Lisa Williams, Author at Honeysuckle Farm, LLC

Archie L. Hise, Patriot and City Councilman

1913 was possibly the most difficult of Archie Hise’s life. Possibly. On 15 February 1913, Archie’s brother Charles was in an “unavoidable” automobile accident and died as a result. Just two months later, on 16 April 1913, Archie’s father passed away due to heart disease. Within a few years, Archie entered the military. I imagine there wasn’t a more difficult time in Archie’s life than the decade between 1910-1920.
Archie Lee Hise was born in in February 1895 in Brooklyne, Missouri to Isaac and Sarah Jane THOMPSON HISE. (Brooklyne, Missouri, is possibly Brooklyn, Harrison, Missouri. One family tree gives the birthdate 14 October 1894 and another family tree gives a birthdate of 14 February 1894 with a birthplace of Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, but I am uncertain where they are getting their information. I believe the more accurate date is the date given on the 1900 census which occurred just 5 years after his birth. I am also using the birthplace listed on Archie’s Draft Card registration as opposed to the unsourced family histories.) His siblings were Alice A., Charles, Ethel, Roxy, Cleo (a girl), Irene, Bruce, and Gladys. Everyone in the family was born in Missouri except Isaac, who was born in Tennessee.
The family (mom, dad, and all children from Alice to Cleo) lived in Joplin Ward 1, Jasper, Missouri, in 1900. The lived somewhere between 1503 and 1426 Hill Street. Isaac was a teamster and Charles was a laborer. By 1910, the family had moved to Webb City Ward 4, Jasper, Missouri. They lived on Devon Street which was classified as “mining land”. Isaac was still working as a teamster and Alice and Chas were no longer living in the home. The family had increased by three children- Irene, Bruce, and Gladys.
On 15 February 1913, Archie’s brother Charles was in an “unavoidable” automobile accident and died as a result. Just two months later, on 16 April 1913, Archie’s father passed away due to heart disease. Their mother Sarah, provided the information on Charles’ death certificate. She gave Charles’ birthplace as Green[e] County, Missouri, and his birthdate as 10 May 1884. She stated that the family lived in Webb City, Jasper, Missouri. Charles was about 3 months away from celebrating his 29th birthday. He was single at the time of his death. He is buried at Carterville Cemetery in Missouri. Archie’s sister, Alice A. HISE PORTER, provided the information on her father’s death certificate. She stated that Isaac was born 8 October 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was able to provide Isaac’s father’s name (Jim HISE) but not his birthplace or any information about Isaac’s mother. Charles’ death certificate: http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1913/1913_00005855.PDF. Isaac’s death certificate: http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1913/1913_00013721.PDF.
In 1917-1918, Archie completed his WWI Draft Registration Card. He gave his birthdate as 14 October 1894 and his birthplace as Brooklyne, Missouri. At this time, he was living at East 2nd Street in Webb City, Jasper, Missouri. He stated that his usual occupation was as a mechanic but that he was unemployed at that time. He was single and stated his family consisted of his mother, brother, and three sisters. He stated he had previous military experience as a Private in the militia for one year in the state of Missouri. His physical description is “tall, slender, brown hair, brown eyes”.
In 1920, Archie has his own family- his wife, Nora GOFF HISE. They are living at 910 East 9th Street in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Archie is working as a mechanic and Nora is a homemaker. Although Nora is listed as Archie’s wife in 1920, the only marriage record I could find was dated 17 June 1922 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. (Archie’s sister Gladys was also listed as having married in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, on 2 March 1925.) http://www1.odcr.com/results.php#/results.php?Order=4&PHPSESSID=7s9v8leu6ak877vj3nhc26ioe1&Page=0
Archie’s WWII Draft Registration Card was completed in 1942. At that time he lived at 311 North Treece Street, Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma. He gives his birthdate as 17 November 1894 and birthplace as Springfield, Greene, Missouri. He states he is unemployed and lists his sister as his contact person – Gladys Velcher at 420 North Netta Street, Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma. He is described as being 5’9 and weighing 165 pounds. He had brown eyes, gray hair and a light complexion. He must have grayed early since he lists his age as only 48 years old.
The last piece of information I can find about Archie is the newspaper article transcribed on Monday’s blog entry where we find him being sworn in as a Picher City Councilman. This swearing-in happened in May, 1946. The unsourced family histories referenced earlier in this post give Archie’s death date prior to 1946. However, there are several discrepancies between the unsourced family histories so any information would need to be documented and verified by anyone researching the Hise family.
By all accounts, Archie lived a normal life. A mechanic who took his civic duties seriously with service to both the nation (military) and his town (Picher City Council). A man who lived through a rough year in 1913 with the loss of two close family members.
Let this post be a “thank you” to Archie for his sacrifices to maintain my freedoms.

Frank POOLE, politician and used car salesman, 1940’s Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma

This week we’ve learned about Picher’s Mayor L. VOYLES and City Councilman Ed DOBBINS (1946). Today we’re going to talk about Picher’s City Councilman #2, Frank POOLE. I believe Frank was the son of James Franklin and Willie Helen KNIGHT POOLE. He was born 15 November 1913 in Midland, Sebastian, Arkansas. He had five half-siblings: Delbert Sherman “Dee” POOLE, Eula Edna POOLE, Pleasant “Pleas” POOLE, Sr., Mazie Belle POOLE, and Gussie Dorene “Johnie” POOLE. He had four full-blood siblings: Helen Dorene “Dimple” Poole, Lorraine Doris Poole, George James Poole, and John Harold Poole.
In 1920, the family was living in Jim Fork, Sebastian, Arkansas. The family consisted of James and Willie, Willie’s son Elbert DENSON from her previous marriage to James Monroe DENSON, and James and Willie’s children- Willie H. (a daughter), James F. Jr. (our Frank POOLE), and Lorine (Lorraine). Willie H. (the daughter), James F. Jr., and Lorine were all born in Arkansas.
In 1924, the family can be placed in Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma, where James and Willie’s son- John Harold- was born.
In 1927, Frank POOLE is listed and pictured in the Joplimo – the Joplin High School Yearbook (Joplin, Jasper, Missouri). He took part in the Boy’s Glee Club and is pictured both with his class as well as with the Glee Club.
By 1930, the family had moved to Spring Valley, Cherokee, Kansas. The family in 1930 included James Sr., Willie H. (the mother), James F. Jr., Lorraine, George J., and J. Harold. James Jr. and Lorraine were born in Arkansas and George and J. Harold were born in Oklahoma. In 1930 the family was living next to Pleasant POOLE’s family. Pleasant was James Sr.’s son from his previous marriage to Alise “Ada” Catherine JONES.
Family history posted on the internet states that James F. POOLE, Jr.’s first wife was Thelma PEEVY. No other information about Thelma is given and I have not found any information about her in my own research. The family history spoken of here can be found at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/l/Juanita-Callahan/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0027.html.
On 17 December 1938, James F. Jr. (now going by “Frank Clyde POOLE”) married Vera Maxine MARTIN. Both Frank and Vera lived in Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma, at that time. A notation verifying the marriage can be found at http://www1.odcr.com/detail.php?Case=058-ML%20%202000428&County=058-.
We can place the family in Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma, in 1943 due to the high school graduation of Harold J. POOLE. (See paragraph below)
The next piece of information found about Frank comes from an article in the 22 August 1945 issue of The Joplin Globe newspaper. The article states that Frank’s brother, Private First Class Harold J. POOLE, had returned home from overseas having received a medical discharge from the Army after a war injury that resulted in the loss of his foot. The article stated that Frank lived at East F Street (presumably in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri) at that time. The article verifies his mother as Helen POOLE “of Blue Mound”. The article also states that Harold graduated from Picher High School in 1943.
In regard to occupation, the online family history states that Frank worked in the mines in “the early days” and later became a car dealer and salesman in the Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, area. Frank also had a dealership in Picher for at least 14 years. He started the used car lot in 1946 and was still operating it in 1960, per ads in the Picher school yearbooks. The car lot was located on Connelly Avenue in Picher. During this time, he married his third wife, Naomi E. CHAMBERS MARSHALL. They were married on 20 June 1951 in Benton County, Arkansas. At that time, Naomi was living in Picher and Frank listed his residence as Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma.
I have found several different death dates for Frank, but none about which I feel confident enough to pass on in this blog. Additional information about extended family includes the death certificate of Frank Clyde’s half-brother Pleasant POOLE at http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1958/1958_00022037.PDF. The informant was Frank Clyde’s half-brother Delbert S. POOLE. Their father is listed on the death certificate as Frank POOLE. Their mother is “unknown”.

Ed Dobbins, City Councilman Picher, Oklahoma 1946

Yesterday we took a look at Mayor L. VOYLES. Today we’ll look at Ed DOBBINS- one of the men who was sworn in as a newly elected official to City Council in May, 1946.
Edward Martin DOBBINS was born 13 January 1877 in Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois to Patrick and Katherine BERRY DOBBINS. Ed had an older brother, Timothy D. DOBBINS. Katherine reported in 1900 that she had 6 children but only 2 were living. Records show the two living children to be Ed and Timothy. Patrick immigrated to the US from Ireland and Katherine (also spelled Cathrine and Catharine) was listed both as being born in Illinois and in Ireland on the 1880 census record.
The DOBBINS family was living in Iroquois County, Illinois, in 1880. By 1900, the family (Patrick, Katherine, and Ed) was living in Galena, Cherokee, Kansas. I was unable to locate Timothy in 1900. He is undoubtedly listed as a boarder, lodger, or hired man but where he was is not known. Timothy’s wife, Mary E. HAINES DOBBINS, and their son John David, were living with Mary’s parents in Webb City, Jasper, Missouri.
In 1910, both Ed and Timothy D. were living in Jasper County, Missouri, with their parents along with the now-widowed Timothy’s sons- John and Albert. Since the Dobbins family was interviewed on the 2nd or 3rd of May, 1910, Ed was still single. His wedding to Lilly M. WRIGHT WATSON happened a little over a month after the census date, on 20 June 1910 in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri. In 1910 prior to marrying Ed, Lilly was a widow raising three children- Ben, Dempsey, and Georgia WATSON- from her marriage to George W. WATSON. On 24 August 1910, just a couple of months after Ed’s wedding, his mother, Katherine Jane BERRY DOBBINS, passed away in Missouri. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1910/1910_00024249.PDF) Her husband Patrick was the informant for the death certificate and stated that Katherine was born in Illinois and that her parents- David Berry and Kate Condon- were both born in Ireland.
On 12 September 1918, Ed completed his WWI Draft Registration Card. At that time, he stated his birthdate as 13 January 1877. He was working as a blacksmith at Fort Worth Mining Company in Douthat, Ottawa, Oklahoma. His nearest relative is Mrs. Lillie Dobbins. He is described as having blue eyes and brown hair and is of medium height and medium build. He was 41 years old.
In 1920, Ed, Lilly, and Georgia were living in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Ben and Dempsey WATSON are not listed as living with the family in 1920.
Ed’s brother, Timothy, died 6 October 1921 in Missouri. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1921/1921_00028876.PDF) Ed was the informant for the death certificate. Timothy’s middle initial is “B” on his death certificate. In 1921, Ed lived in Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma, according to information on the death certificate.
I found no information to indicate what Ed might have been doing or where he lived between 1921 and 1942. On 25 April 1942 however, Ed completed the WWII Draft Registration Card. He gives his birthdate as 13 January 1878. He is described as being 5’10, weighing 170 pounds, a light complexion, blue eyes and gray hair. He was 64 years old at the time he completed his draft card. Ed was unemployed and living at 429 South Vantage Street, Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma. He listed Gillman, Illinois, as his birthplace. His contact person on the card was Ernie WOODS who lived at 440 South Treece Street, Picher, Oklahoma. Today, Treece Street stretches between 4th and 5th streets in Picher and Vantage Street is one block West of Treece Street. Both streets lie to the West of Highway 69 in Picher.
Then, in May of 1946 we find Ed listed in the newspaper article that was transcribed in yesterday’s blog entry. We find him being sworn in at the May City Council meeting in Picher after becoming an elected official to the Council. It was, no doubt, an exciting time for him. Son of an Irish immigrant father and first-generation-American mother; having lost almost all of his family by this time; having worked as a mine laborer (1900), short order lunch cook at a restaurant (1910), and blacksmith (1918 and 1920); at the age of 66 he now finds himself in a position to influence events in his town.
Sadly, I don’t know anything more about Ed- whether he had children of his own, what happened during his time as a City Councilman, or his life after 1946 other than that his nephew, John David, died in 1956 in Missouri. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1956/1956_00013691.PDF). I am not even certain that Ed was alive in 1956. But I know that in his later years, he did have at least one bright moment when his peers showed their support for him by electing him to City Council.

Mayor L. VOYLES, 1946 Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma

The exciting or stressful times in our lives are easy to talk about, but most of our time is spent on mundane things. This week we’ll focus on the more mundane tasks- specifically, the Picher City Council meeting of Monday, May 6, 1946. There were a couple of highlights to the meeting for at least 4 of the attendees since they were sworn in as the newly elected officials to City Council. Here is the newspaper transcription from The Tri-State Tribune of Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma dated Thursday, May 9, 1946.
“City Council Meets”
The regular meeting of the City Council was held Monday night, with the mayor, L. VOYLES presiding. Claims were approved and the new elective officers were sworn in. They were: Ed DOBBINS, Frank POOLE, Archie HISE and H. O. GREEN.
Sufficient funds were set aside to buy a street truck and $500 was voted as a payment on the grader. Dr. H. C. HUNTLEY and Mr. NEEL of Miami, county health officers, were present at the meeting ad a discussion was held on sanitation in the city.
[Note: If more of this article exists, it was cut off on my photocopy of the paper. Also, capitalization of last names was added by me to more easily identify names for genealogical purposes.]
This week’s participants were difficult to identify. Upon review of records, residents in the area who may have been Mayor L. VOYLES include Lawrence VOYLES who resided in Picher as of the 1930 census. He was born about 1891 in North Carolina and was a collector in 1930.
Another possibility includes James Lawrence VOYLES, born about 1889 in North Carolina who resided in Quapaw (Picher area) in 1920 and was a miner. It is very possible that Lawrence and James Lawrence are the same person.
There is a Louis Sumner VOYLES residing in neighboring Craig County, however I have found nothing to indicate that he ever lived in Ottawa County. Since all records indicate that Louis Sumner VOYLES lived in Craig County all his life, I have discounted him as a possibility.
In both the 1920 and 1930 censuses, Lawrence VOYLES and James Lawrence VOYLES are single. Records indicate that James Lawrence’s parents were William Lafayette and Talitha Rose REES(E) VOYLES. One of James’ siblings, Goldey I. (a brother), also lived in Ottawa County, Oklahoma in 1920. James Lawrence was residing with an Osburn family who also had other persons of different last names residing in the home in addition to James Lawrence.
I was able to locate a website stating that Lawrence VOYLES was Picher City Clerk in 1921. (http://www.cardinkids.com/OTHERS/Picher%20History-1.htm) I have not found any further information about the Lawrence VOYLES residing in Picher in 1930.
This is, unfortunately, all the information about either Lawrence or James Lawrence VOYLES that I have found. I have been unable to find any other articles, photographs or any other information to help positively identify Mayor VOYLES. For being a public figure, Mayor VOYLES left very few clues that he existed.

Eagle-Picher Central Mill, Cardin, Ottawa Co, OK 1940’s

Wordless Weekend. Enjoy this photo of a rock garden made from mineral specimens at Central Mill in the 1940's. Photo found at http://schehrer2.homestead.com/Cardin5.html.

Della FOSTER COUNTS, wife of Orson T. COUNTS

"Wordless weekend". Enjoy the pic courtesy of Rebecca DRAKE; found at www.cardinkids.com.

O. T. Counts, the company man- 1902-1957

O. T. Counts, the Eagle-Picher Central Mill “company official” from this week’s newspaper article transcription, is most likely Orson T. COUNTS born in Kansas about 1902. He married a woman named Della. Orson and Della had a daughter named Bonnie Jo. Orson’s parents were Joseph Lemuel and Ida Belle HULL COUNTS. Orson had a sister named Ulia Marie COUNTS. Joseph and Ida Belle came from Kansas to Ottawa County, Oklahoma, between 1915 and 1920.
I have found very little information about Orson. I did find a mention of Orson as being one of “a solid group of outstanding families who provided the base for strong churches, school and community spirit” in the early development of the town of Cardin, Ottawa, Oklahoma. (http://www.cardinkids.com/MISC/Jim%20Jones%27%20Cardin.htm) Members of Orson’s extended family attended First Christian Church in Cardin, Ottawa, Oklahoma. Orsons’ grandparents, Henry and Frances “Fannie” OAKS COUNTS, also attended a First Christian church. It’s possible that Orson was also a member of First Christian in Cardin.
I believe the lack of information about this family is because no one is left who would be interested in researching the family. Orson and Della’s only known child, Bonnie Jo, died at 8 years of age. Her death certificate can be found at http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1935/1935_00001814.PDF. We can learn a little more about Orson from the death certificate, though. Information for the death certificate was provided by Orson himself. He lists his birthplace as Uniontown, Kansas. He lists his wife’s maiden name as FOSTER and lists Della’s birthplace as Foster, Missouri. The family was living in Cardin, Oklahoma at the time of Bonnie Jo’s death (22 January 1935). Todd Undertaking Company of Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma handled the funeral arrangements and Bonnie Jo was buried at G. A. R. Cemetery in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma.
Orson passed away on 21 June 1957. The date that Della passed away is unknown.
A moment of remembrance for a forgotten family.

“He played the chimes each noon until his eightieth year”- Rev. SCALES

The Reverend SCALES that was mentioned in yesterday’s blog is, I believe, John Grover SCALES (and not his son, J. Grover SCALES, Jr). John Grover, Sr., was born 17 April 1889 in Eucha, Delaware, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). He was born to George Washington and Martha A. “Mattie” CHANDLER SCALES. George and Mattie’s other children include Joseph, Lillie, Louisa, George, Anna, Mary, Hellen and Zelma. Reverend SCALES married Catherine “Katie” Mae WHITLEY. Reverend SCALES’ WWI draft registration describes him as having blue eyes and brown hair. According to information found, he was 1/17 Cherokee through his father and his mother was Caucasian. However, on the Final Rolls for the Cherokee, his mother is listed and not his father.
Reverend J. Grover SCALES rose to prominence as a Baptist preacher in Oklahoma. In the 1940’s, he was pastoring Commerce First Baptist Church in Commerce, Ottawa, Oklahoma. Prior to pastoring, he held a number of positions in Delaware County including Superintendent of Public Instruction 1910-1912, Treasurer 1916, and he was elected County Judge 1918 and 1920. (Information pulled from Emmet STARR’s book History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore). There are a number of websites that mention or discuss Reverend SCALES and a Google search is highly recommended to anyone researching this family.
Reverend and Katie SCALES’ family included James R., J. Grover Jr., and Laura Elizabeth. J. Grover Jr. passed away at age 20 in New York and Laura passed away at age 19. Reverend SCALES passed away in 1971 in Oklahoma. A touching sentiment about Reverend SCALES can be found at http://www.wfu.edu/chaplain/tour/inscriptions.pdf where it says that the Reverend played the chimes every day at noon in his church until his 80th year. He appears to have played a significant role at the Cherokee National Male Seminary and was a beloved pastor at the Baptist Church in Shawnee, Oklahoma as well.
Rest in peace, Reverend SCALES.

Cecil Clifton KELLY, 1910-1946, accidental death in Cardin, OK

Yesterday I finished up writing about some of the Williams families in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, in the early 1900's. So I returned to my "goody box" of documents I've collected over the last 23 years and pulled out another one to share with you. This time I chose a copy of a newspaper page with several articles on it. The paper is The Tri-State Tribune out of Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The date on the paper is Thursday, May 9, 1946. The first article is transcribed in full below (all spellings remain exactly as they appeared in the paper regardless of correctness or lack thereof):
“Cause of Cecil Kelly’s Death at Central Mill Thursday Still Unknown”
Funeral services for Cecil Clifton Kelly, 35 years old, who was electrocuted at the Eagle-Picher Central Mill south of Cardin last Thursday afternoon, were conducted at the First Baptist church in Commerce, Sunday with the Rev. Scales officiating. Burial was in the G. A. R. Cemetery under direction of the Durnil funeral home.
Kelly’s body, severely burned, was found in an iron building approximately an hour after death occurred, it was reported. There was no indication, however that the building or nearby machinery had been struck by lightning. Neither was there evidence that he had come in contact with an electric cable, O. T. Counts, company official said. The cause of the man’s death was still undetermined.
Kelly is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katherine Lucille Kelly; two daughters, Judith Ann and Kathleen Naomi Kelly, and a son, Richard Kelly, all of the home; six brothers, William Kelly of Commerce, Tom Kelly of Miami, Roy and Herbert Kelly of Miami Route 2, Frank Kelly of Pascomi, Calif., and Donald Kelly of Phoenix, Ariz.; and three sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Austin of Commerce, Mrs. Mary Geohen of Tulsa, and Mrs. Lela Williams of Picher.
Since my goal on this particular research trip was not to find the KELLY family (since I am unrelated), I have no follow-up information. I only have what I found in a quick search online.
What I was able to learn about Cecil KELLY (from OneWorldTree) is that he was born 30 July 1910. He married Kathyrn Lucille DOWTY. He died 2 May, 1946. His parents were Herbert Seigel KELLY and Mary Ann MYERS KELLY. He had 11 siblings (Myrtle Elizabeth, Thomas Logan, Rhoda Isabelle, William David, Martha Mahalia, John Forson, Donald Dewey, Earl Herbert, Irvin Franklin, Lela Francis, and Roy Amos).
A curious piece of data found on OneWorldTree was that Cecil's youngest brother, Roy Amos, also married Kathyrn Lucille DOWTY. Kathyrn was Roy's first wife; she was Cecil's only wife. I have been unable to locate any information about marriage dates so I don't know which brother she married first. While I was on www.odcr.com searching for marriage records, however, I did find a court case in which Cecil KELLY and Kathyrn Lucille DOWTY were both material witnesses. It would be interesting to look at the court records to see what, if anything, can be learned about Cecil and Kathyrn's relationship at the time of the court case. For anyone interested, the case was filed 14 May 1938 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, as case number ML-2020-00207. I am assuming since Kathyrn was listed by her maiden name that she was single (or at least divorced) at the time of the court case.
There are a few inconsistencies in data between OneWorldTree and the newspaper article/obituary which I would like to point out. OneWorldTree gives Cecil's death place as Miami, Oklahoma, whereas the newspaper states he died at the mill near Cardin, Oklahoma. (The two locations are very close, but not the same). OneWorldTree spells Cecil's wife's name as "Kathyrn" whereas the article spells it "Katherine". The article gives his sister Martha Mahalia's married name as Mary GEOHEN whereas OneWorldTree states she married a GOSHEN. It is unknown at what point she began going by the name Mary or whether this was another error in the newspaper article. There are similar problems with his sister Lela's married last name: the paper lists it as WILLIAMS whereas OneWorldTree says she married a WILLIAMSON.
Cecil's siblings- Myrtle and John- are not listed at all in the newspaper article. This is due to the fact that Myrtle died in 1886 at the age of 2. John died in 1908 at the age of 12. Cecil's parents had already passed away as well- his mother in 1916 and his father in 1926.
Before leaving this article to the annals of history, I want to take the rest of the week to research and discuss Reverend SCALES (who officiated Cecil's funeral) and O. T. COUNTS (the "company official" for Eagle-Picher Central Mill). So keep coming back to see what else we can discover!

Wrapping up the Williams in Ottawa County, Oklahoma 1912-1915

This is the final day that we’ll be looking at Williams families living in Ottawa County in 1912-1915. We have covered the large family groups in previous days and now we’re left with the families who could not be attached to other families and those for whom no additional information could be found.
Among the families for whom no further information could be found are A. J. WILLIAMS and daughter Grace; B. E. WILLIAMS and children Nellie, Elsie, Hazel, and Elmer; Florence WILLIAMS and children Fern and Florence; and, H. D. WILLIAMS and children Evelyn and Don.
C. W. WILLIAMS is Curtis Walter WILLIAMS and his wife Martha Violet. I was not able to identify any children other than the children listed in the school census (Clarice, Carl and Edna Faye). Curtis was born in Nebraska and his wife in Missouri. Clarice T. was born in Nebraska. Her siblings Carl C. and Edna F. were born in Indian Territory. Curtis’ parents were Thomas T. and Margaret RICE WILLIAMS. Curtis had a brother, Thomas Jacob.
John Wesley WILLIAMS was born in Illinois. His wife was Sarah Ellen CURRY WILLIAMS who was born in Missouri (some sources say Arkansas). Their children included John Wesley b. 1889 Arkansas; James Fletcher b. 1891 Arkansas; Sarah Ellen Bessie b. 1894 Arkansas; and, Lydia Ruth b. 1897 Arkansas. John’s parents were Edward Reuben Edd WILLIAMS and Nancy Susan Jane CRAIG WILLIAMS. Both Edward and Susan were born in Tennessee. John’s siblings included Thomas Alfred, Robert Zebedee, William, Cordelia Dillie, Nancy Jane, James Franklin, Edward P., Alameda, Allen M. and possibly an older sister named Ann.
M. B. WILLIAMS was Marion B. His wife was Rose. Both Marion and Rose were born in Missouri. They had daughters Chlora and Mable, both born in Indian Territory. No further information could be found about this family in the time given for the research.
Finally, there was Warren W. WILLIAMS (born in Illinois) and his wife, Mynie E. (born in Iowa). Their children included Gracie E. and Bert B. born in Kansas; and Nellie, Ethel (could be the same person as Nellie) and Harry all born in Indian Territory/Oklahoma.
If you can add information about these people, please feel free to do so in the Comment section.

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