To: The Sasser List, Our line moving to Oklahoma may have been much later that other lines. Our Sasser line settled in Bruno, Marion Co., Arkansas about nine miles from Yellville and right in the middle of the Ozark Mountains. Some of the Sasser's went to Christian Co., Missouri north of the Ozark Mountains. Our line traveled south to Mulberry, Arkansas in the Fort Smith area of Arkansas. Three of Andrew Jackson Sasser's sons married three Willmon girls. The Willmon's were from Mulberry. Benjamin Aden Sasser married Mae Jane Willmon; John Birda Sasser married Mable Willmon; Leslie Oren Sasser married Clare Ines Willmon. Aunt Mable had Polio and she walked with a crutch because of her deformed foot, nevertheless it didn't seem to set her back any. She was the dearest sweetest lady and boy o' boy could her cook. My Grandfather (Leslie Oren Sasser) and Grandmother (Clare Ines Sasser) set up house in the Mulberry area and did some farming. As to the reasons of their move to Oklahoma I didn't have a clue so I wrote to my sister, Barbara. After I received this reply I ask her permission to send the message to the Sasser list: >Earl, I got your letter this morning asking about why we moved to OK. >Mother often said there was no work for Grandfather in AR, so he went to >OK with the family, first to work in the oil fields. They, Grandfather, >Grandmother, Dad and Clayton, went back to AR to visit and Dad took Mom >out. She worked for the doctor at the time and was only 14 years old. >Dad went back to AR and married Mom and they moved to OK. I am not real >sure how many times Dad went to see Mom before they got married, she >didn't say or I don't remember. I do know Mom & Dad lived with Granddad >and Grandma when they first married. Dad was in school and Mom worked. > I think she started at Pop Hicks. Is that the right name? She worked >there for a long time. Even after she had me. I understand I had a >black nanny but Mom didn't work after she had you. Do you remember >hearing all of this? I am sure you do. Grandfather used to tell of >all the hard work in the oil fields and how many men either got killed or >died working there. Sue Granddad was talking to both of us about the >work. Do you remember? Grandma said once they thought they were >living high on the hog when Granddad brought in $10 a week from the oil >fields and she sewed for people getting a couple dollars for each coat or >outfit she made. Boy was she good at sewing for people and cut out the >patterns on news paper or anything she could fine. I remember one time >she said she made a blouse for someone in town and used old paper that >meat had been wrapped in. > >Earl I am sorry I really don't remember all Mom or Grandma or Granddad >told me. Wish I had been wise enough to take notes. Boy could we write >a book now huh? > >Hope this much helps. > >Barb's > In this message that my sister sent to my younger sister and me it appears that the reason for the move was economical. The restaurant my Mom worked in, POP HICK'S is still there as an old Highway 66 restaurant. If you ever drive through Clinton, Oklahoma stop at Pop Hick's. The old timers still meet there in the morning talking about when old 66 came through town. Earl Sasser EWSass@writeme.com