For many years it was known as East Central State College, as far as I know it has never been names Horace Mann, My Aunt went to school there in the 30's and it was ECSC then. Several yrs ago they made it a university.

I believe it was called East Central State Teachers College.

I am not sure of the full name but I have heard it referred to as ____ ____Teacher's College. Horace Mann maybe. I know one of it's buildings in named Horace Mann. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lois Gibson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 11:29 AM Subject: [OKPONTOT] East Central University > Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/11003 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > Has East Central University in Ada always been known by that name, or has > it had name changes through the years? Anybody know the date of its founding? > > > ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > Pontotoc Historical & Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontgs/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

When I was growing up in Ada it was known as East Central State College

Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/11005 Surname: East Central ------------------------- The East Central Web Page is located at http://www.ecok.edu/ One of their pages called "Did you know" has an email to ask questions. Link: Did You Know Page URL: <http://www.ecok.edu/visitor/sso/didyouno.html>

Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/11003 Surname: ------------------------- Has East Central University in Ada always been known by that name, or has it had name changes through the years? Anybody know the date of its founding?

Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/11002 Surname: martin ------------------------- searching for a John H A Martin b 1861 Dallas Co Mo s/o Joseph Martin. John Martin was in Oklahoma eary l900's and spent his later days near Ada (Pontotoc Co) Ok in 1940's with dau Minnie Lancaster. Any info will be appreciated. He was a preacher.

Susan, Hopefully someone will know. My response on the mail list has already put me in touch with someone I knew as a little girl and whose grandparents lived next door to mine for years. Mother has class pictures from Fitzhugh in the 40's and I will probably post some of those. I will send the link when I get them scanned in and up. Donna

Hi Donna! I guess I should start by telling you that I'm not from Vanoss. My father, PJ Richardson, was from Vanoss (son of Ples and Lou Richardson). He was raised there and went to school at Vanoss school. His sisters and brothers are: Marie Richardson Alford (deceased), Flora Richardson Shumard (deceased), Helen Richardson Heath, Bernice Richardson Turner, Clark Richardson (deceased), Florence Richardson Webb (deceased), Ruby Richardson Gurley, Joe Richardson (deceased), Mary Lou Richardson Covert, Percy Richardson (deceased), and Margaret Sue Richardson Johnson. The sisters who are still living are in the Roff/Ada area. Aunt Bernice has a daughter, whose name escapes me, who (at one time) taught at Vanoss School. She may still be teaching there. I live in CA, and have all my life. I have visited the Ada area a couple of times. I recently started tracing my dad's history and have met so many kind, interesting people in the course of my research. Thank you for posting the photo...I hope someone recognizes themselves or someone they know and can get in touch. Susan "Be happy with what you have and you will have plenty to be happy about." - French Proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:47 AM Subject: Re: [OKPONTOT] Vanoss School > Susan, > I found the picture and copied it to my computer for mother to see but it was > elementary children and she taught high school.. I will see if she has any > high school material. > Mostly she taught at Fitzhugh but that one year she stayed in Vanoss during > the week and caught the train back to Ada on Friday where my grandparents and > I picked her up. She was going to college at East Central but because of the > war there was a teacher shortage and the juniors and/or seniors were allowed > to teach. > > I was born at Lawrence about halfway between Ada and Roff. It was a Portland > Cement town and both sets of my grandparents lived there. Oscar Templeton was > a track foreman and kept the electric cars running. I am not sure what job > Ira Clark had. Ira died in 44 or early 45 (my notes are not in front of me) > and is buried at Roselawn in Ada. Papa (Oscar) retired from the company and > is buried at Lightning Ridge. Oscar and Buelah moved to Roff after he > retired. They bought an old house and up in the attic there was a pad of > invoices with the date printed 189_ so that the last of the year could be > written in. > > There is a picture of my Mom and her sister Beatrice with their grandparents > on my McCracken page (taken about 1921. > http://angelfire.com/ga2/donnaparrish/jnodicey.html > Her Grandpa Sam McCracken was born in 1841 in Tennessee. Mom and Beatrice > are both still alive as is their younger sister Peggy. They all live in > Georgia now. > Also see Lighning Ridge Cemetery for more data on this family. > > Donna > > > ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > Visit OKbits - Obits & Tidbits from 1883 To Present > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Searching for others researching the DEVENISH or DEVINISH Family and their relations: John DEVINISH b. 1720 in Ireland m. 1st ???; m. 2nd ? BARRETT, died 1807 in Baltimore, MD, Had a plantation on Chesapeake Bay, was an officer in the French, Indian, and Rev. Wars John had four siblings (James, Robert, Stephen, and George) who also came to the U.S., James may have returned to Ireland after the Rev. War; and George was killed in the Rev. War John & his first wife had one son John DEVINISH Jr. who died in 1808 John & his second wife had three children; James, Hannah, and Solomon Hannah adopted by a Baltimore banker when her parents died, married twice ? LOWE and ? KIELER and died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1876 Solomon b. 25 May 1801 in Cambridge, Maryland; married Elizabeth FERGUSON; owned a plantation in Maryland, was a merchant tailor, and died in Indianapolis, Indiana 14 June 1870 they had six children; Solomon, John Jay, Colin F., Samuel, Isabelle, and Margaret; the two oldest b. in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and the others b. in Madison, Indiana; related surnames include MICHLENBURG; DAME; JOHNSON; PROTSMAN; BRIGGS; BOCK; SCHWARTZ; REDDINGTON; KNORR; Members of this family were also living in: Wayne, Indiana; Columbus, Ohio; James DEVINISH b. 12 February 1792 in Maryland; married 20 July 1820 in Floyd County, Indiana to Mary GUEST b. 1799 in England family immigrated to New Albany, Indiana, James died in 1868 in Floyd County, Indiana, the couple had 11 Children including: Solomon b. 30 August 1822; died in an accident at age 11 Hannah b. 18 December 1823; married ? KELEHER, lived in Fortuna, California and died 1910 in Eureka, CA Martha b. 18 October 1826; married Jeremiah L. GARD, had 4 children (Charles Hill, Henry L., Joseph L., and Edward Stephen)d. 3 Jan 1911 in Denver, Colorado, related surnames include FINK; Members of this family were also living in Columbus, Ohio; James b. 27 April 1828 and died in New Albany, IN, married Hester Anne PENNINGTON and had 4 children (Edward, Sally, Waldo, and Harvey)d. 20 May 1910, related surnames include MAUK; WOODS; Members of this family were also living in Little Rock, Arkansas; and St. Louis, Missouri Stephen b. 8 August 1830 New Albany, IN; died 4 Nov 1909 in Alberta, Canada Penina b. 15 July 1832; married ? WOODS; died 18 Nov 1919 in Sprague, Colorado Solomon b. 30 May 1834; died 1866 at New Albany, Indiana Richard b. 6 March 1836; m. Emma SENSENEY; d. 11 Nov 1929 at Fredericksburg, IN, the couple had 4 children (Oscar G., Cora Z., Homer Senseney, and Carl E.), related surnames include RIDDLE; BLACK; Members of this family were also living in Bakersfield, CA; Taft, CA; George b. 30 August 1837, m. 19 Feb 1863 to Sally Ann HAND, d. 19 May 1922 in New Albany, IN, the couple had 4 children (Leanna, Delia, Myrtle, & Carrie); related surnames include SCHELL; WERNCKE; RUSK; Members of this family were also living in Allen, Oklahoma; Georgetown, Indiana; Isabelle b. 1 September 1839, married Levi RAGER in Eureka, California and had 3 children (Lizzie, Alice Carey, & a boy); John DEVENISH b. 5 May 1821, m. 13 April 1858 Martha E. SHOULTS in CA, died 25 Dec 1899 in Fortuna, CA, and the couple had 6 children (Mary Ellen or Mary Elisabeth, Christopher, Hannah Peniah, Martha Elizabeth, Nancy Catherine, & Eliza Jane); related surnames include THORPE; MOORE; BROWN; ROBINSON; ROWLEY; Members of this family were also living in Red Bluff, CA; Eureka, CA; Edwall, WA; Fredericksburg, IN; Table Bluff, CA; Salmon Creek, CA; I'm hoping to fill in as many blanks as possible so I appreciate any assistance or direction you can provide. Thanks, Shelley

Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 06:21:52 -0700 From: "John Denslinger" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [OKPONTOT] Cleveland ,OK Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have found that my Grandmother lived in Clevland,OK , but can not find it on my Oklahoma mat . Would some one tell me where it is located and in what county ? Thank you very much. Hi John, you will find the city of Cleveland, Oklahoma in Pawnee County. There is also Cleveland County, Oklahoma, which is near Pontotoc County. Good luck.

Susan, I found the picture and copied it to my computer for mother to see but it was elementary children and she taught high school.. I will see if she has any high school material. Mostly she taught at Fitzhugh but that one year she stayed in Vanoss during the week and caught the train back to Ada on Friday where my grandparents and I picked her up. She was going to college at East Central but because of the war there was a teacher shortage and the juniors and/or seniors were allowed to teach. I was born at Lawrence about halfway between Ada and Roff. It was a Portland Cement town and both sets of my grandparents lived there. Oscar Templeton was a track foreman and kept the electric cars running. I am not sure what job Ira Clark had. Ira died in 44 or early 45 (my notes are not in front of me) and is buried at Roselawn in Ada. Papa (Oscar) retired from the company and is buried at Lightning Ridge. Oscar and Buelah moved to Roff after he retired. They bought an old house and up in the attic there was a pad of invoices with the date printed 189_ so that the last of the year could be written in. There is a picture of my Mom and her sister Beatrice with their grandparents on my McCracken page (taken about 1921. http://angelfire.com/ga2/donnaparrish/jnodicey.html Her Grandpa Sam McCracken was born in 1841 in Tennessee. Mom and Beatrice are both still alive as is their younger sister Peggy. They all live in Georgia now. Also see Lighning Ridge Cemetery for more data on this family. Donna

Hi Donna! I'm sorry about the mix up. Go to www.AncientFaces.com and click on PHOTOS then MYSTERY then click on the letters J-R. Go down to RICHARDSON and click on that. The Vanoss School picture is there. Let me know what you find out! Susan "Be happy with what you have and you will have plenty to be happy about." - French Proverb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [OKPONTOT] Vanoss School > In a message dated 5/24/01 1:12:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] > writes: > > > I have posted a photo taken at Vanoss School at www.AncientFaces.com. I > > suspect that the photo was taken in the late 1930's or 1940's. If you know > > anyone in this photo, please let me know. > > I typed in Vanoss, School and Ok and didn't find it. How is it listed. My Mom > taught at Vanos one year during WW 2. She lives next door to me. > > Donna > > > ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > Pontotoc Historical & Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontgs/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Smith, Norwood, laborer, head 32 MO UK UK Sarah wife 27 KY VA KY Linkous, Lizzie m-law 68 KY KY KY Household 152 OWL Precinct

Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/11001 Surname: Irvin ------------------------- Is there anyone in,or near Roff who could try to find the grave of Louis Irvin. He died about 1926 and is buried in Roff. There may not be a headstone, as the family was extremely poor. I sure would appreciate any help at all. My grandfather is sure playing "least in sight". Jan

Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/11000 Surname: SMITH, LINKOUS, KEESE ------------------------- Would appreciate very much if someone could do a 1910 census lookup in Pontotoc County (in or around Ada) for a Norwood and Sara Lenora (LINKOUS) SMITH. They later had a daughter, Ethel Elizabeth SMITH who was born 29 Mar 1913 in Ada, Pontotoc Co. OK. Ethel later married a KEESE and recently passed away in California. Norwood Smith died in August 1918. Thank you very much. Dan Smith.

In a message dated 5/24/01 1:12:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have posted a photo taken at Vanoss School at www.AncientFaces.com. I > suspect that the photo was taken in the late 1930's or 1940's. If you know > anyone in this photo, please let me know. I typed in Vanoss, School and Ok and didn't find it. How is it listed. My Mom taught at Vanos one year during WW 2. She lives next door to me. Donna

I have posted a photo taken at Vanoss School at www.AncientFaces.com. I suspect that the photo was taken in the late 1930's or 1940's. If you know anyone in this photo, please let me know. Thanks all! Susan "Be happy with what you have and you will have plenty to be happy about." - French Proverb

Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/10999 Surname: Lane, Avary, Cardwell, Knox, Rummage ------------------------- John E.L. LANE was born about 1850 in Alabama. He married Mary Bashtine AVARY in February 1870 (perhaps in Shelby or Winston County, Alabama or Wayne County, Tennessee). John E.L. Lane was a minister (Methodist?). He and Mary lived in Roff, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, and were there in 1906. Their children were: 1) Charles C. LANE born 1872 2) James Dennis LANE born 1873 3) HeWette/Hughett/Hewett LANE born 1879; married a CARDWALL; was a doctor 4) Belleyrah N.J. "Bell" LANE born 1881 5) Robert C. LANE born 1885 6) Dora LANE born 1887; married a KNOX 7) Viola LANE born 189; married a RUMMAGE I am interested in corresponding with anyone who knows anything about this fanily. Nadyne Lynn

The following article is from a Heritage Books newsletter. Hope someone finds it helpful. "Cuzn Art" NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH: ------------------------- One common mistake made by people researching Indian heritage is that they forget the basic principals of genealogy. You must start with your self and work back. Check birth, death and marriage records, as well as Federal and Indian census records. Remember there are only two types of records that do not apply to Indians- early tax records and immigration records. It also important to throw off preconceived notions. When researching it is often easier to locate a mixed blood then a full blood. So it is often easier to start looking for the children rather than the parents. It is also not always necessary to know the Indian name of your ancestor because most rolls were taken by whites who recorded the English names. Contributed by Barbara Benge a professional genealogist and Heritage Books author specializing in Native American Genealogy who can be reached at http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html