Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1134 Surname: Bright, Farris, McGovern, Harris ------------------------- Kathy, The Idabel Library has alot of the newspapers on film. Contact them for info on how to obtain copies. Sandy in Oregon

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1133 Surname: LEWIS ------------------------- While taking pics of my grandparents graves at Wheelock Cemetery in McCurtain co, OK, we came upon some names I did not recognize. I am trying to search from my gr grandparents, so if anyone out there might have information about these names, please email me at [email protected] The names were J.B. Lewis, B.M. Lewis, Jemima Lewis and John T. Lewis. Thank you very much. Peggy

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1131 Surname: Ashworth ------------------------- I have an OK Certificate of Death for John Wesley Ashworth, b. 14 Dec 1851 MO, d.19 May 1918 in Goodwater, McCurtain County. The cert says he was buried in Goodwater, W J Marsh as undertaker. Anyone know this Ashworth or the cemetery in Goodwater or an Undertaker named Marsh? Thanks

Looking for any information on MART (probably Martin) Meek and wife NONA TEEMS Meek, b. 19 May 1888 in AL., d. 29 Jan. 1956 in Alameda CA. they had a daughter, LOLA T. MEEK b. 7 April 1915 in Idabel, Lola married a Barnett sometime before 1941 maybe in CA. Possible they went to CA before the 1920 census as they are not in OK in 1920. Cidney

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1130 Surname: LASTER ------------------------- LOOKING FOR RELATIVES FROM MCCURTAIN COUNTY THAT HAVE OR HAD THE LASTER NAME. MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS ALLEN LASTER AND HIS WIFES NAME WAS DORA KRENSHAW LASTER. PLEASE E-MAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO..

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1129 Surname: PITCHLYNN, BROWN, SMITH, CHAFUTAYA, COLBERT, FOLSOM ------------------------- My gggg-grandmother is Margaret "Peggy" PITCHLYNN b. Abt. 1815 , Choctaw Co., MS . She married James Rowland BROWN bef. 1835. I'm trying to figure out which line is her ancestry . My first information has her father as Thomas PITCHLYNN & UNK. wife and a chieftan Choctaw named CHAFUTAYA & UNK. wife as her grandparents . I know that Chafutaya took the name PITCHLYNN because he greatly admired JOHN PITCHLYNN & wife Sophia (FOLSOM). Now I have other information that says this is wrong and Margaret "Peggy" PITCHLYNN is either the dau./o John "Jack" PITCHLYNN & unk. COLBERT ,or John PITCHLYNN & Sophia FOLSOM . I can find no children for John" Jack" & UNK. PITCHLYNN , which it seems odd there would be two children with the same name anyway. The children of John & Sophia PITCHLYNN match closer to the names I recieved for her siblings . Nor can I find any genealogy history on CHAFUTAYA , other than " The Recollections of Peter Hudson "1932. If anyone can help me find the right lineage for MARGARET "PEGGY" PITCHLYNN , I would appreciate any help I could get .

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1128 Surname: Butler ------------------------- I am looking for any information regarding the parents and grandparents of Floyd Mack Butler. He was born 2-23-1910 in Bethel, Ok and married Willie Annadelle Wyrick. His fathers name was Collie Butler. His mothers name can't be remembered. Either she or her mother was of Cherokee descent.

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1127 Surname: BROWN, DOAN, STINNETT ------------------------- Searching for the ancestors of Daniel James Brown. Son Bedford Alvis Brown in Mccurtain County about 1920 or so. Bedford's children were Essie Helen, Roosevelt, Ethel Ellen, Velma, Isham, Myrtle, Henry, Daniel, And Carl.Ethel married Otto Daon. Searching for any leads to ancestors.

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1126 Surname: BROWN, PITCHLYNN, SMITH, TOLLETT, FOLSOM ------------------------- I'm totally lost as to which direction to go in . My gggg-grandmother , MARGARET " PEGGY" PITCHLYNN b. Abt. 1815 Choctaw Co., MS md. JAMES ROWLAND BROWN . Their children ; NANCY ANN BROWN ( my ggg-grandmother md. CORNELIUS SMITH -TX , THOMAS PITCHLYNN BROWN , DAVID TOLLETT BROWN md. MARY JANE FERGUSON-TX. , MARGARET C.,MARY J. , CAROLINE SARAH ( may have married a BENJAMIN SMITH -TX), JAMES H.. They are on the 1850 Sevier Co., Arkansas census but moved to Texas rigt after . Some of the Brown's stayed in Ark. I was first told that the parents of Margaret " Peggy " PITCHLYNN were THOMAS PITCHLYNN and UNK. wife and her grandfather was Chieftan Chafutaya & unknown wife who had supposedly taken the name " JOHN PITCHLYNN " because he admired Major John Pitchlynn so much . Then I recieved information that this was wrong and her parents were " JOHN " JACK " PITCHLYNN JR. & UNK.wife . I understand her mother was a Choctaw Indian . I would really like to find the truth no matter which it may be . If anyone can and is willing to help me with this I would greatly appreciate it . I will be very happy to share .

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1124 Surname: Whiteman, Barrick, Baker, Harris, Shields ------------------------- Her father was William J. Whiteman Dawes Commission Index, 1896. "Name: W J Whiteman, Tribe: Choctaw, Case #: 537.

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1123 Surname: COLE, AVERY ------------------------- Found the followwing in the 1920 census: 1920 McCurtain Co.,OK Federal Census Eagle TWP Pg. 187-A 155-156 COLE,Henry P. head M W 50 m AR SC TN Farmer 155-156 COLE,Lucy L. wife F W 47 m AR NC AR 155-156 COLE,Floyd son M W 24 s AR AR AR Farmer 155-156 COLE,Artie son M W 20 s AR AR AR Farmer 155-156 COLE,Winburn son M W 15 s AR AR AR 155-156 COLE,Carrie dau F W 12 s AR AR AR Pg. 220-B 498-499 COLE,Henry A. head M W 26 m AR AR AR Farmer 498-499 COLE,Grace wife F W 21 m TX AR MS This is a son of Henry Preston COLE and I believe the one listed below [William] is also. Pg. 225-B 592-593 COLE,William A.head M W 25 m AR AR AR Farmer 592-593 COLE,Alice P. wife F W 17 m TX TX TX 592-593 COLE,Hazel L. dau F W 04 s OK AR TX Also found the following in the Norwood/Coffey/Leonard Funeral Home Records: COLE,Henry Allen MSTAT: M SP: Grace Joplin Cole RES: Broken Bow,OK FA: Henry Preston Cole MO: Leona Avery DOB:18 Sep. 1892 POB:Prescott,AR DOD:02 May 1984 POD:McCurtain Mem. Hosp. Idabel,OK BuD:04 May 1984 BuP:Broken Bow,McCurtain,OK CEM:Broken Bow CAUofD:n/l COLE,Winburn Watson MSTAT: S SP: n/a RES: Broken Bow,OK FA: Henry Preston Cole MO: Lucy Leona Avery DOB:16 Jan. 1905 POB:AR DOD:14 July 1988 POD:Idabel,McCurtain,OK BuD:16 July 1988 BuP:Broken Bow,McCurtain,OK CEM:Broken Bow CAUofD:n/l

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1121 Surname: sparks ------------------------- My great great great grandfather was Zerah Sparks and he was married to Luranna Sparks in 1835. It has been said that she was a Cherokee Indian. My grandfather was Early Sparks and he had a sister by the name of Vader. Any connection?

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1120 Surname: cole, avery ------------------------- looking for any infor. on aHENRY PRESTON COLE who lived in brokenbow ok who was married to a LUCY AVERY .he was said to have lived in brokenbow for 27 years .would like to know more on him and hes wife and kids .he was my great-greatgranfather thank!

I no longer live at Broken Bow but grew up there. I knew most of these people. Allen used to cut my hair on his porch for 25 cents. There are many of this family still at Broken Bow. I do not know where you are but the telephone would probably be one of your best tools in this case. Kenneth

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1118 Surname: BROWN, TINER ------------------------- I AM LOOKING FOR INFO ON HOW TO GET AN OBITUARY ON THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, JOHN JACKSON BROWN d. 26 OCT. 1974 IN IDABEL. EMMA TINER BROWN d.1937 IN IDABEL McCURTAIN CO. OK.

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1117 Surname: Donaldson ------------------------- Im searching for any info on Columbus C.Donaldson,we know he lived in McCurtain Co. Ok.He also lived in Texas,Arizona and Mo.Any help would be appreacheted.Oh yea also,There are still some Donaldson family members in Vauiant OK.

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1116 Surname: Donaldson ------------------------- Im searching for any info on Columbus C.Donaldson,we know he lived in McCurtain Co. Ok.He also lived in Texas,Arizona and Mo.Any help would be appreacheted

Hi, Just a "heads-up" for all of us that are so eager to find something on our families or something that might be of interest to others in their family research. Handwiting, logs, journals and especially photos are mass produced and are for sale in antique and collectable shops all over the country. I found this out by accident while browsing in an antique mall and looking at old photos. I was looking through a bin of old photos and completely enjoying myself wishing I could find something of a family that looked like my people or with a notation on the back that may belong to someone else that could be posted to help other researchers. As I moved through the antique mall, there was another "stall" of grouped antiques and a large old pitiful wooden box with photos. As I went through these I recognized some that I had seen before....I thought, so I went back to the other side of the mall with the photos and sure enough there was a match of exactly the same photo. I had a friend that had some collectables set up in the mall and I asked her and her husband about the photos. The reply was a little disheartening. "Old photos are copied all the time by suppliers, some even go so far as to mount them on old black photo album paper and tatter the edges. They are sold enmasse to dealers that want to add a collection to their wares as a means of keeping a customer among their objects a little longer, and yes of course the photos are for sale, some as much as $1.50 to 3.50 a piece." Now, there's a bright side to all this. The photos had to come from somewhere and hopefully they are genuinely old photos. It sure would be nice if they are greedy enough to mass produce our families' photos, they would also include any writings that are on the back or notations on the photos! "Oh, some do", I was told. "There are even those that mass produce old journals and logs, bind them in old rotten book covers and sell them at a premium." So don't give up checking these things out. You never know when your great-great granfather's nephew has been printed out for the masses and shipped all over the country or that old family journal that some young aspiring writer kept through their childhood for the family because they thought their lives were memorable enough to save. Bless them all and I hope we each have the opportunity to find someone in print for ourselves or for someone else. Don't forget to dig through these items when you get the chance. Best to all on the list. Lou Ann -- -- ******************************************************************** Lou Ann & Woody Lunsford NATIVE TEXAN 8310 Werner, Houston, TX 77037-3027 TEXAS PROUD 281/447-8803 Fax 281/447-2133 ********************************************************************

Dear Sandy, Do you know who Charlie Harris' mother & father were? My gg-grandmother Josie Skinner Harris had a son Charlie Harris. They lived in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. I believe my Charlie Harris is buried in the Valliant Cemetery? It seems Johnny Harris (brother to Charlie) moved to Oregon, but I'm not sure where or if he is still alive. Would this happen to be your line of Harris'? Sincerely, Deborah On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:41:55 -0700 Sandy <[email protected]> writes: > Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1021 > > Surname: Bright, Harris, Floyd > ------------------------- > > Linda, > > There is also a Harris Cemetery out there where alot of the Choctaw > Harris's > ar4e buried. I was just there a few weeks ago, but could not tell > you where > it is. My Aunt Ruby Bright/Harris was just buried there. Ruby > married Charley > Harris. > > Sandy in Oregon > > > > > ==== OKMCCURT Mailing List ==== > CONTACT the listowner at [email protected] > Visit the McCurtain county page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmccurt/mccurt.htm >

Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1115 Surname: BROWN ------------------------- Searching for family of Carl Brown born 1920 in Idabel, McCurtain County. Parents were Bedford Alvis and Sarah Jane (Stinnett) Brown. Bedfords parents were Daniel James and unknown Brown. Carl was the last born of 10 children with all the rest being born in Arkansas, probably Sevier County. Please e-mail [email protected] Thank you