In a message dated 10/11/1999 8:33:01 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I don't know who GULF OIL COMPANY belongs to now, but they were active in Creek County. Wanda >> Gulf Oil is owned by Chevron Don

In a message dated 10/11/1999 6:44:39 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Yes Don, Rowena was my aunt and Jerald was my uncle. They were siblings of my Dad. Both have died - Rowena in 1969 and Jerald in 1994. My Dad is the only surviving sibling. I will pass your info along to Dad - he may know your Mom's stepmother-in-law, although he was several years younger than Rowena and Jerald. I'll let you know. It's great finding someone who actually knows some of my family!! >> Jewel married about 1937 to my grandpa. His name was Arthur Ghere. He was killed in an oilfield accident in 1948. His second marriage and her first. Glad Mom could make a connection for you. If you need anything from the cemetery in Oilton, I have a cousin living there that might be enticed to driving out and getting some info for you. Let me know if I can help. Don Ghere

In the Tulsa, OK business listings is a Magnolia Petroleum Company, 9 East 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74103; 918-592-6300. Wayne -----Original Message----- From: dalton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] photos >Thanks Jack. Have you ever heard of Magnolia Petroleum Company? > >You know I hated history and geography in school. Sure need it now!!! > >Becky > *~Y~* >-----Original Message----- >From: Jack Delmar <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 12:50 PM >Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] photos > > >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: dalton <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:27 PM >>Subject: [OKCREEK-L] photos >> >> >>> For those of you who viewed the photos of mine at >>www.rootsweb.com/%7Eokstephe/photo.htm >>> on photo # 009. (the one w/ Mr. Bennett in it) what do you think that >is >>in front of the bldg? Is it a replica of a train engine or possibly the >>shadow from a real one parked near? >>> >>> Becky >>> *~Y~* >>> >>> >>> ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >>> Oklahoma Cemeteries >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm >>> >> >>I don't think it was a train ,but a wakasha engine they used in the >>powerhouse. A powerhouse was used in those days to run a number of oil >>wells from a central engine house "Powerhouse" it had "rodlines" that ran >>from the powerhouse to 10-20 seperate >>oil wells to keep them pumping. You could hook, unhook rods, to run or >stop >>any oil well from pumping. My dad was a oil field pumper who ran those >>powerhouses in Creek County from the late "40's till his death in Kiefer in >>1968. He was a pumper at Drumright from 1954-1960 , then moved us kids >back >>to Kiefer in 1960 as a pumper. >>He spent all of his oil field carreer with the Tidewater Oil Co. I used to >>spend my summers with my dad at his "leases" and have lots of memories. >> >>Jack Delmar, 3rd generation grad of Kiefer, Okla. >>[email protected] >>www.my-ged.com/delmar >> >> >> >>==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >>Your donations to RootsWeb makes OKGenWeb possible. >> RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> > > >==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >Oklahoma Vital Records Information - >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/vital.html > >

Thanks Jack. Have you ever heard of Magnolia Petroleum Company? You know I hated history and geography in school. Sure need it now!!! Becky *~Y~* -----Original Message----- From: Jack Delmar <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] photos > >----- Original Message ----- >From: dalton <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:27 PM >Subject: [OKCREEK-L] photos > > >> For those of you who viewed the photos of mine at >www.rootsweb.com/%7Eokstephe/photo.htm >> on photo # 009. (the one w/ Mr. Bennett in it) what do you think that is >in front of the bldg? Is it a replica of a train engine or possibly the >shadow from a real one parked near? >> >> Becky >> *~Y~* >> >> >> ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >> Oklahoma Cemeteries >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm >> > >I don't think it was a train ,but a wakasha engine they used in the >powerhouse. A powerhouse was used in those days to run a number of oil >wells from a central engine house "Powerhouse" it had "rodlines" that ran >from the powerhouse to 10-20 seperate >oil wells to keep them pumping. You could hook, unhook rods, to run or stop >any oil well from pumping. My dad was a oil field pumper who ran those >powerhouses in Creek County from the late "40's till his death in Kiefer in >1968. He was a pumper at Drumright from 1954-1960 , then moved us kids back >to Kiefer in 1960 as a pumper. >He spent all of his oil field carreer with the Tidewater Oil Co. I used to >spend my summers with my dad at his "leases" and have lots of memories. > >Jack Delmar, 3rd generation grad of Kiefer, Okla. >[email protected] >www.my-ged.com/delmar > > > >==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >Your donations to RootsWeb makes OKGenWeb possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

----- Original Message ----- From: dalton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:27 PM Subject: [OKCREEK-L] photos > For those of you who viewed the photos of mine at www.rootsweb.com/%7Eokstephe/photo.htm > on photo # 009. (the one w/ Mr. Bennett in it) what do you think that is in front of the bldg? Is it a replica of a train engine or possibly the shadow from a real one parked near? > > Becky > *~Y~* > > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > Oklahoma Cemeteries > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm > I don't think it was a train ,but a wakasha engine they used in the powerhouse. A powerhouse was used in those days to run a number of oil wells from a central engine house "Powerhouse" it had "rodlines" that ran from the powerhouse to 10-20 seperate oil wells to keep them pumping. You could hook, unhook rods, to run or stop any oil well from pumping. My dad was a oil field pumper who ran those powerhouses in Creek County from the late "40's till his death in Kiefer in 1968. He was a pumper at Drumright from 1954-1960 , then moved us kids back to Kiefer in 1960 as a pumper. He spent all of his oil field carreer with the Tidewater Oil Co. I used to spend my summers with my dad at his "leases" and have lots of memories. Jack Delmar, 3rd generation grad of Kiefer, Okla. [email protected] www.my-ged.com/delmar

For those of you who viewed the photos of mine at www.rootsweb.com/%7Eokstephe/photo.htm on photo # 009. (the one w/ Mr. Bennett in it) what do you think that is in front of the bldg? Is it a replica of a train engine or possibly the shadow from a real one parked near? Becky *~Y~*

dalton wrote: > > One thing I'm confused about is my greatgrandfather was a RR engineer from very early 1900's to about 1925. In the picture Power house in Oilton where dad worked - It means my greatgrandfather. I wonder how he could've been employed by the RR and a power house in Oilton. > > Any ideas out there?? > > Becky ,,Idaho > *~Y~* > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > How to make OKGenWeb your browser home page - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/homepage.htm the railroads had "round houses" that was where the trains were connected together. the Frisco was in Sapulpa early and then moved to Tulsa. I think they were sold to the Burlington RR, but I don't know where records are kept. this probably just confused you more.

In a message dated 10/9/1999 5:41:25 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << One of my grandfathers came in about 1915 from Kansas, to work in the oil fields at Drumright; and the other came about the same time from Texas to Oilton for the same reason. Who were your family members in Oilton -- maybe my Dad or Mom have heard of them. Believe me, Oilton still isn't a "booming" town -- but it's a nice little burg! I have a number of family members living there, and only live about 17 miles from there myself. I would enjoy seeing the ariel view that you mentioned in your post. FYI.... My family who came to Drumright was Titus/Albright, and those who came to Oilton were Peden/Lewis. Sue Peden Miller On 9 Oct 99, at 11:45, [email protected] wrote: >> Sue, My Mom remembers a Rowena Peden that worked in Oilton as a telephone operator when she was in high school. That would have been between 1936-39 She thinks she had a brother named Gerald. My Mom's step mother in law worked with the telephone company with Rowena. Her name is Jewel MacGregor and still lives near Jenks Oklahoma. lmk if this fits in. Don Ghere

I do know that some oil companies kept records that far back..I wrote to Standard Oil about my WOODROOF's and they wrote back that they had records from that era but his name was not in them.... > Do you know if the oil companies in that area still have >records of the employees in 1925? My Dad, Earl Boykin, was > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi there, I have Johnsons from the Paden OK area.... Several moved to nearby areas... One was Jim and Effie Johnson.. Any relations out there? Eric Clay Johnson [email protected]

Hi Everyone! I've got a huge favor to ask! I'm looking for any relatives of James Joshua Randall b.10-10-1877 in Doniphan, Ripley Co, MO d.10-1987. He married a Lilly(Lillie-not sure of the correct spelling) Gaines-I believe her maiden name was Willingham. She was b.10/8/1891 Franklin CO, AL. They lived at Shamrock, Creek CO, Oklahoma and are buried there. Unfortunately, my grandfather passed away without telling us much of anything , I do know that their only child-my grandfather Charlie Randall lived in Drumright for the last 30 years. He had a half-sister named Susie Bell Randall and she married a Theodore Wyckoff , they are both buried in Shamrock, Creek CO, Oklahoma. I would appreciate any kind of information on them! thank you, susie

-------- Original Message -------- From: [email protected] Subject: (no subject) To: [email protected] Hi, My name is Sabrina L. Peart (Kramer) I grew up in Skiatook, Oklahoma and went to Skiatook High. Hello to alumni who might read this. I am looking for John Powers who was my gg-grandfather. He was a boxer...Prizefighter it was called in those days, and was killed in the ring in 1892/93. He had a daughter named Rosa Ethel (Powers)Walls. She is buried in the Oilton Cemetery and there might be some information on her stone, or a John Powers buried nearby. If any one could go do a lookup for me, I'd be so grateful. I don't know John's wife's name at all ... this leaves me stuck. And I don't know anything about John's folk either. Or where he came from. It might mention something on Rosa Ethel Walls death certificate. She died in 1935. I will try to look that up here (here is in Utah) at the Family History Library run by the Mormons here. I am also looking for information on Phillip Adkins who died in Okla. in 1911. His wife Emma died in 1900. I don't know anything about them except that they had a daughter Emma Jane who married my gg-grandfather Bert Kramer (Albert Leonard Kramer) in 1912 in Avard, Woods, OK. and he died in Oklahoma. If you need help from this front -- i.e., lookups at the FHL I'd be happy to exchange services! Thanks, in advance, to all who will read this and put up with me! Ha! Sabrina

Thanks, I emailed Marti. We'll see what happens! Becky *~Y~* -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] Fw: photo's >I'm not sure, but Marti keeps a web site on cemeteries in OK and I am sure >she can help you. Her address is: > > [email protected] > >Hope this helps. >Good luck, >Jean and Bob > >Good luck on your search. So glad you found family!! > > >==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >How to Locate a Town or County >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/locatetown.htm >

One thing I'm confused about is my greatgrandfather was a RR engineer from very early 1900's to about 1925. In the picture Power house in Oilton where dad worked - It means my greatgrandfather. I wonder how he could've been employed by the RR and a power house in Oilton. Any ideas out there?? Becky ,,Idaho *~Y~*

Jean, I noticed at the end of your message it had an url for OK cemetaries. I have a photo of an unknown cemetary and I think my grandfather's brother may be buried there. Ray Miller YORK - b. Nov. 1914 died before age 6. Would you know of anywhere I could post this photo in hopes someone may recognize the cemetary? My cousin had the pictures scanned. There are 158 on it and most are of YORK's and STEWART's and most in Oklahoma. I met him because of a query I had posted in Carter CO. rootsweb. I have never met anyone on my bio-father's side and only met my father when I was 15 - barely knew him. This cousin got ahold of me and lo and behold his grandparents were my greatgrandparents! He lives in southern CA and I in northern Idaho, and we've never met. This all happened July 99. Now we are working together over the internet to find our family roots. Just thought you might find it interesting. Rebecca York, n. ID >>YORK/STEWART *~Y~* -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] Fw: photo's >Those were beautiful pictures. You must have a great scanner. Thanks >millions. Now I know also what a power house is. > >Jean > > >==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== >Oklahoma Cemeteries >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm >

Jack, Do you know if the oil companies in that area still have records of the employees in 1925? My Dad, Earl Boykin, was born there that year and his father, Edward Theodore Boykin, and some uncles worked the oil fields there. Jan Jack & Lynne wrote: > Powerhouses were the "house" that housed the engine that > controlled the > pumping on 10 -20 or more oil well's. My dad was a oil > field pumper for > Tidewater Oil Co in Kiefer, Drumright area in the '40's > thru the '60's. I > spent all my time as a kid changing the rods and oiling > them from the > powerhouse to the well's > > Jack Delmar, 3rd generation Kiefer High Grad > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 5:09 PM > Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] photos > > > Please email me the photo's, maybe my mother will know > of the powerhouse > > > > Don Ghere > > [email protected]'com > > > > > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > > Have you visited OKBits? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ > > > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > Oklahoma Cemeteries > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm -- ANNOUNCEMENT: OUR WEBPAGE IS FINALLY UPDATED, BACK UP AND RUNNING, PLEASE COME BY FOR A VISIT. IT'S NOW OVER 23,300 NAMES. Jan & Gary Patterson researching Boykin, Brewer, Brunham/Brannon, Carney, Copeland, Dobbs, Holt, Jackson, Patterson, Poyner, Scott, Stewart and many others. Visit our WEB page at: http://www.galstar.com/~glpatter

Hi there, I have Johnsons from the Paden OK area.... Several moved to nearby areas... One was Jim and Effie Johnson.. Are you related? Eric Clay Johnson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] WOODROOF > Good luck in finding your WOODROOF's. I am looking for JOHNSON'S and SUTTONS > from Oilton. My grandpa Johnson was a oilield worker in Oilton, he died in > 1944, I don't know how many years he worked there, I had an uncle, Otto Ryker > who also was a oilfield worker in Oilton. I am having a devil of a time my > family, keep running into blocks, hope you are having better luck. > > Jean > > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > Oklahoma Vital Records Information - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/vital.html > >

Powerhouses were the "house" that housed the engine that controlled the pumping on 10 -20 or more oil well's. My dad was a oil field pumper for Tidewater Oil Co in Kiefer, Drumright area in the '40's thru the '60's. I spent all my time as a kid changing the rods and oiling them from the powerhouse to the well's Jack Delmar, 3rd generation Kiefer High Grad [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] photos > Please email me the photo's, maybe my mother will know of the powerhouse > > Don Ghere > [email protected]'com > > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ >

The correct url to the site where the pictures are are on the email message attached. Let me Know. Becky *~Y~* -----Original Message----- From: Sheri Hammons <[email protected]> To: dalton <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 08, 1999 4:02 PM Subject: Re: photo's >I have the pictures up. Let me know if I don't have something right. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eokstephe/photo.htm > >Sheri

Jack, Do you know if the oil companies in that area still have records of the employees in 1925? My Dad, Earl Boykin, was born there that year and his father, Edward Theodore Boykin, and some uncles worked the oil fields there. Jan I'd be interested in such records also. My gg-grandfather was a "pumper" for an oil company. Sabrina