Hi! Wondering if there are any books on the Ottawa area? Alot of relatives from Ottawa Co. and I'd like to learn more about the local history. (SHARPS, ESTES). Thanks, JoAnn [email protected] wrote: > Jeannie: > > I too have a miners card from Picher, OK on my great Uncle - from around > 1924. I have been to the Picher mining museum in OK - it is very small and > you will find other mining cards there as well. > > I think one of the best web sites I have seen yet on Ottawa County (which > includes Picher) is the one below by John Schehrer. He has many collections > of pictures of Picher and all the nearby towns with all the mines of years > past. I think he even borrowed a few of the pictures from the museum. I was > even able to print most of them out. > > <A HREF="http://www.homestead.com/schehrer/ottawa.html">Click here: Ottawa</A> > or > http://www.homestead.com/schehrer/ottawa.html > > Hope this helps -- I have only found an obituary on my great Uncle - his name > was Carl Henry Wiman. OK doesn't even have a copy of his death certificate. > I seem to find nothing else on him. I visited the Miami Library - which is a > town nearby and that is where I found his obit - but I wish I would have > known about the Dobson Musem while I was there. They are suppose to have a > large amount of info. Here is a link to them below. > > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/1723/">Click here: Dobson > Museum of Ottawa County, Oklahoma</A> > or > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/1723/ > > Hope I have helped in some way--- > Good Luck!! > Jan Scott > > In a message dated 10/31/00 11:00:57 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << Does anyone know where I can find out more info on the Mines in Picher, > OK. > I have an old Miner card dated back 1929. It has the Mine name and number > on it. > Thank you, > Jeannie Owens > >>

Jeannie: I too have a miners card from Picher, OK on my great Uncle - from around 1924. I have been to the Picher mining museum in OK - it is very small and you will find other mining cards there as well. I think one of the best web sites I have seen yet on Ottawa County (which includes Picher) is the one below by John Schehrer. He has many collections of pictures of Picher and all the nearby towns with all the mines of years past. I think he even borrowed a few of the pictures from the museum. I was even able to print most of them out. <A HREF="http://www.homestead.com/schehrer/ottawa.html">Click here: Ottawa</A> or http://www.homestead.com/schehrer/ottawa.html Hope this helps -- I have only found an obituary on my great Uncle - his name was Carl Henry Wiman. OK doesn't even have a copy of his death certificate. I seem to find nothing else on him. I visited the Miami Library - which is a town nearby and that is where I found his obit - but I wish I would have known about the Dobson Musem while I was there. They are suppose to have a large amount of info. Here is a link to them below. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/1723/">Click here: Dobson Museum of Ottawa County, Oklahoma</A> or http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/1723/ Hope I have helped in some way--- Good Luck!! Jan Scott In a message dated 10/31/00 11:00:57 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Does anyone know where I can find out more info on the Mines in Picher, OK. I have an old Miner card dated back 1929. It has the Mine name and number on it. Thank you, Jeannie Owens >>

Picher Mining Museum 526 N Connell, Picher 74360 918/673-1192 May-Sep, M-Sa 10a-2p; year-round by appt GBA, H,M FREE(D) Boom-and-bust history of the largest lead and zinc mining field in the world; 1916-1965. Photos, machinery & equipment, documents ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeannie K Owens <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 11:59 AM Subject: [OKOTTAWA] Miners > Does anyone know where I can find out more info on the Mines in Picher, > OK. > I have an old Miner card dated back 1929. It has the Mine name and number > on it. > Thank you, > Jeannie Owens > >

Does anyone know where I can find out more info on the Mines in Picher, OK. I have an old Miner card dated back 1929. It has the Mine name and number on it. Thank you, Jeannie Owens

Jeannie, all I can find in my limited resources are: Mary L. Cawyer had a daughter, Anna born 8-29-1909, in the Ottawa County School system, Whitebird District (which is now consolidated Picher District), 1916-1918. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie K Owens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 6:45 AM Subject: [OKOTTAWA] Cawyer I am looking for any Emma Simpson Fawver. Who married a Cawyer in Picher, OK. Her first husband was Benj. Fawver. She had 2 sons by this Cawyer their names were Paul Cawyer and Oscar Cawyer. If any one has any info on her please contact me. Thank You, Jeannie Owens

I am looking for any Emma Simpson Fawver. Who married a Cawyer in Picher, OK. Her first husband was Benj. Fawver. She had 2 sons by this Cawyer their names were Paul Cawyer and Oscar Cawyer. If any one has any info on her please contact me. Thank You, Jeannie Owens

L. McCalmon: The GAR cemetery book is old and the last burial listed in the book is 1978. I did find MILDRED L. GILBERT, RH, 1977. There are 3 GILBERT families in the Ottawa County School Census, vol II, 1916-1918 but I didn't find a Virgil. Neither could I find Mildred or Melba Beaver. Sammye ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 5:41 PM Subject: [OKOTTAWA] Gilbert Can anyone help me with information about Virgil F. Gilbert? According to Social Security he was born 13 Oct 1903 and died May 1984 in Miami. My problem is that I have two sisters, both married to men named Gilbert. Now he could have married both of course, or there could be another male Gilbert. Any assistance will be most appreciated. The sisters are: Melba Christine Beaver Gilbert born 1915 in Missouri. I don't know anything else about her. Mildred L. Beaver McMackin (first husband) Gilbert born 1 Aug 1900 in Arkansas and died July 1977 in Picher. One of them had a daughter named Bernice. Thanks for any help. L. McCalmon

Thanks for checking. Knowing the cemetery gives me a place to look when / if I get to Miami. It's about three hours from here so don't get that way to often. I appreciate your help. Leah

Can anyone help me with information about Virgil F. Gilbert? According to Social Security he was born 13 Oct 1903 and died May 1984 in Miami. My problem is that I have two sisters, both married to men named Gilbert. Now he could have married both of course, or there could be another male Gilbert. Any assistance will be most appreciated. The sisters are: Melba Christine Beaver Gilbert born 1915 in Missouri. I don't know anything else about her. Mildred L. Beaver McMackin (first husband) Gilbert born 1 Aug 1900 in Arkansas and died July 1977 in Picher. One of them had a daughter named Bernice. Thanks for any help. L. McCalmon

Sammye, Thanks for the map. It will be a big help! Rosanne > -----Original Message----- > From: Sammye Darling [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 12:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OKOTTAWA] GAR Cemetery - Miami, OK > > > Roseanne, Alice Lynn is in the G.A.R. section of the cemetery but no > date is listed in the index. I am sending you a map of the cemetery > privately because pictures truncate over the list server. > Sammye > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rosanne Troxel" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 7:48 PM > Subject: [OKOTTAWA] GAR Cemetery - Miami, OK >

Could I please ask if someone who has this info,if they would please check the GAR Cemetery for an Iness Church. Also in a message awhile back someone mentioned another cemetery close by the GAR. ?? Thank you, Charles

I have a question that maybe some one could help me with. My grandmother is burried in an unmarked grave next to her husband and our grandfather. The People that own the cemetery say it is not her. There is not a death recond in the vital death records in Oklahoma City, she died in Wyandotte, Oklahoma at her home. Does anyone know of any old funeral homes that might have some old records in that area that we might check for information, she died in 09-13-1914 we think my dad was only 9 months old at the time, he was given to his grand parens to raise. Would a there be a court home in that area that might have a record. Thank you for any help Ruth ann

Roseanne, Alice Lynn is in the G.A.R. section of the cemetery but no date is listed in the index. I am sending you a map of the cemetery privately because pictures truncate over the list server. Sammye ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosanne Troxel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 7:48 PM Subject: [OKOTTAWA] GAR Cemetery - Miami, OK I'll be in Miami, OK in a few weeks, and want to find the grave of my husband's great-grandmother, Alice Armstrong Lynn, in the GAR Cemetery. Is there a directory which lists the location of the plot, and if so, can someone please do a lookup for me? Thanks! Rosanne

Thanks, Velma. Do you know if the office is open on Saturday? Rosanne > > Roseanne, > i find an Alice Armstrong listed in the GAR section of the cemetery. > There is an office on the grounds and the lady that works there is very > nice and helpful. > While in Miami you might want to visit the Dobson museum it is excellent. > Again their staff is excellent, well worth the time, and they have the > GAR cemetery index books. > Good Luck > Velma > On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:48:26 -0500 "Rosanne Troxel" <[email protected]> > writes: > > I'll be in Miami, OK in a few weeks, and want to find the grave of > > my > > husband's great-grandmother, Alice Armstrong Lynn, in the GAR > > Cemetery. Is > > there a directory which lists the location of the plot, and if so, > > can > > someone please do a lookup for me? > > > > Thanks! > > Rosanne >

I'll be in Miami, OK in a few weeks, and want to find the grave of my husband's great-grandmother, Alice Armstrong Lynn, in the GAR Cemetery. Is there a directory which lists the location of the plot, and if so, can someone please do a lookup for me? Thanks! Rosanne

Roseanne, I'm really not sure, usually I'm there during Memorial Day and they are open. You might try the Dobson museum site they might be able to tell you. http://www.geocities.com/dobsonmuseum have a safe trip Velma On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:24:51 -0500 "Rosanne Troxel" <[email protected]> writes: > Thanks, Velma. Do you know if the office is open on Saturday? > > Rosanne > > > > > Roseanne, > > i find an Alice Armstrong listed in the GAR section of the > cemetery. > > There is an office on the grounds and the lady that works there is > very > > nice and helpful. > > While in Miami you might want to visit the Dobson museum it is > excellent. > > Again their staff is excellent, well worth the time, and they have > the > > GAR cemetery index books. > > Good Luck > > Velma > > On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:48:26 -0500 "Rosanne Troxel" > <[email protected]> > > writes: > > > I'll be in Miami, OK in a few weeks, and want to find the grave > of > > > my > > > husband's great-grandmother, Alice Armstrong Lynn, in the GAR > > > Cemetery. Is > > > there a directory which lists the location of the plot, and if > so, > > > can > > > someone please do a lookup for me? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Rosanne > > > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Roseanne, i find an Alice Armstrong listed in the GAR section of the cemetery. There is an office on the grounds and the lady that works there is very nice and helpful. While in Miami you might want to visit the Dobson museum it is excellent. Again their staff is excellent, well worth the time, and they have the GAR cemetery index books. Good Luck Velma On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:48:26 -0500 "Rosanne Troxel" <[email protected]> writes: > I'll be in Miami, OK in a few weeks, and want to find the grave of > my > husband's great-grandmother, Alice Armstrong Lynn, in the GAR > Cemetery. Is > there a directory which lists the location of the plot, and if so, > can > someone please do a lookup for me? > > Thanks! > Rosanne > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Dianne, please try this site http://www.rootsweb.com/~itquapaw/index.htm Good luck! Sammye Darling ----- Original Message ----- From: "cyle and diane hallborg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 1:46 PM Subject: [OKOTTAWA] MODOC Native Anscestory ? Hello , This is my first posting here. Someone directed me to come to this Ottawa site, regarding my search for my Gr. Grandmother whom was a Modoc Native . Is there anyone here that could give me clues as to where I could research further regarding her birth ect. ? Thank You, Diane Hallborg

Ok Ottawa Co. I need some help, I am looking for my Thompson family they were in Picher in the 1940's for sure. There names are Frank Thompson married Myrtle____? There Children were Edwin James Thompson Aka Ike I believe Ike use to be in the rodeo's his wife name was Mary Alice______? there children were Jerry wayne Thompson, Edwin James Thompson Jr. and Mary Jane. Franks second Child was Thelma she married Howard Millard I don't believe they ever had children. Frank and Howard worked in the mines I have a few pictures of them.(The Mines.) Frank also had brothers that lived there also Albert married Addie___? There children were Everett Thompson and Mildred Thompson, There was also a Harvey Thompson and My Great grandfather Wesley Robert Thompson marr Emma Susie Smith. All I have is pictures to go on, I have no dates or anything. Does anyone have access to Cemetery records that they could look up some of these Thompson's? or is anyone related to these Thompson's that could ! te! ll m e More? Thank you for any help you can give me. Jeanette Ponder http://www.genexchange.com/county.cfm?State=ar&County=ouachita

Have you been able to obtain obits of those buried in GAR? Also I am related to the McGhee line from Miami OK. They owned a store/gas station. Charles ----- Original Message ----- > Can I join in the conversation on Commerce? I lived there in the early > mid 40's, don't remember names, we pretty much lived in Picher. I was > wondering if you were living there when my Grandmother and her husband > owned a filling station and garage right in the middle of town? Their > names were Lee Sult and Bessie. Would love to find a picture of the > garage. > thanks > Velma