Ken, I checked with the Oklahoma History Center in OKC, two different departments checked their resources, they didn't find a town named Oiltown except, of course, the Oilton in Creek Cty. (pronounced oil ton) In one of the departments a lady said even if a boom town or oil town received mail for a month, it had a name. I don't know how, back then, anyone would know to send mail someplace in just a month's time? After the oil towns or boom towns got the oil wells up and running, the towns either disappeared or the single workers moved on and the married people with children sometimes stayed, starting permanent schools, stores etc. Those are the towns we still have. I was wondering if Oiltown was on an official document where info was not provided by the family, or was family lore? That's it for now. Wish I could have helped more. Nova In a message dated 3/11/2009 11:50:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, kjchowboy@bellsouth.net writes: Nova, In the Maxine Dees Parks obituary I recently posted, it states that she was born in Oiltown, Oklahoma. I have searched everywhere but cannot seem to find any indication of what county this town is or was located in. I have found a half dozen - dozen references to this town in some family history data and snippits like "died in Oiltown, Oklahoma" or "born in Oiltown, Oklahoma", so I know this place has to have existed. The closest thing I can come up with is Oilton, Oklahoma, which is in Creek County, OK, but I don't think this is the same town. Could you do me a favor and see if you can find out anything about this town? Thanks a lot. . **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)

Ken, I am still trying to find out about the Oiltown reference. I never made it to the research center today, my doctor gave me muscle relaxers for a pulled muscle in my back and sent me home. I had pulled something while getting ready for a followup apt for some recent tests I took with my heart doctor (which came out good) but having that apt was sure handy for my pulled muscle. I did call a friend who everyone at the center considers the expert and Oilton was the only one she knew with that name. It is up near where there were so many oil towns way back. Some of them lasted and became real towns with names and some just went bust after the first boom. OKC and Tulsa started out as just little oil towns along with so many others Drumright, Cushing, Glenn, Earlsboro to name just a few! Kiefer had a nice high school with marble stairs, but just faded away into a ghost town after the boom. Do you have other clues? You said you didn't think it was in Creek County. Sorry, I couldn't be of more help today. I will call the Oklahoma History Center in OKC in the morning and see if I can find out anything there. Nova **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)

The Greenwood Commonwealth Greenwood, MS March 12, 2009 James O. Palmertree Graveside services for James O. Palmertree of Greenwood will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Odd Fellows East Cemetery in Greenwood. Mr. Palmertree, 69, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Regency Hospital in Jackson. Mr. Palmertree was born in Leflore County on April 13, 1939, to the late Luther and Vassie Palmertree and lived here all of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he was a supervisor over military vehicles. He also worked at Cannon Motors and he was part owner and operator of J&L machine shop in Itta Bena. He enjoyed fishing and all types of outdoor activities. He and his grandson, Stephen, built dirt track race cars and always looked forward to weekend races. Mr. Palmertree was of the Pentecostal faith and loved his black Labrador retriever Molly. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lucretia Palmertree of Greenwood; his daughter, Melanie Everett of Greenwood; two sisters, Jean Smith of Greenwood and her husband, Sonny, and Margaret Cooper of Greenwood and her husband, Dan; four grandchildren, Brandi Gregory of Greenwood and her husband, Lance, Ashley Everett of Greenwood, Stephen R. Everett of Greenwood and Taylor Everett of Black Hawk; two great-grandchildren, Haley Gregory and Katie Gregory; five nephews; and two nieces. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Greenwood. The Rev. Preston Kelly will officiate at the services. Pallbearers will be Dale Woodall, Trey Kelly, Garvis Evans, Phil Gabbert, Lee Von Beckworth and Grady Perkins. Honorary pallbearers are John Hays, Charles Burton and The Cannon Team. Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Greenwood is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Odd Fellows East Cemetery in Greenwood. Military rites will be performed by American Legion Post 29 of Greenwood.

I will try and do better keeping in touch Peggy,,, Thanks for your concern,,, Ed Hope to see you guys in June, will see how that goes.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: [PTREE] Ed > > Ed, > Sorry you are having some problems. But I do know what it is when you > have stomach troubles. But it isn't as bad as you. > > We have been looking for rain since Wed. & we haven't seen a drop. Looks > as if we have started another year of dry weather. It started turning > cooler yesterday. > > Ed, just let us know how you're doing now & then. Peggy > -------------------------------

Ed - Hope you start feeling better soon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Brown" <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] line > Hi Peggy, > > I am still hanging around, been off my feed lately, Having problems with > my liver, colon and stomach... Just found out today the bile from my liver > is getting into my stomach and that is causing me some problems with > digesting my food....recent colonoscopy and Endoscopy found this,,, so > now > its watching everything I eat and meds to try and get to where eating does > not make me sick every day.....and stops the pain from diverticulis of the > colon.... > > I have been reading all the emails just not responding much...weather is > going to get crappy this weekend, going back to cold, cloudy with showers > for us, so I guess I can get caught up on everything inside... > > Ed > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> > To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:57 AM > Subject: [PTREE] line > > >> >> >> Thank Goodness someone is alive. I was afraid I was going to have to >> write an obit. for the P'tree line. We know Dorothy has not been wash >> into the ocean. What about Ed??? Maybe he has dried up also. >> >> PP >> ------------------------------- >> Visit the Palmertree Family History website at >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Peggy, I am still hanging around, been off my feed lately, Having problems with my liver, colon and stomach... Just found out today the bile from my liver is getting into my stomach and that is causing me some problems with digesting my food....recent colonoscopy and Endoscopy found this,,, so now its watching everything I eat and meds to try and get to where eating does not make me sick every day.....and stops the pain from diverticulis of the colon.... I have been reading all the emails just not responding much...weather is going to get crappy this weekend, going back to cold, cloudy with showers for us, so I guess I can get caught up on everything inside... Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:57 AM Subject: [PTREE] line > > > Thank Goodness someone is alive. I was afraid I was going to have to > write an obit. for the P'tree line. We know Dorothy has not been wash > into the ocean. What about Ed??? Maybe he has dried up also. > > PP > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ed, Sorry you are having some problems. But I do know what it is when you have stomach troubles. But it isn't as bad as you. We have been looking for rain since Wed. & we haven't seen a drop. Looks as if we have started another year of dry weather. It started turning cooler yesterday. Ed, just let us know how you're doing now & then. Peggy

Thank Goodness someone is alive. I was afraid I was going to have to write an obit. for the P'tree line. We know Dorothy has not been wash into the ocean. What about Ed??? Maybe he has dried up also. PP

Ken, I will be town today, so will go by the research library and check on that. I'll let you know what I find later today. Nova **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)

Nova, In the Maxine Dees Parks obituary I recently posted, it states that she was born in Oiltown, Oklahoma. I have searched everywhere but cannot seem to find any indication of what county this town is or was located in. I have found a half dozen - dozen references to this town in some family history data and snippits like "died in Oiltown, Oklahoma" or "born in Oiltown, Oklahoma", so I know this place has to have existed. The closest thing I can come up with is Oilton, Oklahoma, which is in Creek County, OK, but I don't think this is the same town. Could you do me a favor and see if you can find out anything about this town? Thanks a lot. Ken

The Star-Herald Kosciusko, MS March 11, 2009 Maxine Dees Parks Mary Maxine Dees Parks, 81, of Florence, formerly of Ethel, died March 4, 2009 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is Friday, March 6, 10-11 a.m. at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Chapel Cemetery with burial to follow. Rev. Mitchell Hedgepeth will officiate. Mrs. Parks, born in Oiltown, Okla., was a member of Marvin Methodist Church of Florence. She was also a basketball star during World War II at Ethel High School. She is survived by her husband, Melvin Haywood Parks Sr. of Florence; sons, Melvin Haywood Parks Jr. of Houston, Texas, and William E. Parks of Braxton; daughters, Mary Ann parks of Jackson, and Dee Spencer of Clinton; brother, William Archie Dees of Bloomington, Ind.,; sister, Edna Earl Cotter of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Archie and Nina Alberta Sweatt Dees. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Foundation.

Dorothy, is the sun shining? If so, you can get out & get you a nice tan. I think I'm going to go pull honeysuckles this afternoon. They are growing around what few flowers I have. If I should spray, it will get the flowers. So if no one has anything to do, come on & help. Jeannine, do you know any thing that will help beside your back. Peggy

We haven't had any rain in Tampa Bay in weeks and the TV weatherman says there is none in sight. I'll have to spend my time doing other things. I'm gardening a little - but the soil is so dry it is almost impossible to get anything to live now. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannine K Smith" <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:58 AM Subject: [PTREE] Time to get busy > > OK guys. Everyone has been too quite the last few weeks, in spite of Ken > and Peggy trying to 'liven' things up with all those obits. The weather > report is calling for rain through the weekend so everyone will have some > time for research again. > > I found this website this morning and it promises some serious ways to > spend a rainey day. > > http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html > > Any of us that have traced our family back to England might want to spend > some time looking around the site. Just a few minutes ago I found records > on my Herring ancestor who was a clergyman in Stropshire England in the > l700's. > > Happy Hunting! > > Jeannine > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

OK guys. Everyone has been too quite the last few weeks, in spite of Ken and Peggy trying to 'liven' things up with all those obits. The weather report is calling for rain through the weekend so everyone will have some time for research again. I found this website this morning and it promises some serious ways to spend a rainey day. http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html Any of us that have traced our family back to England might want to spend some time looking around the site. Just a few minutes ago I found records on my Herring ancestor who was a clergyman in Stropshire England in the l700's. Happy Hunting! Jeannine

Kathy Hall --- On Fri, 3/6/09, Joan Brown <rdhn1@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joan Brown <rdhn1@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 8:19 PM Who were Mary Ellen Steen's parents? joan ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 2:02:26 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. Thanks Peggy, Thais is one of mine and I did not know Mary Ellen Steen had but one child,,, this adds a few more....You always come up with some good obits that helps me a lot,,, thanks again Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: [PTREE] Downs obit. > > > > Jan. 22, 1953 > The Star Herald > Kosciusko, Ms. > > Samuel Downs, Former Attalan dies at Drew > > Samuel Davis Downs, former resident of Kosciusko, died at his home in Drew > after an illness of several years.  He was 84. > > He was born in Attala, the son of the late Jim & Mary Steen Downs.  He was > a member of the Methodist church. > > Funeral services were held at Aponaug Methodist church, with Rev. Mac. A. > Robinson of Drew, officiating.  Burial was in the city cemetery under the > direction of Jordan Funeral Home. > > Pallbearers were W.T. Jenkins, Earl M. Jenkins, O.B. Fulger, J.F. Bishop, > J.J.  Loller, J.H. Hudson. > > Besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Munn Downs of Drew, he leaves 3 daughters, > Ella  Beach, Skene; Iris Riddell & Bertha Hanna, Drew; 1 son, Ira Downs, > Drew; 1 sister, Lou Counts, Greenwood; 2 brothers, Bill Downs, Batesville, > Bob Downs, Sunflower. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hey everybody...........Just a reminder to make sure you changed your clocks! Don't be late for whatever you might be doing today.............Donnie

Oliver Funeral Home Online Obituaries Winona, MS March 5, 2009 Minnie Lee King (July 24, 1908 - March 5, 2009) Minnie Lee Stoker King, 100, died Thursday, March 5, 2009, at her home in Winona. Visitation will be Saturday, March 6, at 1:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home, with services following at 2:00 p.m., also at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Winona. Mrs. King was a graduate of Mississippi University of Women and earned her master's degree from Iowa State University. She was a longtime home economics teacher at Winona High School. Prior to this, she was a state supervisor of home economics teachers. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Mervin King; her sisters, Bess Stoker, Appie Redditt, Nancy Stoker, and Katie Sanders; and her brothers, Charlie Robert Stoker, Percy Stoker, and "Toff" Stoker. She is survived by a daughter, Sally King Jackson, and her husband, John R. Jackson, Jr., of Hattiesburg; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer Morrow (Brian) of Hendersonville, NC; Bethany Cooper (Michael) of Nashville, TN; Rush Jackson of San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mark Jackson (Julie) of Seattle, WA; and Alicia Atteberry (Phil) of Knoxville, TN; and fourteen great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Burdette Patterson and Leona Herring, both of Winona; and a large number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. King was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Winona, and was active in her church, garden club, and many community activities until health problems limited her participation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church in Winona, Mississippi; or to a charity of the donor's choice.

The Clarion-Ledger Jackson, MS March 6, 2009 Bob Evans Bob Evans, age 88, passed away Monday, March 2, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on November 13, 1920, to Natt and Emily Evans. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Odene Canon Evans. Bob and Odene lived in Jackson for over 60 years and were active members for 43 years at Colonial Heights Baptist Church. Bob was also an active member of Civitan and a former employee of Robinson Brothers and Industrial Lubrications. Bob is survived by his son, Jim Evans and his wife, Jeri of San Antonio, Texas; granddaughters, Kelly Nelson of Shrewsbury, Vermont and Latesha Brewster of Spring Branch, Texas; three great grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. A graveside service will be held 1 pm Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko, MS. Visitation will be from 9 am to 11 am Saturday at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland. Memorials may be made to Colonial Heights Baptist Church, 444 Northpark Dr., Ridgeland, MS 39157.

Joan, I have Parents of Mary Ellen Steen as... George Steen, 1793 S.C. died 12 Jan 1877 Milton Co. Ga. and Mary J. Fee, 1802, died Sept 1879, Ga. Children of this couple were... Samuel I Steen, 1819 William M. Steen Sr., abt 1821 Mary Ellen Steen, abt 1831 Hope this helps you... Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Brown" <rdhn1@yahoo.com> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. Who were Mary Ellen Steen's parents? joan ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 2:02:26 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. Thanks Peggy, Thais is one of mine and I did not know Mary Ellen Steen had but one child,,, this adds a few more....You always come up with some good obits that helps me a lot,,, thanks again Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: [PTREE] Downs obit. > > > > Jan. 22, 1953 > The Star Herald > Kosciusko, Ms. > > Samuel Downs, Former Attalan dies at Drew > > Samuel Davis Downs, former resident of Kosciusko, died at his home in Drew > after an illness of several years. He was 84. > > He was born in Attala, the son of the late Jim & Mary Steen Downs. He was > a member of the Methodist church. > > Funeral services were held at Aponaug Methodist church, with Rev. Mac. A. > Robinson of Drew, officiating. Burial was in the city cemetery under the > direction of Jordan Funeral Home. > > Pallbearers were W.T. Jenkins, Earl M. Jenkins, O.B. Fulger, J.F. Bishop, > J.J. Loller, J.H. Hudson. > > Besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Munn Downs of Drew, he leaves 3 daughters, > Ella Beach, Skene; Iris Riddell & Bertha Hanna, Drew; 1 son, Ira Downs, > Drew; 1 sister, Lou Counts, Greenwood; 2 brothers, Bill Downs, Batesville, > Bob Downs, Sunflower. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In some of the very old pictures that Jeannine had put on line of her grandmother's (or was the gr.grandmother's) there was a picture of the table full of food. So the coming HOEDOWN, Donnie is going to have to have 2 or 3 pictures of the table of food. I believe there is at least 2 or 3 table put together to take care of all the food. So everyone knows what I'm thinking about. I'm not looking for Ken but I will fix him a sardine sandwich & he won't be able to get to the tables since he hasn't showed up at the other 2 hoedowns. Someone tell our new "cousins" about the Miss. Hoedown. Take care everyone, I'm in the leave raking this morn. & need to get out side, before the wind gets to blowing to hard. Come on over OD & Martina & I'll give you a rake. Peggy