>Found this on another list and thought there might be some Cookies out >there that just might recognize some names. We can thank P.J. Wallace for >posting this info. No further info. can be gleaned from that source. > Martha > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >This is a list of names of those who claimed land in the >Cherokee Strip Land Run. These names were recovered from a >computer database created before DOS. It has been hand edited into an ASCII >format. Please keep in mind that this should only serve as >a reference. It is unknown how complete or accurate this record >is. The city and state given are where the people came from. > > It was Sept. 16, 1893, the day of the largest land "run" in >history, the opening of the Cherokee Strip to settlement. 15,000 >people had gathered along the boundaries for many days and were >ready for the gunshot at noon to start them on their quest for >claims, every acre was claimed by nightfall. Land offices for the >filing of claims were at Perry, Enid, Alva and Woodward. Seven >counties had been designated in the Strip at that time, with letter >names K,L,M,N,O,P and Q with county names to be chosen later by the >settlers. > >K became KAY >L became Grant >M became Woods >N became Woodward >O became Garfield >P became Noble >Q became Pawnee > > At statehood the 7 counties became 10 1/2 counties, as ALFALFA >was created from part of Woods Co., Harper from part of Woodward >Co., and the north half of ELLIS was also from part of Woodward Co. >MAJOR was from the southern part of Woods Co. > > In this reference O.T. stands for Oklahoma Territory. > > >At Statehood the 7 counties became 10 1/2 counties, as ALFALFA >was created from part of Woods Co., Harper from part of Woodward >Co., and the north half of ELLIS was also from part of Woodward Co. >MAJOR was from the southern part of Woods Co. > > In this reference O.T. stands for Oklahoma Territory. > > Happy Hunting! > >Last First Point of Origin >COOK LUTHER SEWARD >COOK WATSON T. ERIE KS >COOK CHARLES L. HENNESSEY O.T. >COOK A. WM. HARPER > > >Henry Overstreet[c?]w Jane[?]/Braswell Overstreet c1772 NC dcd 1845 Wayne >Co.MS/Elmyra Overstreetc1809 Wayne Co.MS,w John >Blackledgec1793/94SC./Zachariah Blackledgec1830 Jones Co. MS.dcd6 Oct,1862 >Vicksburg[CW]/Mary Susanne Blackledge 1860/62Leon Co.TX.dcd 1928 Limestone >Co.TX. buried Old Union Cem. w John Gressett Leon Co. TX./ Martha[Mattie] >Penn Gressett w James Franklin Cook 1911 Leon Co. TX Henry Overstreet[c?]w Jane[?]/Braswell Overstreet c1772 NC dcd 1845 Wayne Co.MS/Elmyra Overstreetc1809 Wayne Co.MS,w John Blackledgec1793/94SC./Zachariah Blackledgec1830 Jones Co. MS.dcd6 Oct,1862 Vicksburg[CW]/Mary Susanne Blackledge 1860/62Leon Co.TX.dcd 1928 Limestone Co.TX. buried Old Union Cem. w John Gressett Leon Co. TX./ Martha[Mattie] Penn Gressett w James Franklin Cook 1911 Leon Co. TX