Here is my McIntosh County connection. I would love to hear from anyone researching, or connected to this family. Wes Parker in the central San Joaquin Valley of California <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/5591/index.html> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Husband: Richard Franklin PARKER, Jr. Birthdate: July 20, 1862 Birthplace: Arkansas Death date: March 19, 1909 Place of death: Near Cathey, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Father: Richard Franklin PARKER, Sr. Mother: Sarah E. ? Marriage date: Nov. 13, 1882 Marriage place: Paris, Logan County, Arkansas Wife: Christopher Elizabeth SESSIONS Birthdate: Aug. 19, 1862 Birthplace: Alabama Death date: March 19, 1909 Place of death: Near Cathey, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Father: Willis Daniel SESSIONS Mother: Polly Ann PUGH (Note: Richard and Elizabeth both died the same day of pneumonia and were buried together in a double coffin at the Fishertown Cemetery.) CHILDREN Child No. 1: Benjamin Jeff PARKER Birthdate: Nov. 1883 Birthplace: Arkansas Death date: 1909 Place of death: Near Cathey, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Child No. 2: D.T. PARKER Birthdate: Oct. 1, 1885 Birthplace: Paris, Logan County, Arkansas Death date: Dec. 15, 1885 Place of death: Paris, Logan County, Arkansas Child No. 3: Pairlee Elenora PARKER Birthdate: Feb. 26, 1887 Birthplace: Paris, Logan County, Arkansas Death date: Aug. 19, 1970 Place of death: Selma, Fresno County, California Marriage date: Apr. 18, 1906 Marriage place: Eufaula, Creek Nation, Indian Territory Spouse's name: Thomas Riley HORN Child No. 4: Richard Robert PARKER Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1890 Birthplace: Paris, Logan County, Arkansas Death date: Nov. 8, 1936 Place of death: Shafter, Kern County, California Marriage date: ? Marriage place: ? Spouse's name: Lurley Mae ESLICK Child No. 5: Oslin Hopkins PARKER Birthdate: Dec. 22, 1893 Birthplace: Paris, Logan County, Arkansas Death date: Mar. 16, 1975 Place of death: Hitchita, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Marriage date: Sep. 26, 1919 Marriage place: Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Spouse's name: Della Josephine MATHIS Child No. 6: Infant Son PARKER Birthdate: Feb. 28, 1896 Birthplace: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Death date: Aft. Feb. 28, 1896 Place of death: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Child No. 7: David PARKER Birthdate: Sep. 17, 1898 Birthplace: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Death date: May 27, 1900 Place of death: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Child No. 8: Mattie M. PARKER Birthdate: Sep. 17, 1898 Birthplace: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Death date: Aug. 10, 1891 Place of death: Madera, Madera County, California Marriage date: Dec. 17, 1916 Marriage place: Quinton, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Spouse's name: John Albert TROLINGER, William EPLER Child No. 9: Jessie Lee PARKER Birthdate: Feb. 14, 1900 Birthplace: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Death date: Sep. 27, 1991 Place of death: Bethany, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Marriage date: Dec. 9, 1919 Marriage place: Hanna, McIntosh County, Oklahoma Spouse's name: Charles Wesley SORRELS Child No. 10: Charlie Henry PARKER Birthdate: Mar. 27, 1903 Birthplace: Near Cathey, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory Death date: Aug. 24, 1986 Place of death: Fresno, Fresno County, California Marriage date: Dec. 24, 1928 Marriage place: Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma Spouse's name: Alma Leona YOUNG

It seems to take people a while to find McIntosh County and learn how to get on the mailing list. Then some folks just ask one question and don't provide anything more about the families they descend from. There are so few resources for McIntosh County, it helps if we all will share information about the families we have. Ron we are so grateful to you for the cemetery work. Thank you! If anyone has any extracts or copyright-free material that I can put on the McIntosh County page, please let me know. Or post it here and I'll take from there. Thanks. Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Work like you don't need money; love like you've never been hurt; dance like no one's watching. ================= Shaking Your Family Tree columnist, Los Angeles Times Syndicate http://www.lats.com/ Co-editor of e-zines: RootsWeb Review and Missing Links http://www.rootsweb.com/~review/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~mlnews/ Home on the Web: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~gormleym/

Okay, I guess I should apologize to everyone because the incident at the LDS Library in SLC turned out to be true. But, if people would stop forwarding phony virus alerts and requests for prayers for nonexistant dying children to our genealogy mailing lists I wouldn't get so upset about it. Most of these things are hoaxes and don't deserve to be passed on. Please, just do a little research on these things, and verify that they're true, before posting them. Wes Parker in the central San Joaquin Valley of California <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/5591/index.html>

Hello new to list because I just found out I had people around Eufala I need info on Vinson Alexander Scott in OK. about 1874 and wife Lydia A. Scott maiden name Mathews died 1883 and buried in Eufala OK. So I'm looking for an info on Scott's and Mathews that was in Oklahoma thanks Larry Worley Flower Mound, TX

I just noticed the other day that "pinpoint" wasn't searching all of the listings we have on line. Only the first parts of the longer listings were being indexed. So anyone who used the search engine before may have gotten a false negative search result. We've changed search engines to solve the problem. (FreeFind seems to be doing a much better job.) In addition, a few more names have been added to the New Mellette listing and a few more have been added to the "Partial listings" page. We've also added some 1926 and 1927 Obituaries and Death Notices that are also searched by the new engine. So drop back by and have a look when you have time, and please let us know if you have any other information that we might add. McIntosh County Genealogy Resource Page: http://www.chickasaw.com/~ronglong/MENU.HTM Ron & Elaine Long Ada, OK http://www.chickasaw.com/~ronglong

Cheryl, It's always good to hear from another researcher interested in McIntosh County no matter what the topic. There is far too little traffic on this list in my estimation. Ron Ron & Elaine Long Ada, OK http://www.chickasaw.com/~ronglong

Hello, My name is Sandy Fischer and I think I have already submitted my family info. but I can't be absolutely sure so I will try again. Searching for a cemetery located in a non-existing town of BOWER, OK. called the BOWER Cem. From what I understand, it (the cem.) was located about 8-9 miles S.W. of Eufaula and my great grandfather, Wm. H. BARNES, b. Dec. 1862 in AR. is buried there. I tried contacting the Ok. Bureau of vital statistics for his death cert. and they find no such info. He died in mid April 1926. I have photos of his grave, which has only a stone marker with his name scratched in it. Could someone offer additional suggestions as to where else I could look? Thank all very much, Sandy in AZ.

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Color Red" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:50:07 -0600 Subject: Re: [Fwd: Shooting at LDS Family History Center] Message-ID: <[email protected]> >From Local news in Utah. A gunman entered the LDS Genealogy research Library this morning. He opened fire, hitting 5 victims, 3 critically and a police officer. Hospitals are reporting that an additional 15 victims have been admitted. For gun shot wounds too trauma. The shooter has died, while in custody, being worked on by Paramedics. Was found to possible be wired with a bomb. It has since been reported that he was not. Two of the critically wounded victim have parished, a security guard, and a elderly woman. The Library is being swept for suspicious packages. The 17 people that locked themselves in on second floor, for their own safety have been safely removed. They apparently lock themselves in for saftey. The shooter entered , KSL News TV station at the Triad Center asking for directions to the LDS Family Library, earlier this morning. LDS spoke person reports that the Temple was not evacuated as earlier reported. A Ryder truck parked at the Triad Center. Believed to be tied to the Shooter is being checked for explosives. A four block area has been evacuated. A possible note left on the windshield of the truck is being leaked but not verified. Cheryl in Utah

I guess this will sound pretty callous but I read the newspaper and watch the news on television. If I want a news broadcast that most likely isn't even true I most certainly won't look for it on the McIntosh County, Oklahoma mailing list. If this nonsense doesn't stop, I intend to unsubscribe so I won't have to put up with it. Aggravated in California! KARLA KT SHAHAN wrote: > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Color Red" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:50:07 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Fwd: Shooting at LDS Family History Center] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > >From Local news in Utah. > > A gunman entered the LDS Genealogy research Library this morning. > He opened fire, hitting 5 victims, 3 critically and a police officer. > Hospitals are reporting that an additional 15 victims have been > admitted. For gun shot wounds too trauma. The shooter has died, > while in custody, being worked on by Paramedics. Was found to possible > be wired with a bomb. It has since been reported that he > was not. Two of the critically wounded victim have parished, > a security guard, and a elderly woman. The Library is being swept for > suspicious packages. > > The 17 people that locked themselves in on second floor, for their own > safety have been safely removed. They apparently lock themselves in for > saftey. > > The shooter entered , KSL News TV station at the Triad Center asking for > directions to the LDS Family Library, earlier this morning. > LDS spoke person reports that the Temple was not evacuated as earlier > reported. A Ryder truck parked at the Triad Center. Believed to be tied > to the Shooter is being checked for explosives. A four block area has > been evacuated. A possible note left on the windshield of > the truck is being leaked but not verified. > > Cheryl in Utah

Thanks Cheryl, for the information, I'd just heard it on the news. But didn't hear everything about it. Thanks for filling in what I had missed. Mary Ann

I am searching for information on the following individuals Listed below this message:. I know that my grandmother Lydia Rebecca BALDWIN was born in Benton Co. Missouri 1898, And that her Parents William E. BALDWIN and Rosella HINES brought her to the Wann, Nowata/Washington County( Indian Territory) area of OKLAhoma after 1900. Her grandparents Elijah George BALDWIIN and Lydia Josephine REED are buried in Wann, Nowata Co. Oklahoma cemetery, having died in 1917. Lydia left a letter indicating that her mother, Rosella HINES BALDWIN died in 1904 and that they owned a very large 1000 plus acre ranch in the area...I cannot find anything to indicate either event...just the grand parents and a school enumeration for Oakdale Dist. 6, which was just north eat of Wann, Ok in Nowata County. She was enumerate with Ezra j. BALDWIN and Susanna P(Pearl?) BALDWIn who were younger than Lydia Rebecca BALDWIN. according to my grandmother Lydia Rebecca BAlDWIN ( aka Betty Lee , Lida, Cora(?)) her sister Susanna Pearl BALDWIN married a man named POOL/POOLE? and lived in Winneywood, OK in the 1940's and I know that Lydia also lived there about the same time But she was a Widow and her surname was CHAPMAN/CHAPMON. I sure would like to hear from anyone who has information about any person on the lines listed below. I am desperate to find out more about this generation as there is a grap between my mother and her mother.... I have ,just in Benton county ,the following surnames: Baldwin, Hines, Reed, Kirby, Cross, Hopper, Jeans, Smith, Barker, Smallwood, Hunt,Bird,(maybe Duren, and Miller (both married to BALDWINs), too but cannot connect right!), Spicer,( these are all that I have managed to link up out of that area!!!) :))) other surnames are PETERS, FULTS, CHAPMAN, BUSH, BULLOCK, WOOD(s), POOl, and a bunch of others... I think that most of these people might have been born in BEnton County where indicated for Missouri births( esp. the children), since that is where they all lived between 1860-1900(that I know of.) BALDWIN 1) E.G.J. (aka E.J.)BALDWIN (my g,g, great grandfather) b. ca. 1816 New York d.? m. Elizabeth( No maiden name) (my g, g, great gtrandmother) b. ca. 1828 Ohio Children: 2) Elijah George BALDWIN (my great great grandfather) b. 25 Apr 1848 OHIO d. 5 Nov 1917 Wann, Nowata Co. OK m. 13 aug 1868 Benton Co. MO Lydia Josephine REED ( my great great grandmother) b. 24 july 1850 d. 27 Mar 1917 Wann, Nowata Co. OK(typhoid fever) children: 3) Mary A BALDWIN b.ca 1870 MO d? M. 28 Dec 1871 Marcellus JEANS 3) William E. BALDWIN (my greatgrandfather) b. ca, 1871 Mo d. ? m. 18 Jan 1894 Rosella HINES( my great grandmother) b. ca 1879 MO d. 1904???OK KS.?? children: 4) Seary BALDWIN b. May 1894 MO 4) John BALDWIN b. Dec 1886 Mo 4) Lydia Rebecca Baldwin (my maternal grandmother) b.24 June 1898 Mo d. 1971 Oklahoma City OK m. 1922 OK? William franklin CHAPMAN(my maternal grandfather) other information available 4) Carrie BALDWIN???(no information) 4) Ruby BALDWIn ???( no information) Note two children died before Seary was born) 3) Nancy BALDWIN b. ca. 1874 MO 3) Ella BALDWIN b. 1875 Mo d? m. 30 Oct 1897 MO John C. SMITH 3) Jessie C BALDWIN b. sept/oct 1880, MO d. ? m. Eunice no maiden name(#1m. HUNT) b. 4-1880 MO children: 4) Wesley HUNT b. NOV-1898 MO 4) Ethel BALDWIN b. 1904 MO 4) Jenna Baldwin b. 1907 ark 4) Clarence BALDWIN b. June 1909 OK 3) Dora I. BALDWIN b. ca 1880 Mo m. 11 My 1896 John C. BARKER 3) George BALDWIN b. oct 1883 IA 3) John A. BALDWIN b. Dec. 1886 IA 3) Rosetta j. BALDWIN b. Jan 1888 MO 3) Ira C. BALDWIN b. oct 1891 MO 3) unknown parent: 4) James W. SMALLWOOD b. Oct 1889 MO ( listed as grandchild on census) 2) Harvey A. BALDWIN b. ca. 1853 IA 2) Orlando J. BALDWIN b. ca. 1855 IA d. ? KS???? m. 29 Dec 1880 Benton Co. MO Azora(aka Izora) HOPPER b. ca. 1855 MO (additional information on her and others listed with her familyn on 1876 benton co. Mo.state cesus: parents: T.k HOPPER Mary HOPPER. children: Izora Hopper (oldest) Issac Eshear Inez Lily Eliza Vinne Also enumerated with this family on 1876 Benton Co, MO state census: Hopper, Riley age 45+ Elizabeth age 21/45 Marcus T. 10/18 Robert H. 10/18 Mary -10 Dolly -10 john -10 Emmett B. -10 Hopper, Catherine age +45 children: 3) Dallie D. BALDWIN b. ca 1881 Mo m. Magie No madien Name 3) John BALDWIN b. ca. 1882 MO 3) Roy BALDWIN b. 2 July 1885 Alexander Twp. BEnton Co. MO 3) Harvey BALDWIN b. ca. 1899 MO 2) Hatley(aka Hattie/harriet/heather) A. BALDWIN b. ca. 1861 IA m. 23 July 1876 Benton Co. MO William A. REED b. apr 1848 OH d. 1900 Buried Benton Co. MO CHILDREN: 3) Etta REED b. May 1881 Mo 3) Elmer REED b. Sept 1884 MO 3)Claude REED b. Jul 1887 Mo note might have married in Nowata Co, OK??? 3) Marvin REED B. Dec. 1889 MO 3) Bertha REED b. Nov. 1894 Mo 2) Annie E. BALDWIN b. ca. 1867 MO HINES 1)Benjamin (aka Benagah) HINES/HYNES b. ca. 1823 KY d. before 1867( wife remarried thatyear) m. 5 sept 1841 ( ? where) Sarah KERBY b. 2/14/1822 TN b. 9/21/1891 hickory co.MO M#2 Hery BIRD 9 apr 1867 Benton co. MO children: 2)Lucy Ann HINES b. ca. 1844 Mo. 2) John B. HINES b ca. 1845 MO 2) William HINES b ca. 1847 Mo 2) Felix HINES b. ca. 1849 MO 2) Robert HINES b. ca. 1851 MO 2) Susan Z. HINES b. ca. 1853 Mo. m. 2 MAr 1871 Benton co.Mo Thomas SPICER 2) Elisha HINES b. ca 1855 MO 2) Zacariah HINES b. ca. 1859 Mo m. Robecca J. CROSS b. ca 1857 MO. Children: 3) Rosella HINES b. ca 1879, MO m. 18 Jan 1894 benton Co. MO William E. BALDWIN b. 1871 Mo 3) J. R. HINES b. March 1880 MO 3) Richard(Dick) Felix HINES b. 3 Mar. 1890 Quincy, benton co. Mo d. 20 Jan 1976 Van Zant Co TX m. Edna Lou Martin. 2) Goldsberry HINES b. ca. 1861 Mo 2) Margaret E. HINES b. ca. 1863 MO CROSS JAmes Cross b. ca. 1815 VA D. M. Elizabeth E. "Betsey" LOE / LOWE He was a farmer in Hickory Co. In 1870 Children: Robert J. Cross b. ca 1846 VA Richard J. Cross b.ca. 1851 VA Virginia E. Cross b. ca 1856 VA Abby Cross b. ca. 1855 VA Robecca J. CROSS b. ca. 1857 VA( THIS is my grandmother's grandmother!!!) M. Zachariah HINES (son of Benjamin Hines and Sarah Kirby (#2marriage Henry Bird) Victoria Cross b. ca 1859 VA. Janey Bush Bullock in Oklahoma City, OK @ [email protected] aol.com

Does anyone have any information on the following families? They show up in Scott County, Arkansas sometime between 1850-1860. Here are the relevant census enumerations: (1) 1860 Washburn TWP, Scott Co. John BARNARD 49 m w SC Cada 32 f w SC L. M. STATON 11 f w TN Mary P. JOHNSON 55 f w SC (2) 1870 Washburn Twp, Scott Co., PO Chismville Joshua BEARD 52 m w TN Farming---/$200 Cada 42 f w SC Alsby BARNARD 9 m w AR John M. BARNARD 7 m w AR Mary JOHNSON 66 f w SC I believe the L. M. STATON listed on the 1860 census is actually my g-g-grandmother Larcenia Miranda BARNARD. Cada BARNARD is probably her mother and Mary P. JOHNSON her grandmother. Cada apparently was married in Tennessee to a man named STATON before marrying (?) John BARNARD. By 1870 it appears she has remarried yet again, this time to Joshua BEARD. I am particularly interested in finding out who the father of L. M. STATON was and who the family/parents of Martha P. Johnson was. My reason for believing that L. M. STATON is my g-g-grandmother's REAL maiden name, is that according to multiple, independent family sources, her name was Larcenia Miranda BARNARD, but until now this breakthrough I have had absolutely no luck tracking her family down. I know she married my g-g-grandfather Martin COUGHRAN, CSA, immediately after the Civil War and they lived in Scott County, Washburn TWP and then in Logan County--when this part of Logan Co was formed from Scott Co--from about 1866 to 1885 when they moved to the Cherokee Nation. From later censuses I find that she was born May 1848 somewhere in Tennessee. The fact that L. M. STATON is not on the 1870 census is also relevant; she was proabably married by then. Based on this purely circumstantial evidence, I am inclined to believe that this L. M. STATON must have been Larcenia Miranda BARNARD. It would seem that she took the BARNARD surname from her stepfather. Was she actually adopted? Also, to add to the confusing mix, according to family oral tradition, this branch of my family may have been all or part Cherokee. This may explain Cada going through three husbands between 1850-70 as it is well known that Cherokee women traditionally had great latitude in matters of divorce (it was a matrilineal society.) In a similar vein could John BARNARD actually be an uncle-- a brother of Mary JOHNSON, perhaps? Also, from the 1865 AR Tax List I learn that Cada also went by the name Caty. Does anyone know if her given name was Catherine? Thanks for any help at unraveling this puzzle.

Seeking info on my ggfather, Jorell Richard HACKWORTH, d. 11 Feb 1928, Eufala, McIntosh, Oklahoma, buried 12 Feb 1928, Red Oak Cemetery, also listed as Eufala, McIntosh, Oklahoma. Per the death cert the info was provided by "Edwards KUEFER" (could have been KNEFER -- writing difficult to read). Relationship of Edward(s) to Jorell is unknown at this time. Any knowledge of this person, or of the HACKWORTH family, would be GREATLY appreciated. I am really at a standstill until I can find the parents of Jorell. Thank you. Bonnie F. [email protected]

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Is anyone out there familiar with Cherokee genealogy? I have found a Clarence C. CRABTREE (Dawes # 3032M) listed in the Cherokee Roots Vol #2 and need to find out if he is related in any way to a Delila CRABTREE daughter of Rebecca CRABTREE. Rebecca married a William WHITAKER they had : Hester Ann, Kathryn, Bettie, Cassandra, Jim and Tom WHITAKER. Delilia CRABTREE married a James COX and they had Callie Hester born abt 1895 in AR, Hallie, and Lilly COX . Any suggestions or assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated, especially since I am new to genealogy research to begin with. Thank you - Dona

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This is an old old urban legend. Please don't use the mailing lists for this purpose. For a start visit http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ and check out its library of urban legends, hoaxes and virus myths. Myra

This message has been going around for a while and it is not true. This is almost as bad as the phony virus alerts that are constantly being posted. I wish everyone would do a little research on these things before passing them along. Please read the message below. Wes Parker KARLA KT SHAHAN wrote: > >>>> Subject: Charge for using Internet > >>>> Guess we realized the government would sooner or later find a way to > >>>> tax us for using the Internet. Congress will be voting in less than a > > >>>> week. In response to the urgent message below regarding Internet phone charges, please see the denial from the FCC: FCC chairman nixes rumor of Internet long-distance charges Government has no plans to regulate Internet March 11, 1999 Web posted at: 9:01 p.m. EST (0201 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, bombarded anew with e-mails from computer users fearing government regulation of the Internet, tried again Thursday to dispel the notion. "I want to say this as clearly as I can ... as long as I'm chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, this agency will not regulate the Internet," Bill Kennard said at a meeting of telecommunications and Internet analysts. Kennard was addressing rumors that have circulated on the Internet for a long time, as well as concerns by some consumer groups. The FCC last month concluded that a computer user's dial-up calls to the Internet are interstate communications subject to federal jurisdiction. Internet dial-ups have been treated as local calls. The FCC has said this decision merely resolves a dispute among phone companies over how to compensate each other for Internet connections and how to clarify the role of state and federal regulators. The agency said the decision will not affect how consumers tap into the Internet or how much they pay. But consumer groups and others believe the action inadvertently could lead to higher charges in the future for Internet access by computer users. "It's not going to happen," Kennard said. He repeated that the FCC has no intention of making computer users pay long-distance fees for dial-up access to the Internet, as people now pay when they make long-distance telephone calls. Still, "these rumors get on the Internet that the big bad FCC is going to impose all this regulation on the Internet," Kennard said. "Now I know this painfully, because every so often when one of these rumors flares up, I get, literally, about 600 e-mail messages a day by people who are telling me to keep my hands off the Internet," Kennard added. Separately, Kennard said the FCC is monitoring to ensure cable companies providing high-speed Internet services are not freezing out competitors or restricting consumers' options for Internet service. The FCC, in recent decisions, has declined to force cable companies to share their high-speed lines with competitors. But the FCC has said it would keep watch. Kennard said the FCC is organizing meetings with the various stakeholders in this debate "so that we can get a better handle on the problem and monitor the marketplace." Consumer groups, public interest advocates, America Online and others continue to press the FCC to require that cable companies give other companies access to those lines so they can offer competing services. The cable industry and AT&T, which just acquired cable giant Tele-Communications Inc., oppose the idea. Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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