Hi Sandy, I wonder if you could elaborate on your inquiry about the Benjamin BARROW you listed in the inquiry below? My mother was born in Lukfata, McCurtain Co., OK. Her family, including her grandparents and parents moved to Idabel, McCurtain Co., OK from Oregon Co., MO about 1902. They owned and ran a livery/feed store business in Idabel until 1914. They also owned a couple of farms in nearby Lukfata. My g-grandparents were John William WHEELER and Misinair N. BROWN. My grandparents were Samuel Pleasant (Pleas) HUDSON and Rachel Alice WHEELER. John William WHEELER'S oldest sister, Adelaide WHEELER, married William W. BARROW in Dent Co., MO in Sept. 1882. The BARROW family probably lived somewhere in Arkansas and in the Dallas, TX area before 1905. They had three children. A daughter, Lanta Tanahill BARROW (b 1883 Dent Co., MO) who married George W. SHOOK in Dent Co., MO after 1909 and moved to Beaver, Beaver Co., OK about 1926. She is buried in Beaver, OK. The middle child, a son, Elba D. BARROW (b Sept. 1885, AR) is mentioned in correspondence between his sister and my grandmother. Elba was in Vinita, OK in 1909 as well as about 250 miles further south, working as a farm laborer. He became a master mechanic and died in Kansas City, KS in 1942. He married Mary G. CRIMMINS. The youngest son, Edo BARROW (b about 1886) apparently served with the cavalry at Ft. Sill, OK. It is thought he died and is buried near there, but we have not been able to prove this. I don't know if he ever married. He as in Dent Co., MO in 1909. I have information about William W. BARROW'S parents and siblings and although there is no Benjamin BARROW in my database, I thought it was worth a follow up inquiry as Benjamin BARROW was in McCurtain Co., OK at the same time my family was there. I look forward to hearing from you. Lonna Jean >snip Subject: [OKMCCURT] Barrows Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 12:11:35 -0800 From: Sandy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1290 Surname: Farris, Bright, Floyd, McGovern, Coffey ------------------------- I am in need of some assistance. I am looking for Ben or Benjamin Barrow. He died April 5, 1915 in Idabel and is suppose to be buried there somewhere. I have Vols 1,2,3 of the cemetery books for McCurtain County and cannot find him listed. Can you assist? Thank You, Sandy in Oregon >end snip