I received the following which I felt I should send to the list. He has expressed an interest in being contacted by someone who knew any of these people. Sincerely, Edward, Sr. [CC, Woods Co, OK] tony2939 wrote: > ... My grandmother, Hazel Ayleen Cowan-Wiebener was the first white > child born in Kiowa, KS. Her father was Wiley Hugh Cowan, who lived > for awhile at Short Springs, just east of Alva She lived most of her > life in Alva. My Uncle, Paul Frederick Wiebener, married Veva Wagner > in 1938 and returned from the WWII ETA in 1945 to run the Wagner > Market on the north side of the Square. His brother, Orville, married > Helen Champ and moved to Anadarko. Othersurnames in this pedigree > include: Penrod, Cook, Selman, Smith, Fish, Simpson, Gilmer, Day, > Wenzel, and Nighswonger. Wiley Hugh and his father-in-law, Jesse > Brooks Day were among the first cattlemen on the Chisholm Trail and, > later, in the Outlet. The Days, Selmans, Nighswongers and Cowans were > important in the early days of Alva. I would like to correspond with > any who have memories of these folks or places. I was born and raised > in Hardtner, KS and my mother still lives in KiowaTony SmithCarmel, CA --