I'm looking for information on two families, both in Texas and Oklahoma around the turn ot the century, I believe. The area of Texas was Wichita Falls, Texas and in Oklahoma, around Lawton. One of the families is the family of Claudius Clinton O'Cleary who later dropped the O, but one or more of his sons took it back later. Claudius Clinton married Minnie Leona Nipp who was supposed to be Cherokee, but the name has never shown up on the rolls. Her father's name was Jeff Nipp who also never showed up on the rolls, but was supposed to be full blood Cherokee. I'm also supposed to be connected to a Native American named Quanah Parker, but I don't know from when or exactly what the connection is supposed to be. I've also heard stories of a Chief Wichita in the family from a long time ago, but again I'm not sure of what the connection might be. If I remember correctly, there was something about a battle on the Wichita River (named after him?) and something about how Wichita Falls got its name. No idea of the veracity of the stories but then if I knew the answers I guess I wouldn't need any help would I? I don't have a lot of information about Claudius but he was my grandfather and I'd sure like to know more about his family and that of Minnie Leona Nipp. The other family is the family of Frank Joseph Hoepfner. Frank is my other grandfather and he married Magdelena (?). Not sure of Magdelena's last name. They came from Odessya, Russia somewhere around the turn of the century. I have a photo of them taken in Racine, Wisconsin and a naturalization certificate for Frank dated 1914. I'm actually looking for ancestors of these people. I have a pretty good record of their descendants although there are a number of holes and a few huge gaps. Any help anyone can supply will be greatly appreciated. I live North of Salt Lake City and I have been to the LDS library and found a large number of Hoepfners, but have no way of knowing whether or not we're connected. Thanks in advance for any help or advice to this novice genealogist, and I mean rank novice.