>I am pretty sure that it couldn't have been Laura Louan (Ozment) BURNS who >swore the affadavit on 11 June 1832, as she wasn't born until about 1849. > >> I have a copy (of a copy) of an affadavit sworn to 11 June 1832, State of > Oklahoma, County of Okmulgee, by Laura Louan (Ozment) BURNS (a.k.a Leah >Louisa OZMENT, a.k.a. Leah Louisiana OZMENT, a.k.a. "Lou"), d/o John Jasper >and Margaret Elizabeth (Morgan) OZMENT. > >If the 1832 date isn't a typo, the woman was likely John Jasper's sister, >Leah L. Ozment, b. 1798. However, she didn't marry a BURNS; her husband was >Benjamin FRANKLIN. It is likely that John Jasper's daughter was named after >this sister. Leah came with John Jasper and his family to Cooke County, TX >after she was widowed, according to Loveta Ravize. > >Please recheck the copy and confirm the date with us, so we know which >Leah/Laura/Louan is making the affavavit. >Thanks for posting the information, too. I had not heard of it. >Caroline Miller > Caroline Yes, another typo ! The date Laura Louan (Ozment) BURNS swore the affadavit was "11 June 1932" not 1832. The rest of the excerpted transcript is correct. As they say "I was in the right church, but the wrong pew" . Thanks again for your keen observation. --Dwight