This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hulen. Darden Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZB.2ACE/560 Message Board Post: Carrie is named in Ola DARDEN's orbit Looking for ancestors and descendants William http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wooderd Joplin Globe Oct 27, 1947 TO HOLD RITES TODAY FOR O.M. DARDEN, 64, Webb City, Mo., Oct 26, --Funeral services for O.M. Darden, 64 years old who died at 2:40 o'clock Sunday morning at his farm, home, four miles north of Oronogo will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the chapel of the Webb City Undertaking Company The Rev. Ralph Roland, pastor of the Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery. The body will lie in state at the residence untill noon Tuesday and then be brought to the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Elmer Olson, Willie Weaver Paul Hammond, Jack Olson, Ralph Weaver and Dave Marshall. Mr. Darden lived in the district all his life. He was born at Diamond, and lived for 42 years in Webb City and Jasper. For the last 14 years, he had lived on the farm where he died. He formerly was a mill builder. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Myrta Darden ; a daughter, Mrs Cecil Godsey of Oronogo route 1; a brother Frank Darden of Oronogo route 1 and four sisters, Mrs. Rose Witzansky of Webb City Mrs. Myrt Follis of Sarcoxie, Mrs. Carrie Hulen of Tulsa, OK and Mrs. Vesper Foust of Miami, OK

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZB.2ACE/559 Message Board Post: Perhaps someone on this board knows this man's family? The Tulsa World newspaper (www.tulsaworld.com/) in Friday, September 28, 2001's edition on page A-13, reported: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAMILY SOUGHT OF MAN BORN IN TULSA AREA Officials in eastern Arkansas are looking for the family of BIllie Ray Durbin, who died there last Saturday. A 40-year old white male, Durbin had no known family members in West Memphis, where he apparently was merely passing through when he died of a heart attack. Officials believe that he was born in the Tulsa area on December 26, 1960, and are looking for family members who might want to claim the body. Anyone with information about Durbin can call Kent Hale, the Crittenden County coroner, at (870) 735-1000. Or contact the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office at (870) 702-2010.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZB.2ACE/557 Message Board Post: Searching for any information on the family of J.D. and Christabel E. Cryder Jones of the Tulsa area. Please contact me at [email protected] Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZB.2ACE/344.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, you are right. We are talking about the same family. I have found other links to Tulsa by descendants of this family. What do you have/need from me? I'm looking for the relationship between the Roberts/Sexton families. I think they go back into KY but no proof.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sexton, Chance, McCloud Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/344.1 Message Board Post: I am also looking for information regarding this family my gggrandfather is Elisha Sexton b. 4-17-1850 in Boone Co. MO (who married Mary Elizabeth Chance in Boone Co MO) is also a son of Solomon and Sally Ann Hunter. Will Sexton son of Elisha and Mary Elizabeth Chance was a ggrandfather and he married Jennie McCloud and had 5 children Edith, Elsie, Roy Frederick 4-20-1916 d. 1-16-96 (my grandfather) William Carl (Carl), John Franklin (Jay). The girls in the family died of TB or flu in the 20's or 30's. We are all also from Tulsa. We are definetly talking about the same family. I hope that you receive this and we can further compare notes. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goforth; Dobson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/556 Message Board Post: I can't find any information on my great-great grandmother and her father. They are "Bill" Goforth, and Verna Lee Goforth Dobson. I only know she is buried at Memorial Park Cemetary in Tulsa. Is there any one who has used cemetaries to search for their family with good results? Do the cemetaries have access to any information that is helpful with Geneological research? Verna died in 1928. I can't find her on a roll or census past the age of 8. any thoughts would be really appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/555 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on Brown sisters; Edith, Eulalia, Helen, Ann, Bell and Betty. also Orbra Have Brown and John Harvey Brown their father. Their mother was Henrietta Cochran. These Browns were in Tulsa by late 1920's.

Enjoy Crossword Puzzles? This is a neat site that has genealogy crossword puzzles. http://www.asheboro.com/ons/online/puzzles/puzzle_index.html Have Fun! Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://rootsweb.com/~armarion SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/554 Message Board Post: Searching for Delores Rose Langford who lived in the Tulsa area in 1964. This was her married name; maiden name may have been Adams. Please contact me with any information. [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/552 Message Board Post: LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRASELS IN OKLAHOMA OR ARKANSAS

Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:39:44 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [IT-WHITE] INTERESTING - OCCUPATIONS In a message dated 9/5/01 1:04:07 PM, [email protected] writes: << The following was sent to me with the message: "I put these 130 items together from many sources and used it as a handout for our local Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society. I was asked by many recipients if the CHART could be forwarded to other lists or used in local newsletters. The answer is yes - please share this information." Dan Burrows - [email protected] NAMES and MEANINGS Accomptant - Accountant Almoner - Giver of charity to the needy Amanuensis - Secretary or stenographer Artificer - A soldier mechanic who does repairs Bailie - Bailiff Baxter - Baker Bluestocking - Female writer Boniface - Keeper of an inn Brazier - One who works with brass Brewster - Beer manufacturer Brightsmith - Metal Worker Burgonmaster - Mayor Caulker - One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows or seems to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hem fiber produced by taking old ropes apart Chaisemaker - Carriage maker Chandler - Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries, ship supplier Chiffonnier - Wig maker Clark - Clerk Clerk - Clergyman, cleric Clicker - The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked. Cohen - Priest Collier - Coal miner Colporteur - Peddler of books Cooper - One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. Cordwainer - Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain Costermonger - Peddler of fruits and vegetables Crocker - Potter Crowner - Coroner Currier - One who dresses the coat of a horse with a currycomb; one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease Docker - Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo Dowser - One who finds water using a rod or witching stick Draper - A dealer in dry goods Drayman - One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads Dresser - A surgeon's assistant in a hospital Drover - One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle Duffer - Peddler Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate Farrier - A blacksmith, one who shoes horses Faulkner - Falconer Fell monger - One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making Fletcher - One who made bows and arrows Fuller - One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth Gaoler - A keeper of the goal, a jailer Glazier - Window glassman Hacker - Maker of hoes Hatcheler - One who combed out or carded flax Haymonger - Dealer in hay Hayward - Keeper of fences Higgler - Itinerant peddler Hillier - Roof tiler Hind - A farm laborer Holster - A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn Hooker - Reaper Hooper - One who made hoops for casks and barrels Huckster - Sells small wares Husbandman - A farmer who cultivated the land Jagger - Fish peddler Journeyman - One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day Joyner/Joiner - A skilled carpenter Keeler - Bargeman Kempster - Wool comber Lardner - Keeper of the cupboard Lavender - Washer woman Lederer - Leather maker Leech - Physician Longshoreman - Stevedore Lormer - Maker of horse gear Malender - Farmer Maltster - Brewer Manciple - A steward Mason - Bricklayer Mintmaster - One who issued local currency Monger - Seller of goods (ale, fish) Muleskinner - Teamster Neatherder - Herds cows Ordinary - Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices Pattern Maker - A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end Peregrinator - Itinerant wanderer Peruker - A wig maker Pettifogger - A shyster lawyer Pigman - Crockery dealer Plumber - One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows. Porter - Door keeper Puddler - Wrought iron worker Quarrier - Quarry worker Rigger - Hoist tackle worker Ripper - Seller of fish Roper - Maker of rope or nets Saddler - One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses Sawbones - Physician Sawyer - One who saws; carpenter Schumacker - Shoemaker Scribler - A minor or worthless author Scrivener - Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public Scrutiner - Election judge Shrieve - Sheriff Slater - Roofer Slopseller - Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop Snobscat/Snob - One who repaired shoes Sorter - Tailor Spinster - A woman who spins or an unmarried woman Spurrer - Maker of spurs Squire - Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace Stuff gown - Junior barrister Stuff gownsman - Junior barrister Supercargo - Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship. Tanner - One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather Tapley - One who puts the tap in an ale cask Tasker - Reaper Teamster - One who drives a team for hauling Thatcher - Roofer Tide waiter - Customs inspector Tinker - An itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman Tipstaff - Policeman Travers - Toll bridge collection Tucker - Cleaner of cloth goods Turner - A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles Victualer - An tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food Vulcan - Blacksmith Wagoner - Teamster not for hire Wainwright - Wagon maker Waiter - Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in. Waterman - Boatman who plies for hire Webster - Operator of looms Wharfinger - Owner of a wharf Wheelwright - One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc. Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work Whitewing - Street sweeper Whitster - Bleach of cloth Wright - Workman, especially a construction worker Yeoman - Farmer who owns his own land

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/92.102.1 Message Board Post: My ancestors relocated from iowa to Oklahoma during the 2nd land run as I hear it. My grandfather was born and died of the homestead in Dewey County Oklahoma. You may e-mail me for more specific information. thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZB.2ACE/551 Message Board Post: My name is James Kays. I live in Saline County Missouri. I have been doing some research on the Kays family, and was wondering if anyone may be related to William H. Kays who lived in Saline County Missouri . His wifes name was Jennie P. Kays. He had two children, a son named Jesse Franklin Kays who lived in Tulsa Oklahoma. They called him Frank Kays. Franks sister was named Victoria but she went by Mary. I dont know if Frank had any children or not or ever married. William H. Kays and his wife Jennie are buried at Blackburn Cemetary at Blackburm Missouri in Saline County. Mary married a William P. Logsdon. He is buried in Blackburn cemetary. But probate records indicate Mary moved to Oklahoma. William H. Kays is related to me through my gr gr gr grandfather, William Kays who was born in 1782, Also if anyone has any information a Riley Hamilton Kays would appreciate any information you may have. . Thank you very much. Sincerely , James D. Kays [email protected]

Does anyone have the census records for 1860 and 1870 for OK(tulsa co.) or at that time I am sure there were not counties... maybe they just called it Indian tereritory. not sure. but my research line was CORP. That is the last name. William Corp was born in 1868-1870 but I do not know his fathers name but perhaps it also was William. would someone look at that for me. thank you. bill

I have added several more pages to J M Hall's book "The Beginning of Tulsa". Some of the individual sketches are up. Enjoy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/learningcenter.html Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://rootsweb.com/~armarion SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/271.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Sue - I have a picture from the 1970's of my Great Aunt Sara Knappenberger Mauthe and her husband, Raymond Mauthe; their daughter Eloise Stewart and her daughter, Sharon; Great Aunts Eula and Viva; Cousin Dorothy; and Eloise's daughter Jan and her husband Don Harris. Aunt Sara was a sister of Ira Leroy Knappenberger, my grandfather.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/443.2 Message Board Post: I was checking thru my records of different Pirtle's and I have no information on any of the children other than names of Bazzibel and Rebecca. I would be greatful if you could bring me up to date on any of the children. I wish I had something to help you with on Lewis. Do you trace your ancestory back to John Pirkle Sr.? I believe there is a place in Oklahoma that has the name of Pirtle Rd. and Pirtle school. Would there be any connection with Lewis? Thank You Eric

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/443.1 Message Board Post: I was checking thru my records of different Pirtle's and I have no information on any of the children other than names of Bazzibel and Rebecca. I would be greatful if you could bring me up to date on any of the children. I wish I had something to help you with on Lewis. Do you trace your ancestory back to John Pirkle Sr.? I believe there is a place in Oklahoma that has the name of Pirtle Rd. and Pirtle school. Would there be any connection with Lewis? Thank You Eric

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZB.2ACE/550 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on Mary Carter Strahan. She may have married a second time, but I do not know the name. She was born in 25 June 1872 in Texas to John and Cero Carter. She died 15 March 1966 in the Tulsa area. Does anyone have any information on her. She is the sister of my husband's gg grandmother. Cheryl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZB.2ACE/549 Message Board Post: Looking for info. on the family of Ulysses Grant and Florence (born ca. 1869 Ill.) Calvert. Living in Tulsa, Okl. in 1957. PLEASE HELP!