I thought I put in my post that it was after 1900 when I last found them in the census. But I don't know how much longer before they started getting married. First child born in 1884 and the last one born in 1896. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: <JCBrooks@aol.com> To: <OKMUSKOG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [OKMUSKOG] Briartown marriages > In a message dated 1/22/2003 2:54:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, > llm@crosstel.net writes: > > > Stigler is closer then Muskogee. Muskogee is about 40 miles and Stigler is > > 12 to 15 miles from Briartown. > > The answer is not just distance, but also the time period. Which county was > right for the yet unnamed time. > > Michele > >