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Looking for information on sister's Ethel & Myrtle Forward. Both of these sisters have the married name Beardsley. They were living in Chester in Aug. 1932. Thanks, Lori Graff rastus@pld.com

Dear List Members I just received Tammie's Oklahoma Cemeteries Mailing List Homepage Update and would like to thank all those who have submitted their Inventories, photos and surveys to the Oklahoma Cemeteries Mailing List Homepage. It is because of each of you that this site is becoming the genealogical tool it is for so many researchers. I personally would also like to thank my cousin Tammie Chada for all of the time she has spent during the past 4 months developing this site. Without her devotion to this project we would not today have over 1170 pages of data to research. It is because of those like Tammie, who are so willing to give of their time and talents without asking anything in return, that many of us are able to locate the sacred grounds of our forefathers, and I for one thank her. If you have a moment, you might want to visit the Oklahoma Volunteer and Cemetery Inventory Website, I think you will be pleased. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Dear List Members: It looks like the flood will miss each of you, unless there is a second wave that I don't know about, but it hit me with full force from about 70 of my lists. I am not sure if and when it will be over but I have received and deleted hundreds and hundreds of bounced messages. I have also received more than I can count requests to be subscribed and unsubscribed. I will work my way through these. I have to check each one of them to make sure it as it should be. This will take time. Thank you. As usual, you were willing to do all that was necessary to help make this list run smoothly. Your many messages of support touched me and gave me strength to deal with this mess on my side. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

There has been a major problem with certain lists on Rootsweb since last Friday. I am not sure how this list is going to be effected by the crashed server at Rootsweb, you were not one directly effected. The server is up and running again and I have a favor to ask each of you. If you begin receiving a large amount of messages that have backed up in the system since last Friday. Please be understanding, USE YOUR DELETE KEY, yelling and screaming will not stop it. I am holding on for dear life. I will have messages coming to me from 171 mailing lists hitting me all at once along with bouncing messages and messages from those of you asking for help. Together we will get through this and look back on this day as the "Day of the Rootsweb Flood", and laugh. If you have asked to be unsubscribed, that request was most likely never received. Please understand that even if I unsubscribe you now, I cannot stop what you are going to receive. If the lists do not look the same, meaning the headers are gone. I will bo back and take care of that when this flood is over. Good luck and I look forward to getting back to normal when the sun is again shinning. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Please forgive. My system went crazy and it sent out duplications of each message to several of the mailing lists. I am almost afraid to send out an apologize and have it just do the same thing again. :( I sat here and watched it happened and did not know what to do to stop it. Talk about feeling out of control. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

As you can see, the lists are getting busier now that the holidays are over. Just a few suggestions to make them smoother. If you see a posting come across the list asking to be unsubscribed or asking for help in any area that I deal with, know that I am taking care of it behind the scenes and you don't need to worry about it. If you post a query, try to put the surname in the subject line in CAPS and add dates if possible. Just keep in mind, we do have list members who delete the postings by only reading what is in the subject line, and never reading the body of the message. If you have a problem with a posting, meaning you think it should not have been posted. Please do not send your remarks to the entire list. Let me know your concerns and I will take care of it if I have not already. If you need me, to help you in anyway, you can reach me at kburnet@efortress.com I thank each of you for your continued support of this list and your willingness to help one another. I continually am in awe of the generosity of genealogical researchers. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

We have been trying for years to find the burial spots of two little baby boys, (twins). They were born in 1899 and died within a few days of their birth. It is said in the family that they were buried in Oklahoma, no county is known and it also said that a marked stone was place on their grave or graves before the family moved on with the last name of KELLETT on it. The only sister of these two little ones, a cousin of mine, died before she could locate these graves. I have taken up the torch. If you have seen such a grave I would love to hear from you. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

(Joe, just thought you might have some input.) CAN ANYONE HELP ANSWER SOME OF THE PUZZLE BELOW?? Hi, I found another Courtney/Boaz connection. Eugenia Courtney married John William Boaz, 9-12-1878, in Gallatin Co., KY. Duncan and Mary Courtney were parents of Presley. On the1870 Gallatin Co., KY. census it shows a Eugenia E. age 7, living with Duncan & Mary, also a John W. age 6. Duncan and Mary are both 62. So I wonder if these are grandchildren or neice and nephew? Presley was 31 in 1870. They can't be the same Eugenia's , if she was age 7 in 1870 and married Boaz in 1878. Now wondering if John W. was Presley's bro. or not. i was told he was. In picture of them on porch John w. does look a lot younger than Presley. Mary would have been 56 when she had him.??? Also on a KY marriages list it shows Mary Ann Courtney marrying a John W. Boaz on Dec. 24, 1861. I wonder when the relatives gave me John T. Boaz, it should have been John W. Boaz.? My Mary Ann was born 1841, so she would have been 20 which works. Wonder if these are the same John W, Boaz, for mary ann and eugenia?? KY. marriages also show Amanda Jane Courtney (another dau. of Duncan and Mary) m. James C. Gardner, 1-11-1866. But his name is Gordon, or it was when he was in Ringwood, OK> i see I need to do some digging and order some census for Ringwood and Gallatin Co. JACKIE O.

Sam Tell your Aunt that my Grandmother Grace Courtney (married name Sinclair) moved to Ringwood, OK abt. 1903 at age 10. she attended the Methodist Church and told me that at Christmas they gave out popcorn balls. That's about all I have on Methodist Church. My gradmother died 1976 in Yukon, OK. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Ojers <bojo@redrivernet.com> To: <OKMAJOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [OKMAJOR] Fw: Arnold > Ask your Aunt if she knows of the J.W. (John William) COURTNEY, Presley & > Ida COURTNEY, Mary Ann COURTNEY/BOAZ/ GORDAN, Amanda Jane COURTNEY/GORDON. > (J.W., Presley, Mary Ann, & Amanda were bro. & sisters, orig. from KY.) > Presley and Ida were my grt. grd. parents, they moved to Ringwood from KY. > in 1903. They had Grace COURTNEY/SINCLAIR, my grandmother. She has passed > away, but had told me she went to the Methodist Church in Ringwood as a > young girl. > > There is several Vol. of 80th Ann. of Ringwood and I think it was there that > I read there was a Ringwood Hotel on west side of Main St. and Cottage Hotel > on east side of Main St. . I believe Mary BOAZ owned the Ringwood Hotel and > Presley and Ida ran or owned Cottage Hotel . > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sam Campbell <campbels@olg.com> > To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: [OKMAJOR] Fw: Arnold > > > > Good Afternoon! > > > > I'm not Robert, but am definitely interested in Ringwood and Meno and was > > just there this past summer. Ringwood and Meno, as far as I know, are not > > on the internet and do not have Chambers of Commerce. It's really sad to > > see how much the towns have shrunken over the years. > > > > I still have relatives living in Ringwood (actually north and west of > town). > > My aunt is trying to put together a history of the Methodist Church for > the > > historical society in Fairview, so she might have some information (she's > > been living in Ringwood and Meno for over seventy years now). The only > > Cottage Hotel I recall in Ringwood was run by Nell Logan, I think, but I > > don't know if she owned it. My great-grandfather (Norman Albert Arnold as > I > > knew him, just found out this past summer he also may have had a previous > > life as Albert Norum Arnold), lived there for several years before he > > passed. Anyway, the Cottage Hotel I knew has long since disappeared and > > there is now a vacant lot where it was. The building across the street > from > > it (in the next block towards the school), which used to be a gas station, > a > > laundry, a repair shop, and several other things at one time or another, > is > > still there but hasn't been in use for many years. > > > > Out of curiosity, how are you connected to Ringwood? Let me know if you > > would like me to run any names by my aunt (she's on the net, but it > > sometimes takes her a while to answer questions). > > > > Sam > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jackie Ojers <bojo@redrivernet.com> > > To: OKMAJOR-L@rootsweb.com <OKMAJOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Friday, December 29, 2000 3:14 PM > > Subject: [OKMAJOR] Fw: Arnold > > > > > > >Robert: > > >The books were the 80th Ann. of Ringwood, OK. I have Vol. 2 and I think > > Vol. > > >1. The front page doesn't say Vol. 1, but page 1 , is titled Memoirs -- > > >Wilda Craig Lee. Page 4 is "My Mothers Claim" > > >I would like to find out more info on a Cottage Hotel that Presley & Ida > > >Courntey ran , it was located on Main St. I think there is a Gas Station > > >there now, or it was 10 yrs. ago. Was told Presley & Ida later on moved > to > > >Meno and ran a boarding place also. Don't know the name of it. Do you > know > > >where I could get some info about Ringwood on internet or does the > Chamber > > >of Commerce possible have something. Would you please e-mail me there > > >address. Thanks for your help. Jackie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Jackie Ojers <bojo@redrivernet.com> > > >To: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> > > >Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 10:23 AM > > >Subject: Re: Arnold > > > > > > > > >> How wonderful hearing from someone from Ringwood. Could you tell me if > > the > > >> Pleasant Hills Cemetery is in Ringwood or Meno? Presley & Ida Courtney > > >moved > > >> to Ringwood. abt. 1903 with 3 of there children. The 4 older ones were > > >> married. My grd. mother Grace Courtney Sinclair was about 10 when they > > >moved > > >> to Ringwood. I was there abt. 10 yrs. ago and happened to meet 2 ladies > > >that > > >> were Graces 2nd cousin (I think??) Their names were Evelyn Strange and > > >> Virginia Shaffer. I think it was Virginia that had the V & E Variety > > >Store. > > >> I have written them but no answer and called a "Babe" Juanita Boaz > Nash. > > >But > > >> get no response, they may have all pasted away. I wrote to a daughter > of > > >one > > >> of the ladies and no response. So I don't seem to have any contacts > there > > >> anymore. Virginia sent me two Volumns from I believe it was the 75th > > ann. > > >> of Ringwood (book from 1970's) I have them in storage and will check > > which > > >> ones I have. Think she said there were 3 or 4 of them and she would try > > to > > >> get the other Vol. and send me but she never did. Would you send me the > > >> Ringwood Chamber of Commerce address and I will write and ask them > about > > >the > > >> books. Would like to get the missing ones. > > >> I know Preston is buried at Pleasant Hills Cemetery, as I visited it > with > > >my > > >> Dad & Grandmother in 1970's, but there is no headstone. I was wondering > > if > > >> Ida was buried there also. After preston's death, she married a Issac > > >> Phillips and they lived in Enid. so not sure if she is buried there. do > > >you > > >> know of any sites on computer that have cemetery listed with names of > > >those > > >> buried there? > > >> Hope to hear from you soon. Jackie > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> > > >> To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> > > >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 8:54 AM > > >> Subject: Re: Arnold > > >> > > >> > > >> > Jackie, > > >> > > > >> > Your posting to Arnold-L caught my eye because my maiden name was > > >Arnold, > > >> my > > >> > grandfather's name was James, and I live in Ringwood, OK. I'm afraid > > >the > > >> > relationship ends there, but I will ask some of the older ladies at > > >church > > >> > if they remember Ida and Presley Courtney. Ringwood is a tiny little > > >town > > >> > where everyone knows everyone else. > > >> > > > >> > You might want to try posting to the Major County, Oklahoma page at > > >> > Rootsweb. > > >> > > > >> > Good luck, > > >> > Maxi > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >==== OKMAJOR Mailing List ==== > > >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > > removal. > > >Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > > kburnet@efortress.com > > >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > >Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > > > > >============================== > > >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > > ==== OKMAJOR Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Major Co., OK list, use > OKMAJOR-l-request@rootsweb.com or OKMAJOR-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Posted on: Major County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Major/339 Surname: Gregory, Golden ------------------------- My uncle, William Henderson Gregory was born 5 Feb. 1903 in Fairview, Major Co. OK his parents are Moss Gregory and Emma Lee Golden Got this info from his SS application, he was in Boulder, CO. in 1937 working.

There are two new Oklahoma Mailing Lists you might be interested in. OK-Mysteries, a mailing list to discuss the unsolved Mysteries of Oklahoma. To subscribe send only the word subscribe to OK-MYSTERIES-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or OK-MYSTERIES-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM The second list is OK-VINTAGEPHOTOS. This is a mailing list to talk about those old Oklahoma Photos. A place to help one another date them, preserve them and locate the descendants of found Oklahoma Photos. To subscribe send only the word subscribe to OK-VINTAGEPHOTOS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or OK-VINTAGEPHOTOS-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM Kathleen Burnett List Mom

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I'm new sorry I forgot to capitalize surnames, but the names are BOAZ, COURTNEY, GORDON, METCALF DAWSON, WALL & MENDELHAL Linda, Yes I have a lot of info about Boaz fam. and pictures that my grandmother had. I have picture of outside of Cottage Hotel, picture of inside with my G. Grd. mother, grandmother (at abt. age 16), her sister Roberta, sister-in-law Pearl, and 3 others., I have 2 pictures of large gathering of Boaz's , Courtney's Gordon, and others. (it shows the one that is blind) Picture Ringwood Bank, picture of view looking down Main St. when the water town was in middle of road and roads are dirt. I have picture of Mary Boaz, Lula , Mae and Leona "Lona".. And many more. John T. and Mary Boaz lived in Gallatin Co., KY and then Metcalf, IL., JohnT., b.1835, d.1890 ,Pialet (or Pealet?) Grove Ridge Farm, IL. Mary, b.1841 , KY. d. 1927, buried Pleasant Hills Ceme, Ringwood, OK. their children were: John P. "Bud" ,b. 1861/62, Gallatin Co., KY. James D. "Jim", b. 1866, buried Booneville, AR. Charles "Charlie", b. 1868, Edgar Co., IL> William Walter "Skip", b/1870, Edgar Co., IL>, lived in Crawfords, Ind. Lula , married Edward Wall Mae (or May), married Walter Metcalf. Leona "Lona", married James Dawson I have all the children of the above also. As you can see John T was father of John P."Bud", he also was married to a Mary Boaz, so it gets confusing. Mary Boaz (not same as Bud's wife) was mother of Lula. When John T. died in IL> Mary moved to Ringwood. Her sister Amanda Jane was married to James Gordon. When amanda died Mary married James Gordon. Mary is also called Mollie. Now there is another Mary White/Boaz who was second wife of John P. "Bud". she is the one that ran the Ringwood Hotel. Bud's lst wife was a Miss. Mendelhall. Her sister was married to James "Jim" Boaz. Jim's 2nd wife was Josephine Mull. As to Ed & Lula living with a Mary Boaz, it depends which mary. If Lula mother than Ed would be son-in-law. But if it's Buds wife Mary Boaz, than Lula would be her sister- in- law. As I mentioned John T. is buried in IL>, so he's not in Pleasant Hills. My g.grd. father Presley Courtney is buried at Pleasant Hills, but has no headstone. i think Ida is either buried there or in Enid. After Presley died she married a Isaac Phillips and they lived in Enid. OK. This is just a guess, but the Anna L. Boaz you listed may be one of the Mendelhal sisters that married Boaz's . Just a thought. I'll have to check who Albert is. Well my husband wants me to get off here. Let me know if you have pictures of family or not. I can scan some to you tomorrow. jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Walls <lwalls@ix.netcom.com> To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 4:50 PM Subject: Ringwood, OK > Hi Jackie, > > I was mistaken about the Cottage Hotel. My husband, Robert "Bob", is > somewhat fuzzy about Ringwood. (He's 65 and I wonder about him (g). > Today he doesn't recall anything about the Cottage Hotel except that a > vacant lot is there now. We haven't visited Ringwood since 1988 when > his mother, Mary Morris, died. Mary Boaz did own (or ran) the Ringwood > Hotel which was on the west side, as you said. Many of the buildings on > the east side had once been owned by Robert's grandfather, Ed Walls. > > Do you have info about the Boaz family? We are thoroughly confused > about them. Your great aunt and Robert's grandmother, Lula Boaz, may > not be related at all. Do you think John T. Boaz is a relative of John > P. "Bud" Boaz who was a brother of Robert's grandmother, Lula? > > In the 1900 OK census I found Edward & Lula Walls, Robert's > grandparents, living with Mary Boaz. We couldn't decide who Mary was. > When it asked for relationships it said SIL. We don't know if this > meant that Ed was Mary's son-in-law or if Mary was Ed's sister-in-Law. > Robert remembers Uncle "Bud" when he was blind in later years, but has > no memory of Mary. He does remember visiting the Ringwood hotel. > > From the cemetery list for Major county, Pleasant Hill cemetery lists > Mary A. Boaz with dates 1841-1927. John P. 1861-1946. There is no John > T. listed. The cemetery list is hand typed and has a lot of errors. > Perhaps this is one. This Mary would be 20 years older than John P. if > correct. It also lists Anna L. Boaz as 1868-1946, Charles E. Boaz > 3/21/1868 - 5/23/1901 and Albert Boaz 1885-1906. Do you know who these > might be? > > As I mentioned Friday, information about the Cottage Hotel can probably > be obtained from the Fairview Library which maintains genealogy and > other records for Major county. I don't have their phone number, but > got it from information (after several tries). > > Please let me know if you have any info about the Boaz family. > > Linda Walls > lwalls@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > >

Ask your Aunt if she knows of the J.W. (John William) COURTNEY, Presley & Ida COURTNEY, Mary Ann COURTNEY/BOAZ/ GORDAN, Amanda Jane COURTNEY/GORDON. (J.W., Presley, Mary Ann, & Amanda were bro. & sisters, orig. from KY.) Presley and Ida were my grt. grd. parents, they moved to Ringwood from KY. in 1903. They had Grace COURTNEY/SINCLAIR, my grandmother. She has passed away, but had told me she went to the Methodist Church in Ringwood as a young girl. There is several Vol. of 80th Ann. of Ringwood and I think it was there that I read there was a Ringwood Hotel on west side of Main St. and Cottage Hotel on east side of Main St. . I believe Mary BOAZ owned the Ringwood Hotel and Presley and Ida ran or owned Cottage Hotel . ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Campbell <campbels@olg.com> To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [OKMAJOR] Fw: Arnold > Good Afternoon! > > I'm not Robert, but am definitely interested in Ringwood and Meno and was > just there this past summer. Ringwood and Meno, as far as I know, are not > on the internet and do not have Chambers of Commerce. It's really sad to > see how much the towns have shrunken over the years. > > I still have relatives living in Ringwood (actually north and west of town). > My aunt is trying to put together a history of the Methodist Church for the > historical society in Fairview, so she might have some information (she's > been living in Ringwood and Meno for over seventy years now). The only > Cottage Hotel I recall in Ringwood was run by Nell Logan, I think, but I > don't know if she owned it. My great-grandfather (Norman Albert Arnold as I > knew him, just found out this past summer he also may have had a previous > life as Albert Norum Arnold), lived there for several years before he > passed. Anyway, the Cottage Hotel I knew has long since disappeared and > there is now a vacant lot where it was. The building across the street from > it (in the next block towards the school), which used to be a gas station, a > laundry, a repair shop, and several other things at one time or another, is > still there but hasn't been in use for many years. > > Out of curiosity, how are you connected to Ringwood? Let me know if you > would like me to run any names by my aunt (she's on the net, but it > sometimes takes her a while to answer questions). > > Sam > -----Original Message----- > From: Jackie Ojers <bojo@redrivernet.com> > To: OKMAJOR-L@rootsweb.com <OKMAJOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, December 29, 2000 3:14 PM > Subject: [OKMAJOR] Fw: Arnold > > > >Robert: > >The books were the 80th Ann. of Ringwood, OK. I have Vol. 2 and I think > Vol. > >1. The front page doesn't say Vol. 1, but page 1 , is titled Memoirs -- > >Wilda Craig Lee. Page 4 is "My Mothers Claim" > >I would like to find out more info on a Cottage Hotel that Presley & Ida > >Courntey ran , it was located on Main St. I think there is a Gas Station > >there now, or it was 10 yrs. ago. Was told Presley & Ida later on moved to > >Meno and ran a boarding place also. Don't know the name of it. Do you know > >where I could get some info about Ringwood on internet or does the Chamber > >of Commerce possible have something. Would you please e-mail me there > >address. Thanks for your help. Jackie > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Jackie Ojers <bojo@redrivernet.com> > >To: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> > >Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 10:23 AM > >Subject: Re: Arnold > > > > > >> How wonderful hearing from someone from Ringwood. Could you tell me if > the > >> Pleasant Hills Cemetery is in Ringwood or Meno? Presley & Ida Courtney > >moved > >> to Ringwood. abt. 1903 with 3 of there children. The 4 older ones were > >> married. My grd. mother Grace Courtney Sinclair was about 10 when they > >moved > >> to Ringwood. I was there abt. 10 yrs. ago and happened to meet 2 ladies > >that > >> were Graces 2nd cousin (I think??) Their names were Evelyn Strange and > >> Virginia Shaffer. I think it was Virginia that had the V & E Variety > >Store. > >> I have written them but no answer and called a "Babe" Juanita Boaz Nash. > >But > >> get no response, they may have all pasted away. I wrote to a daughter of > >one > >> of the ladies and no response. So I don't seem to have any contacts there > >> anymore. Virginia sent me two Volumns from I believe it was the 75th > ann. > >> of Ringwood (book from 1970's) I have them in storage and will check > which > >> ones I have. Think she said there were 3 or 4 of them and she would try > to > >> get the other Vol. and send me but she never did. Would you send me the > >> Ringwood Chamber of Commerce address and I will write and ask them about > >the > >> books. Would like to get the missing ones. > >> I know Preston is buried at Pleasant Hills Cemetery, as I visited it with > >my > >> Dad & Grandmother in 1970's, but there is no headstone. I was wondering > if > >> Ida was buried there also. After preston's death, she married a Issac > >> Phillips and they lived in Enid. so not sure if she is buried there. do > >you > >> know of any sites on computer that have cemetery listed with names of > >those > >> buried there? > >> Hope to hear from you soon. Jackie > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> > >> To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 8:54 AM > >> Subject: Re: Arnold > >> > >> > >> > Jackie, > >> > > >> > Your posting to Arnold-L caught my eye because my maiden name was > >Arnold, > >> my > >> > grandfather's name was James, and I live in Ringwood, OK. I'm afraid > >the > >> > relationship ends there, but I will ask some of the older ladies at > >church > >> > if they remember Ida and Presley Courtney. Ringwood is a tiny little > >town > >> > where everyone knows everyone else. > >> > > >> > You might want to try posting to the Major County, Oklahoma page at > >> > Rootsweb. > >> > > >> > Good luck, > >> > Maxi > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >==== OKMAJOR Mailing List ==== > >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > >Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kburnet@efortress.com > >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > > >============================== > >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > >

Maxi & Linda, J. W. (John William) Courtney was a brother of Presley Courtney, I have been told. There father was Duncan Courtney, I don't have the name of mother. They lived in Gallatin Co., KY area. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 4:33 PM Subject: Fw: Ringwood, OK > Jackie, > > I received this e-mail about the Courtney family. Since you already have > Vol. 2 you may have noticed the ad. > > Ringwood is so small that I'm not sure that it has a Chamber of Commerce. > You might try sending something to Ringwood City Hall, Ringwood, OK 73768. > I once got a letter from the vet addressed only to my cat at Ringwood, OK. > Our post office is good! > > Maxi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Walls" <lwalls@ix.netcom.com> > To: <wigginsr@pldi.net> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 4:13 PM > Subject: Ringwood, OK > > > > to Maxi: > > > > I saw your email about the Courtneys on the OKMAJOR-L list. My husband, > > Robert Walls, grew up in Ringwood. He went to school with Robert > > Wiggins and his brother, Joe. Joe was a year younger than Robert. He > > and Robert were also in the navy together. > > > > As to the Courtney family....there is an ad in Vol. 2 of the History and > > Memoirs of Ringwood, OK and Surrounding Area, that says: "J.W. > > Courtney, Notary Public, a stock of legal blanks always on hand." I > > don't know if he is related to Ida and Presley Courtney or not. > > > > Linda Walls > > lwalls@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Robert: The books were the 80th Ann. of Ringwood, OK. I have Vol. 2 and I think Vol. 1. The front page doesn't say Vol. 1, but page 1 , is titled Memoirs -- Wilda Craig Lee. Page 4 is "My Mothers Claim" I would like to find out more info on a Cottage Hotel that Presley & Ida Courntey ran , it was located on Main St. I think there is a Gas Station there now, or it was 10 yrs. ago. Was told Presley & Ida later on moved to Meno and ran a boarding place also. Don't know the name of it. Do you know where I could get some info about Ringwood on internet or does the Chamber of Commerce possible have something. Would you please e-mail me there address. Thanks for your help. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Ojers <bojo@redrivernet.com> To: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 10:23 AM Subject: Re: Arnold > How wonderful hearing from someone from Ringwood. Could you tell me if the > Pleasant Hills Cemetery is in Ringwood or Meno? Presley & Ida Courtney moved > to Ringwood. abt. 1903 with 3 of there children. The 4 older ones were > married. My grd. mother Grace Courtney Sinclair was about 10 when they moved > to Ringwood. I was there abt. 10 yrs. ago and happened to meet 2 ladies that > were Graces 2nd cousin (I think??) Their names were Evelyn Strange and > Virginia Shaffer. I think it was Virginia that had the V & E Variety Store. > I have written them but no answer and called a "Babe" Juanita Boaz Nash. But > get no response, they may have all pasted away. I wrote to a daughter of one > of the ladies and no response. So I don't seem to have any contacts there > anymore. Virginia sent me two Volumns from I believe it was the 75th ann. > of Ringwood (book from 1970's) I have them in storage and will check which > ones I have. Think she said there were 3 or 4 of them and she would try to > get the other Vol. and send me but she never did. Would you send me the > Ringwood Chamber of Commerce address and I will write and ask them about the > books. Would like to get the missing ones. > I know Preston is buried at Pleasant Hills Cemetery, as I visited it with my > Dad & Grandmother in 1970's, but there is no headstone. I was wondering if > Ida was buried there also. After preston's death, she married a Issac > Phillips and they lived in Enid. so not sure if she is buried there. do you > know of any sites on computer that have cemetery listed with names of those > buried there? > Hope to hear from you soon. Jackie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Wiggins <wigginsr@pldi.net> > To: <bojo@redrivernet.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 8:54 AM > Subject: Re: Arnold > > > > Jackie, > > > > Your posting to Arnold-L caught my eye because my maiden name was Arnold, > my > > grandfather's name was James, and I live in Ringwood, OK. I'm afraid the > > relationship ends there, but I will ask some of the older ladies at church > > if they remember Ida and Presley Courtney. Ringwood is a tiny little town > > where everyone knows everyone else. > > > > You might want to try posting to the Major County, Oklahoma page at > > Rootsweb. > > > > Good luck, > > Maxi > > >