Hi Rusty Thanks for the interviews. I have not delved deeply into the Freeny's yet. Josephine Baxter who married Robert Clay Freeny is a second great grandaunt to me. (I had to figure that out on my genealogy program). Her father William Baxter is my third great grandfather. Here is what little I have on the Freeny's. Jami Descendants of Robert Clay FREENY - 9 Feb 2000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - FIRST GENERATION 1. Robert Clay FREENY. He was married to Sarah ELLIS (daughter of John ELLIS and Mary KING) about 1839.1 Sarah ELLIS was born in 1822.1 She died in 1868.1 Robert Clay FREENY and Sarah ELLIS had the following children: +2 i. Robert Clay FREENY. SECOND GENERATION 2. Robert Clay FREENY was born on 8 Aug 1852 in Eagletown, McCurtain Co., IT. He appeared on the census in 1900 in Indian Territory. Township 5 South, Range 11 East 2-2 Freeny, Robert C. (Indian) Head, b. Aug 1850, md 25 yrs., b. IT, GA, MS Josephine, (white) wife, b. Arp 1868, 8 ch. 8 living, b. TX, GA, MS Mary A., (Ind) dau, b. June 1880, single, b. IT, IT, TX Ella B., (Ind) daug,, b. Aug 1882, single, b. IT, IT, TX Robert C. (Ind) son, b. Mar 1885, b. IT, IT, TX John W., (Ind) son, b. Sept 1896, b. IT, IT, TX Homer, (Ind) son, b. Setp 1898, b. IT, IT, TX Self, George, bro-in-law, b. Dec 1872, single, b. TX, MO, MO Self, Frank, bro-in-law, b. Dec 1876, single, b. TX, MO, MO Talbert, Rufus M., (Ind) boarder b.? See Thomas Sloan Self interview, OK Pioneer WPA, he says his Carrie Baxter, had a half sister Josephine widow of Clay Freeny. He died on 10 Sep 1924 in Bromide, Johnston Co., OK. He was buried on 13 Sep 1924 in Turnbull Cemetery, Poteau, OK. Robert C. Freeny, Choctaw by blood roll # 10961, census card # 3897, age 52, 1/8 Choctaw. ------- R. C. Freeny was a Judge He was married to Mary BECK about 1874. Mary BECK was born about 1854. She died in Jun 1890. Robert Clay FREENY and Mary BECK had the following children: 3 i. Mary A. FREENY was born in Jun 1880 in Indian Territory. 4 ii. Ella B. FREENY was born in Aug 1882 in Indian Territory. Choctaw by blood roll # 10963, census card # 3897, page 66, 1/16 Choctaw, age 20 5 iii. Robert C. FREENY was born in Mar 1885 in Indian Territory. Choctaw by blood roll # 10964, census card # 3897, page 66, 1/16 Choctaw, age 18. He was married to Josephine BAXTER (daughter of William BAXTER and Linda BROWN) about 1892 in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma. Josephine BAXTER was born in Apr 1868 in Texas?. Note from Jami: There is a WPA interview from Josephine Freeny from Caddo, Oklahoma; see VOLUME 115-----------LDS MICROFICHE #6016980---------8 FICHE------ Robert Clay FREENY and Josephine BAXTER had the following children: 6 i. John W. FREENY was born in Sep 1896 in Indian Territory. Choctaw by blood roll # 10966, census card # 3897, page 66, 1/16 Choctaw, age 6. +7 ii. Homer M. FREENY. THIRD GENERATION 7. Homer M. FREENY was born on 28 Nov 1898 in Indian Territory. He died in Dec 1976 in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma. Choctaw by blood roll # 10967, census card # 3897, page 66, 1/16 Choctaw, age 4. --------- Bryan Co., OK; Town of Caddo - History Written by Erma L. Taylor The passing of two of Caddo's long time citizens of note threw a shadow across the Bicentennial year. These were James Pinckney (Cowboy) Williams, former Lieutenant Governor under Raymond Gary and State Treasurer and Homer Michael Freeney. The first passed away in March and the other in December, 1976. Freeny was born Nov. 28, 1898, son of Judge R.C. Freeny and Josephine Baxter Freeny, in Freeny Valley, Caddo, I.T. He was educated at Armstrong Academy, Bokchito, Jones Academy, Harshorne, Caddo High, Southeastern, and Oklahoma State University. He was a farmer-rancher, bookkeeper, school teacher and was county treasurer for 24 consecutive years of Bryan County. He was married to Margaret GRIGGS on 28 Nov 1918. Margaret GRIGGS was born on 28 Nov 1898 in Stuart, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Article in November 1998 Bishinik: Celebrating 100th birthday of an Oklahoma pioneer Margaret Griggs Freeny, born November 28, 1898 at Stuart in Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, will celebrate her 100th birthday in the Methodist Church in Caddo, Oklahoma from 20 to 4 p.m. on November 28. Maggie and her late husband, Homer Michael Freeny, both were born on the same date and year, and were married 20 years to the day later. Both were members of the Choctaw tribe and had great pride in their Indian history and heritage. As a mother and homemaker, she had four children: Keotah, who died in 1990; Robert Clay, who ranches east of Caney, Oklahoma; Ida Price of Irving, Texas; and Homer Michael Freeny of Bakersfield, California. She had nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Freeny has transcended a century of change. In those 100 years, she has seen changes from arrows to atoms; from horse-drawn carriages to computers; from traveling on horseback with her children to traveling on Boeing 747s. Maggie has celebrated all aspects of life from the joy of birth as a mother, a midwife in the early statehood, and in death as a pallbearer at a Caddo man's funeral. A very important part of her early life was a highly respected teacher in rural schools around Caddo. She inspired young people to set higher goals and as much as her legacy will live forever. For little children, possibly her most important achievement was their introduction to her delicious lemon pies with the soft, flaky crust, piled high with meringue - a pure delicacy made from scratch. Maggie Freeny is truely a remarkable woman as attested to by her many achievements in life and supported by commentary from her many students, peers, friends and beloved family members. Maggie lives in Caddo, Oklahoma. She no longer drives, but goes to the Dairy Queen on occasion for a corndog. Homer M. FREENY and Margaret GRIGGS had the following children: 8 i. Keotah FREENY died in 1990. 9 ii. Robert Clay FREENY. +10 iii. Ida FREENY. 11 iv. Homer Michael FREENY. FOURTH GENERATION 10. Ida FREENY. She was married to PRICE. Prepared by: Jami Hamilton 548 E. 150 Road Overbrook, Kansas 66524 (785) 665-3302 Jamialane@aol.com