Hi, All. The Kay County page has been updated. There are dozens of new surnames and queries, additional marriages, and a couple of new photos. Harriette ============================================================ Hoisington Family Web Site <http://www.genweb.net/~hoisington/index.htm> Sumner Co. KS <http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/sumner/index.html> Kay Co. OK <http://www.rootsweb.com/~okkay/okkay.htm> SURNAMES: HOISINGTON (w/28 variant spellings) anywhere, HATFIELD (OH>IN>IA> KS>OK), HARDIN (MO>OK), DAVIS (Posey Co. IN), MORRIS (KS), COMBS (KY,IN,KS,OK, CA), JONES (Brown Co. OH), PERKINS (VT>IA>KS>OK>TX), LATHAM (MO)

I am offering this to anyone who wants to put their: GED PAF FTM Generations, Ultimate Family Tree and Family Tree Deluxe files on a CD Disc. Im only charging $20.00 and that includes postage. I will put the files on a Read or ReWrite Disc as you can have both or either. I have all the Genealogy Programs and can convert to any format. They will be labeled and sent to you in padded mailer with what ever you want on it. I am doing this in payment to all those who have helped me in the past and those who will in the future. Please forward this message to anyone who may need this service. Send them on a floppy disc it it will fit or Zip disc or via Email. Again thank you and hope we can do business. GB

Does anyone have information regarding Noah Shell and his Pipe business in Ponca City? He was born in Texas around 1900. He spent most of his life in Ponca City with his wife (unknown information). Thanks in advance for any information - - Charlene

Still Looking for a Harley Webster Garrett who was born 26 Jul. 1888 in Ponca City Kay Co OK. Died 15 Sep 1909 in same place . Was married to a Nancy Amanda Gilbert MAr 7 1908 in OK. Need to find parents.HELP!!!!!!! GB

could anyone on the list help with info on the Leslie Sanitarium which existed in Blackwell OK in 1929. I'm interested in finding out if it still exists (probably not) and what type of sanitarium it was--hospital, TB facility, asylum??? Thanks for your help PENNYPEACE@prodigy.net

Just a bit of inconsequential trivia. My grandparents settled on school designated acreage in WESTON TWP, Kay Co., ca 1893.The house is still there. Robert

The following was posted by Sandy <bbb@ns.net> on Sun, 30 Jan 2000 on the Kay County GenConnect Query Forum: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname: WEST, WESTON Re: West & Weston families in Ponca City, OK I would like to find current day descendants from: 1. Charles Edward WESTON (May 1859-June 1942) m. 1881 in Audobon, OK Jeanette "Nettie" WEST (Nov 1859-April 1942) Children: Nellie, Clyde, Elsie, and Alice 2. Albert Webb WEST (June 1861-1940)buried in IOOF Ponca City, OK m. 1888 in Sidney, Kansas Lilly Maude Bonham (1867-1958)buried in IOOF Ponca City, OK Children: Claude, Edna, Esther, Gladys, Alta, Opal I only know of Esther going on to marry Aden Orland COYLE. I would like to hear from any possible descendants! ---Sandymento--- (Sandy in Sacramento) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any replies should be sent to the Kay County GenConnect Query Forum [<http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Kay>] unless it is personal or involves live people addresses etc. when it should be sent to Sandy <bbb@ns.net>. --

Looking for information on Leonard Leroy Potts, b. abt.1920's, last known address Ponca City, Kay Co., Okla. Married abt 1949/50, then divorced to Joan Ball, b.18 May 1932. Joan was the daughter of Johnnie Benton Ball, of Ponca City, Okla. Any info would be appreciated. Thank You Johnnie J. Sixkiller Libby, Mt.

Re: West & Weston families in Ponca City, OK I would like to find current day descendants from: 1. Charles Edward WESTON (May 1859-June 1942) m. 1881 in Audobon, OK Jeanette "Nettie" WEST (Nov 1859-April 1942) Children: Nellie, Clyde, Elsie, and Alice 2. Albert Webb WEST (June 1861-1940)buried in IOOF Ponca City, OK m. 1888 in Sidney, Kansas Lilly Maude Bonham (1867-1958)buried in IOOF Ponca City, OK Children: Claude, Edna, Esther, Gladys, Alta, Opal I only know of Esther going on to marry Aden Orland COYLE. I would like to hear from any possible descendants! ---Sandymento--- (Sandy in Sacramento)

Fellow researchers. My main line is BROWN and have their roots deep in RI's history. The road is from RI and ends in Kay Co, Tonkawa OK. RI>NY>PA>IN (Jennings Co)>Il (Warren Co)>IA(Taylor Co)>OK (Kay Co)>Tx (Bexar Co). BROWN probably descend from Chad of NewPort but not proven. Looking for parents of Nathaniel Brown b 1794 RI, m E LELAND b VT and moved to Pa and had Joseph b 1829 in Pa. Joseph married Rachel Ann Wilcox b 1831 in OH and d/o a William and Beulah Wilcox from NY. They were married in Jennings Co, in 1850. Children of Joseph and Rachel William N. b 14 Feb 1854 in TN (god knows why TN) he married an Ella? in IA and a Pearl O West in OK. Julia Ann Brown b 6 June 1856, Jennings Co, In. Married Samuel Martin Smith in 1874 in Warren Co, Il (Monmouth) and also moved with family to OK land rush of 1893. Clark Brown b ca 1858 in Warren Co, Il. Married a Jennie or Jennifer and also ended up (at least noted to be in) Kay Co around Joseph's death. William, with wives Ella and Pearl West, d/o O.P. WEST and Elizabeth Salier. Had 5 children in all. With Ella: Ora b 1885 in Ia, married Gilkeson Lillie b before 1898 died young With Pearl: Roy b 1903 Kay Co, Ok Twins Donald Ray and Dorothy b 1912 Donald Ray Brown married Genevieve Morrison b 1908 in Ft Smith Ar, prob in Tonkawa, OK. They had my father Donald Reed Brown of San Antonio. Can anyone help me with Nathaniels parents and the Nathaniels of the Chad Brown line? Michael Wayne Brown

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The following was posted by Kyle M. Condon <Kmarty4@aol.com> on Mon, 10 Jan 2000 on the Kay County GenConnect Query Forum: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname: YARBROUGH, Moore, Rose Contact me if you are looking for any information on the Moore and Yarbrough family from Blackwell, Kay Co, OK - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any replies should be sent to the Kay County GenConnect Query Forum [<http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Kay>] unless it is personal or involves live people addresses etc. when it should be sent to Kyle M. Condon <Kmarty4@aol.com>. --

Hi, I'm Pat McAlpine and I'm new to your list and would like to post my ancestor. My grandmother was a Gracie Lorene Shaw b. ca 1890 in MO and believe she might have lived a short time in KS enroute to Indian Territory. I have no idea who her parents were because she died in 1922 when my Mom was only 5 or 6 years old. She was married 1st to a Wm. or Bill Chatham and 2nd to my grandpa, James Arthur Landrum. I have traced a Charles & Clinton Shaw from MO to that area and they both had daughters named Grace but I can't prove a connection yet. My grandpa also lived in Washington Co so think there might be a connection to Kay Co. If anyone knows anything to help me, I would be so grateful. My Mom is 83 years old and still doesn't know who her grandparents were. Thanks so much for your help. Pat McAlpine

If it isn't too lengthy, could you please share with the group what Mr. Shupe and Darlene had to say about the history and geography of the area? Thanks, Georgia Johnson, Texas

Happy New Year, 2000, Kay County List members; Only last week, I posted a request for help in finding the children of Dr. Virgil and Sarah Wood, who left Hempstead County, Arkansas and just disappeared. Although I heard very quickly after the posting from two list memebers, I still need some marriage information on five of the Wood children I listed in the first posting; they are: Beulah L. Wood, born in Hempstead Co., AR circa 1877. Edna E. Wood, born after 1880 Robert H. Wood (born after Edna) Okla Wood, twin to Homa. (Twins, Okla & Homa, youngest of known children) Homa Wood, twin to Okla. A very gracious Oklahoma lady, named, Darlene, has already found the marriage record of one of the children listed last week. I left her out out of this posting, since I received the following from her; "Minnie O. Wood, (23), and her husband, a Mr. D. A. Rose, (25), married in Kay County. Both husband and wife had been living in Watonga, Blaine County, O. T. according to the record. They were married in Blackwell, Oct. 22, 1902. by George L. Hale, pastor. (Entry # 117, page 20)." Darlene, checked the Kay County Marriage Records for 1893-1900 and Volume 4 1902-1904. Besides Minnie Wood, she found listings for Fred, Guy C., Harry R., Mary E., Ulyses, V.A., and William E. Wood in the index. She checked these later to see if a parent was listed in either of the latter names, giving consent to an under-age party; she found none listed. I was hoping she would find a Virgil or Sarah Wood giving consent of an under-aged V. A. Wood in the listing above....no such luck. Since Dr Wood's initials are V. A., I was hoping this was another child born after they moved to Oklahoma, on whom I had no record. Darlene wrote me, "I do not have records from 1900-1902". If any one in the Kay County area has access to marriage records for years, 1900-1902, and any marriage records after 1904, I would be very grateful if either of these Wood children could be found. Darlene, has already done a lot of hard work by checking for these children in the Kay County Marriage Records for years, 1893-1900 and Volume 4 of, 1902-1904. So, there will be no need to look in those records again. She has really gotten me off on a happy start into this new millenium by finding one of the Wood children in just a few hours after my posting to this list last week. I will forever be grateful to her for finding marriage records of, Minnie O. Wood, the second child, who was born, Jan 1880 in Arkansas. All children but Beulah, were born after 1880. A Mr. Shupe, who lived in Blackwell at one time, helped give me a badly needed education in the history and geography of Oklahoma, as did Darlene, an Oklahoma lady already mentioned. Mr. Shupe is going to try get back to Kay County later this month to look for the obits of Virgil, and possibly, Sarah's in the old newspaper records. He has already answered my query of last week concerning the earliest available census records of the Kay County area. I am in the process of trying yo acquire those Kay County census years so I can go through them. We have little to no Oklahoma records in my rural town area. About 5-6 weeks ago, after inquiring by mail to the UAMS Library in Little Rock, AR., the librarian sent me Xeroxed copies of four sheets from the April 18, 1925, edition of the Journal of American Medical Society (JAMA). One of those four sheets included an account of medical journal type of an obituary of, Dr. Virgil A. Wood. It lists the date of his death, March, 19, 1925, in Blackwell, OK. Indeed, his double-headstone was located in the I.O.O.F Cemetery, Kay County by, Ms. Judith Tickel Need. She found it in her cemetery records in just an hour or so after I emailed her. She was listed as a volunteer for cemetery record lookups at the Kay County website. Virgil's wife, Sarah, died Sep 21, 1932, and is buried beside him. Any information on the other five Wood children listed would be appreciated, very much. Thank you in advance, Ray Turner in Hempstead County, Arkansas.

Hello, List members, If any members on the list are in the Newkirk area and have access to any books on the marriage records of Kay County, I would forever be grateful for a marriage date on any of the children of, Dr. Virgil A. WOOD and wife, Sarah "Sallie" C. WOOD. Other Wood children could have been born in Kay County OK after 1880. Those I have any record of are listed below: Beulah L. Wood was born in Hempstead Co., AR circa 1877. Minnie O. Wood was born in Hempstead Co., AR in January 1880. Edna E. Wood Robert H. Wood Okla Wood, twin to Homa. Homa Wood, twin to Okla. The Wood Family were in the 1880 census of Hempstead County Arkansas. Only Beulah and Minnie were in that census, the others were born afterward and were listed in the Arkansas textbook, "Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas" . No other records had been found on Dr. WOOD and his family until very recently when I received records of Dr. Virgil A. Wood practicing medicine in 1885, Blackwell, OK. See below: In the listed DEATHS from the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA 84:129, Apr 18, 1925; "Virgil A. Wood, Blackwell, Okla; Kentucky School of Medicine, Lewisville, 1885; member of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, aged 75; died, March 19, of pneumonia." _______ Ms. Judith Need, volunteer for lookups in Kay county Cemetery records, was gracious enough to provide me with the following cemetery record: Buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Blackwell, OK Dr. V.A. Wood; August 12, 1849 - March 19, 1925; wife Sarah C.; Mason Sarah C. Wood; November 3, 1855 - September 21, 1932 ______ She was also kind enough to list all other Wood names in all of the Kay County Cemetery records. I will remain forever grateful to her for all of the information she sent me. I am hoping somebody has access to marriage records of Kay County. The two older girls would have been around 20 and 23 years old in 1900 according to their ages at their last birthday in 1880. The other children would have been younger and married after 1900. The BRIDE index in marriage book records should show the girls. I have not been able to find any records of the earliest Kay County census records which would show the names in the Virgil and Sarah "Sallie" Wood household. Several children should be in the household in 1900, 1910, possibly 1920. I have no idea when the first Kay County census was taken. ANY information on ANY of the members of this family would be appreciated very much. I will be glad to reimburse for any expenses incurred. Thanks in advance, Ray Turner, in Hempstead County, Arkansas.

Sorry, It is Nardin, Kay County, Oklahoma Not Hardin... Linda wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a Nelson family that lived in Hardin, Okla. in 1944, according to > sister's obit. It is said that they died there. His wife's name is Bina? > Does anyone have death records for for that time? I doubt if he lived > much longer. He would have been 83 yrs. in 1944. > Does anyone have the census records for 1920? for Hardin, Kay Co.., > Okla.? > Thank you for any help > Linda

Hi, I have a Nelson family that lived in Hardin, Okla. in 1944, according to sister's obit. It is said that they died there. His wife's name is Bina? Does anyone have death records for for that time? I doubt if he lived much longer. He would have been 83 yrs. in 1944. Does anyone have the census records for 1920? for Hardin, Kay Co.., Okla.? Thank you for any help Linda

Looking for Brown/West families of Tonkawa, ok. Most members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and most are buried at the IOOF Cemetary in Tonkawa. O.P. West was b 1847 in Kentucky. Went to Mo, Ks, Ar and then to Cherokee strip and the land run of 1893. Unable to acquire lands until 1895. Married a Mary Elizabeth SALIER (or variant) in Mo and had Pearl, Earl, Cora, John. Nathaniel Brown b 1794 in RI m. E. Leland. Had Joseph Brown b 1829 in Pa. Joseph married Rachel Ann Wilcox in Indiana in 1850 (Jenings Co) and had William, Julia Ann and Clark Brown. All but Nathaniel made it to Tonkawa, Ok. William and Pearl West Brown married in 1902 and had Roy-1903 and twins Dorothy and Donald R Brown in 1911. Looking for any info on this line.

Hi, I am new to the list but just got a lead that my family was in the area in 1900. The soundex which is barely readable says they were on the Kaw Indian Reservation. I cant seem to find them on the census, although the soundex read Kaw Indian Reservation. My copy of the census is not very clear so I may be over looking them. So if anyone has seen this family on the census I would appreciate the help. I have searched for this guy for years only to find him and not be able to read the information. My grandfather appears on the soundex as Henry Maguire. The actual spelling should be MCGUIRE. His wife was Susan Catherine THOMPSON. They had three children we know of Drewzilla, Liza, Ottie (list as John on the census). Liza doesn't appear on the 1900 soundex with her family. She is the oldest child according to my records and may have been married already although she would have not been older than 14 or 15. Liza was supposedly married to a Ike BROWN first and later a GRAY. Her sister Drewzilla who birth name is Rebecca Drewzilla also was supposed to be married the 1st time to a BROWN. We believe his name was Frank. Drewzilla later married a John SKINNER. Does any of this sound at all familiar to anyone on this list? Or can anyone offer me any suggestions. I have checked Kay Co., Cemetery records for Susan and Henry but came up with nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gina McGuire