Updated: 18 Apr 2007
The Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Saturday, Aug 6, 1960, page 4, col 4Frances M. O’Gwin
Frances Marion O’Gwin, 68, of 1115 NW 5, died Friday at his home. Services are pending with Garrison Funeral Home.
A native of Pauls Valley, O’Gwin had been employed by the Oklahoma City Bus Company for 38 years until his retirement 2 years ago. He was a member of St Luke’s Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife Harriet, of the home; two brothers, C N, Mesa, Arizona and Charlie, Bakersfield, Ca.
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Sunday, Aug 7, 1960, page A6, col 2
Obit has photoFrancis M O’Gwin
Services will be at 4 pm Monday at Garrison Funeral Home for Frances Marion O’Gwin, 68, of 1115 NW 5, who died Friday. Burial will be at 1 pm Tuesday at Sedan, Kan.
O’Gwin was born at Pauls Valley and had been employed by the Oklahoma City Bus Co for 38 years until his retirement 2 years ago. He was a member of St Luke’s Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife Harriet, of the home; two brothers, C N, Mesa, Arizona and Charlie, Bakersfield, Ca.
Additional information of interest:
1922 Oklahoma City city directory: O'Gwin, Frank M, mtrmn, Okla Rlwy Co, rms 1122 W 2nd.
1923 Oklahoma City city directory: O’Gwin, Frank M (Harriett), mtrmn, Okla Rlwy Co, rms 1122 W 2nd. Frank and Harriet were probably married in Oklahoma County 1922-1923.
Frank is listed in the city directories through 1960; after that Harriet is widow. Harriet appears in the directories until 1969. She is not in the 1970 directory. Their home all of their married life, except at the very beginning, was shown as 1115 NW 5th.1900 US Census Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation
ED 135, p4, line 74, T3N R1E, Pauls Valley, 4 June 1900, Dwelling/Family: 79/79
O’Gwin, Jesse H, head, b Dec 1843, 56, marr 34 yrs, farmer, b Tn Va Va / Lyddia C, wife, b Feb 1847, 53 yrs, 8ch/8liv, b Ky Va Va // Tommie, dau, b Sept 1884, 15 yrs, in school, b Tx Tn Ky; Cordis N, son, b Oct 1889, 12 yrs, in school, b Tx Tn Ky; Frances M, son, b Mch 1892, 8 yrs, in school, b IT Tn Ky1910 US Census Oklahoma, Pottawatomie Co.
ED 206, Davis Twp, Pct 8, 29 Apr 1910, Dwelling/Family: 118/118
O’Gwin, Jesse H, head, 65, m 49 yrs, farmer, b Tn Tn Va / Liddy C, 61, 8ch/8liv, b Ky Va Va // Frances M, 19, son, farm laborer, b Okla Tn KyIn Pottawatomie County, Frank first married Geneva Dowdy. Date not given (it is an index only), but source is Marriage Record Book 16, page 278.
Geneva Dowdy O’Gwin died and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co, Oklahoma. The compiled cemetery record entry is this: Block 5B, Row 6, Geneva O’Gwin Dowdy b 1891, d 1919. [Note that transcriber reversed surnames]Another marriage reference: Book 18, page 623, F H Guin and Nicye Menasco
Submitted by Fronia.