Hi, Sandy. Have you had a look at their census cards from the Dawes? I can probably get a look and abstracts fe able to get to the library for quite some time. The cards are held at the Federal Courthouse in Muskogee OK, or at least copies of them. You can contact them for copies that are less expensive than other sources. The cards should show you much of the information you are seeking. -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Pratt <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 01, 2001 10:57 PM Subject: [OKMCCURT] Surname Coffman >Judy > Sandy Pratt here, from Klamath Falls, OR. Please forgive me for changing >the subject. I was just reading with interest the information that your mom >is 83 years old and from McCurtain County, and was just wondering (praying >actually)that maybe she might have known my father's family. > Their name was Coffman and they were on the Dawes Choctaw roll of 1902. >My grandfather was Melvin Coffman, b abt 1896; Melvin's mother was Sarah >Coffman, b abt 1876. My father, John Coffman, was born in Mar. 1918, and >raised in Broken Bow. He was a cobbler by trade and was slightly crippled >from having polio when young. He passed away in Idabel in July 1989. > My parents divorced when I was young and John returned to Oklahoma and I >never saw him again. My mom does not know any history of them for me. I need >to know who Melvin's father was and what Sarah E. Coffman's maiden name was. >I would be truly grateful for any little tidbit(s) of information she might >remember. Melvin had a sister, Elizabeth P. Coffman and brother, George >Dewey Coffman, also listed with him on Dawes roll. I have not been able to >find these people any where else except on that roll. Thanks and hugs and >kisses in advance for her. And thank you also for letting me intrude. Sandy > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >==== OKMCCURT Mailing List ==== >CONTACT the listowner at [email protected] >Visit the McCurtain county page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmccurt/mccurt.htm >