Have you researched a family that others don't recognize as a relative? As I'm researching the descendants of Alexander Crawford and Margaret McElwee, I'm encountering that situation. Their grandson, Jonas A. Crawford married at least twice. His first wife was reported to have been Mary Fish. He married his second wife Amanda Wilson in 1878 …
Category: Oklahoma
Pension Record
Have you ever struggled to prove a family unit found on the FamilySearch tree. I've had that struggle for the past few weeks as I try to document a yDNA lineage that supposedly goes thru Lt. Jones A. Crawford. One of the sources on the FamilySearch profile was a link to his military service record …
Third Wife
Do you ever struggle trying to figure out the structure of a family? I know that I've struggled with the family of Lt. Jones A. Crawford. Some of the struggle is with his name: is it Jones or is it James? I believe his name is Jones but sometimes it is indexed as James. Not …
Friday Find
Do you ever happen across a newspaper article about an interesting newspaper article about one of your surnames that doesn't connect to your research? That's what I encountered while researching the Crawford family in McCurtain county, Oklahoma. In The McCurtain Democrat on Newspapers.com, I stumbled upon an article abou the Bible that governor elect Henry …
George Washington Miller
Do you have a famous person in your fan club? If so, did you recognize their name when you added them to your FAN club? When I first found George Miller listed in the census with George's grandfather, I did not recognize him as someone who played a major role in cowboy history. It was …
Chasing Stories
Do you save those stories shared on Ancestry to your tree? Have you ever tried to verify the information in a story? I'm currently researching Alexander Crawford and his wife Margaret McElwee and thier descendants. At times, I feel like I'm chasing my tail while other times it feels like I'm chasing a bright shiny …
Black Sunday
Going back to my notebook of items received from Mildred Barby is an interesting article that has nothing to do with BRILES genealogy. However, it tells of an event that greatly impacted the western parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Black Sunday Worst of Dust Bowl's storms was 50 years ago Guymon, Okla (AP) Rain …
Friday Finds
Below is an article in my notebook of 'Briles' information given to me by Mildred Barby. This is an interesting tale of a nighttime ride across the panhandle of Oklahoma. The Southwest Daily Times (Liberal, KS)Nov 17, 1966page 10 Lon Briles, Now of Adams, Okla. Tells of Interesting Early Day Experience in Okla. Panhandle Lon …
Friday Finds
One of the clippings in the BRILES materials I received from Mildred Barby was an article about her father, Lon Briles, reminiscing about playing baseball as a youth. Adams News Pro’s Cousin Recalls PlayersBy Mrs. Roy CalhounLon Briles noticed the picture of his cousin, Nelson Briles, in a newspaper recently. Nelson has been the pitcher …
Crawford to Oklahoma
My recent 'adventure' in Dodge City newspapers on Newspapers.com allowed me to discover information about another Crawford family. There are two distinct Crawford lines in Dodge City prior to 1890. My line descends from Washington Marion Crawford who followed his brother, James H. Crawford to Dodge City from Indiana around 1884. The other line, Harvey …