At 05:34 PM 10/31/2002 -0800, you wrote: > Can any one on the list tell me what the name of the funeral home that > would have taken care of the arraignments for the people being buried >in > the Muse Cemetery, in 1920-1921 was (address, so I can write them) and > can anyone tell me what the name of the newspaper, that would have > contained the obituaries for that area, in 1920-1921 was? The Muse > area, I have been told, was called Pine Valley back then. My family > that was there then, whom I am researching, was Revis/ or Reavis, > Murphree, Miller. I am also interested in the connecting families, > Cogburn, Pugh, Golden, Ward, > > My great great grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Reavis,( also went by Tom > Revis,) and his wife, Luina K. Murphree, died and are buried in the >Muse > cemetery. But I do not have the exact dates of death, they do not > appear to have headstones. Also-Tom was put into a hospital/ > asylum, escaped, and was found froze to death. I am trying to get a >record, > or newspaper article, detailing what happened. The closest hospital of > this type is outside of Vinita. I have written them, but the web site > for them states that they do not release medical information, unless >you have a court order, even on deceased patients. This is why I would >like to write the funeral home and the newspaper, if they still exist. > > If there is someone on the list, related to any of the above names, who > had family in this area during that time, I would like to exchange > information with you. > Sincerely- > Sandy [email protected] > >I wish I could help you but, I just dont remember but, I do know that >their was a Muse and a Pine Valley because we lived in both places, I went >to school in Muse and Pine Valley, I hope someone can help you. Juanita > > >==== OKLEFLOR Mailing List ==== >Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/

Juanita, In my grandfather's book "The Proud Heritage of LeFlore County" he wrote about both Muse and Pine Valley. According to the book, Muse was first named Pugh Town becuase Tilllman Pugh, the father of Alvin (A.P. Pugh) built the first store there in 1897. Muse was two miles east of the store with the post office named Muse. From what is written in the book, Pugh Town was in a better location so the Muse post office and store was moved there and the name P.T. ceased to exist. The book lists A.P.'s wife and children. If you could use their names let me know. Pine Valley was a separate location and was a ghost town in the early 1960s. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juanita Bradshaw" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [OKLEFLORE] Re: Muse > At 05:34 PM 10/31/2002 -0800, you wrote: > > > Can any one on the list tell me what the name of the funeral home that > > would have taken care of the arraignments for the people being buried > >in > > the Muse Cemetery, in 1920-1921 was (address, so I can write them) and > > can anyone tell me what the name of the newspaper, that would have > > contained the obituaries for that area, in 1920-1921 was? The Muse > > area, I have been told, was called Pine Valley back then. My family > > that was there then, whom I am researching, was Revis/ or Reavis, > > Murphree, Miller. I am also interested in the connecting families, > > Cogburn, Pugh, Golden, Ward, > > > > My great great grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Reavis,( also went by Tom > > Revis,) and his wife, Luina K. Murphree, died and are buried in the > >Muse > > cemetery. But I do not have the exact dates of death, they do not > > appear to have headstones. Also-Tom was put into a hospital/ > > asylum, escaped, and was found froze to death. I am trying to get a > >record, > > or newspaper article, detailing what happened. The closest hospital of > > this type is outside of Vinita. I have written them, but the web site > > for them states that they do not release medical information, unless > >you have a court order, even on deceased patients. This is why I would > >like to write the funeral home and the newspaper, if they still exist. > > > > If there is someone on the list, related to any of the above names, who > > had family in this area during that time, I would like to exchange > > information with you. > > Sincerely- > > Sandy [email protected] > > > >I wish I could help you but, I just dont remember but, I do know that > >their was a Muse and a Pine Valley because we lived in both places, I went > >to school in Muse and Pine Valley, I hope someone can help you. Juanita > > > > > >==== OKLEFLOR Mailing List ==== > >Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ > > > > ==== OKLEFLOR Mailing List ==== > Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ >