has anyone heard of the Jones Academy (Indian school) at Horsehorn, Ok?? any help appreciated

Hello All, I ran into this while going through some old files of mine. This is just the introduction to the list of names. There are a lot of names. Thought I would ask first. Is any one interested in this list? PJ Wallace ________________________________________________________ This is a list of names of those who claimed land in the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. 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. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi Everyone, I've been doing some BROWN research and found this. I can't connect with it YET, but thought that anyone doing research into the BROWN surname might appreciate having this information. John Thomas BROWN b. Rose Hill, OK. abt 1875 d. 1929. Buried at Old Panther Cemetery, southwest of McCurtain, OK. m. Jennie (Jinx) McKEE b. abot 1892 at Rose Hill, OK. d. 1927 (Old Panther Cemetery) John Thomas seems to have had several wives, but only have the name of one of them. (Would like that information if anyone has it.) Will list his children according to their births. (There's a note that states that John raised 8 children, two children were by another marriage. Jannie & Valasco.) There's a picture I found of part of this family (John, Jennie, "step-mother", Valasco & Ella Mae.) Janie BROWN b. 1896 near Rose Hill, OK. d. Sept. 1956 (Rocky Point Cemetery) (Picture of Janie indicates to me that she is diffiently of Indian heritage) m. Ben JOHNSON Children of Janie & Ben: Woody, Jessie, Pauline & Purnie Valasco BROWN b. abt. 1900 in OK. d. 1908 (Rocky Point Cemetery) Ella Mae BROWN b. abt. 1908 at Rose Hill, OK. d. Feb. 1953 Wasco, CA. (buried in Wasco. m. Clarence ROGERS. Children of Ella & Clarence: Nancy, Norma, Clarence Leroy & James Thomas Sydney BROWN b. abt. 1909 d. as small child (Old Panther) Audrey BROWN b. abt. 1910 at Rose Hill, OK. d. May 1957 at Wasco, CA. (buried in Wasco) m. Ernie ANDREWS (no children) m. Arnold ROTHS (no children) Gertrude BROWN b. abt Feb. 1912 at Rose Hill, OK. m. Cecil WILSON from Quinton, OK. Children of Getrude & Cecil: Leodith & Opal Dean Esther BROWN b. 1915 Rose Hill, OK. d. Aug. 1986 in Fort Smith, ARK. m. Ollie BURGE Children of Esther & Ollie: Norma (only child) Thomas Bartony "Tony" BROWN b. 1917 Rose Hill, OK. (never married - no children) Elmer BROWN b. 4/7/1921 Rose Hill, OK. m. Sept. 22, 1946 Gloria Gene LEFLER (There's a note that says Gloria's sister is Dorthy SLOAN, Mrs. Frank SLOAN) Children of Elmer & Gloria: Diana Christine, John Wayne, Gary Lynn, & Brenda Denise Dorothy BROWN b. May 1922 at Rose Hill, OK. m. Bill HALLMARK (deceased) (no children) Carline BROWN d.(infant) 1927 (Old Panther Cemetery) I do hope this helps someone with their genealogy. PJ Wallace ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

"The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST), Office of Trust Funds Management (OTFM) is seeking current addresses for the individual accountholders of record in the Individual Indian Monies (IIM) system." Go to : http://www.ost.doi.gov/specproj.iim.unknown.htm for a list of the persons who are due money. jc

Hi Folks, I'm searching for information on my great-grandfather SCOTT MABRY. He was believed to have been part Cherokee. SCOTT MABRY changed his name from STEPHEN RIEVES (REEVES) to SCOTT MABRY when he left Tennessee with his wife and children to live among the Cherokee people in Oklahoma. He died 20 February 1895 and I believe that he is buried In Oklahoma, possibly in the Okmulgee area. I have learned so much from reading this list. Thanks a million. Carol

Keith Lowrey, I don't know if this Frozen Rock was around in 1859, but my mother taught school in the 50's and early 60's at a place called Frozen Rock School. The school was one of the last of the one room schools, and was located in what had been the Frozen Rock community. I can't remember the exact location, but it was near Warner, OK in Muskogee or McIntosh County. The last time I saw the school in the mid-sixties I don't believe anything remained of the rest of the community, which would have been a general store, church, or some such thing. I remember visiting a lot of these sites, where the school was the last vestige of a community, while campaigning (school pie suppers!) with one of my family members, who was a local politician. Incidentally, my line goes to Joseph Coodey (1779-1859), who I believe was the father of William Shorey Coodey mentioned in another post about Frozen Rock Landing. I would be interested in any info on Daniel Ross, John McDonald, George Lowrey or William Shorey, as I don't have any data on these good Scotsmen or their ancestors. Perhaps someone on the list knows more. I also have a number of Lowreys in my line, including a John. My John, born ?, died 1872, marr. Elizabeth Blair and Cynthia Downing. This information comes from his daughter's Cherokee Allotment application. She was Lucinda Lowrey Kerr (Da-ye-ni). There was a John, Jr, stepbrother of Lucinda, perhaps known as Sofkee? I don't have info on him. Do we have any common cousins? I am not aware of Archers. art brown -----Original Message----- From: MR KEITH LOWREY <AANM85A@prodigy.com> To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 03 January, 1999 11:01 AM Subject: Archers/early Tulsa >Hi, >Over the past two years I have met four "cousins" seeking information >on the Archer family who were early settlers of Tulsa. My Ggmother >was Mary Elizabeth Archer, b. 1857. Her obit said that she was a >white woman and was b. in Paris, TX. I found out that was an error!. >She married John Lowrey Oct.22 1877, probably around Stilwell, I.T. I >learned through the Tulsa Gen. Society that she and six brs. were >born in Sebastian Co. AR. However, one of the latest cousins to >arrive on the scene says that she and the two youngest brs, John >Wesley and Thomas Jefferson Archer were born to a second wife and >were born in Indian Territory. Much has been written about T.J. >(Jeff) Archer as one of if not the first merchant in Tulsa. I have >some documentation that he was 1/16th Cherokee. Mention is made of >him in a number of books about early Tulsa or Tulsey. I have one >article that says he was born in the village of Frozen Rock, I.T. in >1859 and was orphaned at age 7, raised by a Muskogee family named >Stokey and sent off to school in Missouri. He then came back and >opened a tent store to sell supplies for he railroad. Does anyone >know where Frozen Rock, I.T. might be, or might have been, and where >I might be able to find out any information on this village. There >seems to be some credibility to this story that there were two >separate groups of children born to James Archer and one wife and >James Archer and Mary Ann Key, or vice/versa. While the Archers have >been well known in Tulsa, tracking their earlier ancestors has been >most challengign. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Keith Lowrey > >______________________________

I'm researching Andrew Lockridge AUTREY, born 1869, Indian Territory. Liston Pancoast COFFEY, born KY, moved to Indian Territory around 1898. Len Marion COLLIER, born Ala., moved to Indian Territory around 1902. If you have any info, please contact me. Thanks! Cheryl Harris charris575@aol.com Oklahoma/Indian Territory families: AUTREY, FERRELL, COFFEY, COLLIER, RUSSELL

Many thanks to those who gave me information on Frozen Rock. And to Sharolyn McCoy, thanks for the URL <http://www.intellex. com/~rich/frozen.htm> That's the place. It's a shame that the cemetary is in such a state. Keith Lowrey, Glen Allen, VA

MR KEITH LOWREY <snip> "I am still wondering if anyone know where Frozen Rock might have been in I. T. in 1859. Thanks" Keith, there are several references in The Chronicles of Oklahoma to Frozen Rock. It was on the Arkansas River, located within the Cherokee Nation and was between Fort Gibson and Forth Smith AR. It was also called "Frozen Rock Landing" because it was a regular stop for boat traffic on the Arkansas river. In 1838 William Shorey Coodey and his second wife, Elizabeth Fields, established their home on a high bank of the Arkansas, overlooking Frozen Rock Landing. From their porch they could watch the steamboat traffic on the river. jc jc

Doug, thanks for the great information! Sharolyn

NANCY CANDY, a descendant of NANCY WARD, married twice: once to John T. Harlin who died in 1835 and then to HENRY COBB. I'm looking for any info regarding her marriage to HENRY COBB. I've been told that they had only one child, a son. Does anyone know where further info may be found regarding their marriage or what happened to Henry? (The Nancy Ward site doesn't have any further info) I have several members of the COBB family in IT. Thanks, Jeanne

I too thank all of the people for the interesting informtion about people coming and going between I.T. and Sebastian Co.. However, I am still wondering if anyone know where Frozen Rock might have been in I. T. in 1859. Thanks

THANKS FOR ALL WHO RESPONDED TO MY FORMER QUESTION WITH GOOD INFORMATION!!!!!!! Next curiosity: Mining? My families, the Pool(e)'s and Knight's were all miners by trade, some farming, but very little. Could the mining in the areas also have something to do with their crossing back and forth between I.T. and Sebastian Co AR? I know the Native Americans did not necessarily "work" the mines. My second cousin was killed in the San Bois explosion. He was 16 years of age. Sharolyn

Sharolyn, As the Dawes Commission began to identify Indians, the rental system became harder and hader to maintain. Some of the Americans realized that they had little chance maintaining the farms that they had established and returned to the States to restablish their lives there. After the Alottments were made some returned and purchased surplus land. Doug Barkley Sharolyn McCoy wrote: > I am curious about something: > > So many of our stories are the same: we find our ancestors in Indian > Territory late 1800's then, they are in Sebastian County AR early 1900's > and then, we find them back in OK again? > > Does anyone know why they were crossing back and forth? Was something > significant going on during that period or is it just coincidence? > Thanks, > Sharolyn

Sharolyn McCoy wrote: > I am curious about something: So many of our stories are the same: we find > our ancestors in Indian Territory late 1800's then, they are in Sebastian > County AR early 1900's and then, we find them back in OK again? Does > anyone know why they were crossing back and forth? Was something > significant going on during that period or is it just coincidence? Yes, Sharolyn- there was something going on. Since they were going to allot all of the land in Indian Territory to the legal Indian citizens, they were expelling the non-citizens from the land that they had been renting from the Indians (or at least living upon). Then after the allotment process was completed, many who had been expelled came back and rented or purchased surplus land from the Allottees (see "And Still The Waters Run", by Angie Debo, and "The Intruders", by Nancy Hope Sobar). jc

I am curious about something: So many of our stories are the same: we find our ancestors in Indian Territory late 1800's then, they are in Sebastian County AR early 1900's and then, we find them back in OK again? Does anyone know why they were crossing back and forth? Was something significant going on during that period or is it just coincidence? Thanks, Sharolyn

Hi, Over the past two years I have met four "cousins" seeking information on the Archer family who were early settlers of Tulsa. My Ggmother was Mary Elizabeth Archer, b. 1857. Her obit said that she was a white woman and was b. in Paris, TX. I found out that was an error!. She married John Lowrey Oct.22 1877, probably around Stilwell, I.T. I learned through the Tulsa Gen. Society that she and six brs. were born in Sebastian Co. AR. However, one of the latest cousins to arrive on the scene says that she and the two youngest brs, John Wesley and Thomas Jefferson Archer were born to a second wife and were born in Indian Territory. Much has been written about T.J. (Jeff) Archer as one of if not the first merchant in Tulsa. I have some documentation that he was 1/16th Cherokee. Mention is made of him in a number of books about early Tulsa or Tulsey. I have one article that says he was born in the village of Frozen Rock, I.T. in 1859 and was orphaned at age 7, raised by a Muskogee family named Stokey and sent off to school in Missouri. He then came back and opened a tent store to sell supplies for he railroad. Does anyone know where Frozen Rock, I.T. might be, or might have been, and where I might be able to find out any information on this village. There seems to be some credibility to this story that there were two separate groups of children born to James Archer and one wife and James Archer and Mary Ann Key, or vice/versa. While the Archers have been well known in Tulsa, tracking their earlier ancestors has been most challengign. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Keith Lowrey

At 17:35 -0600 on 1/1/1999, Art Brown mailed Re: Cherokee Nation: > > Can someone explain the translation from Twp 21 N.A. 15C to "Township 21 > North , Range 15 East", specifically how "A becomes "range" and how "C" > becomes "East." I have never seen anything comparable. I would suspect that the "A" was in fact an "R" and the "C" in fact an "E" in the original source, and that the person copying it over did not know what the letters mean and hence was not aware of his/her error in the copying. Ted ================================================= mailto:egburton@valint.net Do I have a Y2K Problem? No, I've got a Mac. I've got a Y29.94K Problem! Ne molesti te deprimant ... resist the Redmondian Borg! Semper Mac!

I would not know the answer to your question unless I viewed that actual entry, but I would guess that the description was written in sloppy hand writing or it has been misread. Since there were no "counties" at that time in Oklahoma, then the only way that the census enumerator had to designate a specific location was by the legal description- Range and Township, and all of Indian Territory is so listed. I would suggest that you view the adjacent pages of the census and see if you can make those out better. Jerri Chasteen Art Brown wrote: > Can someone explain the translation from Twp 21 N.A. 15C to "Township 21 > North , Range 15 East", specifically how "A becomes "range" and how "C" > becomes "East." I have never seen anything comparable. > > Thanks. > > art brown >

Can someone explain the translation from Twp 21 N.A. 15C to "Township 21 North , Range 15 East", specifically how "A becomes "range" and how "C" becomes "East." I have never seen anything comparable. Thanks. art brown -----Original Message----- From: Jerri Chasteen <jerri@cherokee.net> To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 31 December, 1998 11:00 PM Subject: Re: Cherokee Nation >Cnfb@aol.com wrote: > >> According to the I900 I.T. Soundex my family was in the Cherokee Nation >> Twp 21 N.A. 15C. Could someone explain where that is or what that is? >> >> Thanks >> Faye Blacklock >> cnfb@aol.com > >That is a legal land description. "Township 21 North , Range 15 East". That > >would be a six-mile square area, located between Claremore on the east and >Owasso on the west and being mostly in Rogers County, OK > >jc > >______________________________