Diana Cook

Notes:

Biography of her son, Andrew Marcus Trawick gives her maiden name, and also states she was born 1803 and died 1860. As she was not located on the 1860 census, it is possible she died before that, or in any case prior to the census.

Diana married John Traywick, II in 1832. John (son of John Traywick, I and Milberry Earpe) was born about 1795 in Wake County, North Carolina; died about 1848 in Carroll County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gilley married Allen Fields Hammett in 1848. Allen was born about 1831; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rufus was born during an auspicious month. On November 13, 1833, between midnight and dawn, thousands of meteors showered the sky over North America. To the native peoples of the land, it appeared that the stars were falling out of the heavens. Some thought it was the judgment day. Others called it "The Night the Stars Fell".

A young girl who was a slave at the time of the event said "Somebody in the quarters started yellin' in the middle of the night to come out and to look up at the sky. We went outside and there they was a fallin' everywhere! Big stars coming down real close to the groun' and just before they hit the ground they would burn up! We was all scared. Some O'the folks was screamin' and some was prayin' we all made so much noise, the white folk came out to see what was happenin'. They looked up and then they got scared too."

The celestial phenomenon called "the most impressive and awesome display ever recorded" was, in fact, the Leonids meteor shower seen in one of its most impressive years. Viewers witnessed 50,000 to 150,000 meteors per hour, only equaled by the November 17, 1966 display, when the Leonid shower brought 150,000 meteors per hour. Debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle that orbits the sun every 33 years causes the shower.

He spent his childhood in Tennessee, and didn't go to Arkansas in 1860 with his brothers and sisters. He moved there after his second marriage, to a Nancy, sometime after 1880. Family stories say that he served in the CSA, but the records have not been found to substantiate this. He supposedly lost a finger during the war. Rufus must have been either a minister or a Justice of the Peace, as he was able to perform marriage ceremonies. (Source: Betty Curry of Muskogee, OK; Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

About 1904, Rufus's wife Nancy was in the kitchen of their home near Gravesville, Arkansas. Having just churned, she ladled the butter onto a dish and was working the remaining milk out of the butter with a large spoon. At that moment, a tornado ripped off the roof of the house, leaving only the walls standing. The entire interior of the ruined, roofless home was littered with debris from the storm, then drenched with rain. Nancy surveyed the damage and commented "I'll swan. My butter's ruined!" (Source: K.L. Trawick)

Rufus married Sarah J. "Sallie" Huey on 2 Jun 1858 in Carroll County, Tennessee. Sarah was born before 1840; died before 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lynell Gentry notes that his headstone lists him as being age 64 at the time of the death in 1899, which would make his year of birth as 1835 instead of 1838.

Ken Harvey writes that they lived in Searcy, Arkansas when their their two oldest children were born. Sometime before 1871, when daughter Elzada was born, they moved to Coffeyville, Kansas; perhaps as a result of railroad advertisements promoting Coffeyville and Independence as two large towns on the Border of the United States and the Indian Territory.

The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to "improve" the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land. After 5 years on the land, the original filer was entitled to the property, free and clear, except for a small registration fee. Title could also be acquired after only a 6-month residency and trivial improvements, provided the claimant paid the government $1.25 per acre. After the Civil War, Union soldiers could deduct the time they had served from the residency requirements. This served to opened western lands to qualified citizens, the Indian Territory of Kansas and Oklahoma-home to more than three dozen tribes-was subject to a series of legal measures that reduced its extent. A new philosophy of assimilation favored bringing Native Americans into the United States as individual citizens, rather than allowing them lands and tribal sovereignty-a philosophy that conveniently left many acres open for settlement.

However, these unassigned lands were not opened unitl 1889, and during the decades after the Homestead Act, settlers acting illegally forced the government's hand by squatting on Indian land. The Ingalls family, of Little House on the Prairie fame, was one of a group of white settlers who set up house on Osage lands in Kansas in the 1860s, before that tribe was removed (again) to Oklahoma.

The Trawick family did not stay long in Coffeyville. Kenn Harvey noted that "after the Jayhawkers became active they moved back to Searcy, Arkansas." In the late 1870's the family moved westward again, this time to Texas.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/11/25/history_of_western_settlement_railroad_advertisements_for_settlers_to_move.html

Wise County, Texas Deeds (researched by Charles Strong, 1998)

Vol 33, Page 192-July 1890 JJ and Elizabeth Trawick sold land to R.Z. Dunwiddie Vol 30, Page 446?-1894 Makes reference to Vol 33, Page 192 Initiated in Indian Territory Sounds as though the Trawicks moved to IT after the sale in 1890 but that the note wasn't paid and the deed file in Wise County until 1894

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
J. J. TRAWICK Self M Male W 45 TN Farm
L. E. TRAWICK Wife M Female W 34 MS Keeping House MS MS
M. C. TRAWICK Dau S Female W 17 AR At Home
W. H. TRAWICK Dau S Female W 13 AR At Home TN MS
Elzadi TRAWICK Dau S Female W 9 KS At School
George TRAWICK Son S Male W 7 AR At School TN MS
Ida TRAWICK Dau S Female W 3 TX At Home
S. M. TRAWICK Dau S Female W 1 TX At Home TN MS
Tom AUTRY Son S Male W 28 TN Farmer TN TN
Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 6, Wise, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255333
NA Film Number T9-1333
Page Number 224D

James married Elizabeth Lucinda Adams before 1863 in Arkansas. Elizabeth (daughter of William Valentine Adams and Nancy Carroll) was born on 8 Feb 1845 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi; died on 7 Feb 1933 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Van Buren, Arkansas in 1860 with other family members. He was a Confederate soldier, a private in Company C, 10th regiment, Arkansas Infantry, the same unit his brother George served in. John is listed as a Confederate veteran at the Carroll County, Tennessee internet site, which means he survived the war.

Mary married Joseph T. Rogers about 1861 in Van Buren County, Arkansas. Joseph (son of John Rogers) was born before 1848; was buried in Huie Cemetery, Van Buren County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Horam Stobaugh. George was born before 1841; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was 6'7" and weighed between 235 and 250 pounds.

He was a confederate soldier, a corporal in the 10th Arkansas Infantry, Company C, nicknamed "Choctaw Rifles." He served with his older brother, John Gideon Trawick. The 10th was at Shiloh and Cronith, then was surrendered at Port Hudson shortly after Vicksburg fell, on July 4, 1863. After they were exchanged they went onto General Shelby's raid into Kentucky. During the war, George was captured by bushwhackers and came home either on parole or furlough, with a friend. Both men were stood on a high riverbank at gunpoint, facing the river with their backs to their captors. George's friend was killed with a shot to his head. George dived off the bank into the Red River and swam for his life. This story was still being repeated by his descendants in the 1980's. There is much speculation about the identity of the friend.

George was a strong patriarchal figure in his family, with great influence over his children and grandchildren. He was a succesful cotton farmer and enjoyed a good deal of community respect. He split up his farm and gave each child 100-120 acres plots as they were married. His home was destroyed by a tornado in 1923.

He was remarried to a Frankie D.

George was known as an eccentric, strong willed character in Quitman, not someone to be crosssed. The town banker, Ben Clark, recalls a knock at his door late one evening. George was there, pointing out a minor error on a deposit slip. Ben's punch line was that the mistake was in George's favor. He was a proud, independent man who didn't want to be obligated to anyone.

He was Methodist.

George married Elizabeth Isabell "Fanny" Rogers on 15 Jul 1866 in Van Buren County, Arkansas. Elizabeth (daughter of John Rogers) was born on 22 Aug 1848 in Arkansas; died on 9 Sep 1927 in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carmen Trawick, a grandniece, said the family called him "Uncle Andree." She says he was smaller than his brother George, and always wore his suit. He was a gentleman with good manners. There are pictures of Andrew, dressed in a dark suit and celluloid collar. A wedding picture of his daughter Cora also exists.

Confederate Veteran, XIX: 436 (1911) contains the following article:

"A.M. Trawick was born in Carroll County, Tennessee, October 8, 1846. His death occurred at Nashville, Tennessee. In a reminiscence of his service in the army he wrote that he was residing in Clinton, Arkansas when the war began and that he sought to join his brothers George and John who had enlisted in the 10th Arkansas Regiment; but as he was under 15, he was not allowed to go. In October 1861, when another company was organized, he left school to go with it, and was sworn into the 16th Arkansas on October 29, 1861. He gives in his diary a history of the movements of the regiment and their severe experiences in Arkansas. On March 16, 1862, they started on a forced march for Cornith, Mississippi arriving there on April 12, a few days after the battle of Shiloh. When the army fell back, Bragg started into Kentucky, and the 16th Arkansas went under Price to Tupelo, Mississippi, remaining there until September 15th, when it moved back to Iuka, where they had a hard fight on the 19th. They fell back again after that battle to Baldwin, Mississippi. About October 1, General Price and Van Dorn joined forces and on the 3rd and 4rth a terrific and disastourus charge was made on the Federal fortifications at Cornith. The 16th Arkansas was ordered about November 1 to Port Hudson, where they went into winter quarters. On February 18, 1863, young Trawick was promoted to lieutenancy. On March 14 the Federal fleet under Farragut advanced up the Mississippi with gunboats and moters. Two ships, the Harvard and the Monongahela, passed by the forts, but the famous old warship, the Mississippi, was set on fire and destroyed. This is a memorable event to all survivors of the forces there. Admiral Dewey was on of those captured upon leaving the burning ship. The mortor shells, thrown with great dilengence during the engagement, created consternation, as they could be observed by burning fuse going very high in the air and exploding with well-ordered fire as they fell. During that siege, Lieutenant Trawick was a volunteer with some men to occupy a most perilous position. In his written record he does not refer to it, yet he gave a thrilling account of it at a meeting of the Frank Cheatham Camp, U.C.V. After the surrender of Port Hudson, Lieutenant Trawick was one of those sent to Johnson's Island prison. he carried with him three books taht he took from his home: a Bible, Davie's Arthmetic, and Smith's Grammar. As soon as was practicable he to his books a list of useful ones, and became quite a close student. He read the Bible through twice and the Testament seven times. He was baptized in Lake Erie on March 27, wading through the ice to proper depth. His diary tells briefly of hardships in prison, and that they were kept on Johnson's Island until March 21, 1865 and thence sent to Fort Delaware, and kept there until June 13, 1865, when they were released."

The Godspeed Histories: Columbia, Tennessee, 1872 also contains a biography of Andrew, and also details his Civil War service. The article incorrectly describes the origins of the Trawick family, but otherwise is a useful piece.

"Andrew M. Trawick, M.D., was born in Carroll Co, Tenn, October 8, 1844, son of John and Diana (Cook) Trawick and of Scotch-Irish lineage, the Trawick family is traced to the great-grandparents of our subject, who came to America from Belfast, Ireland in 1765. The great-grandfather was on of nine brothers who were all said to be soldiers in the Revolutionary war. The grandfather was Robert Trawick, a native of North Carolina. Our subject's father was also a North Carolinian and was born in 1792. His mother was born in 1803. The father died in Tennessee in 1848 and the mother in 1860.

Andrew M. Trawick was the youngest of nine children and was reared on a farm. In 1860, he went to Arkansas and there, contrary to the wishes of an elder brother, attended school having a thirst for knowledge. In 1861, he enlisted in Company F, 16th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry as a private and was afterward promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. He was in the battle of Elkhorn, in 1862, Cornith and Port Hudson, where he was made prisoner of war. He was taken to Johnson's Island, Ohio, where he remained until the close of the war.

During his imprisonment he made good use of his time and still continued his studies. In 1865, he returned home to Tennessee, and a year later began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. A.J. Weldon, who was a benefactor to him. He attended lectures at the University of Louisville, and subsequently located near Davis, Tennessee, and there continued the practice fourteen years. He was appointed President of the Stewart County Medical Society in 18?? and in 1881 he attended Vanderbilt University, and in March of that year graduated from the institution. In 1881, he cam to Clarksville where he since continued, doing an extensive business. He was married in 1867 to Mattie B. McSwain, a native of Henry County, Tennessee, born in 1849. Of their eleven children ten survive: Archibald, Arcadius M., Ada, John D., Cora M. , Lulu B., George C. , Clara B. , Mary E., and Thrope B.. Our subject is an ardent Prohibitionist, a Mason and K. of H.

In 1863, while in prison, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he and his wife and five children are earnest members of the denomination. He is a prominent and self-made man and excellent citizen."

Andrew married Martha B. McSwain in 1867. Martha was born about 1849 in Henry County, Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

1900 - OK, Custer Co., Washita
RENNELS, Mary C. head 37y June 1862
George son 18y Oct 1881
Jasper son 16y Aug 1883
Rosa dau 15y Feb 1885
Alfred son 13y Apr 1887
Lottie dau 9y Dec 1890
Elmer son 6y Mar 1894

(Courtesy of Sharon (Scriven) Iwanick. 1559 E. Caples Ct.
, La Center, WA. 98629. {data should be proven for accuracies and connections} Jan. 2007)

Mary married Thomas Perry Rennels about 1880. Thomas (son of Thomas Scott Rennels and Susan ???) was born about 1858 in Illinois; died about 1900; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The article was published in the 1995 Cemeteries and More Book by GlenaBelle Crane.

"William "Henry" Trawick, born 8OCT1867 to James "Jimmie" Trawick and Elizabeth Adams, died 27 JAN 1934 near Hammon, OK. He married Susan Alice Webb, 22 FEB 1893 in Velma, Indian Territory. She was the daughter of William Henry Webb and Lucinda "Sindee" (Graham) Webb, who are buried in the Red Star Cemetery (Hammon, OK) . Susan was born 18 DEC 1874 in Benton County, Arkansas, died 11 NOV 1966 at Elk City, OK. Children born to Henry and Susan: Homer Lee, married Eva McRennels; Alberta "Bertie" married Tom Chance; John Jackson, married Angie Wilson; Mary Lou married Fred Delaughter; Grace Floy married Buford Collins; Lorena married Fred Barry; Ruby Love born 15 NOV 1914 died 20 MAR 1932, never married and Bessie Christine married Rollo Lancaster. Henry and Susan farmed in the Union Center Community. After Henry's death, Susan moved into the town of Hammon."


(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

(Research):1920 census Roger Mills Co. OK ED 156 Pg. 240A
Kiowa
Fm/34/34 Trawick, William H., head, MW, 53, M, AR TN MS
Susie, wife, FW, 45, M, AR AR AR
Mary L., dau., FW, 15, OK AR AR
Grace, dau., FW, 10, OK AR AR
Lorine, dau., FW, 8, OK AR AR
Ruby, dau., FW, 6, OK AR AR
Bessie, dau., FW, 3 11/12, OK AR AR


1930 census Roger Mills Co. OK
Kiowa Twp. ED 65-12 Sheet 4B
67/68 There are 10 different families listed after these dwelling and family numbers; Hale, Barnes, Pritchard, Custer, Roberson, Patts or Polls, Blaylock and Wm. H. Trawick.
Trawick, William H., head MW 63 M, age 1st married 26, AR TN MS
Susie A., wife, FW 55 M, age when first married 18, AR TN AR
Lourine, dau., FW 18 OK AR AR
Bessie C., dau., FW 14 OK AR AR

(Census extracts courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

William married Susie Alice Webb in 1891. Susie was born on 18 Dec 1874 in Arkansas; died on 11 Nov 1966 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ken Harvey writes that she was known as Zadie or Elzadie. Her family moved to Coffeyville, Kansas, shortly before she was born.

It was Zadie's habit, as with all the pioneers, to conserve water. She used to wash the dishes and disposing of that water she would then rinse them with fresh water. This rinse water was retained for the next dish washing. When piped water was installed Zadie continued her old routine for the rest of her life to the amusement of all.

Obituaries (Both courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Duncan Eagle
Jan. 25, 1951

Mrs. Gentry, Pioneer Resident, Dies Tuesday

One of the first settlers of what is now Stephens County, Mrs. J. E. Gentry, 705 North 2nd, died Tuesday in a Duncan hospital after suffering a stroke last week. Mrs. Gentry, 80, had lived in Alma since 1889. She moved to Duncan several years ago.

Survivors include five sons, Arthur, Lee (sic), Elmer, Delbert, all of Duncan, and Lloyd of Oklahoma City; three daughters, Ruth Gentry of the home address; Mrs. Bessie Payne, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Tolbert Goodwin of Bell, Calif.; a brother George Trawick of 705 Pecan; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Rennels of Carpenter, and Mrs. Susie McMinn, Merkle, Texas; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Daily Banner (Duncan Banner)
January 23, 1951

'89er Dies in Hospital Here

Mrs. J. E. Gentry of 704 North 2nd, died at 8 a.m. today in a Duncan hospital. She had suffered a stroke Friday. Mrs. Gentry 80, had been a resident of Alma and Duncan since 1889. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Rangeley-Holden Funeral Home. Survivors include 5 sons, 3 daughters, a brother, 2 sisters, 16 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. The sons are Arthur Gentry, 305 South 7th; Jess Gentry, 704 North 2nd; Elmer Gentry, 1116 Elm; Delbert Gentry, Duncan; Lloyd Gentry, Oklahoma City. The daughters are Ruth Gentry, home address; Mrs. Bessie Payne, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Tolbert Goodwin, Bell, Calif. The brother is George Trawick, 706 Pecan. The sisters are Mrs. Mary Rennels, Carpenter, Okla. and Mrs. Susie McMinn, Merkle, Tex.

Elzada married James Edwin Gentry about 1891. James (son of John Melton Gentry and Pamelia C Harpole) was born on 25 Mar 1869 in Johnson County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 1950 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On the 1880 Wise County Census, he was listed as George W. Trawick.

1930 census Stephens Co. OK Parks Twp., ED 69-20 Sheet 5A
79/90 Trawick, G.A., MW 57 M 27 AR TN MS
Bell, wife FW 49 M 19 TX TX TX
Jim, son MW 22 S OK AR TX
Talley, son MW 19 S OK AR TX
Hardy, son MW 16 S OK AR TX


The Duncan Banner-Feb. 5, 1959 Funeral Is Held For George A. Trawick Funeral was held Sunday afternoon for George A. Trawick, 86 year old retired grocer and farmer, who died last Friday in a local hospital after an illness. He lived at 706 Pecan. Trawick came from Montague County, Texas, before statehood and lived for many years in the Alma area. He moved to Duncan in 1845. (SIC) Survivors include the widow; the sons, Jim of 709 Stephens, Tally of 1115 Sycamore, and Hardy of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Jim Bussey, Duncan route 3; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Rennolds (Rennels), Elk City, and Mrs. Susie McMann (McMinn) of Texas; 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral was held in the Velma Church of Christ with C. C. Abbot, minister of the West Side Church of Christ here, officiating. Burial was in Alma Cemetery by Brooks Funeral home.

(Courtesy Lynell Cordell)

George married Belle Zora McCauley on 13 Jun 1902 in Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Belle was born on 22 Oct 1881 in Texas; died on 23 Apr 1963 in Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Alma Cemetery, Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ada Evening News-Oct. 18, 1948 Mrs. Ida Trawick Threlkeld, 71, died at the home, 600 West Sixteenth, Sunday at 4 p.m.; the funeral was held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Central Church of Christ, Albert Sweet officiating; burial in Memorial Park, Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Earl Crooks, Ed Goins, Ben Boiles, Everett Lamb, E. W. Cook and Roscoe Loman. Surviving are the husband, Dr. W. R. Threlkeld; two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Russell of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Mary Bartlett of Brownsville, Tex.; three sons, Emery C., Robert L., and James Creston Threlkeld of Ada, a brother George Trawick of Duncan, and three sisters, Mrs. Ed Gentry of Duncan, Mrs. J. O. McMinn of Merkel, Tex., and Mrs Mary Reynolds (should be Rennels) of Carpenter; seven grandchildren.

Her tombstone shows her dates as 1876-1948.

Ida married William Roly Threlkeld, M.D. on 23 Dec 1900 in Velma, Alma, Indian Territory. William was born on 1 May 1877 in Delight, Howard County, Arkansas; died on 6 Oct 1971 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Abilene Reporter News Abilene, Texas, Friday Morning, March 22, 1963 Mrs. McMinn Of Merkel Dies at 83

Merkel (RNS) --Mrs. Susan Margaret McMinn, 83, of Merkel died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday in Sadler Clinic-Hospital following a short illness. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Merkel Church of Christ with E. M. Borden officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Starbuck Funeral Home. Mrs. McMinn was born at Decatur, April 28, 1879. She married J.O. McMinn June 16, 1897 in Alma, Okla. A newspaperman in Oklahoma before moving here in 1924, he farmed here until his death in 1950. Mrs. McMinn was a long-time member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are five sons, Leon of Stonewall, Okla., E.R. of West Covina, Calif., Juano of Barnsdall, Okla., Jack of Loma Linda, Calif. and Fred of San Angelo; two daughters, Mrs. W. R. Weaver of Spur and Mrs Ernest Teaff of Merkel; 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Elders and deacons of Merkel Church of Christ will be honorary pallbearers.

Susan married John Oliver McMinn on 17 Jun 1897 in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. John was born on 11 Nov 1861 in Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee; died on 26 Sep 1950 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per Fay Yeager, he died while attending pharmacy school.

Fay Yeager thought he was named Patrick, but Lynell Cordell writes that "He was Andrew on the 1900 census and never appeared on another census.
I also believe this certificate (below) is Andrew's and, as Ken suggested, he may have lived with his sister, Ida and Dr. Threkeld as we know they were in Frances, Oklahoma around that time.
Sure wish I knew where he's buried but Lizzie being a widow probably couldn't afford a marker. And I suspect he was buried where he died, wherever that was.


Territorial Board of Pharmacy
For the
Indian Territory

This is to Certify, That T. A. Trawick of Francis, Ind. Ter., has passed a satisfactory Examination before the Board of Pharmacy for the Indian Territory, and that he is a Qualified Pharmacist as provided in Section 7 of an Act of Congress relating to the practice of Pharmacy in the Indian Territory, approved April 28, 1904, and that he is hereby permitted to conduct a Pharmacy for ____at____.

In Witness Whereof, Hereunto are affixed the seal and the names of the Members of the Territorial Board of Pharmacy for the Indian Territory, this 17th day of October, 1905

signed, H. C. Cobb F. C.
Savage,
W. O. Shorter(?)
President.
H. M. or W. Mitchell H.
D?niseley


Secretary

Notes:

Lynell Cordell writes that George was 5' 11" to 6' tall and weighed about 170 pounds. He had dark hair and a dark complexion. He was a somewhat solemn, serious person.

When George and Cora married they were given a farm of about 120 acres by George's father.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: George Washington Trawick
City: Quitman
County: Cleburn
State: Arkansas
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1885
Race: White
Roll: 1530648
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 33
Occupation: Farmer for self
Nearest Relative: Cora Trawick, Quitman, Cleburn Co. AR
Height/Build: Medium/Stout
Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Light

(Research):Census Information:

1920 census
Van Buren County, Arkansas
ED 124 Pg. 183A
Cadron Twp.
Fm/100/100
Trawick, George W., head, MW, 34, M, AR AR AR
Cora, wife, FW, 35, M, AR TN AL
Caren, dau., FW, 11, AR AR AR
Floyd, son, MW, 9, AR AR AR
Blance, dau., FW, 7, AR AR AR
Frank, son, MW, 3, AR AR AR
D --?, son, MW, 2, AR AR AR

1930 census
Van Buren County, Arkansas
ED 71-5 Pg. 31B
54/54
Trawick, George W., head, MW, 44, M, age when first married 18, AR TN AR
Cora A., wife, FW, 46, M, age when first married 20, AR TN AL
Carmen I., dau., FW, M, 21, S, AR AR AR
Floyd L., son, MW, 19, M, age when first married 17, AR AR AR
S. Blanch, dau., FW, 17, AR AR AR
G. Frank, son, MW, 13, AR AR AR
Dickie D., son, MW, 12, AR AR AR
Violet B., dau., FW, 10, AR AR AR
Martha E., dau., FW, 7, AR AR AR
Ray, dau.-in-law, FW, 23, M, age when first married 20, AR AR AR
Billie J., g-dau., FW, 9/12, AR AR AR

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

George married Cora Alice Thompson on 11 Sep 1904 in Cleburne County, Arkansas. Cora was born about 1884 in Arkansas; died on 23 Aug 1935 in Van Buren County, Arkansas; was buried in Central Cemetery, Quitman, Cleburne County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His World War I Draft Registration, courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell, shows that his occupation was that of a farmer, and he had black hair and eyes, and that his nearest relative was his wife, Nannie Maud. They lived at RFD 4 in Canute, Oklahoma.

(Research):Census Information:

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Custer County, Washita twp
ED 127 Pg 268B
75-76
Rennels, George R Hd M W 28 M1 7 Tx Il US
Rennels, Maude W Wf F W 22 M1 7 3/3 MO In US
Rennels, Clyde Son M W 6 Ok Tx Ms
Rennels, Bula Dtr F W 4 Ok Tx Ms
Rennels, Lee R Son M W 10/12 Ok Tx Ms

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Custer County, Washita twp
77-84
Rennels, Maude N Hd F W 43 Wd Mo In In
Rennels, Perry C Son M W 16 Ok Tx Mo
Rennels, Bulah M Dau F W 13 Ok Tx Mo
Rennels, Robert L Son M W 10 Ok Tx Mo
Rennels, Dee L Son M W 8 Ok Tx Mo

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Roger Mills County, Kiowa Twp
ED 65-11 Sheet 1A
11-11
Rennels, P. Clyde Hd M W 26 S Ok Ok Tx
Rennels, Beulah Sister F W 24 S Ok Ok Tx
Rennels, Leroy Bro M W 20 S Ok Ok Tx
Rennels, Dee Bro M W 18 S Ok Ok Tx

George married Nannie Maude Hunt about 1903 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Nannie was born about 1876 in Missouri; died about 1923 in Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married in Custer County, OK circa 1908 to a Vernie. Their sons, both born in Custer County, were Wan (b 1908) and Hansel ( b 1909).

Family/Spouse: Luvenia "Vennie" Stratton. Luvenia was born on 22 Mar 1887 in Texas; died on 15 Jul 1969 in San Bernadino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lynell Gentry Cordell believes she may have been the wife of Ralph E. Galloway, but this has not yet been proven. A marriage license should be obtained if possible.

If this is correct, this is the couple as listed on the 1920 census, a year before Rosa died. Note that she is just a few homes away from both Elmer and Alfred Rennels, her brothers, and her widowed mother, Mary Trawick Rennels.

1910 census Custer Co. OK ED 127 Pg. 271A
Washita Twp.
Galloway, Ralph E., head, MW, 28, M1, 5, AR MO AL
Rosa E., wife, FW, 25, M1, 5, TX AR AR
Floyd P., son, MW, 4, OK AR TX
Eunice V., dau., FW, 11/12, OK AR TX


1920 Census
Oklahoma, Custer County, Washita Twp
Enumerated 29 January 1920
SD 7 ED 38 Ward 3582 Sheet 5B

87-94 Elmer and Burmah Rennels, with son Loyd and his widowed mother, Mary C. Trawick Rennels

92-99 Arlis and Belle Galloway

93-100
Galloway, Ralph E Hd M W 38 M Ark Mo Ala Farmer
Galloway, Rose Wf F w 34 M Tn Ill Ark
Galloway, Floyd P Son M W 14 S Ok Ark Tn
Galloway, Veta E Dtr F W 10 S Ok Ark Tn

1930 census Custer Co. OK ED 20-28 Pg. 265A
Washita twp.
2/2 Galloway, Edward R., head, MW, 48, Wd., AR MO AL
Gladys, dau., FW, 29, ?, OK AR TX
2/3 Iles, Veta, head, FW, 20, Wd., AR MO AL
Kenneth, son, MW, 4, OK AR OK
Maryene(?), dau., FW, 2, OK AR OK

On this same page at dwelling/family 1/1 is Gus, age 35, and Bella Galloway, age 31, with five children.

I think this looks to be Ralph and Rosa's son Floyd P.
1930 census Las Animas Co. CO ED 36-65 Pg. 212B
Prect. 60, Alcreek
3/3 Galloway, Floyd P., head, MW, 24, M, age when first married 20, OK AR OK
Lucille W., wife, FW, 24, M, age when first married 20, TX MO TX

Family/Spouse: Ralph Edward Galloway. Ralph was born about 1882 in Arkansas; died about 1949; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elk City Daily News, Elk City, OK - July 13, 1969 Rennels Rites Set Today Funeral services for Alfred M. Rennels, 82, Carpenter, who died Friday in a local hospital will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Hammon School Auditorium. Interment will be in Radial (sic) Cemetery in Hammon. Mr. Rennels was born April 9, 1887 in Decatur, Tex., and came to this area in 1900. In 1910 he was married to Blanche Dunlap. Survivors include his wife, (something was missing here) Wade and Alvin, both of Hammon, 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Savage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

(Research):Census Information:

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Custer County, Washita Twp
Enumerated 27 January 1920
SD 7 ED 38 Ward 3516 Sheet 5A
Stamped 185

78-85
Rennels, Alfred M Hd M W 32 M Tx US Ark Farmer
Rennels, Blanche Hd F W 29 M Tx Mo Tx
Rennels, Doyle E Son M W 8 S Ok Tx Tx
Rennels, Alvin J Son M W 2 5 S Ok Tx Tx
Rennels, Wade W Son M W 2 6/12 S OK Tx Tx

87-94 Elmer and Burmah Rennels

Alfred married Blanche Dunlap on 12 Nov 1910 in Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma. Blanche (daughter of Obediah B. Dunlap and Louella E. "Lou" Files) was born on 11 Jul 1890 in Jack County, Texas; died on 25 May 1990 in Oklahoma; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

1910 census Custer Co. OK ED 127 Pg. 267B
Washita twp.
57/58 Johnson, Noel, head, MW, 26, M, 0, TX US US
Littie, wife, FW, 19, M, 0, TX IL AR

1920 census Grant Co. NM ED 51 Pg. 132A
Cliff Prec.
Fm/175/175 Johnson, Noel, head, MW, 37, M, TX US US
Lottie, wife, FW, 29, M, OK TX AR
Gwendolyn, dau, FW, 9, OK TX OK
Sybil, dau., FW, 7, NM TX OK
Thelma, dau., FW, 1 ?/12, NM TX OK

1930 census Quay Co. NM ED 19-4 Pg. 36A
Tucumcari city
605 Second St. 'S'
54/57 Johnson, Noel, head, MW, 46, M, age when first marrie
d 28, OK IL AR
Lottie, wife, FW, 39, M, age when first married 18, OK TX OK
Gwendoline, dau., FW, 19, S, OK OK OK
Sybel, dau., FW, 17, S, NM OK OK
Thelma, dau., FW, 13, NM OK OK

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Lottie married Noel Johnson on 18 Sep 1909 in Beckham County, Oklahoma. Noel was born on 6 Jul 1883 in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1959 in Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married in Custer County, OK circa 1919 to a Burmah. They had a son, Lloyd H., born circa 1919, Oklahoma died 1936.

WWI Draft Registration - 1917
Name: Elmer J Rennels
City: Canute
County: Custer
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Duncan, Oklahoma;United States of America
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1894
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1851773
DraftBoard: 0
Occupation: Farming
Next of kin: wife and mother
Dark brown eyes, black hair

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

(Research):Census Information:


1920 Census
Oklahoma, Custer County, Washita Twp
Enumerated 27 January 1920
SD 7 ED 38 Ward 3516 Sheet 5A
Stamped 185

78-85
Rennels, Alfred & Blanche

87-94
Rennels, Elmer J Hd M W 25 M OK Il Ark Farmer
Rennels, Burmah H. Wife F W 21 M OK TX TX
Rennels, Loyd H. Son M W 2/12 OK OK OK
Rennels, Mary C. Mother F W 57 Wd. AR TN MS

1930 census Roger Mills Co. OK
Cheyenne Twp.
ED 65-8 Sheet 1B
April 8, 1930
13/13
Rennels, Elmer J., MW, 37, M, age when first married 23, O
K TX TX
Hazel B., wife, FW, 32, M, age when first married 18, OK TX TX
Lloyd H., son, MW, 10, OK OK OK

Wife's obit gives Elmer's death date as 1921 but the above census enumeration and Red Hill Cemetery records shows:
Elmer Rennels b. 1894, d. 1930.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Elmer married Hazel Burmah ??? about 1915 in Oklahoma. Hazel was born on 1 Jul 1898 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma; died in Mar 1985 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DOB per WWI Draft Registration filed in Custer County, Oklahoma.

(Research):Census Information:

1920 census Custer Co. OK ED 39 Pg. 190B
Washita Twp. 13 R 18
74/74 Traywick, Homer, head, MW, 27, M, KS MO MO
Eva, wife, FW, 25, OK TX MO
no name, dau., FW, 9/12, OK KS OK

Homer married Eva Carlene Johnson in 1919 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Eva was born on 30 Apr 1900 in Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma; died on 30 Jun 1992 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Beckham County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 8-Mar-1985

Memorial services for Alberta "Bertie" Chance were held in Sacramento, California,
March 8, 1985. Bertie was an Oklahoma pioneer, having moved to Sacramento 46 years ago.
She died in a Convalescent home there at the age of 88 years.

She had owned and managed apartments on G. Street between 13th and 16th streets from the late 1940's to 1970's. She also worked at McClellan Air Force Base during World War II.

Mrs. Chance is survived by four daughters, Ada Lee Poore and Opal Trask of Sacramento, Phyllis Frost of Baja, California, Tommie Vanderford of San Rafael, California; sisters, Grace Collins of LaMesa, California and Lorene Barry of Napa, California; nine grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. Grimes and area friends remember Tom and Bertie Chance when they lived 1 mile west of Spitzer's corner for many years. Tom Chance passed away in 1969.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

(Research):
Census Information:

1930 census
Rogers Mills Co. OK
ED 65-2 Pg. 170B
Berlin Twp.
71/78
Chance, Thomas H., head, MW, 36, M, age when first married 20, TX TX TX
Alberta, wife, FW, 34, M, age when first married 18, OK AR AR
Ada Lee, dau., FW, 14, OK TX OK
Opal May, dau., FW, 12, OK TX OK
Phillis Fay, dau., FW, 7, OK TX OK
Tommy, dau., FW, 5, OK TX OK

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Albertie married Thomas Chance about 1914 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Thomas was born on 23 Mar 1894 in Texas; died on 24 Mar 1969 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as living in Richmond, California at the time of his mother's death. SSDI lists his last residence as Yountville, Napa County, California #566-16-6488 CA.

He is buried in the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon (Plot: L 848), and a marker indicates that he was a Corporal in the U.S. Army.

(Research):Census Information:

1930 census Roger Mills Co. OK ED 65-2 Sheet 4A
Berlin Twp.
59/61
Trawick, John J., MW 31 M 23 (age 1st married) OK AR AR
Angie M., wife FW 27 M 20 OK MO AR
Thelma M., dau. FW 7 OK OK OK
Juanell (?), dau. FW 5 OK OK OK
Jack C., son MW 3 OK OK OK
Billy J., son MW 1 6/12 OK OK OK

John married Angie Mae Wilson about 1921 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Angie was born on 15 Sep 1901 in Oklahoma; died on 13 Jun 1987 in Shasta County, California; was buried on 17 Jun 1987 in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roger Mills Co., OK Marriage Records shows Mary Lou Trawick married Vachel Houston in 1928. They're on the 1930 census in Dewey Co. OK , however Vachel's WWII enlistment record, dated May 1942, shows that he's divorced with no dependents.

Mary Lou is listed as living in Napa, California at the time of her mother's death in 1966. The SSDI shows her last residence as Napa, California.

#551-16-7321

(Research):Census Information:

1930 census Dewey Co. OK ED 22-13 Pg. 198B
Grant twp.
127/135 Houston, Vachel, head, MW, 25, M, age when first ma
rried 23, OK AR AR
Mary Lou, wife, FW, 25, M, age when first married 23, OK OK OK

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Mary married Fred C. Delaughter after 1930. Fred was born on 19 Sep 1911 in Louisiana; died on 28 Oct 1964 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as living in La Mesa, California at the time of her mother's death in 1966.

#548-16-4960

(Research):Census Information:

1930 census Roger Mills Co. OK ED 65-8 Pg. 215B
Cheyenne twp.
66/66 Collins, Buford A., head, MW, 22, M, age when first m
arried 20, TX GA GA
Grace F., wife, FW, 20, M, age when first married 18, OK AR AR
(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

Grace married Beuford A. Collins about 1928 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Beuford was born on 5 Jul 1907 in Texas; died on 2 Jan 1974 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married a Barry. Listed as living in Richmond, California at the time of her mother's death. #440-05-4200

Family/Spouse: Fred Barry. Fred was born before 1911; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as living in Lorenzo, Texas at the time of her mother's death in 1966.

SSDI - BESSIE LANCASTER 12 Mar 1916 Dec 1973 (not specified) (none specified) 548-30-0855 California

Bessie married Rollo Repass Lancaster about 1938 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Rollo was born on 11 Aug 1917 in Oklahoma; died on 17 Sep 1990 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Arthur was called "Al" by a lot of people in Duncan because of his initials A.L. Lyn Cordell writes that on his World War I Draft registration, his middle name is listed as Lemoyne. Arthur lived at 305 South 7th. in Duncan for years. He taught at the Arthur School, east of Duncan and then started work at the Duncan Post Office. He became Assistant Postmaster by his retirement. He didn't live for too long after his retirement and died just after they moved to a new house.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Arthur Lemoyne Gentry
City: Duncan
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Oklahoma;United States of America
Birth Date: 03 Aug 1892
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1852128
Occupation: Postal Clerk, Duncan Post Office
Nearest Relative: wife and one child
Height/Build: Tall/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/brown
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Delbert Gentry
City: Arthur, OK
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Alma, Oklahoma; United States of America
Birth Date: 05 Oct 1893
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1852128
Occupation: Farming
Married or Single: Single
Height/Build: Tall/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Gray/light
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jess Newton Gentry
City: Arthur
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Alma, Oklahoma; United States of America
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1896
Roll: 1852128
Next of Kin: James Edwin Gentry, father. Arthur, OK
Height/Build: Tall/Medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown




The Duncan Eagle-Jan. 5, 1961 Al Gentry Dies Here Monday

A familiar face will be missing from the scene at the Duncan Post Office following the death of assistant Postmaster Arthur L. (Al) Gentry, 305 South 7th, early Monday morning in a local hospital. Death came following two heart attacks last week. He suffered his first attack early Saturday morning after reporting to work on his 46th anniversary of employment with the Post Office Department. His condition became critical after a second attack Saturday afternoon. The service was held Wednesday at the First Christian Church. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery by the Brooks Funeral Home. Gentry was born in Alma, August 3, 1892 and later taught school there. He served as assistant postmaster since January 12, 1957.Gentry held every office in the local Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge and several appointive offices in the grand lodge. He also was an elder in the First Christian Church. Survivors are the widow, Myrtis Burch Gentry of the home, who he married April 15, 1913 at Velma. Also a son, James E. Gentry of Wichita Falls, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert P. Sanders of Pasadena, Tex.; Mrs Roy L. Winters of Ada and Mrs. James Eldridge of Ruston, La. Also four brothers, Loyd R. Gentry of Oklahoma City, Delbert Gentry, 516 Pine; Jess Gentry, 802 Sycamore, and Elmer Gentry, who lives on West Main in Duncan. Also two sisters, Mrs. Richard Meeks, 704 North 2nd, and Mrs. T. N. Goodwin of Belle, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

(Research):
Census Information:

1930 census
Stephens Co. OK 305 So. 7th
187/210
Gentry, A.L., MW 37 M 20 OK TX TN
Myrtis, wife FW 34 M 17 TX AR MS
James, son MW 14 S OK OK TX
Marie, dau. FW 12 S OK OK TX
Mary H., dau. FW 10 S OK OK TX
Dorothy, dau. FW 6 OK OK TX

Arthur married Myrtis Burch on 15 Apr 1913 in Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Myrtis was born on 19 Jul 1895 in Garland, Dallas County, Texas; died on 22 Apr 1998 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1930 census Stephens Co. OK Parks Twp., ED 69-21 Sheet 3A 33/37 Gentry, Delbert, MW 36 M 31 OK TX KS
Eva, wife FW 22 M 17 TX TX TX
Harold, son MW 1 11/12 OK OK TX
Blue, Elizabeth, mother-in-law FW 54 Wd 16 TX TX TX

Duncan Banner-July 1974 Gentry Funeral Set Thursday--Bud Gentry, 80, 516 Pine, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday after a short illness. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Northside Church of Christ conducted by John Cannon. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery under direction of the Brooks Funeral Home. Gentry was born Oct. 5, 1893 at Alma. He was a life-long resident of Stephens County, moving to Duncan in 1950 from Velma. He married Eva Blue on March 5, 1925 in Duncan. He was a veteran of World War I and was a retired Halliburton Services employee. He was a member of the Northside Church of Christ. Survivors are his wife of the home; a son, Harold Gentry, 911 N. C.; two daughters, Mrs Mansel (Betty) Daniels, Duncan Rt. 3, and Mrs Glen (Lynell) Cordell, Duncan Rt. 4; a brother, Elmer Gentry, 2104 Birch; two sisters, Mrs. Tolbert Goodwin, Bell, Calif., and Mrs Richard Meeks, 704 N. 2nd, and six grandchildren.

(Courtesy Lynell Cordell)

Delbert married Eva Leona Blue on 5 Mar 1925 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Eva was born on 30 Apr 1907 in Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 17 Aug 1993 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When Bessie's husband vanished in the late 1920's, she was left as the sole supporter of their five children. She worked as a housekeeper and seamstress for various families in Duncan, including the Ederington's, who owned the local service station, and for the parish priest. She also had to rely on her and Tom's family for financial assistance. One person who was especially helpful was Tom's first cousin, Annie O'Neill Sparks. Annie was able to help Bessie enroll her older children in nearby Catholic Boarding Academies. These academies had been set up to service the needs of impoverished Native American children. But because Tom was enrolled in the Chickasaw Nation, and Annie was well known in her parish, she was able to help make this happen. Patty Gay, the youngest child, remained with her mother. She was a sickly child, with a congenetial heart defect that led to her early death.

Lynn Moroney told Charles that although Bessie received help from some of her kin, at times was resentful of being the object of their charity. Lynn also related a story that her mother Fay had told her, concerning a different type of charity. Bessie and her children lived for a while in a duplex in Duncan. This duplex had adjoining closets which actually allowed you access to your neighbors living quarters. Bessie's neighbor explained it would be of great service to her if Bessie could "keep her beans from burning" while she was at work each day. She would have a large pot of beans or stew simmering on the stove all day long, and each day Bessie would take one of her children through the closet with her "to stir the beans." She would give the child a small sample of the hot food every time they helped her to stir them, and admonish them to keep this a secret from the other children. The neighbor was fully aware of this, and both she and Bessie kept up the pretense that it was Bessie helping her, and that it wasn't the other way around. The girls compared stories years later, and were each surprised they weren't the only one whose meager lunch was supplemented by hot beans or stew.

After her daughters were grown, Bessie lived with each of them for a time. Charles recalls when she lived with his family in Duncan. He recalls that she was shy to the point of being reculsive, and fearful of many things, most especially of inclement weather. Whenever a storm even threatened, Charles was dispatched to take her to the storm celler, and to remain with her until it was all clear. His younger brother Bill soon discovered Bessie's almost obsessive attention to detail, and took delight in secretly tormenting her. He would turn the telephone in the wrong direction, or slightly tilt pictures and doilies in their home. Bessie would immediately fix things back to way they should be. When she would walk through the room again a few hours later, she would be upset to find everything slightly out of order again, and worriedly set about put things back in order.

Charles Strong reports that as a youngster, he on occasion thought he heard a Payne relation let slip a reference to how "Uncle Tommy" was doing, and immediately change the subject when they realized he was in the room. He suspects that Tom may have been in touch with one of more of his relations back home. If this was so, however, no one shared this information with Bessie or her daughters.

Bessie had an ulcer on her leg that never healed, and after several unsuccessful skin grafts she eventually had to have it amputated, and was give a wooden prosthetic. Her grandchildren were both scared and fascinated by the leg, and hid it from Bessie occasionally to tease her. Charles heard that the leg infection started when she was a young girl, helping her parents in the fields. She would scratch mosquito bites until her legs were raw and ragged. One of the sores became infected with ragweed, and never properly healed. Charles is not sure as to the veracity of this story, and suspects that a genetic skin condition may have contributed to this. He and several of his children and grandchildren also suffer from severe skin allergies which may be related.

FUNERAL IS HELD FOR MRS. BESSIE PAYNE

A native of Alma, Mrs. Bessie Payne, 63, died in a local hospital early Saturday after a two week illness, following a stroke. She had lived in Oklahoma City the past 15 years. Funeral was in the Church of the Assumption Monday morning with Rev. Ferdinand Strasser officiating. Rosary was in Grantham Funeral Home Chapel Sunday afternoon. Burial was in Duncan Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Homer Strong, 1806 Birch, and Mrs. Fay Pierce and Mrs. Jim Hanna, both of Oklahoma City; a son, Thomas of Newport Beach, California; two sisters, Mrs. Richard Meeks, 704 No. 2nd, and Mrs. T.M. Goodwin, Belle, California. Five brothers, Al Gentry, 305 South 7th; Delbert Gentry, 516 Pine; Elmer Gentry, west of Duncan; Jess Gentry, Duncan and Lloyd Gentry, Oklahoma City and 13 grandchildren. Bearers were Lucien Haas, I. G. Imming, L.W. Jennings, Eldon Pickrell, Louis Scott and Robert Walter.

(Research):Census Information:

1930 census Stephens Co. OK
King Twp. Duncan city, ED 69-4 Sheet 19A 17 ? No. 7th - Hot
el 396/435C

Payne, Bessie B., FW 35 M 18 OK TX TX
Patty G., dau. FW 2 2/12 S OK OK OK

Bessie married Thomas Hamilton Payne, II on 27 Dec 1912 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Thomas (son of Thomas Bunker Payne and Mary T. "Mollie" Hardwick) was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Marlow, Indian Territory; died on 12 Dec 1957 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jesse [Newton] Gentry (b.1896), was listed in the 1920 census as a boarder with Thomas H. and Bessie Payne, his elder sister, in Parks Township, Stephens Co. He was twenty three years old.

The Duncan Eagle-Nov. 11, 1963 Death Takes Jess Gentry Rites were pending today for 67-year-old Jess Newton Gentry, a retired farmer, who died Sunday night in his home at 407 1/2 Pine. Gentry, a native of Alma, died of an apparent heart attack. He was born Sept. 7, 1896 and had lived most of his life in Stephens County. Gentry left here in 1951 and lived in California until 1956. He was a member of the Church of Christ and a veteran of World War I. Brooks Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Survivors include three brothers, Elmer Gentry, West Main Street; Lloyd Gentry, Oklahoma City, and Delbert Gentry, 516 Pine. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Richard Meeks, 704 N. 2nd, and Mrs. T. N. Goodwin, Bell, Calif., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Al Gentry, 1315 Beech.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

Notes:

On her marriage she was described as "of Arthur, Oklahoma." They were married by L. G. Maynard

Dera married Tolbert Newton Goodwin on 28 Dec 1920 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Tolbert was born on 13 Sep 1897 in Indian Territory; died on 30 May 1972 in Bell, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On his marriage he was described as "of Arthur, Stephens Co., Oklahoma."

He loved music and played both the piano and the fiddle.

The Duncan Banner-Mar. 30, 1984 Elmer Fred Gentry, 82, 2104 Birch, died Friday, March 30, at Duncan Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Westside Church of Christ with Jon Hosch officiating. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. Born Nov. 6, 1901, in Stephens County, Gentry was a longtime resident of Duncan. He was a farmer, worked at Tinker Air Force Base during World War II and retired from Ridley Packing in 1967. He had been an elder for the Westside Church of Christ for 31 years. Gentry married Hazel Truitt on Sept. 22, 1928. Survivors include his wife, Hazel of the home: a daughter, Juanell Leard of Oklahoma City; a son, Don Gentry of Phoenix; two sisters, Ruth Meeks of Duncan, and Dera Goodwin of California; and seven grandchildren. Bearers will be Alfred Lewis, Sam Stovall, Don Douglas, Charles Bently, Kenneth Nunley and Loyd Cowan. Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Westside Church of Christ.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

(Research):Census Listings:

1930 census
Stephens Co. OK King Twp. Duncan city, ED 69-28 Sheet 10B 8
06 Cherry
253/259 Gentry, Elmer F., MW 28 M 26 OK OK OK
Hazel, wife FW 18 M 16 OK TX OK
Juanell L., dau. FW 9/12 S OK OK OK

Elmer married Hazel Truitt on 22 Sep 1928 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Hazel was born on 14 Jul 1912 in Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 4 Jan 1985 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lloyd was very interested in photography and took a lot of pictures. He had an early amateur movie camera. His daughter Pat sent a copy of some of these movies to Lynell Gentry.

His garage in Oklahoma City was full of ham radio equipment and electronics.

His niece, Anna Laura, also reported that he sang and played the guitar beautifully. She remembers him sitting on the porch at sundown, his music entrancing his young nieces and nephews. He was too shy to sing in public however.

The Daily Oklahoman-July 24, 1967 Lloyd Gentry Dies, Rites Are Tuesday Lloyd R. Gentry, 57, of 4605 NW 11th, husband of Mrs. Esther Gentry, cafeteria manager at The Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoman City Times, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Smith & Kernke Funeral Home with burial pending. Gentry was born in Duncan and had lived in Oklahoma City for 25 years. He was an instrument specialist at Tinker Air Force Base and a member of Downtown Baptist Church. He was also music director for Southside Mission. Survivors include, in addition to his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Ann Lawson, of 4108 Nicklas; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Meeks, Duncan, and Mrs. Dera Goodwin, Bell, Calif., and two brothers, Delbert and Elmer, both of Duncan.

(Lloyd's daughter Pat gave her father's birth place as Amber, Grady Co., not Duncan as stated in the obituary.)

Lloyd married Esther Mae Ray on 22 Oct 1938 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Esther was born on 24 Dec 1914 in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia; died on 3 Dec 1992 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the Mederian Nursing Home (1996), south of Duncan, Oklahoma.

The Duncan Banner-Mar. 29, 1998 Ruth C. Meeks Meridian -- Ruth C. Meeks, 85, of Meridian died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in a Meridian nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Duncan Cemetery with Ron Stough officiating under the direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home. Mrs. Meeks was born April 29, 1912 in Alma to James E. and Zada (Trawick) Gentry. On April 7, 1951, she married Richard Meeks in Duncan. A lifelong resident of the Duncan area she was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 30, 1993. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

Ruth married Richard "Red" Meeks on 7 Apr 1951 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Richard was born on 22 Nov 1913 in Oklahoma; died on 30 May 1993 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married to Carl Shawn or Shown??? (9 Oct 1917, Stephens County, Oklahoma) Also married Jim Bussey???

Lynell Gentry Cordell emailed on August 1, 2009:
You can mark Zora L. Savage, who died in 1990, off the list as Georgia Trawick/Shawn/Bussey's daughter. She was actually born in 1903.
I'm not sure about Joe Savage, born in 1914 and died in 1983 but his age is close to Zora Shawn's husband's age.

The only other thing I've found on Georgia and Jim Bussey is from the Duncan City Directory.
1959 Duncan City Directory:
Jim Bussey, helper at Elks Country Club. He lives 2 miles south and east.

Notes:

Duncan Banner
Fri. June 7, 1963
Jim Trawick, 55, Succumbs
Funeral service for Jim J. Trawick, 55, of 709 Stephens, wh
o died Monday in Woodward, was to be at 3 p.m. today in the Brooks Funeral Chapel.
Born April 1, 1908 in Alma, Trawick was a life-long county resident. He was working as a pipefitter in Woodward at the time of his death.
Survivors include the widow, Ellen, of the home; two brothers, Talley Trawick, 1115 Sycamore, and Hardy Trawick, 706 Pecan; a son Ted Lee Trawick, Stigler; a daughter, Mrs. Barker Clemments, Oklahoma City; and seven grandchildren.
John Cannon, minister of the Westside Church of Christ here was to officiate and burial was to be in Alma Cemetery under direction of Brooks Funeral Home.
Bearers were to be Jack Bryant, Roy Oliver, B. H. Collier, Marvin Wall, Scott Qualls, and George Sanner.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

James married Mamie Lee Roberts on 1 Mar 1927 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Mamie was born before 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Ellen Daisy Lee before 1939. Ellen was born on 11 May 1912 in Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma; died on 7 Jun 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Duncan Banner-Oct. 17, 1976 Talley Trawick Rites Monday Talley P. Trawick, 65, 1115 Sycamore, died Friday night at his home after a brief illness. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Westside Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery under direction of the Grantham Funeral Home. Trawick was born Nov. 29, 1910 in Alma. He had lived in Duncan since 1942 and was a member of the Westside Church of Christ. He retired from Halliburton Services in 19(can't read). He married Ruby Pierce on Feb.25, 1932 in Alma. Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Pat Elam of 423 N. 21st, Mrs Darlene Wood of Duncan Rt. 5, and Miss Dolores Trawick of Oklahoma City; two sons, George of Dallas, Tex. and Larry of 2111 Townsend Drive and 11 grandchildren.

Talley married Ruby Ione Pierce on 25 Feb 1932 in Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Ruby (daughter of James William Mills Pierce and Alice Emaline Tussey) was born on 6 Sep 1911 in Oklahoma; died on 13 Aug 1989 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Duncan Banner
Thurs. Sept. 8, 1966
Hardy B. Trawick Dies in OC Hospital
Hardy B. Trawick of Duncan, 51, died Wednesday in an Oklahoma City Hospital following a lengthy illness. Survivors include a brother, Talley Trawick, 1115 Sycamore. Services will be announced by Brooks Funeral Home.

Duncan Banner
Fri. Sept. 9, 1966
Arrangements Set For Hardy Trawick In Brooks Chapel
Funeral for Hardy Trawick, 51, of 1115 Sycamore, will be at Brooks Funeral Chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. Officiating will be Ed Morris, minister of the Westside Church of Christ. Burial will be in Alma Cemetery under direction of Brooks Funeral Home. Bearers will be Henry Hudson, Jack Bryant, B. H. Collier, Jerald Stinnett, Doc Collier and Buster Ray.
Trawick, a life-time resident of Stephens County, died in an Oklahoma City hospital Wednesday about 2 p.m. following a long illness.

Emory married Elizabeth Ann Loman on 5 Dec 1927 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Elizabeth was born on 27 Dec 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary: Services for Robert Lee Threlkeld, 91, Ada, are at 2 pm Monday at Criswell Funeral Home, Danny Stewart officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Threlkeld died Februay 17, 1995 at a local nursing home. He was born January 9, 1904 at Alma to Dr. W.R. and Ida Trawick Threlkeld.

He attended Francis Schools and two years at East Central State Teacher's College. He moved to this area in 1920 from Francis and was retired as co-owner of Threlkeld Brothers's Pickle Factory and Threlkeld Farms. He was a member of Southwest Church of Christ and Ada Masonic Lodge, 119 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He was a veteren of the US Army, serving 1941-1944.

Survivors include a brother, J. Creston Threlkeld, Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Kathryn Russell, Commerce, TX and Mary Faigle of High Rolls, N.M.

Bearers are Bobby Johns, Fred Hopper, Jerry Droke, Glendel Hatton, Elmer Gerth, and Haskell Hill.

"Ada (Ok.) Sunday News," 19 February 1995 Courtesy of Ken Harvey

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Ada Evening News- May, 1999 Creston Threlkeld Dallas, Texas --- Services for James Creston Threlkeld Sr., 91, Dallas, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Southwest Church of Christ in Ada, Danny Stewart officiating. Burial follows in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Threlkeld died May 24, 1999, at a Dallas nursing home. He was born May 4, 1908, at Francis, Okla. to Dr. William Rolle and Ida Trawick Threlkeld. He came to this area in 1912 and attended Ada High School. He graduated from East Central State College with a bachelor's degree, and he received his master's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1941. He was co-owner and operator of Threlkeld Brothers Pickle Company in Ada with his brothers Robert and Emory. He was also co-owner of Threlkeld Farms west of Ada. He was a charter member of the Southwest Church of Christ, where he served as an elder for 20 years. He also taught Bible classes. He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from 1942 until 1956. He moved to Dallas in 1990. He and Bettie Droke were married Jan. 20, 1937. She died June 2, 1989. Survivors include two sons, James C. Threlkeld Jr., Mesquite, Texas, and Gary Threlkeld, Littleton, Colo.; two granddaughters; two step-granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild. Bearers are Riley Young, Leo Sims, Norman Bullock, Glendel Hatton, Tommy Myers and James Coffey. Honorary bearers are John Lee, Wayne King, Butch Platt, Johnny Ray, Bill Bailey and Gary Littleton. Family and friends may call at Criswell Funeral Home from 7-8:30 p.m. today.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

James married Bessie I "Bette" Droke on 20 Jan 1935 in Wewoka, Seminole County, Oklahoma. Bessie was born on 18 Aug 1914 in Olney, Coal County, Oklahoma; died on 2 Jun 1989 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married a Mr. Russell.

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Ada Evening News
Tuesday, May 26, 1998
MARY FAIGLE Hill Rolls, N.M.----Graveside services for Mary Bartlett Faigle, 80, High Rolls, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Okla. Mrs. Faigle died May 23, 1998, at her home. She was born June 29, 1917, at Francis, Okla. to Dr. William Roly and Ida Trawick Threlkeld. She graduated from Ada high School and attended East Central State College in Ada, OK. She operated an independent insurance agency in New Mexico and was a member of the Cuba Avenue Church of Christ. She and Dr. Martin H. Bartlett were married in July 1935. After his death, she married Dr. Ernest T. Faigle in 1964. He died in 1973. Survivors include four daughters, Barbara Benedict, Sapulpa, Okla., Diane Weller Hitchcock, Boulder, Colo., Margaret McCarthy, Dallas, Texas, and Deborah Ackerman, Ruidoso; two stepchildren, James C. Faigle and Lin Vann, both of Albuquerque; a brother, Creston Threlkeld, Dallas, TX; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jo Nell Bartlett. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla. is in charge of arrangements.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Mary married Ernest T. Faigle in 1964. Ernest was born about 1917; died in 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is buried next to James J. Trawick in the Alma Cemetery.

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Mrs. Weaver was a schoolteacher and very active in the church work. Her daughter, Margaret Weaver was also a teacher. I understand that Margaret still lives in Crosbyton, Texas. (July 2000) Johnnie was of average height and weight and dark brown hair and she wore her hair short, a very neat person. She knew her bible. She had a business-like attitude and was a very helpful person, very pleasant to be around. This information was given by 91 year old Velma Roberts who had known Johnnie since the 30's. (Sent to me by Kay Laster of Dickens Co. TX on July 10, 2000)

The Texas Spur, April 13,1995 WEAVER, Johnnie McMinn Services for Johnnie McMinn Weaver, 94, of Spur were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 1995, in Highway 70 Church of Christ with Eric Swenson officiating.Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home. She died at 3:14 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 1995, in Crosbyton Care Center. She was born Aug. 31, 1900, in Alma, OK. She married Walter Robert "Bob" Weaver on Aug. 24, 1920, in Ada, OK. He died Sept. 28, 1965. In earlier years, Mrs. Weaver was active in Federated and Garden Clubs and she served as president of Fourteenth District Parent-Teacher Association. For 25 years she was Area Supervisor with the State Department of Public Welfare, serving from 15 to 20 counties from the Spur headquarters. She retired in 1963. Later she was appointed Consumer Representative for Dickens County to the South Plains Health Systems where she served as vice-chairman of the Board and Executive Committee. She was elected as one of two Texas representatives to the American Health Planning Association headquartered in Washington, D.C. She was a charter member of Gamma Eta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was an active member of the Spur Church of Christ. She has lived in Spur since 1933 and had been in the Crosbyton Care Center since July, 1991. Survivors include a son, Bob Weaver of Redlands, CA; two daughters, Margaret Barrett of Crosbyton and Bettye Brannon of Scottsdale, AZ; two brothers, E.R. McMinn of West Covina, CA, and Fred McMinn of Odessa; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Johnnie married Walter Robert Weaver on 24 Aug 1920 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Walter was born on 19 Jan 1897; died on 28 Sep 1965 in Crosby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eustace married Clarice Stratton about 1933. Clarice was born before 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eustace married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abilene Reporter - News (date unknown) Blanche Teaff MERKEL -- Blanche Teaff, 78, of Merkel, who had resided at Shady Oaks Lodge in Abilene for the past three years, died at 2 p.m. Monday at the nursing home after a brief illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Merkel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home. Born Jan. 16, 1905, in Omaha, Texas, she moved to the Merkel area in 1923. She married Ernest Teaff Nov. 30, 1924, in Abilene. She taught school in Merkel and in the Stith community. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband; a son, Harold of Abilene; two daughters, Bobbye Mansfield of Merkel and Mary Frances Melton of Abilene; five brothers, Eustace McMinn of West Covina, Calif., Leon McMinn of Stonewall, Okla., Juano McMinn of Barnsdall, Okla., Jack McMinn of Cortes, Colo., and Fred McMinn of Odessa; a sister, Johnnie Weaver of Spur; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

(Research):Blanche's obit says she was born in Omaha, TX but she may have been born in Oklahoma. Census records differ, however.

Willie married George Ernest Teaff on 30 Nov 1924. George was born on 12 Nov 1905 in Tye, Taylor County, Texas; died on 7 Jul 1985 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bartlesville Oklahoma Examiner Review June 16, 1990

Juano Oswald McMinn, 82 area resident for the last 60 years and retired foreman for the Bareco Petrolite Chemical Co., died Thursday at 10:40 p.m. in the Heritage Village Nursing Center where he had lived the past year.
Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary of the Barnsdall Christian Church. Larry Evans will officiate. Committal prayers and internment will be directed in the Ethel Reece Cemetery by the Arnold Moore-Barnsdall Funeral Service.
Juano Oswald McMinn was born Nov. 21, 1907, at Konawa in Seminole County. He was the son of John Oliver and Susan Margaret (Trawick) McMinn. He was reared and received his education in the Konawa community schools. He moved to Texas in 1924 for five years before coming to Barnsdall in 1929. He married Evelyn Nita Smith on May 19, 1931, at Pawhuska. They lived in Barnsdall, where Mr. McMinn worked with the Bareco-Petrolite Chemical Co. At the time of his retirement in 1970, he was foreman for the local company. Mr. and Mrs. McMinn celebrated the Gold Wedding Anniversary on May 19, 1981. She preceded him in death on April 24,1985 at Bartlesville. Mr. McMinn continued living in Barnsdall until June 1989 when he came to Bartlesville. Juano Oswald McMinn was a member of the Barnsdall First Christian Church and the Barnsdall Masonic Lodge #486 A.F.&A.M. Mr. McMinn will lie in state in the Arnold Moore Barnsdall Funeral Home where friends may visit until he is removed to the church for Monday's services. Survivors include a son, Raymond Leroy McMinn of Green Valley, Ariz.; one grand-daughter, Mrs. William (Elayne) Balke of Denville, N.J.; two grandsons: David McMinn of Fayetteville, N.C., and Daniel McMinn of South Surfside, S.C.; two brothers: Eustace McMinn of West Covina, Calif., and Fred McMinn of Odessa, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. Johnny Weaver of Spur, Texas. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Leon McMinn and Jack McMinn; and one sister, Mrs. Blanch Teaff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I think this must be Juano's wife. Social Security Death Index EVELYN MCMINN 23 Jul 1913 Apr 1985 74002 (Barnsdall, Osage, OK) 74002 (Barnsdall, Osage, OK) 442-28-3377 Oklahoma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Juano married Evelyn Nita Smith on 19 May 1931 in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma. Evelyn was born on 23 Jul 1913; died on 24 Apr 1985 in Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma; was buried in Ethel Reece Cemetery, Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Must have moved frequently, based on his varied locations reported in family obituaries:

1940 Census, Abilene, Texas
1950-Odessa, Texas
1963-Loma Linda, California
1984-Cortes, Colorado
1990-Oklahoma City, OK

Abilene Reporter - News March 11, 1993 Jack Harold McMinn, 81, of Abilene, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home of Merkel. Mr. McMinn was born in Ada, Okla., and moved to Merkel as a young boy where he was raised. He had been a carpenter and a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Zorn of Abilene; and four sons, Kenneth McMinn of Telephone, Jack H. McMinn of Oklahoma City, Mike McMinn of Arizona and Monty McMinn of Colorado.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Taylor County, Abilene City
Enumerated 2 May 1940
SD 17 Ed 221-18A Sheet 26A
1001-R-$6-No
McMinn, Jack Head m W 30 M No 7 Tx Same Place Carpenter Building
McMinn, Billie Wf F W 26 M No 8 Tx Same Place
McMinn, JoAnn Dtr F W 8 S Tx Same Place
McMinn, Kenneth R Son M W 2 S Tx

He and Letha apparently divorced. He has sons, Mike and Monty, listed in his obituary that she does not.

This could be Jack.......??
Texas Marriage Records 114825 MCMINN JACK H 67 WHITE GLYN 54 9/9/1978 TAYLOR Texas Divorce Records 027031 MCMINN JACK H 67 GLYN W 55 00 9/9/1978 - 4/1/1980 TAYLOR

Jack married Letha Bell "Billie" Scarborough before 1934. Letha was born on 25 Feb 1914 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 12 Oct 1992 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas; was buried in Abilene Municipal Cemetery (AKA Cedar Hill, AKA I.O.O.F Cemetery), Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ODESSA Fred T. McMinn, 94, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Home Hospice House.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Odessa.

Fred was born July 28, 1916 to John Oliver McMinn and Susan Trawick McMinn, in Lovelady, Oklahoma.

He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, first as an electrical troubleshooter on B-24's and then later trained flight engineers on B-29's.

Upon his return, Fred married Teresa Fletcher on June 19, 1947 in Sweetwater.

During his business career, Fred managed furniture and appliance de-partments for White's Stores in Odessa, Midland and Abilene, and was later Vice President of Shepperson's Furniture in San Angelo.

In June of 1971, together with his wife and son, he founded McMinn's Furniture in Odessa where he worked until his retirement.
Fred enjoyed living part-time in Ruidoso, NM, playing golf with his wife and friends, and especially spending time with his three granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his father, his mother, four brothers and two sisters.

Fred is survived by his wife of 64 years, Teresa Fletcher McMinn, one son, Tom McMinn and wife Annette of Odessa, three granddaughters, Keely Knoche and husband Ryan of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Anna Brandl and husband Zac of Austin, and Kate Iglesias and husband David of Tyler, and one great-grandson, Tyler Knoche of Colorado Springs.

The family wishes to thank the many doctors, nurses and staff members at Medical Center Hospital who cared for him over the past month, as well as the staff at the Home Hospice House who gently comforted him during his final hours.

Visitation will be held at Sunset Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2011.

Graveside services will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2011, with Pastor Jody Wallin officiating.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home.

To sign the guest book, go to our website at www.sunsetodessa.com.
Published in Odessa American on March 6, 2011.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Fred married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lynell Gentry Cordell received the following information about Carmen Trawick from her son, Harold Gunn: "Carmen and Homer met at Choctaw Boarding School, where they both attended High School. After she graduated, Carmen was employed in Little Rock at the governess for the children of the state treasurer. She also taught school before she and Homer married. She was a fine soprano singer and played the piano. She, Homer, Carl and Monteen frequently sang as a quartet in church."

Carmen Trawick Gunn, 92, formerly of Quitman, died Thursday (Nov. 30, 2000) in Pandora, Ohio. Born in the Central Community (Cleburne County), daughter of the late George W. and Cora Thompson Trawick, she was a member of Sand Springs Baptist Church and the Women's Missionary Union.She was the widow of the Rev. Homer F. Gunn. Survivors are three daughters, Delore Umfleet of Oklahoma City, Nelda Thorson of Chloride, Ariz., and Margaret Onnen of Martinsburg, W.Va.; three sons, John Gunn of Pekin, Ill., Harold Gunn of Bridgeton, N.J., and Ivan Gunn of Newton, Iowa; two sisters, Sarah Blanch Floyd of Nebraska and Violette Pitchell of Quitman; 20 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Sand Springs Baptist Church near Quitman. Burial will be in Kilgore Cemetery.Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home in Morrilton.

http://us.share.geocities.com/cgmaxwell/GunnObits.htm

Carmen married Homer Floyd Gunn on 30 Nov 1932 in Central Community, Cleburne County, Arkansas. Homer was born on 24 Jul 1907 in Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas; died on 9 Mar 1984 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ray Brady. Ray was born on 31 Mar 1907 in Arkansas; died on 5 Feb 1996 in Quitman, Cleburne County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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http://www.carpenterbreland.com/obitArchives.asp?task=2&obitID=459
Carpenter-Breland Funeral Home
Sarah 'Sally' B. (Trawick) Floyd
Sarah "Sally" B. Floyd of Hayes Center died Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Sunset Haven Nursing Home in Curtis. She was 94 years old.
Sally was born on August 7, 1912 at Quitman, Arkansas to George Washington and Cora Alice (Thompson) Trawick. She moved to Little Rock in 1928 where she worked as a stenographer until 1942. During World War II she worked for the Maritime Commission in Oakland, CA.
On June 27, 1942, she married Justin Leon Floyd in Los Angeles, CA. To this union three sons were born. They moved to Hayes County in November of 1945 where Sally was a homemaker.
Sally was a member of the Hayes Center Bethel Baptist Church. She was active in the Mary Jane's Extension Club. Her hobbies included quilting and gardening. She will be missed by her family for her delicious cooking, her laughter and love, her clean house and her devotion to her family.
Preceding her in death were her parents; an infant brother and infant sister; two sisters, Carmen Gunn and Martha Douglas; three brothers, Floyd, Franklin and Dick Trawick; one grandson, Thomas Floyd; and sister-in-law, Pauline Floyd.
Survivors include her beloved husband of almost 65 years, Justin Floyd of Hayes Center; three sons, Roger Floyd and wife, Loretta, of Hayes Center, Randy Floyd and wife, Elaine, of Sandia Park, NM and Ray Floyd and wife, Marjorie, of Douglas, WY; one sister, Violette Pitchell of Quitman, AR; seven grandchildren, Nicole and husband, DeVern Younger, Andrew Floyd and wife, Josie, Michael Floyd and special friend, Melissa Florom, Stephen Floyd and wife, Tiffani, Dusti and husband, John Boyer, Aaron Floyd and Graham Floyd; and 11 great- grandchildren, Desirr? Younger, Chance Younger, Tyrell Younger, Bennett Floyd, Connor Floyd, Garrett Floyd, Dalton Boyer, Markie Boyer, Jayann Floyd, Tesla and Josie Florom.
Memorials may be given in her name.
Funeral services were Monday, June 25, 2007, 10:00 at the Bethel Baptist Church in Hayes Center with Pastor Gaylord DeMoure officiating. Burial took place in the Hayes Center Cemetery.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook was in charge of the arrangements.

Sarah married Justin Leon Floyd about 1942. Justin was born before 1912; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frank was in the army during WWII, and saw a considerable amount of action in Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge in 1943.
He died alone in Little Rock, in 1960.

Trawick, Franklin George, b. 08/16/1916, d. 07/11/1960, PFC SVC BTRY, 5TH FA BN ARTY, Plot: 9 338, bur. 07/18/1960

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She married Ray PITCHEL, whom she met while he was stationed at Camp Chafee, Little Rock, Arkansas. She was living in Little Rock at the time of her sister Carmen's death.

Notes:

She was married twice, to a JOHNSON and DOUGLAS.