Sand Springs Oklahoma

Slave Narrative of John White

Person Interviewed: John White Location: Sand Springs, Oklahoma Date of Birth: April 10, 1816 Age: 121 Occupation: Yard Worker Of all my Mammy’s children I am the first born and the longest living. The others all gone to join Mammy. She was named Mary White, the same name as her Mistress, the wife of my first master, James White. About my paopy. I never hear his name and I never see him, not even when I was the least child around the old Master’s place ‘way back there in Georgia more’n one-hundred twenty years ago! Mammy try to make it … Read more

Ormsby, Henry Augustus – Obituary

Henry Augustus Ormsby, 90, an uncle of Frank Ormsby of Darlington, died April 21 at the home of a son, Louis Ormsby, in Sand Springs, Okla. it was learned here Saturday. Born Sept. 10, 1863 in Iowa, Mr. Ormsby was the last of a family of six children. Surviving, besides the son at whose home he died, are two other sons, and several grandsons. Among those proceeding him in death was a brother, W. O. Ormsby, of the White Church neighborhood, northeast of Darlington, who died Aug. 16, 1946. Funeral service and burial were to be held at Sand Springs … Read more

Ormsby, Lewis C. – Obituary

Mr. Lewis C. Ormsby, 835, Katy St., a longtime resident of Sand Springs, died Tuesday, December 9 [1975]. He was 84 years old. Born April 18, 1891 in Sedan, Kansas, Mr. Ormsby was a retired Commander Mills employee and the founder of Water District No. 14 in 1946. He is survived by his wife Olive of the home, and one son, Gary L. Ormsby of California. Other surviving children are two daughters, Verna Ann Keef and Mrs. Clysta Jean Korich, both of California. Two brothers survived Mr. Ormsby, LeRoy Ormsby of Texas, and Alonzo Ormsby of Utah. Also surviving are … Read more