Posted on: Carter County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Carter/11543 Surname: MORRIS, LOVE, FORD, WILLIAMS, VIAN, RUE ------------------------- Elisha Edward "Taylor" LOVE (1887-1944) and Rosa Belle LOVE (1888-1941) were children of William James LOVE (1852-1939) and Hettie Jane WILLIAMS (1863-1949). They were also siblings of Mose (1881-1959) and George LOVE (1879-1970/72) who were involved in the killing of special agent ALEXANDER at Hoxbar, Carter Co, OK, in 1916. They had a wagon of 19 barrels of illegal whiskey. Tom (1882-1970) and Ed FORD were also arrested in connection with the incident. The whiskey belonged to them. They also owned the Ford Hotel in Ardmore. George took the rap and served 8 years. After the death of her first husband, Andrew Irvin MORRIS (1887-1908), Belle married a second time in 1910 to Tom who adopted her daughter, Ona Ruth MORRIS (1907-1965). Ona married Earl E VIAN (1895-1960). William and Hettie are buried in McMillan Cem; Taylor and wife Jessie (Morris), Irvin and first wife, Ida RUE, are in Legate Cem; Belle and Tom are in Rosehill; George and Mose are in Hillcrest; and Ona and Earl are in Yukon Cem. If anyone has additional information to share on these folks or the Ford Hotel, please contact me. Harold in New Orleans