I sort of remember a story like that around Gibson Station or Warbuck just north of Muskogee. The names sound familiar. They rushed the house on a stormy night and killed both of them I think. There was a trial and they got off because it couldn't be proved. I forgot where I found that story, but check with the Muskogee Library. They have a good Gen section. Gaylord K. brooks McAlester, OK --- pkh5638@aol.com wrote: > I'm not sure if this was directed at me but I > wanted to respond to it anyway. I hope that is OK > because I have explored every other avenue I have > been told about. My husband's grandmother, Mary > Headley, was a white woman born in 1873-1874, who > had a child, with a man who family legend says was > 1/2 black and 1/2 cherokee, who would have been born > in Tenesee (year unknown). No one knows what > happened to the child, as he was not listed in the > newspaper account of the mob slaying that killed > Mary and her current "husband (their marriage was > illegal, but we do have an application for a > marriage to Ed Chalmers from 1898 dated three months > before they were killed in 1898)." However though > the family has the name Frank Burton the only Frank > Burton I have found of that era and location > (Oklahoma Indian territory) Married another black > woman around 1893-1894, about the time Mary's child, > my husband's father was born. The only documents > prior to the mob slaying I have found so far are! > the marriage application and a court record where > her father was accused of attempted murder of a > black man over a child that Mary did not want the > man to take with him when he moved out of her > father's house. I am really grasping at straws which > is also how I found the documents I have uncovered > so far. If you or anyone you know can help, Please > please ask me questions or give me leads for places > to search, anything at all! Thank you!!! Patty > > Patty > > > -----Original Message----- > From: soarsister@cableone.net > To: indian-territory-roots@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 3:40 PM > Subject: Re: [INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS] Heritage > > > Don't give up, keep searching. We found ours on the > Dawes and now my kids > and husband are Choctaw Tribal members. But what is > better than that is all > the new "cousins" I have found and we are now > sharing info! All these years > and we never knew them! > I can search on my end if you need help, let me > know...it is so worth > finding lost family, the Indian Tribal Membership is > just gravy, the real > meal is in the culture, history and lost family > members. > Carla > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and security tools, free access to > millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > FREE!!! Genealogy software. Use to collect family tree. Use it to download GedCom files or to share GedCom files with new cousins you meet on the internet. Goto LEGACY.COM. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com