This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Urquhart, Poe, Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TaB.2ACI/1114 Message Board Post: Urquhart Family >From the centenial edition of the Eufaula Indian Journal June 1976 Audie Bazel Urquhart was born in Eunis, Texas on March 28, 1881 to Arroe and Bennie Lee Urquhart. In 1892, when Audie was eleven years of age, his parents moved to Indian Territory and established a home in the Raiford Community. Audie Urquhart not only learned the language of the Indians, but became accepted as their brother. He visited often with the Creek Tribe of Indians residing on the banks of the South Canadian River near Mellette. He related many interesting experiences of his comradeship with the braves in bow and arrow hunting expeditions; of the sadness of the Tribe upon the death of their chief, and dispersal of the Tribe to other locations after the loss of the chief. Annie Poe was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, October 24, 1885. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Poe. Seeking new land the Poe's (sic) migrated to Indian Territory when Annie was a small child. Audie Urquhart, 24, and Annie Poe, 20, were married October 1, 1905 in Canadian, Oklahoma. The late Mrs. D.C. January (Janeway?), Sr. was a witness at their weeding. Mr. Urquhart owned and operated a saddle shop in Canadian for several years. After the shop was destroyed by fire, he established a ferry boat business. At the time cotton was the prime crop in the area. The Mellette Community with it's fertile bottom Cropland, still faced a serious problem in marking (marketing?) their cotton. The South Canadian River was generally too deep to ford and, in the event of sudden heavy rainfall, was subject to rising rapidly. In such instances, farmers often had to cut the harness of their team of horses to allow them to swim safely to shore; Although the animals and driver escaped, frequently the swift current claimed the cargo of cotton. The ferry was quite successful in transporting the cargoes of cotton from Mellette, across the South Canadian River, to the Gin in Canadian. Audie Urquhart was an ordained minister of the First Church of God, and was President of the Eldership for several years. His wife, Annie was a member of the first Church of God and very active in all phases of operation of the Church, whether it was counseling young people or praying in the homes of ill parishioners. Audie and Annie Urquhart were the parents of fourteen children, (10 girls and 4 boys). They had the rare experience of rearing three sets of twin girls. Of the children, only one son is deceased. The children are as follows: Willa Bell Brintle, Wynoma Greenhaw, Wynema Harris, Bruce Urquhart, Opal Burns, Orval Urquhart, Louise Edding, Lucille Johnson, Annie Brown, Nannie Flood, Thomas Urquhart, Jessie Urquhart, Jurline Lenn, and Mary Joe Hallaway.