pj, I don't recognize the name Jewel Archer but she could possibly be kin to my Archers. I thought only my line of Archers lived in Pottawatomie but Bill Archer has family from there also. My Archers originally came from middle Tennessee. Thanks for the information. Minnie DAdreeemer@aol.com wrote: > > Hi. I don't really have much..just that family says that my half guncle, Joe > Willis LEWIS m Jewel ARCHER. My ggfather, John Willis LEWIS (father of Joe

Hi, a couple of things: 1) I'm NOT related to the Archer's in Pott. Co.; I'm researching the Bates there, but constantly run across the Archers. Then I have to stop and think, no I'm not looking for Archer's in this county! :-) 2) Avoca Twp. in Pottawatomie Co. was actually more connected to Konawa Twp. in Seminole Co. than to the rest of Pott. By connected, I mean the folks in Avoca shopped in Konawa, married the folks in Konawa, went to church there, etc. Asher, in Avoca Twp, was 11 miles from Konawa. I drover through Asher last October, there isn't much left there now, hard to even tell if it is still a town. 3) Actually, it is a good thing for us that Avoca Twp is so closely related to Konawa Twp, because Arthur Kennedy from Konawa is writing an excellent history of Konawa, including Avoca Twp. Vol. 1 is a compendium of all the census records of Konawa Twp and Avoca Twp. There is a good genealogy library in Konawa focusing on those two Twp. 4) I don't believe there was an Asher newspaper, could be wrong though. Asher news was included in the Konawa papers. Those papers are on microfiche at the Oklahoma State Historical Society in Oklahoma City, and at the Konawa genealogy library. I don't know if either one rents / sells the fiche. Also, most of the 1910's are missing [including my gg-gf obituary in 1914 :-( ] 5) I see lots of Collins living in Konawa in 1920. A Fanny Anderson (47) living with Estelle (23); and a S.T. Anderson (28) with Grace L. (16), all in Konawa in 1920. A fair number of Archer's also. In 1910 there is a large number of Archer's in Avoca Twp. Regards, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Minnie Lewis [mailto:minniel@thevision.net] Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 11:44 PM To: OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Shaking the Trees:.....ARCHER pj, I don't recognize the name Jewel Archer but she could possibly be kin to my Archers. I thought only my line of Archers lived in Pottawatomie but Bill Archer has family from there also. My Archers originally came from middle Tennessee. Thanks for the information. Minnie

My mistake Bill,about the Archers in Pottawatomie. You know that area real well. I will keep your information on file. I would like to go there someday but living in California makes its diffucult to do research in Oklahoma. Thanks again for all the information. Minnie Bill Archer wrote: > > Hi, a couple of things: 1) I'm NOT related to the Archer's in Pott. Co.; I'm researching the Bates there, but constantly run across the Archers. Then I have to stop and think, no I'm not looking for Archer's in this county! :-)