Donna, Hi! This may be a long shot, but my great grandmother was Mary Haley Dryer. Her cousin, Elizabeth "Betty" Margaret Haley married Wade Hampton Cherry. I know that these families stayed close and often lived near each other and visited back and forth. Mary and her family lived just across the border in Jasper County, MO until 1917-1919 when they moved to Commerce, OK. Mary's husband Jake was a miner and I know many of her family also became miners (even for short periods) after he joined the family. I have not tried to follow the Cherry children and only know them by nicknames (the information came from a letter). Their children were: Thule, George, James, Jackson, Nina, Molly, Nell, Grover Cleveland, and Jiles. Let me know if you make a connection. Cyndi -----Original Message----- From: Donna Thomas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, March 11, 2001 1:00 AM Subject: [{OKOTTAWA}] Cherry genealogy >Posted on: Ottawa County Ok Obits >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/OttawaObits/10047 > >Surname: CHERRY >------------------------- > >My greatgreat grandmother is buried at a cemetery in Miami, OK. This was >in 1907. Her name was Mary Frances Cherry. Her son was Benjamin Franklin >Cherry. I know he worked on the railroad. Please anyone. Do you have any >info? Thanks Donna