Hoping someone can help Ethel since she mentions Push County. If you can, please email her directly. Jacque ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bandony1@cs.com> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 8:55 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW] Tennell/Tindell/Tindall > I am just beginning my search for my grandmother's family. I have very little > to go on, but have found a few tidbits that show at one time they were in > Coal and > Atoka County. > > I am looking for any information on John Henry Tennell, b. KY, Oct. 11, 1861, > died June 2, 1938 maybe Atoka, coal, Push Counties, married Mattie Bell > Waters, born July 17, 1869 TX died Dec. 18, 1928/29 maybe same counties. > Their children were: > George W. ,b. Nov. 7, 1889, TX d. ? > Emma L. born March 15, 1891, TX, d.? possibly in CA, m. Elmer Poole > Susan Elizabeth, b. Nov. 3, 1892, IT(OK) d. Jan. 28, 1966, Levelland, Hockley > Co. TX, m. Andrew Jackson Crisp (my grandparents) > James C. born Jan. 14, 1895 IT (OK) d. ? > Anna B. b. Jan. 11, 1897 IT (OK) Feb. 19, 1923 (unknown) > Rella A. b. Oct. 23, 1899, IT (OK) d. ? CA, m. Cal Hensley > Benjamin T. b. March 18, 1902 IT (OK) d. ? TX (I think) > Edward A. b. Sept. 8, 1904 IT (OK) d. ? > Ruben A. b. March 29, 1908 OK, d. ? Maybe Atoka > Gladstone b. Feb. 12, 1911 OK, d. Feb. 21, 1911 OK > > The only other tidbit I have on the family is they may have been Choctaw, as > my uncle told me Rella could speak fluent Choctaw. I do not know if the > Choctaw was from the Tennell or Waters. Some of the marriage records I have > found spells the name Tennell, Tennels, Tendell, Tindell, and my > grandmother's is spelled TIndall. I didn't get into family research but just > a little before my Dad died, and since he was the oldest, he would have known > a lot of the family. > > Anyone know anything about this family? help would be appreciated. > > Thanks and have a great weekend. > > Ethel Taylor > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ > Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm >