Another event has come to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. The US Marshall's Museum is being built there. Would be a wonderful place to visit and the town also. Thanks, Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "csmoke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 5:56 AM Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Family stories > Evelyn, > Emmett Dalton's book "Beyond the Law" is a self biography of the "gang"... > sort of a who / why/ how. He does not mention Emmett Starr that I recall. > (Dr.) Emmett Strarr , of course is noted for his book(s) on History of > the > Cherokee , written about 1914 (?) and later published, The Notes of Dr. > Emmett Starr. If you seek out Starr's book on the Cherokees, look for the > later republished version "indexed" by Dorothy "Tincup" Mauldin. First > published not indexed!! > > Some of the Daltons (Frank) (& couple others) were U.S. Marshalls from the > court in Ft. Smith, AR. There were Starr "Boys" outlaw(s) (& Belle > Starr). > I think I recall that the outlaw Starrs were half breed Cherokees, but do > not take that to the bank :o) There are online court cases for Ft. > Smith, > AR. I once visited the court there and they have a (reconstucted ??) > gallows for hanging. > > Richard B. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Evelyn S. Leslie" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:29 PM > Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Family stories > > >> Richard wrote: << The "skeletons" have really came out of the closet with >> this genealogy business, >> I think my relatives just did not know their family very well. I >> recently >> find in my father's mother's line (Moore) is her aunt was member of >> Dalton >> Gang , according to Emmett Dalton's book about the hard cases. Emmett >> gives >> her as Eugenia Moore , .. I have some letters and I think one from >> Eugenia >> from I.T. to her family (my father's grandmother) here in MO. >> I think it is good that we do not (R.I.P.) let them be forgotten.>> >> >> Richard, that is so true and I think that's what keeps it interesting! >> Is >> there anything about Emmett Starr in Dalton's book? I ran across >> something on some Creek testimony in Okmulgee, OK IT last week and I keep >> wanting to think he was a known western character. Come to think of it, >> I >> guess I could just google that name. Anyway, I do agree wholeheartedly >> with you about the skeletons out of the closet. I think because of >> internet research and the world seeming to be so much smaller nowadays, >> the later generations are not so hung up on proving how prestigious and >> important their ancestors were and are accepting the facts, good or bad, >> and this has in turn made us all much more tolerant........at least I >> like >> to think so :-) >> Regards, >> Evelyn >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message