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Surname: SWINGLE
Submitted on 13Mar2012 by
Tere` Lawrence
Naaman A. Swingle of Mazie was my gtgdpa.
In the Queries about Mayes County, Naomi Morgan asked about the
robbery of the Southern State Bank 22 Apr 1923. My gtgdpa was
one of the three incorporators who received the charter for the
Southern State Bank in Mazie 23 Feb 1918. I found the robbery
mentioned in the Muskogee County Democrat, Friday, 31 Aug 1923.
The article is on the front page, above the banner. I found it
through Newspaperarchives.com. Does anyone have more information
on the robbery? I don't know how long my gtgdpa was a part of
the bank. He bought a place in California in July 1924.I guess
there were more than one robbery. At rereading the newspaper
headlines, the robbery I mentioned had taken place on Friday 24
Aug 1923 not 22 Apr 1923. I would be interested in information
on the Southern State Bank including any of the robberies.
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Surnames: GUNNER, THORNE
Submitted on 23Feb2012 by
Joan Thorne
We live 3 miles north and ¾ east on E370
Road from Adair OK on the
Thorne Ranch. Our old barn is still
standing that my husband says was built by a family named Gunner
in the 1900s ? I would like to find out anything I can about
this family! He says that he raised mules and hauled freight
with his mules in the area! Anything you can help me with would
be greatly appreciated! We have contemplated tearing it all down
but me being a history buff I hate to destroy all the history
that this great old barn has seen! I use it in my Web Site
Design and pictures several times! My true thoughts were to
restore it and turn it into my horse barn.
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Surname: SMITH
Submitted on 17Jan2012 by
Nancy Woodward
Looking for
information on Mariah unknown who married James "Jim" Smith.
Mariah Smith born 11.14.1897 died
August 1978 in Salina, Mayes Co., OK. Jim & Mariah are Cherokee
(Native Americans). I have her SSD index. They had a child Ben
H. Smith born about 1926 in OK. Any information on this couple I
would appreciate.
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Surnames:
JAMESON, SMALLEY
Submitted on 21Nov2011 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/992/mb.ashx
Joseph J. Jameson was was born 17 Oct 1867 in Kansas,
the son of Zenas Dexter Jameson and Christina Elizabeth
Smalley.
On the 1910 census he is listed as James J. Jameson and
is living in Salina, Mayes County, Oklahoma with wife
Cynthia and children Cecil, Henry, James, and Orval. On
the 1920 census, in Salina, Mayes County, OK, his wife
is listed as a widow with children Cecil, Henry H.,
James J., Orvil M. and Alta.
My questions are where would I locate a death record
index in Mayes County for the period of 1910 to 1920 in
order to find his date of death?
Once I get the death date where would I locate
newspapers for that time period in order to locate a
death notice? What organization is keeper of cemetery
records in Mayes County so perhaps I can find his burial
place thus getting his death date that way?
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Surname:
Smith
Submitted on 17Sep2011 by
John and Sheryl Smith
Looking for any info regarding Andrew
Jackson Smith, Married to Clearcy Fields 23 DEC 1887. Clearcy
was Indian Pioneer, died in Big Cabin area. Andrew Jackson Smith
was her husband, he was a Deputy US Marshal under Jim Wilkerson
during the Judge Parker days. He died in Big Cabin area as
well. Cadus Edgar was their son, He Married Charlotte (Lottie)
Jane Whisler, daughter of John M. And Ida J. Whisler, both from
Ohio, They were farmers from Mayes and /or Craig county. Lottie
talked about Vinita when she was a girl. She was born June 1910.
I am the grandson of Cladus Edgar and Lottie Jane Smith of
Payette, Idaho.
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Surname: LEWIS
Submitted on 3Sep2011 by:
DAVID LEWIS
Looking
for family members, their origin is Strang, Pryor area. A
picture of a relative is in the American Legion in Pryor, I
think the name is Browning Lewis, I have been told he is a great
uncle. My father is Frank Lewis. I dont know the names of
grandparents. Any help would be appreciated
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Surname: LOWERY
Submitted on 18Jul2011 by
Phil Miller
Trying to find an
obituary for my grandfather, John W. Lowery, who died 28 Nov
1935 at Strang, Mayes, OK.
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Surnames:
Chorn, walters
Submitted on 18Jun2011 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/990/mb.ashx
Looking
for three to four sisters (Chorn) who lived at Whitaker in the 1920's.
Sylvia, Nola and Pearl are the names I know.
According to
my information she was born in 1911 and was the youngest of the
girls. Pearl is my
children's grandmother. She passed away in 1965. I found her
at age 19 in 1930 as a boarder in Muskogee census. She later
married and had 3 children, Her sons were William George Walters, David Lee Walters
and Gene Edward Walters.
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Surname: FARRAR
Submitted on 14Jun2011 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/43.45.46.58.116/mb.ashx
My grandfather George B Farrar & sister Eddie Mae Farrar
were put in orphanage at Pryor after both there parents
past, mother 1901 father 1902. Didn't understand why there
sibling did not take them in they had several. Eddie was
adopted out. Grandpa ran away from orphanage. Living on is
own and visiting a grandmother and aunt on his mothers side.
I had not heard of a reunion. that would be nice if the
families could get together
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Surnames: MCBROOM, SMITH
Submitted on 13Jun2011 by
Jeff Smith
I heard that Alta Lou may have recently
passed away. She was a cousin of mine. Maiden name was
McBroom.
Any and all information would be greatly appreciated.
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Surnames: WEAVER,
HAMBLIN
Submitted on 20Apr2011 by
Kimberly Nunez
I am attempting to research my family tree and so far it has
lead me to Bryan, Mayes Co, Oklahoma and I was hoping that you
could give me so advice on where to look online for more
information. I am trying to get more info on my GGG Grandfather,
George Washington Weaver, I know that he was born in Oklahoma in
1855, that he was living in Bryan, Mayes Co in 1910 and he died
in 1915 although I am not sure where. I was able to find his
mother via Ancestry.com. She was Mary Elizabeth Hamblin and she
was born in 1841 in Tennessee and died in 1902 in Oklahoma. I am
grateful for your time and any info you may be able to pass on
to me. I look forward to your reply.
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Surnames: SHARP,
BURTON, RAMSEY
Submitted on 5Apr2011 by: S.
Miller
Sharp & Burton are in my children's line. There was said to be
Indian on the Sharp side. Don't know about the Burton line. Fred
Leonard Burton was their grand father. His Father had two wives,
so Fred had a step-mother. His Mother died when he was young. George
Sharp & Ella was the other grand parents. George was supposed to
be part Indian. Does anyone in Mayes Co. know or are related to
these people? Larry Burton in Pryor is their Uncle. Would love
to find some stories or history of the family or sir names. An
Uncle, Earl Ramsey had a wife that was killed in a tornado years
ago that wiped out the main street of Pryor.
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Surnames: MAYES,
AVILA
Submitted on 25Dec2010 by:
Timothy D. Vargas
Looking for information on my Great great grandfather Joseph
Mayes from Indian Territory (1910 Census), who married Bruna
Avila from Mexico. Any information on my Great great
grandfather and his family would be appreciated, as this is
all that I have at this time.
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Surnames: PRATT, PARSON
Submitted on 19Sep2010 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/978/mb.ashx
Looking for anyone with information Of Tom Pratt, Parson
lived their in the 1930..His mother Rachel Parson also lived
with him.. wanting pictures. Thank you for any help
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Surnames: RILEY
Submitted on 29Jul2010 by
Georgia Leeds
Trying to find the burial plot
for Finis D. Riley- he died Jan. 1969 and should be in
Boatman cemetery. Can someone help me with the plot number and
location?
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Surnames: COLE VANN
Submitted on 26Jul2010 by
Carolyn Harrison
My Great grandparents are Daniel
B. Cole and Wife Nannie or Nancy . Nannie, and her sister
Nettie Lindsey Vann were in the Cherokee Orphan Asylum.
Nannie was taken to Chief Samuel Mayes house to live with
them as Chief Mayes wife was named Martha Vann before her
marriage. She was the girls aunt..
What our family has never found
out is what happened to Nettie Lindsey Vann after Nannie
left? Could there be some kind of record of what became of
her. I know the Orphan burned down in 1903
Does anyone have a group picture
of the kids at the orphanage? My great grandparents were
married in Chief Mayes home.
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Surnames: WEST, SHARP,
BROWN
Submitted on 15May2010 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/975/mb.ashx
Searching for information on Ruth West marriage
to ? Sharp around 1900 to 1910. Ruth was the daughter of John
Duncan West and Nancy/Nannie Brown.
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Surnames: SHARP, BURTON
Submitted on 5May2010 by: S. Miller <LarMi55@aol.com>
Looking for cemeteries in Mayes Co., with Sharps or Burtons in
them?
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Posted on 5Mar2010 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/974/mb.ashx
Another online Family genealogy bookstore is born and they are
pretty good in the way they market their products. Beside the
fact that they have very high quality products, they have a
perfect bound soft cover and a hardback format of the rarest
books available to researchers, their books are cheap compared
to other online bookstore but what make them unique is that they
send you with each book order the searchable pdf format on a CD
of the book that you order and the CD also contains their
catalog. Their Web address is:
www.ancestralbooks.com
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Surnames: BLACK
Submitted by Victoria Cole on 31May2009 at:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/961/mb.ashx
I am looking for information on family on my dad's side. I
don't have a whole lot of information on the Black family except
that they were Cherokee and the name was changed to Black from
something else over the years. My grandfather Howard Lee Black
was born in Mayes County Oklahoma in 1934 and his father was J.W.
Black (sorry, I don't have the actual name) and was Married to
Maude (don't know the maiden name). Just wondering if there is a
way to find out what the name was changed from so I can locate
my great-grandfathers parents on the Dawes Rolls.
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Adair Cemetery look up
I am looking for a look up for the Adair Cemetery.
Dabney C. Hughes, his wife Ada Douglas Hughes, brother Daniel B.
Hughes, and Ada parents John & Lucy Douglas. Thank,
Deb<dshillo1@?>
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Surnames:
BRUMBACK
Submitted by:
Lance L. Piatt on 24Mar2009
In search of the death and/or burial records of Samuel M.
BRUMBACK, who was believed have died in 1917. He was listed in
the 1900 census 24 N 18 E, ED 19. Last seen in the 1910 census
in Rider Twp. His wife Sarah E. BRUMBACK was listed in the 1900
census, but not in the 1910 census.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Surnames:
WILLIAMS, BROWN
Submitted by:
DOLLYPOM@AOL.COM, on 26Feb2009
DELORICE HILL, HI WAS WONDERING IF THEIR WOULD BE ANY
RECORDS OF VIRGIE WILLIAMS B.1905 TO ELIJAH WILLIAMS AND
MAGGIE[MARY MARGRET] BROWN SHE MAY HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL THEIR.
THANKS. HIS NAME MIGHT BE SPELLED ELIGE WILLIAMS AND MATY MARGRET
[MAGGIE]
BROWN
Surnames: LEWIS, BELL,
BOSWELL, LOFFERS, ADAMS
Submitted: 12Feb2009 by
Shirley Payton
My husbands Aunt--Sarah Ella Adams"Bell married 2sd time to Arthur
Lewis, Arthur had a son Jackie that attended schools there in Rose and
Locust Grove. Jackie was born later then 1933 mabe abt 1937, Aunt Ell
had a daughter that was married to Sib Boswell, her name was Alta and
she had 2 daughters Clarene and Sue, Aunt Ell died feb 1958 and Jackie
came back from Calif and helped uncle Arthur sell their little rock
patch,
and he took uncle arthur back to calif with
him I have tried to find records of both father and son and I can`t
find them,
I dont have their dates of birth-no middle
names or where they were born, There should be School records for
Jackie.
WE were away when everything happened as my
husband was serveing in the Army, Do you have excess to the School
records?
and what about property records? they lived
on the north side of the hiway beween Rose and Locust Grove,
Aunt Ell is buried in the graveyard on the
same hiway, Her family has lived in this area many years--Loffers and
Adams
I would be glad to pay someone for looking
up this stuff for me,
Thank You,
Shirley Payton
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Whitaker
State Orphan Home
I was
looking for information on Whitaker State Orphan Home. My grandfather
was put up for adoption along with his brothers and I was wanting any
information for me to trace his roots prior. If you could let me know a
good place to start I would appreciate it.
Joshua Woods 2Feb2009
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Surnames: ESTES
Submitted by Sherman Ray Estes
on 30Jan2009
MY name is Sherman Ray Estes, and my Dads name is John Wesley Estes (He was
from Locust Grove, OK.) and my grandfathers name was Sherman Wesley Estes,
he died in Locust Grove, and hes fathers name was think was John Estes I
dont remember his middle name , but he was a Baptist Preacher
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Submitted by
Clifford
Lenox on 29Jan2009
I have a knife that was owned by Judge O.H. Graves of Mayes County . Do you know
anything about him? Thanks, Cliff
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Does anyone have any pictures of the Union Missions School in Mazie? Belinda
is doing a leaders lesson on the history of Mayes County. Belinda is the
Home FCS Educator for Mayes County Extension Office. If you can help us that
would be great.
Posted on 14Jan2009 by:
JAN CHANEY, MAYES
COUNTY OSU EXTENSION, P.O. BOX 39, PRYOR, OK 74362
918-825-3241 FAX -
918-825-0550 email-jan.chaney@okstate.edu
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Surname:
BROWN
Submitted on 13Jan2009:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.mayes/956/mb.ashx
Seeking information about death, burial, etc. of Katherine Mason Brown
who was residing in Disney OK in 1955, per her brother's Columbus,
Indiana obituary. Another brother died in Sept. 1956, and her residence
was still listed Oklahoma. Believe she was married 2-3 times (Cook,
Ferguson, L.C. Brown). She lived in Albequerque NM in 1930, already
widowed; and at Hot Springs NM in 1938. (That city was renamed Truth or
Consequences in 1950.) She had moved on to OK by 1951. Katherine was
born ca. 1879 in Bartholomew Co., IN, d/o George W. Mason and Sarah H.
Hayes. She outlived her parents and five siblings: Ida Mason Tull,
Daniel D., Benjamin H., William Sherman and Charles McKinley Mason. Any
information appreciated, thanks for your help.
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A year ago while
researching a branch of my family I discovered that my grandfather, Karl
McDonald Jacobs, had a sister Lillian Jacobs, b. September 5, 1906 in Van Wert,
Ohio. What makes the discovery of Lillian interesting to me is that there was
never any mention of her while I was growing up. As I have been able to
discover so far, when she became an adult she assumed the name Jean [Von]
Macklin, a man named after his father, and lived the rest of her adult life as a
man. He moved to Tulsa, OK in ~1940 and worked for the Tulsa World [then known
as the Tribune] newspaper as their librarian until his death in 1960.
While searching
through the 1930 census today I discovered that Lillian, who had been orphaned
at the age of 7, had an aunt Lois Velma [Jacobs] Woodward, who was living in
Mayes Co., OK at the time of that census. I discovered your name when I looked
up Mayes County on Google.com to determine where it was. Since it's apparently
close to Tulsa, I thought that Lillian may have chosen Tulsa as a place to live
as a result of a visit [or correspondance] with her aunt. I believe that
Lillian's story has some interest beyond genealogy so I want to determine some
of the details of Lillian's odyssey. Since I live in California and know very
little about your area of the country, you could help me by commenting on my
theory that Lillian may have bee drawn to Tulsa through some contact with her
aunt. Next if you could recommend someone to search for additional details such
as when and where Lois Woodward [as well as her husband] died, if there are any
children or other relatives, especially in OK, etc. I have already obtained a
copy of Jean Macklin's [sic Lillian Jacobs] death certificate, but I would also
like more details about her work history at the Tulsa newspaper. Please answer
by return E-Mail.
Richard M. Hulme
RDHulme@csupomona.edu on 4/6/03
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My Father (Albert Brown) was in the Whitaker State Home from
approximately 1915 until 1923. Do you know if the residents of the State Home
are listed in the 1920 index or Census? I've tried using the Ancestry 1920 index
but no luck even searching under just the last name. Do you know if they were
possibly listed separately but not on the index. Any input would be greatly
appreciated.
Jerry Brown
JGBRPh@aol.com on 4/9/03
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My husband is the author of three books on Oklahoma history and we are doing
research on his fourth. Some of it took place in Mayes County, Oklahoma. We are
looking for any information, pictures, stories, etc., on the following:
April 25, 1921, bank robbery of First State Bank of Locust Grove
February 9, 1922, bank robbery of Adir State Bank
April 22, 1923, bank robbery of Southern State Bank of Maize
Do you have any information or know of someone that we could contact regarding
this. We will give credit in the book for any help that is received.
Repectfully,
Naomi Morgan
Books By R. D. Morgan
"The Bad Boys of the Cookson Hills"
"Desperadoes:The Rise and Fall of the Poe-Hart Gang"
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Have places
several queries on this site before concerning a burial site for James Wyman
Thompson.
He died Feb., 1930 and is supposedly buried in the Spavinaw cemetery. The
family left for Texas after he
died and never placed a marker there for him. Am hoping that someone might be
new to this site and have some information on Spavinaw Cemetery. He was the
nephew to T. Wyman Thompson, under-sheriff.
Faye Heffington
Littlefield, Texas<Trixieboots@aol.com>
My name is
Danielle Wurl. I lived in Locust Grove about 23 years ago, with my aunts. I do
not know there last names there maiden names were both Dutton. There first names
were bonnie (lenora) what I called her. and Lizabelle (belle) what I called her.
Iam doing my family tree and Iam sure they both died there. My aunt Lenora
raised dachshunds. If you have any info on them please Email my thank you
Danielle Wurl
danielle wurl
[wurl_5@msn.com]
Looking for any
information on Andrew(Andy) J. Thompson, b. 1876 MO whose parents Alexander and
Martha Thompson migrated to OK in the early 1880's. He possibly married a woman
named Flora. He was a brother to James Wyman Thompson and nephew to T. Wyman
Thompson. In his later years possibly after Flora's death, an Edith was his
wife.
Faye Heffington
Littlefield, Texas
Looking for possible
military records for Andrew J. Thompson...nephew to T. Wyman Thompson. Was
wondering if anyone had any WWI records showing those who served from Mayes
County?
am looking for someone
who lives around Rose, Mayes Co., OK. Who might have information about Bluford
and Maggie Cantrell. The were buried in the Rose Cemetery. I think the church
there might have some information about them. I donot know the name of it or
the address. I would like to get a copy of Bluford's death sert if possible
Timmy timberly
bloomer [jtb@psbnewton.com]
Just checking back to
see if anyone might have discovered more on Andrew Thompson who md. Flora
Wingfield in 1895. He was a brother to James Wyman Thompson and nephew to T.
Wyman Thompson, under-sheriff.
Mayes Co
