Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10058 Surname: ------------------------- I suggest that you might look for the surname SOUTHWICK in Garfield county, OK or its surrounding counties. I know I've heard that surname referenced either in the Enid or Garber, OK area. There is an excellent Garfield County genealogy society in Enid. They have a web-site. I have looked through the Kay County OK Cemetary book and didn't find any SOUTHWICKs. None in our current phone book. Best of Luck !!! Karen Ponca City, OK (Kay county)

Hi, All. We've been doing lookups on the Kay County page for over a year now from a copy of the "Kay County Honor Roll and Service Record" of WWI veterans that was generously given to me by Allene Niehaus. There were hundreds of entries, with pictures, personal and service information on most veterans. There are also some pictures of nurses, people who supported the war effort in some way, and pictures of mothers who lost their sons in the war. The veterans are mostly Kay County residents, but many were born elsewhere or joined from other Oklahoma counties and states (a lot from Kansas) to serve in the Kay County units. A few months ago, Vicki Ebert offered to scan in her copy so that we could have both the pictures and service records online. I'm pleased to announce that all the scanning is done and I have just completed linking the scans to the names in the index. You can enter from a link on the main Kay County page <http://www.rootsweb.com/~okkay/okkay.htm> or go directly to the Kay County Honor Roll <http://www.rootsweb.com/~okkay/hrmain.htm>. I want to thank Allene and Vicki for making it possible to make this book available online. Harriette

I joined a program called "One Great Family", that was first advertised on the Donnie and Marie Show..It sounded like a great gen thing...just a small warning: I have not been able to access my part of the site about half of the time, even tho it cost me over 27 dollars for 3 months.. You cannot delete any mistakes you make They have more than one address I am not pleased with the site and have told them such... Please check it out good before you join..... Evelyn in ORegon

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10056 Surname: Patchin ------------------------- Bonnie, Thank you for your help.I appreciate it very much.Thanks again.Linda

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10055 Surname: PATCHIN ------------------------- Thank you vey much Darlene.It should help out alot I didn't know all the names of the counties now.I really appreciate your help.Thanks again.Lnda

Linda - I don't have any personal knowledge about this family; however I checked through the book - Kay County, Ok Cemetery Inscriptions published by the Pioneer Genealogical Society of Ponca City, Okla, for anyone with the surnames of Patchin and Yerber - none found. Also I checked the 1998 regional Kay County Telephone directory - no one listed with those surnames. Hopefully someone on the list will recognize the names from their lines. Bonnie Johnson @ Wichita, Ks, New Web Site Address, http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~grandpasletters/ A collection of 1890-1920 family letters and photographs ----- Original Message ----- From: LINDA CLEMENT <lindaclement18@hotmail.com> To: <OKKAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 4:16 AM Subject: [OKKAY] LOOKING FOR FAMILY > Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10053 > > Surname: PATCHIN > ------------------------- > > I'm looking for any information on the Patchin family from Kay County in > the early 1900's. My great-grandfathers name was Abe Patchin.He was married > to Fannie Jean Yerber.Their children were Bertha (married a William or > Bill Owens), > Fred Lee Patchin (married Cordila Tompkins),Charlie,Freeman(married Lillie > Melvia Tompkins),and Homer. > It is said that Abe came from France with at least 3 brothers.They were > Joe,Marthie Wayson,and Alphie Harrison Patchin.I was told that Joe was > in a census for Blackwell,OK. of Kay County.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thank > You > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Hi Bonnie, This is Marla. Usually I am digging for Davis, Birchfield, Bradford...but I them now! However, I see that you are from Wichita, KS. I have some roots there as well, but right now I am trying to help a friend in WA with an interesting search. In 1926 her great grandmother was 16, pregnant and in a mental sanitarium in Wichita. Do you have any idea what the place was called? Her baby was born there, and then the baby went into care at the Salvation Army Home for about 3 months prior to an adoption. The birth mother (born 1910) was Maxine Lee DAVIS, and she named the baby Maxine Lee DAVIS (born 1926). The birth father was possibly Vernon JOHNSTON. My friend would like to locate information on the birth parents, the sanitarium and the Salvation Army home, if possible. The baby was adopted by Clifford Morris and Grace Beatrice MCCOSH and the adoption was done in Boulder, CO. Apparently the MCCOSH has a lot of KS roots as well. I thought I would toss this past you, since you are in Wichita and such a great info digger! I would appreciate any assistance or further direction you can give us. Take Care and thanks for your time! Marla

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10053 Surname: PATCHIN ------------------------- I'm looking for any information on the Patchin family from Kay County in the early 1900's. My great-grandfathers name was Abe Patchin.He was married to Fannie Jean Yerber.Their children were Bertha (married a William or Bill Owens), Fred Lee Patchin (married Cordila Tompkins),Charlie,Freeman(married Lillie Melvia Tompkins),and Homer. It is said that Abe came from France with at least 3 brothers.They were Joe,Marthie Wayson,and Alphie Harrison Patchin.I was told that Joe was in a census for Blackwell,OK. of Kay County.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thank You

Good Evening, J. D. There are three IOOF Cemeteries in Kay County, Ok - at Blackwell, Ponca City and Tonkawa. I found your man in the Tonkawa IOOF cemetery, located Northwest of town on highways 77 and 66, in the book Cemetery Inscriptions, Kay County, Okla, which was published by the Pioneer Genealogical Society of Ponca City, Okla about 1978. The book is not indexed. Rather, each cemetery has the names listed alphabetical. Therefore all persons of the same name may not be related and may not be buried in the same plot or adjacent to one another; however the people doing the survey did make some relationship notations. That said, I am listing all the Morris persons found in the cemetery in case they are connected. Alice R Morris Dec 25 1883 Jan 13 1954 hus Geo T Morris "Mother" Geo T Morris Feb 23 1883 May 15 1951 wife Alice R "Father" Mrs Jessie C Morris Oct 15 1880 Aug 5 1963 Joseph W Morris Oct 19 1872 Sep 3 1939 lst Lt Trp H 11 Reg Cav Sp Am War Lawrence V Morris Jan 27 1909 Oct 9 1926 f George T; m Alice R Lillian R Morris Oct 14 1894 Dec 6 1964 hus Thomas J; marr Nov 25 1940 Thomas J Morris Mar 21 1880 Dec 4 1972 wife Lillian R; marr Nov 25 1940 So many ancestors - so little time. Bonnie Johnson @ Wichita, Ks, New Web Site Address, http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~grandpasletters/ A collection of 1890-1920 family letters and photographs ----- Original Message ----- From: brady To: bonniej@southwind.net Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:31 PM Subject: KAY COUNTY OK --LOOK UP I am trying to find the grave site of JOSEPH WILLIAM MORRIS and he is supposed to be buried in the IOOF Cemetery. He was the Grand Master of Oklahoma Masons in 1918. He died 9-3-1939. We are trying to locate the graves to see that they are properly recognized. I would appreciate your assistance. Thanks. J.D. Brady brady@atoka.net

Looking for any information on the following person; REV. JOHN VOLLESTEDT I have a letter he wrote my great grandfather, ERNEST JOHN WITT in Elgin, IL. in 1929, he says that he got a letter from a Mrs. Hurman Stotz in Germany wanting to know if the Rev. would send a letter to Ernest at his last address, she had not heard from him in quite a long time. The letter's postmark is New Kirk OK., 24 April 1929. I would like to know who Rev. John Vollestedt was and how he related to the family. Name could have been spelled Wollenstedt or Wollestedt Thanks Cidney

EARL C. BOYER b. Sumner County, KS. d. July 26, 1969 Blackwell, OK. Born in Hunnewell, Ks, burial in South Haven, KS. Looking for widow, Martha or son Larry of Fairview. Nina Serina (Bell) Boyer was my great aunt, a sister to my grandmother, Minnie Lee (Bell) Arthur, James. I'm doing genealogy on my mother's side of the family. Nina was my mother's aunt. If anyone knows of any of these people, please contact me. I'm trying to find all my cousins. Jan, in Indiana

Can someone explain the school lease? As I understand it, some homesteaders got land that had a school lease on it, and they had to reserve some of the property for a school. I'd like to know more about this. Thanks. Phyllis

Can anyone tell me how to find stories or records (other than back issues of newspapers) about significant storms, prairie fires, floods, droughts and other happenings that would have effected the majority Blackwell area residents between 1893 and 1936? Thanks, Phyllis

Mark, I can't help you with the obituaries, but I can give you a list of who is buried where. 'From the book, Cemetery Inscriptions,Kay County, Okla, by Pioneer Genealogical Society, Ponca City, Okla, published about 1978. The book is not indexed; rather, each cemetery is alphabetical, therefore all persons with the same name are not necessarily related and may not be buried in the same plot, or adjacent. Some notations of relationships were made by the persons doing the surveys. LONGWOOD CEMETERY - 4 miles East of Pioneer Woman in Ponca City and 1 mile North Donald Auterson Aug 2 1930 Aug 30 1966 Jess L Auterson 1895 - 1963 William T Auterson Nov 11 1919 Jul 7 1965 Okla Tec 5 US Army WW II = == = = = = Since your givens names were not in Longwood, I checked also at PONCA CITY IOOF Cem - south part of town on Waverly Art J Auterson 1893 1968 wife Edna I Dave Auterson 1864 1929 Edna I Auterson 1891 1965 hus Art J Gene Auterson Mar 14 1915 - nd wife Lillie May "Father" Kenneth Bus Auterson Jul 3 1910 Sep 13 1965 Sgt 246 Base Unit AAF WW II Lillie May Auterson Jan 19 1920 nd hus Gene Marr Mar 12 1947 "Mother" Nina B Auterson Oct 28 1892 Mar 22 1967 hus Wm. J "Mother" Opal J Auterson 1913 nd hus Kenneth Bus William J Auterson Jun 9 1888 Dec 16 1973 wife Nina B Marr Jul 13 1912 "Father" = = = = = Ponca City IOOF Babyland Billy Gene Auterson Jul 18 1947 Jul 19 1947 Bobby Lee Auterson Aug 8 1950 Aug 9 1950 = = = = = = Since Rebecca was not in either of these, I looked in the rest of the Kay County Cemeteries, but did not find any other Auterson. = == = = = On the Kay County WebSite, you can go to a link to the Pioneer Genealogical Society, where they list members, and also they give their terms for research. The Ponca City Newspapers are on microfiche at the Ponca City Library. However, that far back (1929) obituaries were not in a special section of the paper. Therefore, it would be necessary to look through the entire year, each page of each newspaper. I can tell you from experience, it is extremely time consuming, and not always successful. I'm not sure if it would work, but I would suggest you contact the Ponca City Funeral Director(s) and try to determine through them an exact date of death. I'm listing below the directors from the 1998 Telephone Book. Also, if you could, I would appreciate knowing what reception and/or help you are given, and if they have any sort of master list from years ago, so I will know if this is a good idea, and perhaps which place was in business back then, or have the records from a previous older business. Trout Funeral Home, 505 W Grand, PC 580-765-4411 (since 1936 per phone book) Grace Memorial Chapel, 2016 N 14th, PC 580-762-2464 (since 1954 per phone book) Also, the Odd Fellows Cem is listed, 580-765-3446. Maybe the office will have full dates of burial. Good Hunting Bonnie Johnson @ Wichita, Ks, New Web Site Address, http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~grandpasletters/ A collection of 1890-1920 family letters and photographs ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark A. Atterson <atterson@MailAndNews.com> To: <OKKAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:57 PM Subject: [OKKAY] Obituary Look-ups > Is there anyone available on the list that could look up the obituaries of my > Great Uncle and Aunt? James David Lee Auterson, or perhaps the obituary reads > "David" or "Dave", died sometime in 1929, around Ponca City. His wife Rebecca > Leanne Horton/Auterson died sometime after 1929. They are supposedly buried > at Longwood Cemetery. > > Thanking you in advance, > > Mark Atterson > atterson@mailandnews.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Get your FREE web-based e-mail and newsgroup access at: > http://MailAndNews.com > > Create a new mailbox, or access your existing IMAP4 or > POP3 mailbox from anywhere with just a web browser. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Is there anyone available on the list that could look up the obituaries of my Great Uncle and Aunt? James David Lee Auterson, or perhaps the obituary reads "David" or "Dave", died sometime in 1929, around Ponca City. His wife Rebecca Leanne Horton/Auterson died sometime after 1929. They are supposedly buried at Longwood Cemetery. Thanking you in advance, Mark Atterson atterson@mailandnews.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE web-based e-mail and newsgroup access at: http://MailAndNews.com Create a new mailbox, or access your existing IMAP4 or POP3 mailbox from anywhere with just a web browser. ------------------------------------------------------------

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10052 Surname: CORN, BRADLEY ------------------------- I am seeking information on James W. BRADLEY b. abt. 1859 MO who died in Kay Co., Braman, OK 15 Oct. 1938. m. Maggie Ellen CORN abt. 1896. She died 9 Nov. 1909 Braman, Kay Co. OK. b. Dubois Indiana, 11 Oct. 1871 Daughter of John Taylor CORN and Margery ellen Wineinger, of Dubois IN. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Kay/10051 Surname: Bushnell, Mears, Kemp, Friend, Boyd, Dicks ------------------------- My great-grandfather, CHESTER BUSHNELL, was married to Eva Jane MEDLEY in Wisconsin in 1886. They had 7 children and moved to Payne Co, OK by 1898. Eva died in Colorado in 1908. Now the mystery.......we know Chester married Elnora Mears in 1909 in KAY CO,OK and divorced her in 1910. Now we have discovered he married Maude Kemp in March 1911. Thru some papers we know that he and Maude divorced by 1919 because he married Julina Boyd Dicks (from Kay Co) 17 October 1919 when he was 59 yrs old. Maude later married NELSON FRIEND from Arkansas City, KS. In December 1920 Maude (formerly Bushnell) Friend and Chester were in COWLEY CO, KS hangling over property in Nevada. Does anyone know anything about Maude Kemp Bushnell Friend? Chester and Julina divorced 6 December, 1924, in Elko, NV, and he died the next day of a heart attack. I hope we don't find any more marriages for Chester.....I am still trying to figure all these out. Anyone out there with any information email me at grandma168@aol.com

Linda - I checked through all the cemeteries listed in the book, Cemetery Inscriptions, Kay County, Okla, published by the Pioneer Genealogical Society of Ponca City, Okla approx. 1978. The book includes some small family cemeteries, but none named Brown. Also, did not find any Anna Belle Brown listed in any cemetery. One surprising find, in the Ponca City IOOF cemetery, there is an Isaac H Brown Jan 3 1890, nd: wife Ruby G. Dates are wrong for your Isaac Brown, but possible relation? Sorry I couldn't help more. Bonnie Johnson @ Wichita, Ks, New Web Site Address, http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~grandpasletters/ A collection of 1890-1920 family letters and photographs ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Houser <linhouse@nque.com> To: <OKKAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 7:51 PM Subject: [OKKAY] Isaac Brown > Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10050 > > Surname: Brown, McCullough > ------------------------- > > Isaac Hugh Brown married Anna Bell McCullough in Custer county NE in 1892. > She died in 1894 in Kay county and was buried on the family farm. Does > anyone know where this burial is? What happened to Isaac after Anna's death? > Thanks, > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10050 Surname: Brown, McCullough ------------------------- Isaac Hugh Brown married Anna Bell McCullough in Custer county NE in 1892. She died in 1894 in Kay county and was buried on the family farm. Does anyone know where this burial is? What happened to Isaac after Anna's death? Thanks,

Posted on: Kay County, Ok Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Kay/10049 Surname: TURNER ------------------------- Looking for Turners,wifes name Minnie. Lived in Eureka Springs and are buried there. Turners children were named>>>>LILA FERRIS AARON BLANCHE. Do not have the names of the rest.This was my grandfather,JOHN HARVEY TURNERS, family. Any info appriciated. Pat