Mumford Johnson was a rancher who had a herd of 3,500 head of cattle located at Ft. Arbuckle. Johnson hired a young man named Samuel Garvin to manage the ranch for him on shares. Garvin met a young woman named Susan, the daughter of William Muncrief, another rancher at Ft. Arbuckle, and they were married there in 1870. Garvin and his new wife later moved to present Whitebead and Garvin County was later named after him. Mumford Johnson was a famous rancher in the Chickasaw Nation and there should be much more written about him in any western history library. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: <firegrl@sierratel.com> To: <OKMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:03 AM Subject: [OKMURRAY] Intruder Permit for COURTNEYs > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: COURTNEY, MUMFORD, JOHNSTON > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/691 > > Message Board Post: > > My COURTNEYs lived around and on the border of Murray, Carter, Garvin and Love Co., so not sure where this ranch was. SInce I have an affadavit about Mary Ann COURTNEY living at Arbuckle in 1871, I am going to post here, hope I'm not wrong. > > I found the following at the Oklahoma City Museum of History Archives Section: > > Permit Record June 7, 1872 > "Pickens Co. > I hereby certify that Mary COURTNEY & Don COURTNEY are directly employed for one year by MUMFORD, JOHNSTON from date. > > Wm. P. Worthington, Clerk" > > "Pickens Co., June 3, 1872 > I hereby certify that Henry D. COURTNEY is duly employed by M.J. JOHNSTON for one year from date given under my hand. This day & date above. > > Wm. P. Worthington, Clerk" > > Does anyone know anything about this MUMFORD & JOHNSTON Ranch? > > > ==== OKMURRAY Mailing List ==== > Host For Murray Co. > Dennis Muncrief mudman@cableone.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Dennis, I just went to check your site to see that Joseph Franklin York was inserted in the York, I.T., Postoffice space - instead of James York - which is incorrect - as I have sent you proof - or a link to the proof, and I can't seem to find the list of postmasters you had up. Saw a list of postoffices but no postmasters. Also, out of the Oklahoma Place Names book - you will find more proof that Joseph F. York was first postmaster of York. I can copy that off for you, also, if need be. This is important to have correct info, don't you agree? In this case personally important to me, since Joseph York was my paternal grgr grandfather. Please let me know on this. It keeps getting left in the air, it seems! :-) Becky --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.384 / Virus Database: 216 - Release Date: 8/21/2002

While reading "The Chickasaw Rancher", I came across reference that Montford JOHNSON's headquarters was called Walnut Creek Ranch. There is also reference to his house being near Caddo Creek and that one of his children and one of his sister's children is buried there. I am always on the outlook for a cemetery called Walnut where my gg-grandmother, Mary Ann COURTNEY (d1911), was buried. Looking at the map, it looks like this may be in Carter County, but Caddo Creek also is a little in Murray County. Does anyone know where this ranchhouse and grave is located? firegrl@sierratel.com http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/r/e/Candace-L-Gregory/