Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/654 Surname: Lewallen, Akins, Jones, Thornton ------------------------- Looking for information about the Lewallen family of Beggs ca 1930. The wife and son of Jeff Lewallen were killed in a fire caused by igniting gas in a cellar. They are buried int he Beggs Cemetery. A newspaper article dated 24 April 1930 says a relative Mrs. Ira Scott came to help. Who was she and how was she related?

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/653 Surname: wallace ------------------------- I'm looking for anyone who might have known my dad's family. His name was Lawrence Alex wallace. He was born in Henryetta, Okmulgee county in 1920. He had a brother Fred who was killed in ww2. He also has a sister Edith,and a sister Jennie. His mothers name was Esther and his fathers name was Jim. I know very little about other members of the family. He had a cousin who's name is Agnes. and a cousin named Jack Wallace. I know that there were quite a few relatives around that area. Thanks for any help. Jerry

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/652 Surname: EDWARDS ------------------------- I am researching my father line Dudley Rily EDWARDS was born 13 Sept 1913 in Morris, Okmulgee Co. Oklahoma he married my mother Florence Opal CUNDIFF. Dudley Rily EDWARDS died 4 July 1968 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co. Oklahoma. I am interested in anyone researching this line also. Phyllis (Edwards)Murphy

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/651 Surname: Merrell ------------------------- Is anyone researching the Merrell Family? James T Merrell was living in Okmulgee County in 1912,when he helped his brother's widow to apply for a pension. I am searching for info on family of Issac N Merrell,brother of James T.

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/650 Surname: Wallace ------------------------- My grandfather Jim Wallace worked in the mines in in Henryetta, Okmulgee county. I understand that he worked the lift at one of the mines He died of a heart attack while at the mine, in 1932. Does anyone have any iformation about him? Thanks Jerry

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/649 Surname: Edwards, Matthews, Speak ------------------------- Ellen Speak/Speake/Speaks from Okmulgee Co. OK married Mayhew Matthews from TN ca. 1890's. They had 4 children; Maude, Mae, Pearl, and Dan. I don't know if they divorce or if Mayhew dies, but by ca 1908 Ellen is married to an Edwards and they have a son Eddie. Ellen is travling on a train with just the children, north of Dallas Texas when she up and dies stranding the children in the Allen/McKinney Texas area. Sketchy family lore says that this Edwards fella comes and takes only his son Eddie to raise. The two oldest girls are eventually returned to relatives in OK to be raised so this could be either the Matthews or Speak families. But Pearl, my grandmother, about 6 years old at the time is totally abandoned and eventually taken in by a family in the Allen/McKinney area by the name of "Cotton" (I been told) and raised. This is almost a 100 year old mystery. Up until September of this year we didn't even know the names of Pearl's parents ... Mayhew and Ellen Speak Matthews. We only knew her last name was Matthews. During her lifetime she found all her brothes and sisters, but she never, ever spoke of her parents. So the search begins .. can anyone fill in some blanks for us?

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/648 Surname: Winters, Mulligan ------------------------- Would like to know if there is a listing for the above cemetery near Henryetta My GG Grandmother was buried there in 1929 Her daughter Emma Mulligan is also buried in the same cemetery

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/647 Surname: Porter, Mann, Watson, Tiller ------------------------- Looking for information on the following Okmulgee County residents that came from Texas around the turn of the century. They are 1.William Jackson Porter's family and his wife,Mary Lily Watson. They had 11 children..Edith, Clemmie Jewel, William Jr, Edna Lucy, Bertha Beatrice, Wayne,Myntorra, Argatha, Alexander Lee, Mary Elizabeth and Lincoln. 2. Octavia Porter Mann Family and 3. Mary Elizabeth Porter Tiller and her 7 children...Hattie, Gertrude, Lee, Willie, Cornelious, Roy and Callie. Any info would be appreciated.

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/645 Surname: mulligan, winters ------------------------- hello, i am looking for any relatives or info about the MULLIGANS in okmulgee county area. ISAAC MULLIGAN lived with his wife EMMA (WINTERS)MULLIGAN in shulter, oklahoma from 1914 until their deaths in 1948 and 1954. EMMAS mother MARTHA ANGEL WINTERS lived in coalton. if any 1 has a connection with these individuals please write me. ron mulligan jr ronnie0967@aol.com

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/644 Surname: Cantrell ------------------------- I don't know if it's the same man, but there's a William Jefferson Davis Cantrell in my family, his father would be Issac Cantrell and his mother is Artimesia (Sanders) Cantrell...email me at cantrellcountry@ameritech.net if I can help...

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/643 Surname: SMITH ------------------------- Looking for information about Adolph Smith. He was born in about 1852 in Illinois (?). He lived in the Pittsburg and Mulberry, Kansas area for many years before moving to Henryetta. He was a blacksmith in Henryetta for many years prior to his death in 1945. He is buried in the West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta. Any information about this person will be greatly appreciated by his great grandaughter.

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/642 Surname: Behn, Jones ------------------------- Hi, I am looking for any information on the Behn Family.Thank you in advance. Kim

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/640 Surname: Carter, McNeill, Cantrell, Killian, Thrasher ------------------------- I'm looking for the family of My Grandmother's sister, Ella/Ellie McNeill Carter! I don't have a whole lot to go on but will share what I have. Ella/Ellie is (I believe) third child of William Jefferson (Billy Fox) McNeill and Mary Francis Cantrell McNeill of Iuka, Baxter and Izard Co., AR. Her siblings were Cleveland, Katherine (Kate) m. John Smith lived Henryietta, OK, Deborah (Deb) m. Charles Daniel (Charlie) Walker, Mary JeRusha (Rusha) m. John Miller, Alba Edison (Albie) m. Herbert A. (Hub) Peck (my grandparents) and Talmadge(Tal) m. Ruby Lofton. My grandmother married about 1917, since Ella was an older sister I would suspect she married about 1914-5 (although I don't think I have found a marriage record yet!) I believe they had about 4-5 male children, I think they may have all been born in AR. I think they moved from Izard Co., AR to OK in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Shortly after the family moved to OK,( thinking maybe in Olkmulgee area) Ella/Ellie died mysteriously. I do not know the date of her death. The only thing that I know specifically about the manner in which she died was from the stories of a cousin of my Father. Herman McNeill (who was son of Cleveand, the eldest brother in that family) was approximately the age of my Father (b. 1920) and I believe would have been 12 or 13 years old at the time of Ella's death, went to visit his aunt Ella that day. When he visited her house she seemed fine and had gone out into the garden and was either working some area of soil for planting or was gathering produce for the family's meal. When Herman had left her house she was just fine. Then, later that day Cleveland was notified that his sister had died. The children of Cleveland's just didn't believe it until they went to the Carter home and saw their cousins. Now exactly when this was or in what specific town in OK, I really am not sure. I seem to remember the older relatives talking about Okmulkgee and I have wondered if that may have been where this all occured but I honestly don't have a town name. I'm not sure there are any of the older generation still around to ask. Does anyone have connections to this Carter family? I don't even know the children of Ella and Bob's names. I would think because of their ages that Bob Carter would have married again, after Ella's death but I do not know that! If anyone has any knowledge of this family or of the sudden death of Ella McNeill Carter in Oklahoma, would you please get back to me? I am very interested in finding descendants of this couple and would certainly appreciate your help! Thank you very much in advance for any assistance you can provide! Donna P.S. I also have no information about parents of Bob Carter or anything about his siblings!

Hi everyone, For November's roll call project, I would like to give you the URLs to our GenConnect message boards, and ask you to gather family information to post to the boards.   I'll also include a couple of pointers on how to better utilize the boards.   Since the Rootsweb "gateway" system was put into place last April, posts to each of the seven boards are now automatically forwarded to our mailing list.   The system has proven successful and use of the boards continues to increase.   There are seven boards -- one for QUERIES, and six for DOCUMENTS. - -------------------------------------------------------------- http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/Okmulgee    http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/OkmulgeeBibl    http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/OkmulgeeBios    http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/OkmulgeeDeed    http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/OkmulgeeObits    http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/OkmulgeePens    http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ok/OkmulgeeWill    - -------------------------------------------------------------- Queries:         For all Queries -- even though it may refer to one of the other subjects. Bible Records:         Copy the names and dates exactly as they appear in your family Bible.         Give the date the Bible was published, and also its current owner/location. Biographies:       Bios can be an informal narrative you've written of someone's life.         It can be a passage of a printed text -- be sure to cite your sources. Deeds:       Deeds, land exchanges, or land grant records.       Transcribe the text and tell where the record can be located. Obituaries:       Transcribe newspaper death notices.         Give the name of the newspaper and date of the article. Pensions:       Military pensions records.  I've found various war records at the       National Archives.  Many include pension information. Wills:       Transcribe wills verbatim and tell where the record can be located. As you can see, the more we use the GenConnect boards, the more valuable a research source they will become.  Post your information directly to the boards, and within seconds the post will also appear on our mailing list. One last point -- Since posts to the boards will be seen by a wider circle of family researchers, you may get responses from people who are not on our mailing list.  To make certain everyone sees the resulting discussions, you'll need to be sure you respond to the board. Good Luck! LaRae OKOKMULG[EE] listmgr.

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/639 Surname: Story ------------------------- Dear Mary Francis, My husband was raised in Schulter which is just south of Okmulgee. I have never heard him or his family mention any other Story's in the county. My father-in-law's grandfather, James Melvin Story, was raised in Arkansas and married a Susan Catherine Clark before moving to Oklahoma. I also was raised in Okmulgee County, in Dewar. Frank and I spent our "honeymoon" in Okmulgee. Since our name is Story and that was not a common name in the area, there is a good chance that there is a connection there somewhere. Please feel free to email and I will send what info I have and will ask family members for more info if they have. Good luck and let me know. Medetta Robbins Story

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/638 Surname: Corbin ------------------------- I don't know if this will help or not, but there was a Glen Corbin that lived in Dewar in Okmulgee county during the 1960's. Don't know if he can help, but might be worth checking out. I think his wife's name was Glenda. Good hunting. Medetta Story

Medetta: I am excited to hear from a Story in Oklahoma. My grandfather Thomas Cleveland Story "Cleve" died in Okmulgee in 1949. He was born in Sebastion County,Arkansas. Apparently he was the only child of John P. Story and Inola Dean Story. John later married a Alice and had other children: Claude C., Clyde R., Homer H, Louis M., Wilbur E., Joe A., and Mary B. Inola married Elbridge Simmons in Arkansa and had: Aaron, Lee, Bertha May and Dee Ernest Simmons. She died in Stigler Oklahoma. A lot of these people lived in Okmulgee at one time because I remember going there a lot as a child. All I remember is that my grandfather Cleve lived in Morris at 184 N. A Street when he died but must have been in the hospital in Okmulgee. He was buried from the Buchanan Funeral Home in Okmulgee. It says he is buried at Odd Fellow in Morris, Oklahoma. My parents are dead so I am having trouble with information. I can't find a listing for such a cemetary in Okmulgee Co. After Cleve died I believe my family lost track of his second wife Mildred. I can't find any information about my grandmother Ora Mary Story (I belive her maiden name was Taylor) I am trying to trace information about John P. Story. We know he was born in Texas, and traveled a lot. He lived in the Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas area. So I am hoping to find some decendents that knows more than I do. One day I hope to come back and do some searching, although I am not quite sure where to start as they seem to move so much. If any of the names ring a bell, please let me know. Fran Rose

In a message, ddlite@yahoo.com writes: > Mort Roberts was my great-grandfather's brother. The two brothers came to > OK around 1905 with their families from Indiana, making the journey in a > covered wagon. My ancestors returned to Indiana after a short while, but > Mort and Ollie stayed on. I have located them in the 1910 census in > Okmulgee. I am seeking descendants to make contact with them. I was born > in Indiana, but now make Ok my home and wish to find relatives here. Dianna Davis, e-mail ddlite@yahoo.com

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/637 Surname: West, Cunningham, Kilburn ------------------------- Changed my Email Address: Okmulgee County, OK queries now is barbara_dw@yahoo.com

Posted on: Okmulgee Co. Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Okmulgee/636 Surname: West, Cunningham, Kilburn ------------------------- Changed my Email Address: now is barbara_dw@yahoo.com