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Henry M Langston was born in Arkansas December 5, 1860 and died August 4, 1924. Martha Bridges Langston was born in Mississippi January 4, 1862 and died March 14, 1845. They were married November 22, 1886. To this couple were born four children, two of which are still living: Robert and Lila Bruce. Pg 126

John S Scott was born in Ohio in 1837 and died December 27, 1896. He married Margaret Coodey, daughter of Daniel Ross Coodey. To this marriage was born Belle, Walter, Nan and John S Jr. Mr. Scott was one of the early merchants. He was postmaster of the Ft Gibson post office from September 24, 1891 until June 9, 1896. Pg 124 <complete>

John C Berd was one of the early druggists of Ft Gibson and Indian Territory. He first worked for W S Nash in Old Town. ... Mrs. Beard was the former Nancy Evelyn Linden. Children ... Beatrice, Kerr and Harold ... Mrs. Berd died in 1921 followed by her husband in 1925.

[Article on Beatrice Berg Kerr and Fred Kerr pg 128 & 129]

Calhoun Jackson White ... married Helen Duncan Hughes the daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Hughes of Tahlequah and formerly of Ft. Gibson .... daughter Buena Vista. Pg 129

[Article and photos of Buena Vista White pg 130]

John (Jack) Gott, the son of John and Margaret Gott and his wife, the former Susan Elizabeth Riley, the daughter of John and Nancy Riley, came to the Ft Gibson area in the early days. They had the following children: John (Killey) A F, James Vann, William Henry, Margaret, Sophia Adeline, Laura and Nancy Josephine [descendants of all of these people follows on pg 130 & 131 with a photo of the family on pg 131]

The first Republican Convention of Indian Territory was held at Ft. Gibson April 23, 1896. The following officers were elected: S H Benge of Ft. Gibson, permanent chairman; F L Boudinot of Tahlequah, treasurer; and Judge H Jennings, secretary. Other persons of note from this area were: J C Rodgers, J H Bartles, Charles Frye, I C Dannenbery and Pliny Soper. Pg 131 <complete>

Sam Houston Benge, ... married Eliza Lowry, whose father was John Lowry, a brother to George Lowry, second chief of the Cherokee Nation ...[the following marriage information doesn't make a lot of sense with the above mention of his marriage] ... Mr. Benge married Lucy Blair, a Cherokee, in 1851, and the following children were born to this union: George, Martin and Ross. His first wife died in 1866, and he married Miss Nancy Brewster of the Cherokee Nation. To this union was born Maggie, who married Jesse McClain; Samuel H who married Josephine Walker; Theodore, who married Cora Pain; and Jenny who married Henry Peeves ... [S H Benge] died Oct 23, 1902 and is buried in the Officers' Circle of the Ft Gibson National Cemetery. Nancy Brewster Benge died in 1918 and is buried in the same grave as her husband. Pg 132 [photo of Sam Houston Benge and his grave marker]

Mr. Louis G Sleeper, the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Gardner Sleeper of Waco, Texas, came to Ft Gibson in 1897 at the age of 20. His older brother, Gid Sleeper, had come to Wagoner earlier. He married Crickett French, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom French. .... had three children: Mrs B J Laswell of Ft Gibson; Mrs Maurine Smith .... and Howard Sleeper of Sante Fe.... pg 133 [photos of Gardner Sleeper, Mrs. Louis G Sleeper, Louis Sleeper and the Louis Sleeper Home on pg 133]

Henry Sisson was District Judge of the Illinois District of the Cherokee Nation in 1897 and again in 1903. He married Victoria Haas, daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Haas. There were born to this union the following children: Henry Jr, Jessie, Sue, Mary and Pauline. Pg 134 [photo of family on pg 134] [This is my family line. If you have any additional information please let me know. Thanks Linda]

Frank J Boudinot ... father William P Boudinot ... grandfather was Elias Boudinot ... he married Anna S Meigs of Ft Gibson, a daughter of Henry Clay Meigs, and a grandaughter of Chief John Ross ... great grandaughter of General Return Jonathan Meigs ... pg 136

J S Holden came to Ft Gibson in 1897 ... born near Waterford Ireland in 1843 ... Editor of Ft. Gibson Post ... pg 136

September 30, 1897 issue of the Ft Gibson Post lists J S Holden and Will Canup as publishers. .... Advertisers included: John F Wilson, liverman; Palace Barber shop W.M. Lynch prop; James Coleman Lumber; R M Walker, drugs; W S Nash; Trent Hotel, Mrs. M K Trent, prop; A R Matheson, sign painter; Butler Mercantile; The McBride House and C E Eiffert, new grocery. Mention was made of Mayor R M Walker. It was noted that Jake McCoy had returned to Ft Gibson after an absence of 43 years. Cherokee teachers were listed as follows: Vian, W B Wyly; Texanna, Daisy Harris; Braggs, Robert Nix; Ft Gibson, Gertrude Rogers; Ft Gibson Colored W H Fields; Sandtown, S H Boston; and Sallisaw, Lizzie Perry. Pg 137 <complete>

[Long article about International School for the Blind started by Miss Laura Rowland in June 1897 pg 137 & 138 - photo of school pg 137 photo of Laura Rowland Lowery pg 138]

Henry Eiffert, son of John Henry and Margaret Anna Morgan Eiffert, was born Mar 19, 1849 at Webbers Falls. He was the great grandson of John Sevier, the first Governor of Georgia. He married Susan Thompson and moved to Ft Gibson in the 1890s. To this couple were born Cecil and Sallie. .... pg 139 [photo of Henry Eiffert's grave stone]

A headline February 10, 1898 was Passing of a Graveyard. A forgotten graveyard has been discovered west of the fort across the railroad tracks. Henry Eiffert indicated that he remembered the fact that there were several hundred graves in a group and that a stone wall had enclosed the site at one time. Pg 139 <complete>

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