Stager - Caver Memories

Article written and submitted by: Ralph J. Steger

Daniel Bose Steger is my Dad and his Mom, Annie Marie Hathorn, nee Caver, has a grave between them. The grave is "Snap" Cumby, Josey Cumby, nee Caver's son. Grandma married L S Hathorn after Richard Steger died. Grandma stood over six feet and had a copper color hue. She attended Langston University and she was a pistol in her early years. Her Grandson, Ralph went on many fishing trip with her. Being at a young age, I didn't always enjoy being at the fishing hole so my Great-grandpa Bose Caver would keep me until she returned. He had a great deal of money during his early years, he bought a new model T in the 1920's, so he had some stories to tell me. But my favorites were about his African and Native American heritages. He stood over 6 feet and a few inches tall and he stood straight all the years I knew him. He had stock in the Negro Stock Market of Tulsa fame. He donated land for Union Hill Cem. Back to the child sitting: I usually played sick so that grandma would leave me with Great-grandpa, but one time Bose had something to do and she dropped me over at my mother's Grandma, Katie Taylor. I was scared of her because she talked gruff to everybody and I didn't want to go back there. Nobody else would sit with me, because I was born with a vail over my face, so I'm told and I could see ghosts during my early years. I can still remember some of the episodes. I don't know if my Brother Charles had a formal Headstone, but there was a marker there. During the 1930's I don't know what the procedures were about newborn/stillborn burials.

Thirteen Census Of The United States 1910 Population
Oklahoma   Logan  Springvale TWP
Steger, Marshall   head   B  49  KY  KY AL  English
        Fannie     wife   B  39  MS  MS AL  English
        Fredinand     s   B  20  KS  
        Mattie        d   B  18  OT
        Richard       s   B  16  OT
        Marshall T.   s   B  14  OT
        Myrtle        d   B  12  OT
        Luther        s   B  10  OT
        Agustus       s   B  8   OT
        Ethel         d   B  6   OT
        Ralph         s   B  2   OK
Marshall and Fannie could read and write
Cordy James was born about 1910 or later OK

Oklahoma  1900
Logan   South Cimarron

Caver, Bose     head  B  Male Aug 1859  40 Married 10 yrs AL  AL  AL farmer
       Mattia   wife  B  Fem  Sep 1869  30 Married 10 yrs TX  NC  AR
       Harvey      s  B  Male Feb 1884  16                TX
       Alexander   s  B  Male Nov 1892   8                TX
       Annie Marie d  B  Fem  Apr 1894   6                OT
       Josephine   d  B  Fem  Dec 1896   4                OT
Bose and Mattia both attended school and could read and write English