Sometimes I don't get things straight the first time. Is this right ? ? ? . . . Marsha .-.-. 2 Unknown Ridgeway m. .-.-.-. 3 John Almus Ridgeway m. Lydia Ann Belle McWherter b: 1849 .-.-.-.-. 4 Lavinia ‘Agee’ Ridgway m. Robert Polk King .-.-.-.-.-. 5 William Henderson King 1893 & Mary Gertrude Perry 1896 .-.-.-.-. 4 Elzetta Elyree Ridgway.-.-.-.-. + Abraham ‘Buford’ Ausburg (s/o Geo. Wash. Ausburg) (ABA’s sister, Unknown Female Ausburg m. Joseph J. Martin) .-.-.-.-.-. 5 Bonness Ausburg .-.-.-.-.-.-. 6 Floyd Ausburg .-.-.-.-.-. 5 Rube Ausburg m. Katherine Unknown .-.-.-.-.-.-. 6 Ross Ausburg .-.-.-.-. 4 Almus Daltha Ridgway .-.-.-.-. + #1: Joseph J. Martin (- ? - her husband's brother-in-law ? ? ? ) .-.-.-.-. + #2: George Washington Ausburg (- ? - Elzetta's father-in-law ? ? ? ) .-.-.-.-. 4 Ocless Penn Ridgway m. Unknown Hood --- On Sun, 9/19/10, PEGGY TRUESDELL <truesdellp@att.net> wrote: You probably know that son of George Washington AUSBURN, Abraham Buford AUSBURN (for whom Buford in Baxter County, AR was named, according to writing of G. N. NELSON, saying they were cousin) married my grandmother's sister, Elzetta Elyree RIDGWAY. The AUSBURN and RIDGWAY families surely knew each in Baxter County, as it was not long after they moved to near Wagoner, Creek Nation, there were two marriages: (1) Elzetta Elyree & Buford AUSBURN; (2) Mary Allen AUSBURN (sister of Buford), previously married in Baxter County to Joseph J. MARTIN (they had daughter), and Almus Daltha RIDGWAY (brother of Elzetta). Uncle Buford and Aunt Elzetta lived and died in Tulsa. My parents and grandparents Robert Polk and Lavinia Agee {RIDGWAY} KING lived in nearby Broken Arrow. The families interacted through the years and with their sister Ocless Penn {RIDGWAY} HOOD, who lived in Hulbert, OK. The AUSBURN sons, Bonness and Rube, often visited the HOODs and fished and hunted on 14-Mile Creek. I must add story about them to my tree. Bonness was extremely talented artist (which he said his father didn't approve or support). During his early years in Tulsa, he prepared movie theater posters that were exhibited in entry hallway for coming attraction movies. His only child, Floyd, has them. I saw these at Bonness' home during visits with him, as well as paintings on canvas, of which he always promised to give me one but never did. He also had great arrowhead collection from 14-Mile Creek area. During his military service, he would and sell paintings to service men. Some bought them; if they didn't, he still had them. I saw some of these and they were great. Seems he was stationed in or near Memphis, because he had seen Lena HORNE. His business was named "Tulsign" -- apparently quite lucrative as he owned and rented several business buildings. Rube and Katherine were charter members of a Presbyterian Church at corner of King and North Cheyenne Avenue. Their names are on a stained glass window. They later moved to the University of Tulsa area, where they lived until going to Springfield, Missouri to live near son Ross, who owned a "container" manufacturing company. They died there but buried in Memorial Park at southeast corner of 51st & Memorial. Tulsa had notable hotel, "The Mayo" and it had large valet parking garage, "Mayo Motor Inn" and Rube managed it. The parking garage is still there and the hotel has been restored and is in business at Fifth & Cheyenne in Downtown Tulsa. I had read G. N. NELSON's writing years ago but just in last few years found the link relating the NELSON and AUSBURN families. You can see that in my RIDGWAY-McWHERTER tree on ancestry. Sometimes AUSBURN is spelled differently in records and gets mixed with ORSBORNE and others in Baxter County. Your input, Sue, and anyone else would be appreciated. And it's good to hear from you again! Peggy