family said Jim went off to claim Indian land. I cannot prove Indian link as yet. 1910 Census Duncan, Stephens, OK J.E. age 37, wife Anne age 35, nephew John Simon SNIDER age 10. Profession: retail merchant/furniture store. 1920 Census Duncan, Stephens, OK nephew is now listed as son and J.E. is also an undertaker in addition to his furniture store. I don't know when they died or are buried. If any descendants exist I would like to make contact.

SPEEGLE
Janet Speegle Dunlop Thu Apr 17 09:38:48 1997
SPEEGLE family that came to OK from Tenn. about 1849. Have found that some SPEEGLES were born in Duncan. Possibly decendents of Phillip SPEEGLE and Priscilla REED.

GARTEN, JUMP, ZUMWALT, HOWETH, HARRISON
Lynn Garten Rodgers I am searching for GARTEN, JUMP, ZUMWALT, HOWETH, and HARRISON names in and around Alma .GARTEN there in 1894, perhaps earlier. Thank you.

SINGLETERRY, HALL, PARKER, BASS
John Albert Bauman My wife and I have recently began to study our family roots and are starting to compile information. She was born Katherine Lanie SINGLETERRY in Stillwater, OK. in 1957. Her parents came from the Duncan/Marlow area and were Delray SINGLETERRY and Della Maye HALL. We have information that Katie Vivian BASS and Samuel Arthur HALL married. Thomas Gregg HALL and Mary Parker were S.A. HALL's parents.

DOWNING
Paula Barker Could someone please search the cemetery records of Stephens County . I am looking for the buriel site of Mary Jane DOWNING. and/or her husband J.B. DOWNING.

SHANNON
Jerry Drott Iam looking for the parents of JANE SHANNON born Mar.14,1900 in Comanche, Ok. have no other info. The info I have says born in Comanche but I suppose it is possible it could be Comanche county. Any help greatly appreciated.

CLARK
Terry R. Clark Sat Feb 22 19:13:02 1997
I am looking for information about a Owen
CLARK who was married to a Carrie CLARK who had two children Robert Owen CLARK and Marian CLARK. They Lived in Duncan Oklahoma and moved to Washington State

LANGFORD
Thomas Garrison Sat Mar 1 12:57:19 1997
I am looking for the final resting place of Rufus B. Langford (b. 1846, d. March 1921). He supposedly died at his residence in Stephens County. It was told that his son, Joseph F.
LANG-FORD, took his body to be buried. Joe LANGFORD lived in the town of Blanchard or Washington at the time of his father's death. Maybe there is a newspaper obituary from one of these towns that would lead me to his grave.

SOUTHARD
donnas Sat Mar 1 16:56:45 1997
I am looking for any info on the
SOUTHARD name. Richard, George, Neut, Allen lived there in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Thank you, donnas

JENKINS
Tommy C. Jenkins Thu Jan 16 21:26:38 1997
I am interested in any information available on the James Henry
JENKINS family. His first wife was Susie E. (WOODY) (BROWN) (MAYS) JENKINS and died around 1910. They had one son named Helsey BROWN JENKINS and a daughter Opal May JENKINS. James Henry JENKINS remarried a Bertha May BOATWELLand had two children: Teddie JENKINS and Wilburn JENKINS. James Henry JENKINS lived around Carter and Stephens County until 1920. Sometime after 1920 they moved. I was told that James Henry and Bertha May (BOATWELL) JENKINS died around El Reno in Canadian County during the 40's. Any information of this branch of the family would be greatly appreciated. I would be more than happy to pay for any costs pertaining to xeroxing, postage, etc.

Keeping in Touch with Stephens County

VANLANDINGHAM
From: "
J. Leon Vanlandingham"
Subject: DHS grads of early 40's
I grew up in Duncan, graduated DHS in 40, returned to Duncan after WWII, left in 58. I have family history on all the
VANLANDINGHAMS of Duncan. In fact, I have collected data on all branches of the VANLANDINGHAM family for more than fifty years and will soon publish a family history. I happily exchange family history with anyone who is interested. I would like very much to exchange rememberances of DHS days with anyone from the early 40's who is online with e-mail. If you know of anyone please give them my name, address and e-mail address.
J. Leon Vanlandingham, Norman, OK.
e-mail:
van.one@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Turquoise divider bar


Mail questions, comments and suggestions to Tammy Sharp

 

 

Search this site
 
    powered by Free Find

What's new
 

Turquoise divider bar

 

 

Background design courtesy of Eos Development

   
 

OKGenWeb Link Stephens County Main Page USGenWeb Link

 

This page was updated:  March 29, 2008