Hi Sharolyn, Nice to see you online again. What kind of things are you looking for in regards to Eureka? I will see what I can find for you. Love, Kay

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/184 Surname: BALLARD, WRIGHT, JAMES, LAWRENCE ------------------------- Looking for information on JAMES WESLEY BALLARD who married ALICE A. WRIGHT on 1 Nov. 1875 in Dallas, MO. They lived in Boone Co., MO. and moved to Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK. in about 1905. Had children named JOHN, MILLER, HOMER, JAMES, NANCY, NELLIE, ETHYL, ELLA, and ELMY (?). Any information appreciated.

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/183 Surname: Downing, Crittenden ------------------------- Hi Oleta, Would be glad to share what information I have on the family with you. You can contact me at HKees@aol.com and I'll be able to give you some information on their lineage. Sincerely, Holli Boone Kees

Hi! My husband is related to some of the Robbins in Cherokee County. Please send me the names of the Robbins that you have in Cherokee County and we'll see if we can make a match. Thanks! Ann Marie tciinc@ipa.net

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/182 Surname: Lewis ------------------------- Hi! I'm trying to e-mail you. Could you e-mail me and try that way? I was asking your permission to post your query to the easternkentucky-l@rootsweb.com list. I think you may get results. Laura Link: Laura's Eastern Kentucky origins URL: <http://members.xoom.com/lbmck>

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/181 Surname: ------------------------- I am related to the Downing family thru Crittenden, Quinton, Kelley, Folsom, Washington to Robbins. My family lived in Adair and Cherokee County before moving to California because of health reasons. Would like to correspond with you concerning the family. Oleta Willhite o.willhite@worldnet.att.net

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/180 Surname: ------------------------- Am interested in you relationship to the Kelley's. Are they the Kelley's who are Cherokee? I am part of the Melvina and Joel Kelley family. Oleta Willhite

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/179 Surname: ------------------------- Are you related to Mahala Lewis who married Lee Robbins? She and Lee were married in Madison County and then moved to the Tahlequah area. Mahala and Lee Robbins are buried in Molly Field Cemetery with a tombstone which bears both their names. He died here in California and was taken back to be buried with his first wife, Mahala who died, I think, in 1935. Lee and Mahala or Aunt Halley as she was called by the family are my ggAunt and Uncle. Lee Robbins is my greatgrandfather's brother. Oleta Willhite

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/178 Surname: OSBURN, Lewis, Blevins ------------------------- Hi, I just had to ask... I have pictures of the Osburn graves at Molly Field and they are allied to a LEWIS family in Johnson County Kentucky. Pennington and Blevins are also allied names. Jesse and Elizabeth Lemaster Osburn of Johnson County had children who migrated to Tahlequah very early in the 1800's. If you know more about your Lewis family, I'd like to hear a little about it. Besides the Osburn/Lewis family, I'm also lookng at a family in Washington Co Ark (Cheek/Van Hoose/Bryant/Ramey/Lewis) who also originated from Johnson County Kentucky (NC before that). Washington Co is actually not that far from Molly Field cemetery. Again, this family migrated very early into the area. Thank you for any information. Laura Brown McKenzie Link: Laura's Eastern Kentucky Origins URL: <http://members.xoom.com/lbmck>

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/177 Surname: Lewis ------------------------- I have unconfirmed info that Ruthia (could be many variations Ruth, Ruthie or even Bertha Rutha) is buried at Molly Field Cemetary. If anyone is close by I would appreciate you checking for sure and letting me know exactly what is on the stone Ruthia Dunlap Lewis ( I believe she died 1933) Any information regarding her is appreciated, or info re: her husband William Lewis, and their children.

Carol, i believe i gave you that information? I have more information coming in sometime next week re: the Lewis ties. Did you check www.genforum.genealogy.com where I answered your query? cheryl

"cecil v. boyd" wrote: > > Michelle I would like to add my 'thank you' to all of the others. Your > effort is very much appreciated. > Ms. Cecil V. Boyd > > At 08:35 PM 08/04/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >Donna wrote: > >> > >> Thank You Michelle, > >> This is very much appreciated, the site is wonderful! > >> Donna > > To the list, Your thanks is greatly appreciated!! Cherokee Co. has been lagging behind is online resources, so I've been trying to 'acquire' info whereever I can. Remember, the OKGenWeb can only as good as the submissions and participation its receives. Do you have info to submit?? -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/

1896 City Directory of Tahlequah (100% online) http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/city1896.htm 1903 School Roster, Cherokee Baptist Academy, Tahlequah, IT (about 60% online) http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/cherbapt1903.htm -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/

Michelle I would like to add my 'thank you' to all of the others. Your effort is very much appreciated. Ms. Cecil V. Boyd At 08:35 PM 08/04/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Donna wrote: >> >> Thank You Michelle, >> This is very much appreciated, the site is wonderful! >> Donna > >You're most welcome! I hope to have the directory finished by Monday. > >Thanks!! > >-- Michelle Tucker >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html >OKGenWeb County Coordinator: > Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm >OKGenWeb Archives: > Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html > Sequoyah Co.: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html >Michelle's Home Page: > http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm >Countiss Connections: > http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm >Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club > http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/ > > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

FAMILY TREE FINDERS Monday - 7 February 2000 Getting Involved Genealogists are not islands unto themselves. There are many others out there who are researching their own family trees. And there are many genealogical societies and groups that can be of assistance. While they may not be able to offer answers on your specific ancestors, they will be able to introduce you to and expand your knowledge of the act of genealogy. Through genealogical societies, you can learn about records peculiar to a particular area. You can be spared the pitfalls that some often befall us when we begin to research in a new area. However, as I write this I am thinking about a different aspect of genealogical societies and what you can do for them. Genealogical societies are powered by volunteerism. The officers that guide the society, those that you elect, are volunteers. Often they end up having to set aside the research of their own family history while they donate their time and talents to the furthering of the society that you are relying on. I have just spent time at the board meeting for one of the societies that I belong to. I am on the board of that society right now. When you get involved at that level you begin to realize what is necessary to perpetuate that society so that in years to come genealogists who are seeking will still be able to turn to that society. Even if you do not have ancestors in the area where you now live, it is a good idea to become involved with the local society. Your involvement in your local society where you may end up helping out of state genealogists looking for ancestors in your area, will be returned ten fold by the help you will receive from those societies where your ancestors lived. Local societies are striving to preserve the records for that area. They have volunteers that are abstracting and transcribing the records of the local cemeteries, courthouses and manuscript collections found in older houses, historical societies and other repositories. These efforts require manpower. Even if you do not want to go so far as to be involved in the politics or general operation of the society, volunteering to work with some of the records preservation projects. Help the societies to transcribe the records that will then be published and help to generate revenue to keep the society going, so that they can continue to publish their newsletters and quarterlies and offer the services that they do to their members. The next time you are looking at how you can become involved and help genealogists, think about joining your local society and becoming involved. Rhonda R. McClure rhondam@sodamail.com If you know someone who is interested in genealogy, please forward this entire message to them! _________________________________________________ To subscribe to Family Tree Finders, send a blank e-mail message to: join-family-tree-finders@gt.sodamail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/

Oops! I see the name Horseshoe Bend? Where is that located? Oleta ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Marie Boatright Ryals <tciinc@ipa.net> To: <OKCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 9:30 AM Subject: [OKCHEROK] Cade Jones > Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/175 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > Hi! > > I have been corresponding with a great-granddaughter of Cade and Mary Sullivan > Jones, just this week, through the Cherokee Co, OK Rootsweb List. She had > a query out for info on them. > > My husband's great-grandmother, Leona Pearl Hubbard, was supposed to have > been married to Cade Jones at one time, before his marriage to Mary. We > don't know if they separated, divorced, or what. > > Cade, Mary, and their daughter, Sarah, are buried in Manus Cemetery, Welling, > Cherokee County, OK: > > Kade Jones August 14, 1914 > > Mary Jones (no dates) > > Sarah Jones (no dates) > > They drowned at Horseshoe Bend on the Illinois River, which is not far > from Welling. The Welling side is called Etta > Bend. > > Contact me to get in touch with their great-granddaughter. > > Ann Marie > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

This should be of interest to many who have asked many times about the drowning of the Jones family in the Illinois River. I asked my Aunt and cousin about the drowning and they had not heard about it. They were born in the 1920's, but all of the family lived up and down the Illinois River between Tahlequah and Scraper and further down I guess. My childhood dream was to live around there myself. Went up and down that road in January and to Molly Field Cemetery and Oil Springs which has is on a ranch now. It has a cemetery where some of my family is buried. There were some new headstones for some of those buried there, so there must be others who go there also. Do you know what part of the river the Jones family drowned at as to what area of the river? It is beautiful there now and must have been nice then also. My Great Aunt went to a school on the Illinois River in the area called Oil Springs. The outhouse is all that is left there now. Want to cross the Combs Bridge next time and go further down the river. Do you have any Robbins, Washington, Folsom or Pense names in your family? Oleta Willhite ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Marie Boatright Ryals <tciinc@ipa.net> To: <OKCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 9:30 AM Subject: [OKCHEROK] Cade Jones > Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/175 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > Hi! > > I have been corresponding with a great-granddaughter of Cade and Mary Sullivan > Jones, just this week, through the Cherokee Co, OK Rootsweb List. She had > a query out for info on them. > > My husband's great-grandmother, Leona Pearl Hubbard, was supposed to have > been married to Cade Jones at one time, before his marriage to Mary. We > don't know if they separated, divorced, or what. > > Cade, Mary, and their daughter, Sarah, are buried in Manus Cemetery, Welling, > Cherokee County, OK: > > Kade Jones August 14, 1914 > > Mary Jones (no dates) > > Sarah Jones (no dates) > > They drowned at Horseshoe Bend on the Illinois River, which is not far > from Welling. The Welling side is called Etta > Bend. > > Contact me to get in touch with their great-granddaughter. > > Ann Marie > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

is partially transcribed and online at... http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/cherbapt1903.htm Happy Searching!! -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/

has been transcribed and is online at... http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/city1896.htm Happy Searching!! -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/

Posted on: Cherokee County, OK Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Cherokee/176 Surname: ------------------------- I am the great-great-granddaughter of Margaret Frances Leathers Yeager, the sister of Loduska Leathers Reynolds. I have a great deal of information on the Leathers, Lipps, Norris, and corresponding families. Contact me and we'll compare notes and see what we can come up with. I tried e-mailing you, but the address is invalid. Ann Marie