Oklahoma

Biography of John Kossuth Beatty

John Kossuth Beatty. Before the Indians had been completely removed from Southeastern Kansas across the line into what is now Oklahoma, the Beatty family established its residence in Montgomery County. It is an old and honored name in this section of the state. It is probable that John K. Beatty, a prominent real estate man of Coffeyville, is the oldest native of Montgomery County still living who has spent his entire active career within the limits of that civil division. To speak of him as being the oldest native son is by no means to credit him with age, since … Read more

Biography of Grant Waggoner

Grant Waggoner is a specialist in mining law with office and practice at Baxter Springs, Kansas. He has claimed his home at Baxter Springs since 1909, but did not open his law office in that city until 1912. While most of his practice is connected with some phase or other of the mining industry, he also handles a general civil and criminal practice. In 1914 Mr. Waggouer was elected from his district as representative in the State Legislature. He proved an able champion of all progressive legislation enacted during his term, and was particularly at the front in all matters … Read more

Biography of Daniel Lester Mowrey

Daniel Lester Mowrey of Wayside is a man of extensive experience in the oil districts of the Southwest, and is manager of oil production in this part of Kansas. His ancestors came originally from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania. The family as a whole has furnished its male members chiefly to the mechanical trades and professions, and the family record is a very worthy one. Mr. Mowrey was born at Emerickville, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1885, and having only recently passed his thirtieth birthday has the promise of many years of usefulness before him. His father, W. H. Mowrey, was born … Read more

Biography of William C. Kandt

William C. Kandt, a native of Kansas, and member of a pioneer family in the state, has been a banker all his active career, and while he maintains offices and has his home at Independence he is active cashier of the Wayside State Bank and president of the Citizens State Bank of Elk City. His birth occurred in Dickinson County, Kansas, August 24, 1877. His grandparents, John and Mary Kandt were German people who came to this country in the early ’50s and in 1857 pioneered into Dickinson County, Kansas, where they were among the first to break the virgin … Read more

Biography of Thomas Milburn Hobson, Jr.

Thomas Milburn Hobson, Jr. has made his mark and impress on the world of affairs as an advertiser, and has built up an organization for poster advertising and general advertising, extending through a chain of towns from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Kansas City, Missouri. He has also been extensively interested in the theatrical business, though he has recently disposed of all his holdings in that field. He was born at Paola, Kansas, September 23, 1883, and has spent most of his life in the Sunflower State. His ancestors came from Ireland and were early settlers in Ohio and Indiana. His grandfather, … Read more

Biography of William M. Jamieson

William M. Jamieson. Few of the business men of Wichita have had more varied careers than has William M. Jamieson, who, since 1910, has been engaged in the handling of large realty transactions in this city. A Scot by birth, he came to America as a lad, and during the next forty years his activities carried him to many out-of-the-way places of this continent, where he was connected with the construction of some of the largest engineering projects of the time. The broad experience and knowledge of men which he gained during this period of his life have been of … Read more

Biography of William M. Rounds

William M. Rounds. Among the men who have won places of responsibility in the gas and oil business in Kansas, one of the best known is William M. Rounds, district superintendent for this part of Kansas and local manager at Caney of the Prairie Pipe Line Company. From the time of his graduation from high school, twenty-three years ago, Mr. Rounds has been identified with his present line of business, and few men are better informed in its various branches. He has been a resident of Caney since 1915 and has already established himself in the confidence of the people … Read more

Biography of Joshua A. Stone

Joshua A. Stone. One of the old time citizens of Montgomery County was the late Joshua A. Stone, who identified himself with Independence and that locality soon after the country was open to settlement, and who impressed his ability and energy upon many local business activities. He was especially prominent in the coal mining industry. Mr. Stone died at his home in Independence April 30, 1914. Mrs. Stone, who is executrix of his estate, has proved herself a very competent business manager, and is one of the highly esteemed women of Montgomery County. Born in Centerville, Michigan, in March, 1846, … Read more

Barton, Howard A. – Obituary

Howard A. Barton, 82, of Baker City and a former longtime Halfway resident, died Oct. 28, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Leonard Hill of Halfway will officiate. Private vault interment will be at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Visitations will be for family only. Mr. Barton was born on Oct. 23, 1919, at Copperfield. He was the son of Fay W. and Grace Stewart Barton. He attended schools in Baker County and graduated from Pine Valley High School at Halfway. He attended … Read more

Chaves, Frances R. – Obituary

Frances R. Chaves, 91, Oklahoma City, Okla., former resident of Baker City, Ore., died Feb. 24, 2007 in Oklahoma City. Rosary will be held Friday, March 9, 2007, 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel. A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Viewing will be at Gray’s West & Company, Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9 from 2 p.m. 7 p.m. Vault Interment will be at Mount Hope. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Catholic Charities or a charity … Read more

Chaves, Frances Roena Sturgill Mrs. – Obituary

Frances Roena Sturgill Chaves, 91, died Feb. 24, 2007, at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City of complications brought on by pneumonia. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. There will be reception afterward at the Best Western Sunridge Inn, 1 Sunridge Lane. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Born on Jan. 15, 1916, at Baker City, she was the third child of Cecil R. and Jessie Osborn Sturgill. She … Read more

Callow, William G. Sr. – Obituary

William G. Callow Sr., 80, of Baker City, died Feb. 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. William was born on Aug. 12, 1927, at Okmulgee, Okla., to Don Charles and Sadie Kesler Callow. On Valentine’s Day in 1953, William married Barbara Twohig … Read more

Obituary of Jack O. Thompson

Jack O. Thompson, 81, of Baker City died Aug. 10, 2008, at home with his faithful dog Dutch at his feet. At his request, there will be no funeral service. Interment will take place at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Thompson, the youngest son of Bress Thompson and Annie Bowyer Thompson, was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Wallowa. He graduated from McLoughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1944. He served proudly in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps during the late 1940s and 1950s. He was stationed in California and in Asia. He also served in … Read more

Lee, Oscar Grant – Obituary

Funeral services for Oscar G. Lee, pioneer realtor and hotel man of Oklahoma City who died in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday afternoon [June 13, 1934], will be held here at 10:30 a.m., Friday, it was announced Wednesday night. Death, caused by hardening of the arteries, came to Lee following almost a year’s confinement in St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. He had been a resident of that city since leaving Oklahoma City in 1913. While Lee was supposed to have staked out a claim in Oklahoma City following the run of 1889, friends of his here recalled that he originally … Read more

Oklahoma WW2 NMCG Prisoners of War

ARNEY, Travis Bee, Pfc., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Martha Arney, Platter. ATCHISON, Ernest D., Cpl., USMC. Father, Mr. James E. Atchison, Gen. Del., Snyder. BENNETT, Nyal Hogan, Cpl., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Maggie M. Bennett, c/o Tom Smith, Rt. 2, Tahlequah. BRITTINGHAM, Richard Cloyd, Chief Yeoman, USN. Mother, Mrs. Ruby Camblin, State Hospital, Norman. BUCKLEY, Willis Oregon, Staff Sgt., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Marianna Buckley, Box 677, Beggs. BURDEN, Joe D., Pfc., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Clemmie A. Burden, Rt. 1, Blair. CARL, Jeff Charles, Gunner’s Mate 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Carl, Rt. 1, Paden. CHAPIN, Ora Eugene, Pfc., USMC. … Read more

Ponca Indian Cemetery, Ponca Indian Reservation, Kay County, OK

Located on the North side of the settlement of White Eagle, Ponca Indian Reservation, Kay County, Oklahoma Allen, Delkhina dau. Mr. & Mrs. John Allen, Apr. 24, 1911, Nov. 19, 1911 Allen, Lewis Rhodd, Oklahoma An VU Navy, Korea, Dec. 30, 1932, June 17, 1956 Arrow, Carrie R. A., May 12, 1910, age 37 yrs Arrow, R. B. died Jan. 20, 1960, age 35 Arrow, Ramona R. A., 1887 – 1936 Back, Hairy, 1869 – 1934 Barnaby, Maggie, 1880 – 1945 Barnaby, Margaret, 1889 – 1942 Barnby, Herman, Feb. 4, 1920, Dec. 16, 1956 Bearsear, Sarah Frances, d. July 1915, … Read more

Choctaw Citizenship Litigation, Names A -Z

List of Mississippi Choctaw Indians in whose behalf scrip was issued under the provisions of the act of Congress of August 23, 1842 (5 Stat. L., 513), in lieu of land to which they were entitled under article 14 of the treaty of September 27, 1830 (Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek) (7 Stat. L., 333-335). A Names A-be-ha-ya A-bon-wa-te-mah A-cha-i-a-tubbe A-cha-la A-che-ho-ka A-hath-la A-he-ah-tubbee A-hu-ta A-low-a-ho-nah A-mah A-num-brilla A-o-nah-ha-mah A-po-la-tubbee A-to-ni-cubbee A-ya-to-na Ab-a-wa-la Ab-be-bo-ka Ab-be-coo-chah Ab-be-ish-ti-yah Ab-cha-kab-hoo-nah Ab-cha-pa-ho-nah Ab-che-ah-so-nah Ab-che-tubbe Ab-chuk-ma-tubbe Ab-chunk-ma-ho-ka Ab-he-ho-nah Ab-ho-tu-nah Ab-it-ti-yah Ab-man-to-lah Ab-moon-pis-ah-cha (or He-tuck-loo-ab) Ab-no-la-che-mah Ab-no-la-tubbe Ab-noo-tom-be Ab-pa-la-ho-nah Ab-pa-sa-tam-he Ab-pa-sam-la (or Pa-samlee) Ab-pa-san-tubbe Ab-take-ah-ho-nah Ab-to-be-tubbe … Read more

Biography of Elbert Jacob Snider

(See Grant and Duncan)-Elbert Jacob, son of Andrew Johnson (born May 1, 1867 in Davis County, Mo.) and Cynthia (Muskrat) Snider, born May 4, 1867; in Delaware District and married November 28, 1886 and died July 2, 1902, was born September 29, 1888 at Grove, Delaware District. He was educated at Grove and Male Seminary. He married September 26, 1912, Martha Elizabeth, daughter of John Martin Daniel (born October 2, 1843 married August 31, 1876 and died October 10, 1913) and Alice R. (Smith) Daniels (born June 10, 1854 at Fayetteville, Arkansas and died November 10, 1905 ), born April … Read more