Depends on when your relative came. Land was cheap or free if they came during either of the two major runs, 1889 or 1893. Don't forget there was a major climate change in the later part of the last century and the earlier part of this one. My grandfather remembered grass so tall that a man on a horse could barely see over the top. The droughts of the 1920sand the infamous dustbowl of the 1930s truly changed how people viewed Oklahoma. Cheers Phil424 -----Original Message----- From: Marian Alvis <marian@cyberhighway.net> To: OKGARFIE-L@rootsweb.com <OKGARFIE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 5:11 PM Subject: [OKGARFIE] Re: [OKGARFIE-L] Thanks Bob!--- >Bob, >My relative came from Ky to Ok too! What was the attraction to leave such >pretty >county like Ky to go to the dry, barren land in Ok? >Was it the free land or what? > >Marian >marian@cyberhighway.net >-----Original Message----- >From: Rosemary Webb <rosie@ipa.net> >To: OKGARFIE-L@rootsweb.com <OKGARFIE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:38 PM >Subject: [OKGARFIE-L] Thanks Bob! > > >>I went to the library this afternoon & looked in the Garfield Co. Ok. >>census. I actually found the family I was looking for in the 1910 & 1920 >>census. I got so excited I looked around for someone to hug but didn't see >>a soul I knew...decided a stranger might not understand so I refrained. >> >>Then I got a bonus tonight. Bob sent me a high school year book picture >of >>my great uncles son. So I had a really good day. >> >>Here's what I found in the census. >> >>1910 Census for Garfield County Oklahoma >>Robert E Duncan 43 m, Farmer, born Kentucky >>Ula L. 27 f born Kentucky >>Cyril 4 m born Oklahoma >>William 2 m born Oklahoma >> >>1920 Census for Garfield County Oklahoma >>Robert E Duncan 53 m, Farmer, Kentucky >>Ula L. 39 f, Kentucky >>Cyril Ralph 14 m, Oklahoma >>William 11 m, Oklahoma >>Milton C. 9 m, Oklahoma >>Arthur S 7 m, Oklahona >>Edwin 4, 4/12 m, Oklahoma >>Syndell 2, 3/12 m, Oklahoma >> >> >>==== OKGARFIE Mailing List ==== >>Visit the Garfield County USGenWeb Home Page! >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarfie/gar.htm >> >> > > >==== OKGARFIE Mailing List ==== >Visit the Garfield County USGenWeb Home Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarfie/gar.htm > > >============================== >RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! >Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >