Here is a tid bit. Wybark is in northern Muskogee County. 4 miles north of Muskogee. A post office from January 18, 1890 to June 30, 1940. The name is a modification of Verdark, the railroad name for the town which was coined from the names of the Verdigris & Arkansas Rivers. Kay Steenerson Franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: <PKH5638@aol.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:56 PM Subject: [OKGEN ] Albert Headley/Burton >I am looking for anything on this child prior to 1900; > > Albert Burton (he later went by Headley) b. DEC 5, 1893 Indian Territory, > Oklahoma. Parents were ____ Burton of Tennessee, and Mary (Headley) ____ > of Iowa. > > > A year earlier Mary was mentioned in a court record, which said the family > was living in Cherokee Territory, along with her parents and brother > Lewis. In > 1898 shortly after she married Ed Chalmers they were murdered by a mob. > The > Newspaper articles covering the incident said their residence was in > Indian > Territory on the outskirts of Wybark. > > The earliest record we have of him is the 1900 census where he was listed > with his Uncle Lewis Headley and Grandmother Sarah (Spencer) Headley. In > 1915 he > enlisted in the army as Albert Headley. > > Thank you for your help. Patty Headley > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Oklahoma Vital Records Information - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/vital.html > Oklahoma Census Records - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/census.htm >