This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: lester Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/532 Message Board Post: can you help me find my grate grandpa james f rederick lester he was b jan 22 1859 d aug 4 1938 in hugo oklahoma i need to know who his father &mother&sisters&brothers are and way the grave yard is at way all of them are bard at.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILSON, WILSON-SHAKYA, TROUETTE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/531 Message Board Post: Wilbor O. Wilson Wilbor O. Wilson died Sept. 26, 2001, in Davis. Born on Dec. 1, 1910, in Fort Towson, Okla., he was 90 years old. He was the youngest of nine children, raised on a livestock ranch by parents of Choctaw and Chickasaw descent. His interest in raising poultry developed during childhood, and he was responsible for tending to the chickens on the ranch. He participated in Choctaw County 4-H clubs and tended a flock of Golden Laced Wyandottes. He attended Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in poultry husbandry. He later earned a master's degree from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. He worked at a General Mills research farm from 1935-1937, and was an assistant professor at South Dakota State College in Brookings from 1937-1944. While in Brookings, he met Thelma Torguson and they married in August 1938. They had two children. The family then moved to Ames, Iowa, where he served as a research associate at Iowa State from 1944-1946. In 1946, he was offered an assistant professor position in poultry husbandry at UC Davis, working alongside Lewis Taylor, Mike Lerner and Vigfus Asmundson. The family boarded the Southern Pacific "Daylight Limited" and arrived at the Davis train depot early one October morning. Housing in Davis was difficult to find, due to the war, so the family spent its first weeks at the Davis Hotel at Second and B streets. Then they stayed at a fraternity house, at Fifth and A streets, courtesy of James Wilson, a faculty member of the Animal Science Department. The Wilson family then moved to an attic room in an old shingle-sided poultry building on campus, where Wilson taught downstairs. After finding a house to buy in the Wray Tract, two more children were born. Wilson had the honor of being the first Native American faculty member at UC Davis. He was promoted to associate poultry physiologist and then full professor. He made many significant scientific contributions including his work on controlled environmental housing for poultry, the introduction of Japanese quail as a laboratory subject, and research concerning photo-periodism and biological rhythms as affecting poultry and coturnix. He published more than 190 articles, including a cover article for Scientific American magazine. Sabbaticals included working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Maryland in 1954; the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness at the University of Washington at Pullman in 1960 researching the hypothalamic neurosecretory system of the Coturnix japonica; and in 1970, furthering his research at the University of Hawaii Department of Animal Husbandry in Hi! lo. His research led him all around the world, including Thailand, Brazil and Japan. Traveling became one of his favorite pastimes. He retired from UC Davis in 1978, and later taught a course on the Five Civilized Tribes, specializing in the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes for the UC Davis Native American Studies Department. Wilson and fellow parishioners helped build the Davis Lutheran Church at Eighth and B streets, and later he was an active member of Our Faith Lutheran Church on Oak Avenue. He was also a member of the Poultry Science Association, serving as director, officer, president and fellow. He was also named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho's Pi Chapter. He also recently served as president of the Davis branch of the American Association of Retired Persons. He is survived by his daughters, Roberta Wilson-Shakya and husband Hera of Davis, and Rosemary Trouette of Visalia; his sons Ben Wilson of Renton, Wash., and John Wilson and wife Shou Ting Wilson of Davis; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Torguson Wilson, in 1988. Remembrances are to go to the International House of Davis or Our Faith Lutheran Church of Davis. A memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Our Faith Lutheran Church, 1801 Oak Ave. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," October 3, 2001, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zZB.2ACI/530 Message Board Post: My email address has changed as of 5-2002. If you have any information please let me know. Thanks,

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JONES, DURANT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/529 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Gipson Jones born in 1905 and died in 1930. He was married to Rachel Durant. Gipson was burial at Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Choctaw County. Gipson and Rachel had twin girls Lora and Lola Jones born in 1922. Lora married E.R. Waggoner and Lola married J.A. Carter. Who were the parents of Rachel Durant?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/476.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Found the burial site of Monnie Ward in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Choctaw Co, OK at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchocta/mtolivet/ward_weaver.htm Her death date on the headstone says 12/24/1974

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: william emmett garrison and linda date of marriage and if she remarried Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/528 Message Board Post: looking for any information on the where linda garrsion would be william is dead and they had three children one in which died right after birth and the other two girls where adopted out there names where kristan and tina garrison they would be 22 and 17 pretty close the last heard linda was living in spenceville ok , she is around 37 yrs old . the youngest daughter has been trying to contact her also if any boboy know where linda is are even if she has remarried someone please help us find these two girls

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright, Prince Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/218.223 Message Board Post: Found in Okchocta/mtolivet/womack_wyrick.htm on rootsweb the following. Wright,A.J.Jr. 14 4 8-22-1905 5-13-1976 7-23-1924. A.J.Sr. 4 -14 10-12-1861, 3-17-1943 and Nettie T. 4 14 , 4-2-1865, 11-19-1941. Also, okchocta/bios has an article about the Wright Lumber Co. which was run by these two men. Hope this helps a little.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RACKLEY , SMITH, BAGGETT, WARD , WADDELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/527 Message Board Post: Is there anyone on the list with access to the 1900 census that could do a lookup for James Rackley in Choctaw co? Thanks Gina

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/526 Message Board Post: Where might one find list of children who attended Goodland in the late 1800, e.g. 1880-1890.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: anderson Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/525 Message Board Post: we are looking for the childern of william hawkin anderson .he is the grandson of pushmataht.the son of john'jack' anderson and sarah davis.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zZB.2ACI/524 Message Board Post: CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MCCOLLOUGH FAMILY OF THE CHOCTAW TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA. I KNOW THERE WAS A SET OF TWIN BORN TO THE FAMILY, THEY WERE CALLED BIG BIG AND LITTLE BUD. CAN YOU HELP? i AM PLANNING A FAMILY REUNION IN AUGUST AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE FAMILY.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roebuck, Moore, Eldred Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/4300/zZB.2ACI/173.274.1 Message Board Post: My great-grandparents were Elijah Moore who at 21 married Ila Roebuck 18 on December 27 or 27th,1901, in Calvin, Indian Territory according to Okahoma Marriage Records in what was called Choctaw Nation Indian Territory. They had children, Lillie,Lola, Bertha, and Viola. Lillie Moore married Benjamin Franklin Eldred and were my father's parents. Does anyone have records of other Moore or Roebuck connections? Carolyn Myrtlecreek1951@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Maxey, Thompson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/523 Message Board Post: Would anyone be able to look up a marriage for me in Choctaw County of Lee Roy "Pete" THOMPSON and Marie Rose/Rosezine MAXEY? They were married between 1968-1971. I live in Houston and it's difficult for me to travel to Oklahoma. Thank you kindly.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RACKLEY, SMITH, WARD,BAGGETT, WADDELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/321.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: HI, I descend from Edward Rackley from England, There's a book out called "Rackley a Southern Family" or something to that effect. I was told by someone that there were 2 brothers Edward and Anthony. They had some kind of falling out and one brother moved along with his family to Tn. The other stayed in NC.. Anyway, that's what I was told.. Thanks for the info. Gina

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RADCLIFF Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/321.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I was thinking of the Rackleys of Maine, not New York. I believe there name was Radcliffe when they moved to America. I did a short google search and was surprised to see so many Rackleys in the southern states. It seems some of these people carried the name Rackley while still in England. So the name did not change once or twice or even in just one place. The clerk wrote down what he heard and asked no questions. How many of our ancestors could actually have spelled it for him? There was an English soldier named Radcliff/Ratcliff who married a Van Valkenburg Dutch girl in Albany, NY before the Revolution. My memory says that some of their descendants had the name Rackley while others retained Radcliff/Ratcliff. I'm getting to the point where I should no longer rely on my memory for anything. But looking everything up is a great chore and takes days.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MAXEY, THOMPSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/522 Message Board Post: I'm looking for ANY information on Leroy Pete Thompson, born May 15, 1929, died May 7, 1972, buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery in Choctaw County. I'm Wondering if this Mr. Thompson married MARIE ROSE / ROSEZINE MAXEY around the late 1960's or early 1970's, had a daughter by MARIE ROSE/ROSEZINE named Shonda born in 1971 and if Mr. Thompson was killed by accidental electrocution and died in a hospital in Antlers, Oklahoma, Choctaw County. PLEASE, any relatives of Leroy Pete Thompson me, I have a family puzzle to figure out.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/321.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the info. Do you know when the spelling change took place and who changed it? My Rackley's came out of NC and Tn , then on to Ar. Thanks Gina

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/321.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, the RACKLEYs were also RADCLIFFs before the spelling change. There are 38 spelling of the name extant...minimum. I think the RACKLEYs were from New York State.

GRAMMER FAMILY REUNION John Grammer m. Elizabeth Abernathy, March 29, 1792, Dinwiddie, VA John d. Aug 10, 1840 in Morgan Co. AL Elizabeth d. Lawrence Co. MO, 1852 The descendants of John Grammer and Elizabeth Abernathy are having a family reunion on Saturday, August 24, 2002 at the Harvey and Bernice Jones Center for Families, 922 East Emma Avenue, Springdale AR. Telephone: (479) 756-8090. John Grammer m. Elizabeth Abernathy, March 29, 1792, Dinwiddie, VA John d. Aug 10, 1840 in Morgan Co. AL; Known residences: VA , Bedford Co TN, Madison Co. AL, Morgan Co. AL. Known children: MARTHA C. Grammer, b. Feb 8,1793 m. Mr. Tucker PLEASANT Grammer, b. May 28, 1795 PETERSON Grammer, b. April 18, 1797 m. Martha Whinery POLLY BURROW Grammer, b. 1799 ELIZA Grammer, b. Feb 20, 1804 m. Mr. Brown MARTHA COLEMAN Grammer, b. Feb 2 1805 JOHN Grammer, b. Dec 29, 1805 m. Sarah Noblitt WILLIAM Grammer, b. Sep 14 1808 LEONARD Grammer, b. Jan 16, 1811 m. Rosetta King JAMES MADISON Grammer, b. Dec 20 1812 MONROE WASHINGTON Grammer, b. Jan or Feb 11, 1819 ?(?JOSEPH) COLEMAN Grammer, b. Jan or Feb 5, 1820 Contact: Alice Jackson: djackso2@qnet.com or Alice McCollum amccollum@kc.rr.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACI/513.2 Message Board Post: Buddy, Came across the following & thought you might be interested in it. I'm working it and other Ft Towson bio material up for posting on the county genweb site. Fort Towson's Representative Town Builders Not Boomers, But Wide Awake Citizens Who are in Line for Progress and Prosperity The Ft Towson Enterprise August 11, 1905 - transcribed & contributed by Ron Henson Thomas Fennell Nine years ago the subject of this sketch came to Doaksville, one mile northwest of Fort Towson; from Leadville, Colo., and when the present townsite was established removed here, and is now a permanent citizen. Mr. Fennell is postmaster of Fort Towson, is vice president of the Farmers' Exchange Bank and is a notary public. He owns a home and will immediately begin the construction of a brick building into which he will remove the postoffice. At present he carries a stock of stationery, but contemplates putting in a larger supply when his new building is completed. He is a public spirited citizen and an exceedingly clever gentleman.