Hi Victoria, Check out "The Town of East Duke" (there's a story behind that) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swokla/jackson/eastduke.html Duke was named in honor of Judge F. B. Duke who was the federal judge in Mangum, OK. At 12:47 PM 3/28/01 -0100, you wrote: >Dear Susan and List, > >I notice that your address says "Duke , Oklahoma." I am interested in the >DUKE surname as it has came up in my study of my family history in two >different places. >With Best Regards >Victoria Brittain > > > > Commerce, Picher, Tar River, Century and Miami, Ottawa county,OKLAHOMA >1917-1918 Online CITY Directory > http://brittainsbookbarn.homestead.com > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Susan Bradford <smcb0824@brightok.net> >To: <OKROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:44 PM >Subject: [OKROOTS] Marriages from Newspapers of Old Greer Co, O.T. 1898-1906 > > > > SEARCH 2,000 MARRIAGES IN OLD GREER COUNTY, Oklahoma NEWSPAPERS >1898-1906 > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgreer/olgrmarr.html > > Old Greer County includes present day Greer, Jackson & Harmon > > Counties & southern part of Beckham County. Bride or Groom or Marriage > > Event from Old Greer County, neighbor counties of Oklahoma and Texas. >Other > > states mentioned: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, > > Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, > > Tennessee. Dates databased are from the Newspaper, not the marriage, a few > > dates are of 10 or 50 year Anniversaries. Some entries include notes with > > parents, locations, occupations. > > > > Many thanks to Jodean Martin for compiling the marriages presented here. > > The Newspapers, MANGUM STAR, SUN MONITOR, and GREER COUNTY WEEKLY, are on > > microfilm at Margaret Carder Library, Mangum, Oklahoma and Oklahoma > > Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. > > > > also at http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/ > > > > Susan Bradford, Rt 1, Duke, OK 73532-9125 > > SW Oklahoma http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swokla/ > > Greer Co OKGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgreer/okgreer.htm Coordinator > > Dewey Co OKGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~okdewey/okdewey.htm Coordinator > > OKGenWeb Marriages http://marti.rootsweb.com/okmarr/marriage.htm > > OKGenWeb Land Openings http://marti.rootsweb.com/land/oklands.html > > smcb0824@brightok.net or smcb@email.com > > > > > > ==== OKROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > > > > > >==== OKROOTS Mailing List ==== >Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; >http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer >Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm