wayne wrote: > > Anna, > I have been reading your messages concerning Dunaway in Bristow. My > Great-grandfather died in Bristow, 20 Jan 1942; was embalmed by Roy E. > Dunaway. Then, I believe, a funeral home in Seminole, OK handled the burial > at the Oakdale Cemetery in Depew, OK. At the time of death the personal > information was given by a son, Roscoe Barton, of Snowmac, OK. PROBLEM, the > year of birth given was the birth year of my great-grandmother (her birth > date, 20 Dec 1871) not my great-grandfather. > George Henry Sampson was born in Brumley, Miller County, MO., > 8 Nov 1868. His father, William George Sampson, died in Brumley, Miller > County, MO, 3 Oct 1869. Therefore, the birth date shown on the Death > Certificate (8 Nov 1871) leaves a gap of two years and a month from the date > of his fathers death. > Several years ago I tried to get this corrected but run into a brick > wall. The funeral home that filed the original death certificate has to > notify the state in order to make a correction. I could not find anyone > (either Bristow or Seminole) who would admit to having any information. > > Interesting note: Both George and his wife, Mary Bell, are buried at the > Oakdale Cemetery. Their tomb stone (placed by Roscoe Barton) shows no dates > because he said "he didn't know what they were." > > [email protected] > > sorry, I didn't intend this to be a mini-series > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the main OKGenWeb page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ thats ok, I just try to give any information that might help.