The Masonic Home was an orphanage located on Mississippi Ave. in Atoka, Atoka
Co. Oklahoma. The Masonic Home later moved to a rural area in Atoka Co. and was
know as the Murrow Indian Orphanage in 1908.
In the census for the Masonic Home in 1900 the following information relates to
all of the children listed:
Relationship to head of house-All children are listed as Inmate
Marital status-All Children are single
Place of birth-All children are listed as being born in the United States
Place of birth of Father-All listed as being born in the United States
Place of birth of Mother-All listed as being born in the United States
THIRTEEN CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES 1900
Oklahoma, Atoka Co., Atoka Township
Dwelling number-365
Family number-380
Page number-unreadable
The following information is listed as:
1. Name
2. Sex
3. Color or Race (In.-- seems to indicate Indian)
4. Age
Tille, Emma (head of house) F, W, 44, Widowed, had 3 children with only 1 living
Tille, Russell (son) M, In, 17, Single
Douglas, Annie, Occupation Cook, F, W, 50, Widowed, Born in Okla, both parents
born in Okla.
Wilson, Nora, Occupation Seamstress, F, W, 23, Widowed, Born Okla, both parents
born Okla.
Emma Tille, Annie Douglas, and Nora Wilson are the only adults living in the
Masonic Home.
Children living in the home:
McMillan, Joseph, m, w, 8
McMillan, Jessie, m, w, 14
McMillan, Jackson, m, w, 16
Phyman, Mosie or Mosis, m, w, 16
Sw??k, Josse, m, w, 11
Stewart, Charley, m, w, 8
Stewart, Walace, m, w, 14
Tipton, John, m, w, 12
Williams, James, m, w, 12
Williams, Hubert, m, w, 7
Williams, Herbert, m, w, 7
White, Willie, m, w, 6
White, Bud, m, w, 11
Clay, Wesley, m, w, 8
Crume, James, m, w, 14
Crume, Edward, m, w, 9
Douglass, Frank, m, w, 14
Douglass, Claude, m, w, 8
Dickson, Jesse, m, w, 14
Haddocks, Jesse, m, w, 14
Haddocks, George, m, w, 13
Haddocks, John, m, w, 10
Haddocks, Cody, m, w, 8
Jackson, Ted, m, w, 10
Moor, James, m, w, 8
McHenry, Mark, m, w, 9
McMillan, Carl, m, w, 5
Dickson, U??????, f, w, 7
Dickson, ??na, f, w, 12
Haney, Mable, f, in, 4
Haney, Malissa, f, in, 12
Haney, Mable, f, in, 7
Jackson, Hildred f, w, 13
Moore, Mystle, f, w, 14
Moore, Olive, f, w, 12
McHeney, LaRue, f, w, 12
McMillan, Rose, f, w, 10
Polis, Fannie, f, w, 12
Polis, Mable, f, w, 15
Pigman, Ellen, f, w, 18
Pigman, Lillie, f, w, 15
Swink, ??lila, f, w, 13
Slayton, Ida, f, w, 14
Tipton, Opie, f, w, 8
Williams, Dona, f,w, 16
Williams, Flora, f, w, 10
Whilis, Rosa, f, w, 17
Whilis, May or Mary, f, w, 13
Whilis, Marie, f, w, 8
?re????, Alline, f, w, 15
Ozans, Karry ?., m, w, 8
Ozans, Ralph S., m, w, 8
Ozans, George R., m, w, 4
Balis, Bissie, f, w, 9
Balios, Alice E. f, w, 7
Swank, Joseph, m, w, 11