that's one way to explain the cause......I'd better start taking a closer look at some of mine. :) Alli ----- Original Message ----- From: <TKnapp8365@aol.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 2:49 PM Subject: [OKGEN ] A Death In The Family > I just had to share this. I hope it doesn't offend anyone, if it does I am > sorry. > > Tina Knapp > > A Death In The Family > > The applicant for life insurance was finding it difficult to fill out the > application. > > The salesman asked what the trouble was, and the man said that he couldn't > answer the question about the cause of death of his father. > > The salesman wanted to know why. > > After some embarrassment, the client explained that his father had been > hanged and that he had hoped to hide this fact from his dad's descendants. > > The salesman pondered this for a moment. "Just write: 'Father was taking > part in a public function when the platform gave way.'" > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > OKGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ > PhotoGallery - http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/index.htm > >

I just had to share this. I hope it doesn't offend anyone, if it does I am sorry. Tina Knapp A Death In The Family The applicant for life insurance was finding it difficult to fill out the application. The salesman asked what the trouble was, and the man said that he couldn't answer the question about the cause of death of his father. The salesman wanted to know why. After some embarrassment, the client explained that his father had been hanged and that he had hoped to hide this fact from his dad's descendants. The salesman pondered this for a moment. "Just write: 'Father was taking part in a public function when the platform gave way.'"

I liked that one ... we just have to share the funny things in life. *laughing* Shelia ----- Original Message ----- From: <TKnapp8365@aol.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 9:49 AM Subject: [OKGEN ] A Death In The Family > I just had to share this. I hope it doesn't offend anyone, if it does I am > sorry. > > Tina Knapp > > A Death In The Family > > The applicant for life insurance was finding it difficult to fill out the > application. > > The salesman asked what the trouble was, and the man said that he couldn't > answer the question about the cause of death of his father. > > The salesman wanted to know why. > > After some embarrassment, the client explained that his father had been > hanged and that he had hoped to hide this fact from his dad's descendants. > > The salesman pondered this for a moment. "Just write: 'Father was taking > part in a public function when the platform gave way.'" > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > OKGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ > PhotoGallery - http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/index.htm > >

Thanks Sharon, Mrs. Friend got a kick out of seeing you email. I'll take this one to her to see as well. She tell so that she is the last one living out of the brothers, sisters and in-laws. Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Holdenville Democrat 12-27-1928 Pg. 3 WELLS Funeral Rites Tuesday Services for J. C. WELLS, 63 year old Hughes county farmer, who died Monday at his home eight and one-half miles southwest of Holdenville, were held Tuesday. L. E. STEWART of Holdenville officiated at the services. Death was caused by paralysis. He is survived by his wife, one son, Alva, 17, and four daughters, Mrs. Bill CALDWELL, Mrs. J. OF. JONES, Mrs. Doc CALDWELL and Mrs. B. C. CLEVELAND all of route four. C. E. ARNOLD funeral home was in charge of the arrangements. Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Wanda, jwdre@intellex.com , the Adair Co. host would be a good person to ask about Stilwell. Sharon --- Sharon Burnett-Crawford OKGenWeb State Co-Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ Pontotoc Co. Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <sharonmc2002@aol.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 7:06 AM Subject: [OKGEN ] Re: Stillwell OK > Can anyone tell me anything about the Stillwell OK/ Adair Co Area? Is there > a Steward OK? One aunt says Lydia Riggs/Stewart was in STillwell while > another says Steward. Thanks. > Sharon Mc2002 > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > OKGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ > PhotoGallery - http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/index.htm >

> Subject: [OKGEN ] 1845 legal term: guardian pendentilitum. What does this mean? > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 17:23:59 -0500 > From: "Alison Stevens" <astevens_0691@yahoo.com> > To: OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Help and hello, everyone! Sounds to me like someone had a "John Doe" for a guardian while the will was in litigation with a lawsuit pending. I'm no lawyer by far. Jane Alison Stevens wrote: > The perhaps archaic legal term "guardian pendentilitum" has stumped all > search engines tried so far. Does anyone know the meaning of this term? It > came up in connection with the administration of the will of one of my > ancestors. > > Thank you, > Alison Stevens > Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

In a message dated 4/12/01 5:13:44 AM Mountain Daylight Time, flip@okplus.com writes: << Sharon, Mrs. Herbert FRIEND would like to know just how you connect. She got a buzz out of your earlier message. Would you please tell us how you are connected? >> The short version is that Herbert's grandfather, Thomas Chelton FRIEND, was my GGGgrandfather. That's not a typo -- I descend through a succession of eldest daughters so the generations are now out of sync. But -- not recalling how much family history I sent earlier -- I'll throw in a few more details: T. C. homesteaded in northeastern Oklahoma Co., near the border of the Unassigned Lands, with wife Malinda FILBERT and their youngest daughters. He seems to have been the first of the group to arrive, filing his claim on June 15, 1889. [I'm still trying to determine how they found out there were a number of unclaimed homesteads in that particular area.] Sons Charles Mathews and William Lincoln FRIEND [Herbert's father], and son-in-law Willard SWEAT [husband of daughter Harriet] quickly followed and settled nearby. Some of their homesteads were on the Indian Meridian itself. When the adjacent Iowa Lands were opened in 1891, my GGgrandgrandfather [Andrew Francis MILLIGAN] made the run and staked his claim just across the road. He was married to T.C.'s oldest surviving daughter, Mary Jane FRIEND. By 1900, Malinda had died, as had Charles' wife and one of William's daughters. T.C.'s two youngest daughters, who had married neighboring homesteaders, remained in the area -- as did my line. Sharon McAllister

My, Mom just told me there were some Riggs that lived out Greasy, thats an area around Stilwell. My Mom was raised down there. Also, Sharon is right that Wanda also is coordinator of the local genealogical info for Adair and they are building a new office. Sharon Beamer

In a message dated 4/12/01 5:35:26 AM Mountain Daylight Time, sharonmc2002@aol.com writes: << I'm looking for my great great Aunt Lydia Riggs and her husband Jacob T Jake STewart. She was my grandfathers sister. She went west around the turn of the ceentury. I'm trying to find out anything I can about her family, when and where she died etc. Basically I'd like to reestablish a connection between that line and ours. SharonMc/Athens TN >> I'm a bit confused by the subject line -- so will go into a bit more detail than usual. My FRIEND line was in O.T. in 1889, had spent brief periods in both KS & NE, a number of years in Gentry Co., MO before that. I've traced them on back to KY, but not to TN. Haven't run across either RIGGS or STEWART in this line. My COLE/CROCKETT line came to O.T. about the same time and settled just a few miles from the FRIENDS. They, too, had lived in KS, MO & KY -- before that, they spent some 40 years in Obion Co. TN. Tradition has it that there were several families from Obion Co. who ended up in the Luther area. I've been able to identify the SIMMONs & WHEELERs, still searching for others. That's where the STEWART connection may come in. There were STEWARTs in Obion Co. during that period, and evidence on the 1860 census that one of them married a SIMMONS. Lots of STEWARTs in the Luther area by 1900 -- but that's a 40-year gap in the records and I really haven't tried to unscramble them because I haven't yet found a family member to work with. I'll look for Jacob/Jake -- can you give me any other names? Even approximate dates? Sharon McAllister

Sharon.... I know a Wilma (I think that's her first name) FRIEND in Ks. I don't know if that's her married name or what, but her sister married my paternal grandfather. If your interested, I can find her addy for you. Alli ----- Original Message ----- From: <Smcbox@cs.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] FRIEND...SharonMc > In a message dated 4/12/01 5:35:26 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > sharonmc2002@aol.com writes: > > << I'm looking for my great great Aunt Lydia Riggs and her husband Jacob T > Jake > STewart. She was my grandfathers sister. She went west around the turn of > the ceentury. I'm trying to find out anything I can about her family, when > and where she died etc. Basically I'd like to reestablish a connection > between that line and ours. > SharonMc/Athens TN >> > > I'm a bit confused by the subject line -- so will go into a bit more detail > than usual. > > My FRIEND line was in O.T. in 1889, had spent brief periods in both KS & NE, > a number of years in Gentry Co., MO before that. I've traced them on back to > KY, but not to TN. Haven't run across either RIGGS or STEWART in this line. > > My COLE/CROCKETT line came to O.T. about the same time and settled just a few > miles from the FRIENDS. They, too, had lived in KS, MO & KY -- before that, > they spent some 40 years in Obion Co. TN. Tradition has it that there were > several families from Obion Co. who ended up in the Luther area. I've been > able to identify the SIMMONs & WHEELERs, still searching for others. > > That's where the STEWART connection may come in. There were STEWARTs in > Obion Co. during that period, and evidence on the 1860 census that one of > them married a SIMMONS. Lots of STEWARTs in the Luther area by 1900 -- but > that's a 40-year gap in the records and I really haven't tried to unscramble > them because I haven't yet found a family member to work with. > > I'll look for Jacob/Jake -- can you give me any other names? Even > approximate dates? > > Sharon McAllister > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ > Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm > >

Can anyone tell me anything about the Stillwell OK/ Adair Co Area? Is there a Steward OK? One aunt says Lydia Riggs/Stewart was in STillwell while another says Steward. Thanks. Sharon Mc2002

Original print Nov. 30, 1930 Taylor WHITE, Seminole city mail carrier went to Wilberton accompanied by his wife to attend services for Mike MCCASHEY, brother of Mrs. Taylor who was killed in a tragic mine explosion that took a toll of 15 lives on Saturday. Taylor WHITE, Mike MCCASHEY, Mrs. Taylor "Doc" BOLEY, veteran black peace officer in the Lima community, is dead and two young blacks are in county jail at Wewoka facing trial for murder.... "Doc" BOLEY, Herbert WILLIAMS, Taft WILLIAMS A Wewoka hospital has an eight-pound baby girl last night, but not in the hospital. Who the mother is, is puzzling hospital authorities. The baby was found by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. WILSON Mr. and Mrs. W. A. WILSON Dr. M. M. TERLINGTON, Richard HARBER and J. B. REDWINE compose the committee or board that will supervise charity work... Dr. M. M. TERLINGTON, Richard HARBER, J. B.REDWINE Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Hi All, I am looking for the Descendant of Mary BACON and her three husbands. Mary had a son named Leo Bacon [est.1914] with G.A. NELSON; she had a daughter Jane Jones [est. 1902] with Joseph JONES and she had a daughter Fannie DURANT [est.1900] with Sammie Durant. The were Choctaw. Mary was living in Jackson County, Mayhew, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Thanks for any help! Tammy Dice Jones wjones@trinex.net THE JONES FAMILY OF THE CHOCTAW NATION http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~treetop/jones.html

I'm looking for my great great Aunt Lydia Riggs and her husband Jacob T Jake STewart. She was my grandfathers sister. She went west around the turn of the ceentury. I'm trying to find out anything I can about her family, when and where she died etc. Basically I'd like to reestablish a connection between that line and ours. SharonMc/Athens TN

. But of recent, Mother Earth is really > doing some yelling! Maybe it's time we all "listen up!" That's exactly what our weatherman said too ... "MotherEarth is angry with us, she's growling louder than normal and she's going to be complaining for awhile now." We've had floods, thawing, leaks, Wind and just plain mild to cool weather since spring began. Nothing above 65 as of yet and here it's mid April. I was hoping for warmer weather by now. Minnesota seems to preparing for Noah's arrival again, and no one told me!? Shelia C. BACHELDER webachel@wolf.co.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca" <dalton@nidlink.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Jack/Weather in OKC > Hi Jacque, > I haven't watched the news yet today. But of recent, Mother Earth is really > doing some yelling! Maybe it's time we all "listen up!" > > Anyway, I'm in northern Idaho in the boonies - away from everything - except > the weather. So far, it has only snowed and it is windy and chilly. > Nothing of any danger here. > > Thanks for caring!! :-) You take care, too, okay??!! > > Becky > > > > >Becky...they were showing pictures of Denver on the news today. Sure would > >like to see some snow around this part of TX sometime. Not now, cause I've > >been out planting flowers and bushes. Stay safe. jacque in tx > > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ > Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm > >

Sharon, Mrs. Herbert FRIEND would like to know just how you connect. She got a buzz out of your earlier message. Would you please tell us how you are connected? Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com

Well, we had a pretty scary start to our day here in Dallas with very bright lighting, loud thunder and rain, but it turned out to be a beautiful day. I spent my morning at the hearing doctor. My dog chewed up by hearing aid and I had to get fitted for a new one. YEA! Hope this weather calms down for everyone. I am ready to get back out in my yard. Dot in Texas > Paula, from Oklahoma to Oregon -- you came through just fine here. > > Peggy in Tulsa > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Saturday at 9pm CST > >>>>>>>> OKGenWeb IRC Chat <<<<<<<< > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/chat.htm >

Sharon, What part of NM are you in? I have a friend in T or C and haven't heard from her in a few days. How bad is the weather? Dot in Texas > In a message dated 4/11/01 12:43:09 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > Ch2mglider@aol.com writes: > > << Just checking to see if it's a quite day or if AOL isn't delivering my > emails > again. > > Out of 6 lists nothing has been happening. Must be the nice weather and > spring cleaning. >> > > Lousy weather in NM this week -- can't hold a connection! > > Sharon McAllister > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Accidentally unsubscribed from the OKGenWeb list? Simply resubscribe. A > full mailbox, computer error, or spam may cause you to be unsubscribed. > mailto:okgen-l-request@rootsweb.com >

In a message dated 4/11/01 7:20:20 PM Mountain Daylight Time, stingaree57@att.net writes: << What part of NM are you in? I have a friend in T or C and haven't heard from her in a few days. How bad is the weather? >> I'm about an hours drive south of T or C. It was strong, straight wind -- I think the highest official reading was 88 mph. Trees & signs down, some buildings damaged. Haven't heard of any serious injuries. Lots of blowing dust, but they closed several roads to prevent accidents. Sounds like it went on to clobber TX & OK today. Sharon McAllister