That's my bunch, Mysty! I'll fill in a few spots just for your interest and to see if there are any members of this family on the list... Mysty McPherson <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Don. Checked the 1880 US census for the entire country. The only one that came close is Loring L Roberts b AR 1878, son of Joseph A and Mary E (___) Roberts, in Washington Township, Boone Co AR. Mary Elizabeth James, she was the son of Newberry James, Jr of Mississippi, who moved up to AR after the Civil War. Loring is the birth certificate name, but he went by Loren. Strange, I'm not sure why but there it is. His wife left the house when the kids were quite young because of what was considered at the time to be serious health issues, I'm not too sure of the story on that one. "Didn't find a Binum Dixon Roberts, but he could have been born after the 1880 was enumerated." B.D. was born around 1911 or in that ballpark. Born in Yellville he and the family moved to the tiny town of Norfolk, OK, to care for a Family Farm. That was a pretty typical act for PaPa, who worked hard everyday and took care of responsibility and his family. Farmed for a time in Norfolk, but that wasn't an era in which one wanted to farm in Oklahoma, so the family moved into "the city" of Cushing. He worked for Deep Rock until being laid off there in 63 or so. Then they moved to the "BIG city" of Stillwater where he worked as a carpenter at Oklahoma State University until he retired. He lived in Stillwater until his final months, spent at the Oklahoma Christian Home in Edmond. Also found, in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" NOLA MILDRED OTT (daughter of Thomas Peter & Huldah Minerva [Patterson] Ott) b MCAR 22 July 1915 Both Tom and Huldah are buried in Pleasant Ridge. Tom died in 1962, but "Granny Ott" lived long enough for me to actually remember meeting her. Much beloved character in the family, my mom still uses her "chocolate gravy" recipe. Tom was born near Rush to John B. and Mary (Doshier) Ott. Huldah born 1891 and died July 8, 1973. Her parents were Robert F. Patterson (found on voting records in Marion C. in 1893 and on a Grand Jury in '99) and Mary (Rea) Patterson. Family lore holds that Mary had at least a semi-significant Cherokee lineage. I believe she may have been the daughter of a William P. Rea, of Union Twp in the 1860 census. I also believe Tom's mother to be named Rebecca, born 1847 in TN. m 11 Oct 1933 BINUM ROBERTS. Moved to Stillwater OK. Married, as were Tom and Huldah, at Pleasant Ridge. As they should, given that they met there. PaPa was traveling around the area teaching classes in "good music" at various churchs, and MeMa (Mildred) came in to learn singing. Now, you know why my Bonnie and I felt like Pleasant Ridge was a good place for us to marry! Children (surname Roberts): Tommy Lee, Tommy married Gordon Darrell Cargill, have two sons (Paul and Tim) and have 4 grandkids and several "steps." Worked until retirement at lumber yard in Perry OK. Joe Donald, Joe's semi-retired from Smith College in MA after having taught at University of Minnesota for some time. Has one son, Joshua Tobias Roberts, who is a sound engineer in the SF Bay area, has worked with bands like Squirrel Nut Zippers and Cranberries. Joe and Barbara divorced not long after Josh was born and Barbara and Josh moved to CA, so he's a lot less "hillbilly" than the rest of us, but he's a darn good guy, even with tattoos and bleached hair. Joe remarried and his wife's a history bug who loves snooping around old churches and graveyards. Michael Dwight, Micheal...don't ask me why they spelled it that way...is asst. Superintendant in Kaw Valley KS, not far from Topeka. Married and divorced the same woman twice, then married Jean. Sad to report Jean's in a tough cancer fight and not doing too well at all. Prayers appreciated. Jean has 3 sons from a previous marriage, all grown. Mike never became a dad. Nancy Jane. Hey, I know her! After getting married in '64 her education at Oklahoma State was postponed by my arrival in 1966, we had my brother Roger who is an ordained minister, professional musician, and Physician's Associate with a degree from University of Oklahoma Medical School. Anyone who follows Contemporary Christian music knows of Mark Schultz, a good friend of Rogers. His wife Liz and daughter Gracie (4) live in Edmond just a few blocks from mom and dad. My sister Mindy lives down in "The City," Oklahoma City, and works as a dog groomer. I moved to Missouri in 87 and work on radio station KBIA every morning. Good story there...one morning, my news guy does a story about the State Senate putting off plans to re-do the layout of the floor because of the costs involved. After the story, I mentioned that it's a good thing my mom's not in the Senate or they'd have to move the furniture every 6 weeks. I got an e-mail from my cousin Claudia in Arkansas threatening to tell my mom I was saying snotty things about her on the radio...KBIA streams our signal and she'd been listening. My Bonnie and I have two kids, Kristian is 12, Janie Beth is 10. As for the folks themselves, Dale Michael ("Mike") Hellwege was born in Enid OK and now teaches Chemistry at University of Central Oklahoma as he has for nearly 40 years. Mom retired from teaching at our church after a stroke but she still gets around well. Sorry, got kinda long winded there, just some fun stories I enjoy sharing. Darren Maybe these tidbits will be helpful. Mysty [email protected] http://okstate.fansonly.com/okst-mem.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more

Here are a few tidbits for you, Darren, from "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" by Mysty McPherson & Vicki Roberts, pub 1997. It's a great source for Marion Co research - might be something you could use since you're descended from several of old families. There's more info about it on the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Robert Fulton Patterson Sr (son of James W & Levicy Lucinda [Roberts] Patterson) b Yancy Co NC 20 June 1848 d MCAR 2 March 1923 bu Layton Cemetery m/1 AR 15 Jan 1871 Huldah Minerva Willis (daughter of Jim & Mary [Fenny] Willis) b NC Oct 1849 d MCAR 21 Feb 1888 bu Jefferson Hall Cemetery; m/2 MCAR 4 Oct 1888 Mary Jane Rea b 4 Sep 1854 d 28 June 1930 bu Layton Cemetery. He enlisted in the Confederate army aged 16 in NC; served in Co E, 66th NC Infantry; applied for a pension 1917; Mary applied 1923. Thomas Peter "Tom" Ott (son of John Buchanan & Mary A [Doshier] Ott Jr) b MCAR 24 March 1882 d 14 Dec 1962 bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery m MCAR 5 Feb 1909 Huldah Minerva Patterson (daughter of Robert Fulton & Mary Jane [Rea] Patterson Sr) b MCAR 7 Aug 1891 d Harrison, Boone Co AR 8 July 1973 bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Mary A Doshier (daughter of Peter & Mary Ann "Polly" [Elkins] Doshier Sr) b MCAR 20 Feb 1857 d MCAR 6 Dec 1926 bu Ott Cemetery m John Buchanan Ott Jr (son of John Buchanan & Sarah [Owen] Ott Sr) b MO 1855 d MCAR 10 April 1912 bu Ott Cemetery. Mary was living with her grandmother in 1860. We've not yet been able to determine the parentage of Mary Jane Rea. In the 1880 census for Harrison, Boone Co AR, William P Ray has a daughter named Mary J but she wasn't born until 1862. It's entirely possible this could be the right one, but the Ott records as well as the census indicate she was born in Sep 1854. If it turns out she is William P's daughter, her mother would be the granddaughter of Obediah Wood, another very old MCAR family. Mysty [email protected]