Thank you all for the lookups and suggestions! You were very kind to try. I am beginning to suspect that O.C. migrated as an adult to Hastings from elsewhere in OK, perhaps only for a short time ca 1941. His brother John A. of Fort Gibson was born in Chandler in 1900, so I will try there (Bryan Co.?) John also had relatives in Bokchito (Bryan Co.) and El Reno (Canadian Co.) I have only begun to search!!! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/