Sue, I have tried several times to obtain information about my grandfather, Cleve Gardner, born July 1879 according to Social Security Death index and died in Pittsburgh Co., Oklahoma in 1950, about the time I was born. Grandma said he was full blood Choctaw (from his pictures, he sure looked it), and supposedly ran away from home in Mississippi when he was 12. My grandmother was Lou Reading Gardner. I'm not sure when they married. My dad, Tom Gardner, was born Dec. 25th, 1912 in Yelleville, Ark, and died Nov. 29th, 1959 in Oklahoma City. It's probably not the same family of Gardners, but the Mississippi/Arkansas/Oklahoma trail was similar, and the time frames were also about the same. I posted several times last year with absolutely no results. Your story renewed my hope a tiny bit. I wish I had more time to pursue this search. Thanks Kelly "Mac" Gardner Tulsa