I am looking for info about the families of Allison, Larkin and Watchous which were all at one time in Rogers Co., OK. My ggrandparents were Albert Franklin Allison b. 6 Nov 1860 in ILL., d. Mar. 1913 (not sure were exactly) marr. 29 Nov 1884 Cedar Point, Chase Co., Ks., to Ora Belle Larkin d/o William and Louisa (Eliza) Larkin, b. 4 Feb 1869 ILL., d. 28 Jun 1945 buried Collinsville Cemetery, OK. Albert and Ora had eight children: 1. Charles Everett Allison b. 27 Feb 1886 Cottonwood Falls, Chase Co., Ks., d. 1942 Barnsdall, OK., marr. 1) Grace Williams 2) Lawrence (Harrison) Swift 2. Arthur Allison b. Nov 1888 d. 25 Jan 1944 Kansas City, Ks., buried Collinsville, OK., have no info on whether he married or not. 3. Mabel Allison b. 5 Aug 1892 d. 26 Jun 1910 marr. Jack A. Walker--family story is that Mabel ran away with Jack and got married, she was killed in some sort of shoot out and Jack shipped her body back home, she is buried at Ooglah Cemetery, Ooglah, OK. 4. William Allison b. 10 Jul 1895 d. 25 May 1956 marr. 6 Aug 1919 Tulsa, OK., to Wanda Lillian Jones. William and Wanda had 9 children which most where born near Owasso, OK. 5. Fred M. Allison b. 11 Aug 1897 d. 6 Oct 1958 Columbus, Ks. marr. 1) Cora Reinehart 2) Viola Mathes 6. Bertha E. Allison b. 24 May 1901 Matfield Green, Chase Co., Ks., d. 25 Jul 1902 Matfield Green, Chase Co., Ks., buried at Matfield Green Cemetery, Matfield Green, Chase Co., Ks. 7. Clifford Allison b. 14 Oct 1903 8. Jimmy Claude Allison b. 18 Jan 1907 Collinsville, OK., d. Oct 1967 marr. 1) Louise Watchous 2) LuVada Collins Census info that I have says that all but Jimmy Claude Allison were born in Kansas. The family lived at one time in or near Vera, OK. After Albert Franklin died Ora Belle marr. Alexander Theodore Watchous b. 25 Nov 1856 d. 25 Oct 1947 Collinsville, OK., buried at Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville, OK., Alexander (Alec) was marr. before to Nancy Emiline Allison, sister of Albert Franklin Allison. Three of Albert Franklin Allison's sisters married three Watchous's brothers: Nancy Emiline Allison to Alexander Theodore Watchous, Lucinda A. Allison to William Wallace Watchous and Mary Etta Allison to Charles Sydney Watchous. We think that Nancy and Alexander, Lucinda and William, Albert and Ora, plus Ora's parents all came to Rogers Co., OK., from Chase Co., Ks., together. If anyone has any info about the Allison's, Larkin's and Watchous's please email me, I have more info that I would be willing to share. Thanks, Karen reper@dtc.net