I just sent a copy of the email to our local tv station here in Oklahoma City, and I will hopefully get some advice on what to do. The next step might be to foward a copy to the Cherokee Nation in Talequah, OK. Claremore is in what was the original Cherokee territory. With a name like Bushyhead being buried there, I'm sure there are some of the relatives still in that area. Gerome Bushyhead is a well-known artist of Native American culture. Jann OKC

In a message dated 02/03/2000 4:26:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I would guess there was about 30 or 40 graves, but that's been so many years ago I can't really remember. I do remember some of the names; such as Bushyhead which was an Indian family from this area, and also several members of the Starr family. We used to think they were probably some of Belle Starr's family since this area is where she was from. The Indians might be who we should contact. Let me know what you think about that. Thanks Ed What should be my course of action. >> Some of us are not Indian. Nor do we live in Oklahoma any longer. However, if there is some way we can help put a stop to this sort of thing as voters--or whatever--please send that information to the list. Thanks. Lorene

A gentleman that lives in Claremore, Rogers County, OK wrote me and asked for help. One more thing about cemeteries; in the mid to late 1800's the town of > Claremore was 3 1/2 miles north of its present location. They moved it > so it could be on the railroad. At the old town site was a small > cemetery with some fairly large headstones. It now sits in the middle > of a ranch. Some one up there has been bulldozing trees and brush and > have bulldozed the cemetery off in a ravine. Is there anything that can > be done about this? I've contacted the county commissioner, the > mayor,and the Rogers County Historical Society. Nothing has been done. > Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks again for > everything. >> > Who was the commissioner you contacted? If need be I will call the town > council. This is ridiculous and is still bothering me. I wonder if the one > you are talking about is the old Talber Cemetery that I can't find anything > on. Let me know. I asked him who the commissioner was that he contacted and perhaps he should contact the newspaper. Here was the reply: Wendy, The county commissioner that I contacted is Gerry Payne. That's his district where it's located. Gerry didn't know that the cemetery existed and he did go check on it and told me that I was right that it was the old Claremore Cemetery and that it was gone and that it had been bulldozed. I don't know if it had been called the Talber Cemetery or not. I had always heard it called the old Claremore Cemetery. I don't think Gerry knew what to do about it, so he hasn't done anything. When I was a teen ager growing up here, one of my friend's dad was the foreman for that ranch ( at that time under a different owner) and I spent a lot of time roaming around that ranch. We used to read on the old tombstones. I would guess there was about 30 or 40 graves, but that's been so many years ago I can't really remember. I do remember some of the names; such as Bushyhead which was an Indian family from this area, and also several members of the Starr family. We used to think they were probably some of Belle Starr's family since this area is where she was from. The Indians might be who we should contact. Let me know what you think about that. Thanks Ed What should be my course of action.

Thanks Vickie, I just found that out after not seeing my letters turn up on several list. If you will hit REPLY TO ALL instead of Author, It will go to both places, I think. Dortha -----Original Message----- From: Vickie Taylor <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 4:20 AM Subject: [OKROOTS] SE 29th ST Cemetery > Just in case someone else needed the information, I forget that on this list the reply goes back to the person instead of the list. We found the Sunny Lane Cemetery, 3900 SE 29th ST., Oklahoma City, OK. 405-677-8384. > I don't have anything on it and to my knowledge it is not online. > >Vickie Neill Taylor >[email protected] > >Cemeteries of Oklahoma >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm > > > >

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Just in case someone else needed the information, I forget that on this list the reply goes back to the person instead of the list. We found the Sunny Lane Cemetery, 3900 SE 29th ST., Oklahoma City, OK. 405-677-8384. I don't have anything on it and to my knowledge it is not online. Vickie Neill Taylor [email protected] Cemeteries of Oklahoma http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm

I am about to change my email address. Can anyone tell me how to change it so I can keep getting the list? How do I contact the list administrator?

IS this the one you are loking for????????? Resthaven Funeral Home Southwest 104th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73129 (405) 691-1661

I'm looking for information on the CHALOUD surname in Oklahoma. Family history has it that Frank CHALOUD came to the U.S. from Moravia (Aust. Bohemia) abt 1875. He initially settled in Nebraska. He had 6 sons and 1 daughter. His first wife died giving birth to the daughter. Frank left Nebraska with his daughter, Christina, b. 1884, and was reported to have gone to Oklahoma Territory. The sons lost complete contact with him. If anyone knows this surname or ever comes across it anywhere, please contact me. Thank you!! Kristi Bergman Lam

--part1_c0.101086a.25c91b84_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_c0.101086a.25c91b84_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: JD2OK Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:18:25 EST Subject: Re: [OKROOTS] "Jeanette Perrin Coaly" To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 44 I grew up around SW 29 St, and I don't know of a cemetery on that street. If it's on 29th, it would almost have to be SE 29 at Sunnylane. I can call them and see if they have this name registered there. They usually keep really good records. Jann OKC --part1_c0.101086a.25c91b84_boundary--

Subj: {not a subscriber} Dortha Lasler Thedford Obit Date: 01/31/2000 7:04:04 PM Central Standard Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ALBANY DEMOCRAT HERALD NEWSPAPER, Albany, Oregon, December 31, 1999 Dortha Thedford June 10, 1921 - Dec. 29, 1999 SWEET HOME - Dortha Thedford, 78, of Sweet Home died Wednesday at the Twin Oaks Care Center. She was born in Wright City, Okla., to Jim and Bossie (Jackson) Lasler. She married Presley Thedford in Wright City in 1940, before moving to Sweet Home in 1945. Mr. Thedford died in 1953. Mrs. Thedford worked for the Stayton Canning Co. and was a homemaker. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary and loved to cook. She is survived by her son Bob of Sweet Home; daughters Shirlene and Sheila Van Horn of LaPine; sister Marie Bacorn of Idabel, Okla.; and eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. Viewing will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Workman & Steckly Funeral Chapel, 1443 Long St. A private family graveside service will be held at the Lebanon IOOF Cemetery.

MY AUNT MARY JUST DIED a few months back and I didn't get the information I wanted nor can or will her family provide it. They aren't into genealogy! actually, she is my aunt through marriage...but still Mom provided me as much information as she could. Maybe you will recognize someone and help Mary Tamar CLARK married Johnnie Franklin CHAPMAN about 1920 in Tulsa? OK. They were both residents of Henryetta Oklahoma at the time of their marriage. I would like to know more about her parents, etc. What I have: father: John Franklin CLARK of Jacksboro, Jacks Co. TX died abt 1946???OK??? either he or his father joined the South as a drummer boy during the civil war and lost his inheritance to a cousin because they thought he died.... mother; Louiza Jane Bynum aka "Little Grandma" lived in Moore, cleveland Co. Ok when died early 1950's. Supposed to be buried in Cleveland Co. OK cemetery( bad weather has kept me from exploring!!) children: Mary Tamar Clark m. Johnnie Franklin "John" CHAPMAN Martha Clark m? abt 1945 husband retired from railoard and had pension Donald CLARK Bonnie Garland CLARK m. b Josephine ??? Bonnie was supervisor for Railway EXpress Oklahoma City. His daughter was a Debutant somewhere around 1945-50? Ruth CLARK m. ? HAMBY son : Robert Terry HAMBY lived at 2117 SW47th St Oklahoma City, At Penn 47 Apartments died around 1995-96 at age 67-68 appreciate hearing from anyone who can tell me about the CLARK family so that I might trace them back, too. Janey Bush bullock neice of John CHAPMAN, son of Thomas E. CHAPMAN, son of Andrew Jackson Chapman, son of Samuel CHAPMAN.... @bushjl @ aol.com

Well, I sent a note to him privately since SW 29th runs into the next county and on the other side of town it is SE 29th and runs out of town too... Also is it an old cemetery? a newer cemetery???? I checked in the phone book and didn't find one on S.W. 29th ST. so I asked for more information...That does not mean that there isn't one on SW 29th St. in OKC! Sometime it takes as much information as possible to answer a question even for a lifelong resident!!! :) Janey Bush Bullock in OKC @ bushjl @ aol.com In a message dated 1/31/0 10:52:22 PM, [email protected] writes: << X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:23:34 -0700 From: "Jeanette Perrin Coaly" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [OKROOTS] Repy to Individual or List? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I was anxious to hear the answer to Bill F Timmons question about cemeteries in Oklahoma City area, but I guess there were several answers directed to the individual not the list! Please, keep me, the List viewer, in mind when sharing information. I learn so much through the List. Yesterday I was able to share "Copy your 2000 Census and file it with your genealogy records" , with others at a Workshop I attended in Prescott, Az. Keep up the good Work, JPC BLACK, TAYLOR *** COALY, CLARK *** PERRIN </XMP> ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yd01.mx.aol.com (r -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yd01.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:52:06 -0500 >>

Does any one have any Mckee family in OK. Say around 1870 or later. Thanks, Shannon Sawyer IM looking for the family of Samuel Mckee and Sarah Katherine Samuel Ira b.Ill John b. MO Laura b. KS Emily b. TX IM MISSING 6 MORE CHILDREN FORM THIS. help!!

Hi fellow cousins, just thought I would pass this along. Some of the states here evan have a online form that you can print to send off for the documents that you need. Sharon <A HREF="http://vitalrec.com/">Vital Records Information for United States (birth, death or marriage certificate)</A>

I was anxious to hear the answer to Bill F Timmons question about cemeteries in Oklahoma City area, but I guess there were several answers directed to the individual not the list! Please, keep me, the List viewer, in mind when sharing information. I learn so much through the List. Yesterday I was able to share "Copy your 2000 Census and file it with your genealogy records" , with others at a Workshop I attended in Prescott, Az. Keep up the good Work, JPC BLACK, TAYLOR *** COALY, CLARK *** PERRIN

Thanks to all who resopnded. I am looking for Clifton Ruffin and Florene Ruffin. I'll find them. They are in the same cemetery. bt

WILKERSON, Robert d. Sept. 24, 1999 age 55 Services Pending: Swearingen Funeral Home LACQUEMENT, Blanche b. July 22, 1926 Okfuskee d. Sept. 24, 1999 OKC Parents: Floyd and Nealie (FINLEY) STEWART Married: Chester Louis LACQUEMENT Nov. 28, 1942 Preceded by: husband on Mar. 1, 1999, parents, 3 children Duston Rex, Frankie Levi and Cora Ann LACQUEMENT, 1 brother, 3 sisters, 5 grandchildren one great grandchild. Survivors: 7 sons Chester Louis LACQUEMENT Jr., Emil Justice LACQUEMENT, Mark Dee LACQUEMENT, James Earnest LACQUEMENT, Wayne Lloyd LACQUEMENT, Robert Stuart LACQUEMENT, Otto Rene LACQUEMENT, 7 sisters Roberta JoAnn CHILDRESS, Kathleen Elaine BLEEKER, Phyllis Blanche MINOR, Patricia Alice MCCLURE, Rose Marie BOYD, Evelene Marilyn LACQUEMENT, and Florence Sue LACQUEMENT, 26 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Services: Monday, Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Pastor Lewis LORVEL, Prague Cemetery DRAKE, Lois "Lorene: b. Apr. 27, 1924 d. Sept. 24, 1999 age 75 Parents: Emmitt and Elizabeth ANDERSON Married: Walton DRAKE Mar. of 1942 Preceded by: husband on Sept. 15, 1984, parents, daughter Judy Ann DRAKE SILER, grandson Christopher Todd SILER both on Aug. 4, 1972 Survivors: son Tim DRAKE BROWN, John Gardner b. Jan. 26, 1913 Primghar, Iowa d, Sept. 24, 1999 Holdenville Parents: Married Winona CHRISTIAN in 1937 Preceded by: Wife in 1996, Survivors: 2 daughters, Carolyn and Bud KEESEE, Linda and Larry HAMPTON, 8 grandchildren Randal and his wife Debbie HALLUM, Mark HALLUM, Ryan HALLUM, Cory HALLUM, Susan (KEESEE) and husband Robert JACKSON, Aubie and wife Jackie KEESEE, Lisa (HAMPTON) and husband Shawn DAUGHTERTY, 8 great grandchildren Services: Sept. 27, 1999 Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church, Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Vickie Neill Taylor [email protected] Cemeteries of Oklahoma http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm

GRISSOM, Caswell Preston (Gube) b. Feb. 8, 1922 Hughes Co. d. Jan. 19, 2000 Seminole Parents: Fred and Ida McFarland GRISSOM Married: Lorene ROBERTS May 23, 1942 at Wetumka Survivors: his wife, sons Richard and Dwayne, daughter Janice SUNDBERG, grand children Michael, Joseph, David and Brian SUNDBERG, Riki Lyn, Michelle and Stephany GRISSOM and Devin and Tori GRISSOM, great grandson Dustin Shane GRISSOM Services: Jan. 22, 2000, Yeager Cemetery, Williamson Funeral Home, Rev. Renee ROSS officiating. BLACKBURN, Boyce Dale Sr. b. April 11, 1928 Atwood d. Jan. 22, 2000 Wetumka Parents: Ira J. and Agnes Gardner BLACKBURN Preceded by: parents, brother Glen Austin BLACKBURN Survivors: daughter Pamela and John W. CHASTAIN, sons Dale and Gayle BLACKBURN, Ira J. and Billie BLACKBURN, 5 grandchildren Valerie Dawn BLACKBURN, Amy Elizabeth CHASTAIN KENT and husband Brad, Catherine Michelle BLACKBURN, John Tyler CHASTAIN, Jessica Nicole BLACKBURN, 7 sisters Carl and Zelda MORRIS, Aline BORDERS, Anna Lou HAYES, Janet TREAT, Harold and Peggy MERRIMAN, John and Sue OSMOND, J. C. and Margie MERRIMAN, brother David and Jane BLACKBURN Pallbearers: John Tyler CHASTAIN, Don BORDERS, Elmer COLLINS, Kenneth FIELDS, Raymond JAGGARS, Brad KENT, John KIRBY, David PEIXOTTO, Charles MCKEE and Vernon STOUT. Services: Wetumka Cemetery, Williamson Funeral Home, Rev. Randy MCCOWN officiating. Vickie Neill Taylor [email protected] Cemeteries of Oklahoma http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm

>From the Independent Appeal , McNairy Co., TN >>>>>>>>>>>>>> DREW SYLER YORK, 79, died on Sun., Jan. 9, 2000, at Magnolia Medical Center in Corinth, Miss., of heart failure. She was a homemaker and a member of Butlers Chapel Baptist Church. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 11, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Pocahontas. Officiating the services was Ministers John Coleman and Richard Doyle. Mrs. York was preceded in death by parents, Ambus and Ellen Leatherwood Reed, one son, Travis York, one grandson, Paul York, and one gr-granddaughter, Allison Gafford. She is survived by her husband, T. L. York, three daughters, Peggy Baldwin and Sue Fiveash both of Ramer and Cathy Beck of Oklahoma City, Okla., four sons, Martin York of Chewalla, Bruce York of Nashville, J. T. York and George York both of Ramer, three sisters, Izola Foust of Selmer, and Jewell Carper and Bernese Butler both of Ramer, one brother, Malcolm Reed of Southhaven, Miss., nineteen grandchildren, and nineteen gr-grandchildren. Vickie Neill Taylor [email protected] Cemeteries of Oklahoma http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm