In a message dated 9/13/00 7:44:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vickie_david@hotmail.com writes: << Dear Mr. Pate On some of your records you have Joseph Marlin Raper & his wife Dessie Raper dying at Maud, OK. He really died at Seminole, Seminole Co., OK, and she died at Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK. Here is what their obits say. Seminole Producer, Wednesday, April 3, 1968, page 2, 3rd col. J. M. Raper Rites Set for Thursday In local Chapel: Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sommerville-Swearingen-Arnhart Chapel for J. M. Raper, 81, of route one, city. Mr. Raper died Tuesday in Seminole Municipal Hospital. Officiating clergyman will be the Rev. Herman McMullin of Wewoka. Burial will be in Little Cemetery. Born March 6, 1887, in Mississippi, Mr. Raper had lived in Seminole County since 1918. A retired farmer, he was a member of Jarvis Assembly of God Church. Survivors are: his wife Martha Raper of the home; two daughters Mrs. Ogda Barnes of Sheldon, Washington, and Mrs. W. J. Barnes of Route one, Earlsboro; one son Ellis Raper of Shawnee; 12 grandchildren & several great grandchildren. (He must of remarried after his first wife died) Seminole Producer, Monday, Oct. 10, 1955, page 2, 5th col. Mrs. J. M. Raper Services Today in Little Chapel: Services were being conducted at 2:30 p.m. today for Mrs. J. M. (Dessie) Raper, 66 years old, Jarvis community pioneer and church leader under direction of Gibson Funeral Home. Services were conducted in the Little cemetery chapel with Rev. G. R. Underwood, Assembly of God Church pastor of Jarvis officiating. Burial was in Little Cemetery. Mrs. Raper was known in her community as "The Mother of Jarvis Assembly of God Church." Her death Saturday evening in a Shawnee hospital followed an extended illness. In addition to her husband, J. M. Raper, she is survived by one son, Ellis, Shawnee; two daughters; Marie Barnes, Earlsboro and Odga Barnes, Shelton, MO; three brothers Sam Silas, Maud; Howard Silas, Bakerfield, Cal., and Arthur Silas, Tulsa; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Rev. Jim H. Lawson, pastor of Assembly of God Church assisted Rev. Underwood in the Services. (Note: On Odga Barnes it has her living Shelton, Washington, on her father obit and Shelton, MO on her mothers obit. Not sure which state she lived in) >> Thanks so very much for the obits, did not have them. Have been looking for them. Will mail copies of them to Clovis Steele who is not on line. This information was from my cemetery notes and I had stopped with them as they had moved to OK. J RAPER 06 Mar 1887 15 Apr 1968 74868 (Seminole, Seminole Co., OK) (none specified) 441-09-1210 Oklahoma Note death date in SS record....??? Descendants of Jonathan Thomas Silas 1 Jonathan Thomas Silas b: April 20, 1856 in Smithville, Monroe Co., MS d: June 26, 1941 in E. Tecumseh, Tulsa Co., OK Burial: Wolf Cem., Wolf, OK . +Sarah Jane Green b: Abt. 1860 m: December 03, 1876 in Itawamba Co., MS d: Unknown Father: Jacob D Green Mother: Elizabeth Caroline Robison .......... 2 Samuel Silas b: October 07, 1879 d: Unknown .......... 2 Clista A Silas b: June 10, 1885 d: Unknown .......... 2 Infant Silas b: Abt. 1888 d: Unknown .......... 2 Dessie Ophiela Silas b: February 11, 1889 in Mississippi d: October 08, 1955 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK Burial: Little Cemetery Social Security Number: SS #: None ............. +Joseph Marlin Raper b: March 06, 1887 in Itawamba Co., MS m: August 23, 1908 in Fulton, Itawamba Co., MS d: April 02, 1968 in Seminole, Seminole Co., OK Burial: Little Cemetery Father: Joseph A Raper Mother: Mary J Drummond Social Security Number: SS #: 441-09-1210 .......... 2 Infant Sallis b: Abt. 1890 d: Unknown .......... 2 Howard E Silas b: September 1892 d: Unknown Social Security Number: SS #: None .......... 2 Hamp Cleveland Silas b: May 13, 1893 in Itawamba Co., MS d: November 29, 1960 in Itawamba Co., MS Burial: Turon Cem., Itawamba Co., MS Social Security Number: SS #: None ............. +Maude M ??? b: May 01, 1895 m: Abt. 1915 in probably Itawamba Co., MS d: August 27, 1957 in Itawamba Co., MS Burial: Turon Cem., Itawamba Co., MS Social Security Number: SS #: None .......... 2 Infant Silas b: Abt. 1895 d: Unknown .......... 2 [1] Arthur Lee Silas b: October 08, 1897 in Smithville, Monroe Co., MS d: February 10, 1964 in Tulsa, OK Burial: Tulsa, OK Social Security Number: SS #: None ............. +Arvilla Raper b: Abt. 1902 m: April 16, 1922 in Seminole Co., OK d: Abt. August 1924 .......... *2nd Wife of [1] Arthur Lee Silas: ............. +Cleora Katherine Powell b: December 15, 1902 in Fayetteville, AL m: December 03, 1924 in Seminole Co., OK d: Unknown Father: Stanton Powell Mother: Mattie Dollar .......... 2 Andrew J Silas b: February 17, 1899 in Itawamba Co., MS d: September 25, 1971 in Smithville, Monroe Co., MS Burial: Turon Cem., Itawamba Co., MS Social Security Number: SS #: 428-14-8335