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 > >