Histories of Okfuskee County

Families & Individuals

The C. W. Board Family
The Abe Coplin Family
The W. A. Foster Family
Woody Guthrie Obituary and Articles by various sources
James Henry Henderson Family by Carolyn Smith
The William A. Jones Family by Alta (Jo) Thrower
The Marzett Family Submitted by Stella Sykes
Jane Mayo  by Joseph H. Carter
Frank D. Price Family-Contributed by Illawynne Goodall -courtesy of Oklahoma-State and People Vol. III
N. Jasper Price-Contributed by Illawynne Goodall -courtesy of Oklahoma-State and People Vol. III
Brook, Kezer, & Williams Families by Donna Barnes
Indian Chased Sisters  by Elna Smith
The Thompson Family
The Legend of A. G. "Guy" Wheeler written by Otto Goins
The Winchester Family  by Richard L. Reed
Dave Yargee Family

Marriages

Courtship Begins at Cowbell Cafe (Warren-Rutland)  by Okemah News Leader
McMahan-Wheeler Wedding  by Okemah News Leader
Chism-Williams, 1909  by Okemah Ledger
Cochran-Musgrove, 1909  by Okemah Ledger
Miscellaneous Marriage Announcements  by Okemah Ledger
Marriage Index

Other Stories

Buried Treasure by ? Maxwell
Bits and Pieces from Mrs. Dill's Scrapbook
Early Pioneer Remembers by George D. Harvison

Historical Sites of Okfuskee County

Boley Historic District
Okemah Armory
Okfuskee County Courthouse
Weleetka Town Hall & Jail


Alabama Baptist Church - built in the 1870s by an old Alabama tribe. An old Alabama Tribal Town of the Creek Nation was about 2 1/2 miles southwest of this church. Location: 1 mile north and 1/2 mile west of Weleetka, near Alabama Creek. 

Deep Fork Court House - Part of the Creek Nation Deep Fork District. Location: 3 miles east of Morse, and about 1/4 mile north and 1/4 mile east on the county road, on the east side of Philadelphia Creek; sec. 2, T12N, R10E. 

Greenleaf Town - Town and Greenleaf's store in the Creek Nation in the 1850's. Location:  about 4 miles southwest of Okemah. 

Old Dog Ford - near Dill's Ranch on the North Canadian River, at or near the rapids in the stream. Thomas James' expedition to the west occurred in 1823. They buried all the trading hardware which has never been recovered. Location:  on the North Canadian River, about 2 1/2 miles southeast of Boley. 

Thlopthlocco Town - Part of the Creek Nation in the 1830's and the headquarters of Col. D. H. Cooper, of the Confederate forces in 1861, before the battle against the Opothleyahola (Loyal Creek or Union side) in December 1861. Location: about 2 1/2 miles northwest of Weleetka, on the east side of Alabama Creek. 

Oklahutchee - Creek name for the Canadian River.