Last I knew, Mrs Kay Black was Query Secretary of the Pushmataha Co. Hist. Soc., PO Box 285, Antlers, OK 74523, as she sent us a letter telling us of data in the records there on my husbands maternal lines of HASTINGS, ROBERTSON, BURRIS, ABLES. My husband's mother and sisters grew up in Antlers, Pushmataha Co., OK. - Happy Trails, J - Hope this helps you. Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/3718/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Kunkel <akunkel@tds.net> To: <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 4:34 PM Subject: Bilbreys early 1900's near Pushmataha OK > My ggUncles were Andrew Bilbrey and Isaac Jasper Bilbrey 1866-1921, from > Overton Co. TN who went to the Indian Lands of Oklahoma in the early 1900's. > > The story goes that Jasper was killed by an Indian and years ago a gal from > the Pushmataha Historical Society was going to send me a newspaper article > on the killing. I lost her address and was unable to reach her again > (Ms.Kay Black, I think). Could someone find that for me - I will gladly > send whatever it costs to get a copy of this newspaper article. Hope it > answers some questions for our family. We never knew the details of this > killing. > > I have these cousins as listed in Cloudy Cemetery at Antlers: Bilbrey, > Isaac Jasper, 1866-1921. His wife Phoebia Isbel 1884-1919m children: ??? > > Jasper's brother Andrew Bilbrey reported the death to our family in Tennessee. > Andrew J. Bilbrey was on the 1910 and 1920 Pushmataha OK census as: > Bilbrey, Andrew J. age 39 m. 16 years to Sarah E. age 40 (6 children, 3 > living) William M. Bilbrey 13 son, Tina A. 11 yr. old dau. and James E. > Bilbrey 5 years old. > > The 1920 Hanratty Twp. Coal Co. OK lists Bilbrey, Andrew 49, Sarah age 50 > with Jim age 16, Norma 19 dau.-in-law from OK and Dortha age 1 9/12 grand > dau. She may have been William's wife or widow??? > > Would so appreciate it anyone could locate this newspaper article about > Jasper's murder in apparently 1921. Thank you very much! > Ann in Wisconsin > >