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Cloud Chief - Cordell, Oklahoma People who made these communities a success. Yukon, Oklahoma |
ARMITAGE, M. D........Farmer; born Greenville, Tennessee, September 17, 1871; common school education; married Maggie Brown, 1893; to Washita County, January 1909; seven children; William, Edward, World War Veteran, Alpha, Edith, Dale, Advis, Worley and Wanda.
ANDERSON, T. B.........Farm manager, address: Carnegie, Oklahoma; born Alabama, February 23, 1901; educated common school Fair View, Oklahoma; married Opal Ticer, December 26, 1922; Baptist, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; I. O. O. F.; to Oklahoma about 1904; 1912 to Cleveland county; 1924 to Washita County.
ASHENFELTER, H. R........Farmer, address Gotebo, Oklahoma; born Brady Township, Clearfield county; educated common school; married Ellen Adams, September 3, 1878; member school board; Brethren church; to Washita county, January 1915; four living children, Mable, Bertha, David and Jacob.
ASHENFELTER, JACOB HEATH...... Farmer; born Maxwell City, New Mexico, October 1, 1891; common school education; married Maggie Mae Kelsoe February 24, 1926; to Washita county 1924; 18 month's Service in World War; France and England; Stationed in shops near Paris, France.
ATHA, J. H......... Farmer born Leon, Iowa October 26, 1887; educated common school; married Claud Grant January 26, 1913; rural carrier; town school board, Grandview; Christian Church; I. O.O. F. Cloud Chief; M. W. A. Cloud Chief; to Washita county September 27, 1917; postmaster at Cloud Chief 2 1-2 years. (Claud Atha was very active in our Christian Church at Cloud Chief when I was a kid)
BACON, JACOB.... Farmer; born Weatherford, Oklahoma, May 10, 1899; educated Cloud Chief high school; married Lula Brown, August 9, 1922; Christian Science; to County April, 1916.
BARBEE, J. S. ...... Farmer; born Wacon County Tennessee, September 3, 1838; married Lubina Henderson 1859; A. F. and A. M.; left Tennessee 1876 traveled for many years through states of Kansas and Colorado; to Oklahoma 1868 coming through Canadian City where he saw no white men until arriving in Colony, then to Chickasaw nation where he remained until the opening of this country; filed on place east of Cloud Chief in Cowden community- where he lived until 1916; was a resident of Carnegie.
BLACK, HENRY C........Manager, H. C. Black's general mercantile store,; born Milton, Texas, September 29, 1894; graduate Cowden high school; married Effie E. Morris, February 6, 1919; treasurer Seger township; clerk school district No. 51 Odd Fellow World War, nine months, Camp Travis; Battery D. 53 Field Artillery troop 1 303 cavalry.
BRENCE, HARRY........ Farmer; born Oklahoma, March 5, 1900; eighth grade education; married Bettie Craig, January 12, 1922; Church of Christ; I. O. O. F.; farmer in Washita county Oklahoma near Cowden all of life.
BRENCE, CHARLIE.....Farmer; born Cloud Chief, Oklahoma October 9, 1907; educated Friendship school, Washita county; Church of Christ; I. O. O. F.; have lived on same farm all of his life with father and mother.
BRYANT, B. F. …. was born in Larue County, Kentucky on Mar. 24, 1864. His mother died when he was two years old. At the age of 13, his family, consisting of his father and two brothers, Jesse Ray and Sam Anthony, made the long trek to Grayson County, Texas. The trip by wagon took 49 days. There they settled down to farming until the Cheyenne and Arapaho country was opened for settlement in April, 1892.
Bryant "staked a claim" five miles southwest of Cloud Chief and filed on it at the land office in Oklahoma City, before he returned to Texas. He assembled a load of supplies and made the slow trip back to Cloud Chief. After a hard summer's work, two rooms, one in Cloud Chief, and the other on the farm, was completed. He surpassed the homestead requirements, by having a well drilled and corrals fenced. He also built a store building in, Cloud Chief for stocking hardware.
Driving a wagon to El Reno and taking a train to Texas, he married his fiancee, Virgina Grant. They returned to El Reno by train and took a wagon to Cloud Chief. Most of the trip was made in a snowstorm and they looked eagerly to their new home. It was after dark when they arrived and they found that a enterprising merchant had filled their home with furniture while the merchant's store was being built. They spent another night in the wagon and Bryant had a hard time explaining that when he wrote his wife that he had built two rooms that the rooms were on separate properties, located five miles apart.
His first business was a hardware store, which he sold after three years of business. He was a partner of Dr. Damell in a drugstore for a short time. He then became a dealer for Aeromotor windmills and installed a geared mill to power the presses of the Herald-Sentinel, Cloud Chief’s leading contemporary newspaper. He also installed the same type of mill on the farm. The mill was a 12-foot wheel on a 40-foot tower which became a landmark for that part of the country. It furnished power to pump water and to operate a steel burr grist mill and a larger stone burr mill. Custom grinding came in from the Surrounding country and later from the newly settled Kiowa County. Grinding was paid for by "toll," when a part of the grain ground is taken by the mill' s owner. He had meal sacks printed to take care of the surplus meal and this was traded for groceries or supplies in all the surrounding towns.
He operated a general store and blacksmith shop for several years until he realized Cordell was likely to win the county seat from Cloud Chief. He sold out and returned to the farm. He helped organize and install the first telephone line from Cloud Chief to Gotebo and the first from his farm to Rocky in early 1906. Friends persuaded him to race for a delegate from District 47 during the Constitutional Convention in 1906. He was nominated and elected. Signed the state's Constitution. His wife contributed to his success and worked hard to help raise a family of six children, four boys and two girls. Bryant died at an early age, on July 15, 1916, and is buried in the Cloud Chief cemetery a few miles from his farm.
CHILDS, W. F....... Farmer; born Moulton, Iowa, December 20, 1886; common school educated; married Belle Stubblefield, April 12, 1912; Methodist; to Washita county, February 9, 1906.
COOK, VERNON...... Farmer; born Benina, Texas January 8, 1903; educated Cloud Chief high school; married Aggie Holt, November 7, 1923; Methodist, W. O. W.; to Washita County, 1906.
COFFEY, I. N......Farmer; born Norman, Oklahoma, February 1, 1895; educated Lake Valley high school; Methodist; W. 0. W., clerk; to Washita county, February, 1896; veteran World War, thirteen months service; in France nine months, England, wounded St. Mehiel Assailant; member American Legion, Wilkin Green Post, Gotebo, Oklahoma.
CHAPPELEAR, JAS. W........Farmer; born Iowa, September 26, 1883; common school education; married Lillie May Bratcher, April 27, 1903; director district 51, Friendship School; road overseer; Church of Christ; I.O.O.F.; to Washita County March 2, 1902; six children.
| Dennis Bratcher bratcher@cresourcei.org provided the following on July 28, 1998: My father, Earl Bratcher, was born in Cloud Chief in 1900. The family moved from Weatherford, Texas, around 1895 to a farm on the river, although I'm not sure exactly where. I grew up hearing all kinds of stories about Cloud Chief and Cordell although like any kid I never took the time to write any of them down. My dad's younger sister, Lillie, married into one of the more well known families of Cordell, the Chappalears. You have this listing for her: |
COLLIER, FRANK A..... Farmer; born Bridgeport, Texas, June 11, 1888; common school education; married Mittie Lee Hawkins, December 16, 1906; Chairman Election board Star Precinct No. 2; registrar voters Star Precinct No. 2; member school board; clerk Lake Valley school board; road overseer; jury commissioner, commissioner district No. 1; Methodist; W.O.W.; to Washita county, June 6, 1904: father three daughters, Maggie, Velta and Emmazetta; father settled in Greer county 1892.
COOK, J. M...... Farmer; born Karo, Texas November 18, 1877; educated Brookland St. Augustine county. country school; married Nora Lee Franklin, April 1, 1901; member school district No. 2; Methodist; Odd Fellows, Cloud Chief, Oklahoma; to Washita county December 1906.
CHAPPELEAR, LYDIA......Retired farmer;born Dallas county, Iowa August 12, 1858; common school education; married M. D. Chappelear January 5, 1896; Methodist; to Washita county 1892; husband charity worker; member A. O. U. W.
COFFEY, G. W.......Farmer; born Irvin, Montana; February 18, 1864; educated Common school Ranger, Texas; married Mattie Newton, October 31, 1892; School trustee; Methodist; W. O. W. banker in W. O. W.; to Washita county February 1896; Father four children, Albert Leonard, Iva Newton, Willie Franklin. Eva May Ashford.
CLOUD CHIEF .... Cloud Chief was a popular Cheyenne who emerged as a leader during the negotiation to dissolve the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation. The Cheyenne chiefs were difficult to deal with. They were head strong, unpredictable, and not afraid to fight. Cloud Chief was not a pushover for the Government officials however Cloud Chief saw to it that the Government kept its word and he led the movement to get allotments for all Cheyenne's as a reward for his leadership, the U.S. Government gave him and his family the first four land allotment numbers as well as their choice of land allotments all of Cloud Chief s family became U.S. Citizens in 1891.
Cloud Chief was born on the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation in Colorado in 1850 and moved to the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation in Oklahoma Territory about 1867 when the plains tribes were relocated to Oklahoma Territory on land that had been confiscated from the five civilized tribes. The five civilized tribes sympathized with the Confederacy during the Civil War and were punished by having large portions of their nations confiscated. The confiscated lands were used to create reservations for the plains tribes.
During the negotiations between the U.S. Government and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, Cheyenne Chief Stone Calf was an obstinate chief who would not agree to allow the U.S. Government to open any of their reservation to white settlement. After Stone Calf’s death, Cloud Chief emerged as a strong leader among the Cheyenne tribe. His influence and leadership convinced the Cheyenne tribe to accept the U.S. Government’s offer to allow each Indian to select a 160 acre tract of land. The Government would purchase the remainder of the land and open it to white settlement. The reservation was opened by run on April 19, 1892.
To show their appreciation to Cloud Chief for his leadership, the U.S. Government gave him, his wife Howling White, his daughter Sarah, and his son Bare Belly the first four picks of land. They selected their land in what is now Canadian County. The government also named the county seat of Washita County Cloud Chief and the post office at Cloud Chief in his honor. Cloud Chief had a daughter Heonema and a son Chester who were twins born in 1888 according to the 1900 U.S. Census. They lived in the Valley Township in Comanche County in 1900.
In 1891 Land Allotments to Cloud Chief family, Allotment #I, Cloud Chief, age 41, SE 1/4 of Section 2, Township, 13N-9W. Allotment #2, Howling White, age 41, SW 1/4 of Section I 1, Township 13 N-9W. Allotment #3, Sarah, age 15, NW 1/4 of Section I 1, Township 13N-9W. Allotment#4, Bare Belly, age 11, SW I/ 4 of Section 2, Township 13N-9W.
In spite of Cloud Chiefs leadership role in getting the Cheyenne tribe to choose a land allotment he was not complimented by Indian agents. Agent Woodson was very critical of Cloud Chief after the tribe was living on their land, raising livestock, crops and making improvements, Woodson reported Cloud Chief was lazy and lounged around traders' stores and set a bad example for his tribe. Had it not been for the leadership of Cloud Chief we very well would not have had a run opening in Washita County for settlement.
DEPUTY, E. D.......Farmer; born Dallas County, Texas on May 1, 1878; educated Cook county, Texas, married Hattie Chappellear, September 1, 1901; member school board 1918; Baptist; to Washita county since January 6, 1893; Republican; six children: Clarence, Willa Mae, Jewel, Fern, Mary and Ad Jodie.
EMERSON, EMMETT, J.......U. S- Mail carrier Cloud Chief; born near Cloud Chief, Oklahoma October 7, 1894; educated Common schools; 2 years of high school; College work at Weatherford, Oklahoma; married Ara E. Sheets, October 17, 1915; active in all enterprises for the good of community. Missionary Baptist Church; independent of Odd Fellows; M. W. A.; taught school 5 years before going into mail service; native of Washita county. (Was our mail man... and many of Ara Emerson's original paintings still hang in my home)
EVANS, CHARLES SCHULYER ... pioneer settler , died 11 Sep 1927. Mr. Evans was one of the best farmers in Washita County. He was recognized as one of the leading breeders of pure-bred stock to this section of the state. Charles Schuyler Evans was born at Peru, Indiana on January 3, 1860, He was the son of Elijah and Elizabeth Evans. He was the oldest of four children. Moved to Cloud Chief in 1896.
Mr. Evans was united in marriage to Miss Almeda Perry in Ohio, in 1883. To this union were born four sons, Herschel Perry. Clarence Rupert, Earl Raymond and Roscoe Harlan, all of whom survived their father. In 1887 the family moved to McPherson county, Kansas, where they resided until the death of Mrs. Almeda Evans In 1890. In 1893 Mr. Evans and Miss Ella May Fauchier were united in marriage and in 1896 moved to the family home near Cloud Chief. To this union were born seven sons and one daughter, Banner Orgerinus, Charles Arthur Lee, Lewis Raleigh, Mable Caroline, George Edwin, Ira Cecil, Claude Edward, Edgar Erick, all of whom are living in 1927, except the youngest, Edgar.
Contact: Great-grandson, Roscoe Evans clickok@ptconnect.infi.net Letter dated Nov 14, 1998: Since we last exchanged em's I've been doing some web searching to see what else I could find out about the Hughes gang. I found this site about the early territory outlaws. It mentions about several gangs; Bucks, Turner,Green Brothers, Jenning-O'Malley and Hughes. I guess these gangs were mostly apprehanded by a deputy Marshal named "Bud" Ledbetter. There is a recent book published in 1997 called "The Fourth Guardsman" about Ledbetter and another Marshal named Leo Bennett. The book is not available in the Western states at this time, only the Eastern region. |
FELAND, J. F. .... Farmer; born Smith Grove, Kentucky, February 6, 1876; common school education; married Lena Harrelson, November 4, 1902; Methodist; to Washita County in November 1897; seven children; Mrs. Minnie Browning, Raymond, Earnest, Lela, Flora, Roy and Jaunita.
FRANKLIN. JOHN ....Farmer address: Gotebo, Oklahoma. Born Mt. Morrian, Harrison county, Missouri; educated Mt. Morrian Missouri; married Mary Ann Wyant, February 1, 1893; justice peace, three years; road overseer; Methodist; to Washita county, November 21, 1898; located six miles south west Cloud Chief.
FRANKLIN, I W. … Farmer address Gotebo, Oklahoma; born Mt. Morrion, Harrison County, Missouri on February 21, 1898; educated Lake Valley Public Schools; married Christine Dunn January 3, 1926; Methodist; to Washita county, November 21, 1898.
GREER, W. F… Rural Mail Carrier: born Falkner, Tippah county, Mississippi; educated Ripley high school; married Lucy Ritch, August 22, 1909; peace officer; member school board; Methodist; I. O.O. F.; Rebekah; Modern Woodman; A . F. and A. M.; to Washita county, January 5, 1902; president rural carriers; president and secretary Odd Fellow Association. (Was still an active leader at Cloud Chief when I was in high school.... I spend an hour tape recording his impressions of early days one time)
GILLUM, W. E. ..... Farmer; born Lincoln county, Missouri, November 9, 1872; common school education- married Okie Dawson, January 16, 1901; Methodist; to Washita county August 1892.
GILLUM, C. D. .....Farmer; born Capitol Grey, Lincoln Missouri, October 1, 1870; country school education; married Nancy Dawson November 12, 1890; member school board; Methodist; Odd Fellows, Cowden; A. F. and A. M. Mountain View; Farmers Union. Cowden; to Washita (county, August 10, 1892.
GRANT EDD B. ....Farmer; born Puaski, Tennessee, October 17, 1878; common school education; married Ethel Sturgeon, July 7, 1903; Methodist; M. W. A.; to Washita county, 1893; father G. H. Grant, register deeds; brother Charlie E. Grant, register of deeds; under sheriff.
GERNERT, R. K. ..... Postmaster; born Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1872; educated public schools of Fredericksburg, McPherson College of Kansas; a Republican; married Jennie Crow; chairman Republican committee several times; was Chairman Red Cross; Methodist; I.O.O.F. and M. W. A.; in 1914 addressed the convention of the Advertising Clubs of the World , convening in Chicago, on which address he won second prize, later appeared before the Commercial Clubs of Memphis and Knoxville giving the same address as he did at Chicago; Chairman Southern Confederate Memorial Campaign. (My father always talked very highly of the Gernerts.... but they were before my time)
HACKLER, B. L…….Farmer; born Balzora, Wise County, Texas, November 20, 1903; educated Cloud Chief High School; married Essie Richey, December 20, 1925; Christian Church; to Washita county, November 1911. (Bascum and Essie lived about one mile southwest of us and had a daughter Nadine Hackler)
HINES, F. N. ...... nhines@hcnews.com Time (today) limited my review, but from what I did review, they were great. I left Cordell after graduation in 1939, and except for short visits and genealogy research never really returned - but as you say there is a kindridship to ones home town and childhood friends that never fades! My mother stayed in Cordell (Emily Hines) until her death in 1964, and my two living brothers, Rene and D. C. Hines ended up in Clinton. D. C. married Hazel Marshall who was born in Cloud Chief. My main Cloud Chief friend was Dale Mitchell, and I am sititng here with my memory blanked on his wife's name! That is a sign of old age for sure. I last saw them in 1957 or thereabouts when on a business trip to Oklahoma. Dale was just hanging up his spikes from the Dodger's, his last year of pro baseball. Garland Stutzman married my niece. She died and Garland remarried and lives in Amarillo, TX. Bob Taylor, another cousin, son of Ira Taylor who had the drug store in Cordell, in Cordell has some great photos and oils of Washita County. Again, Thanks, I enjoyed the visit and will return! Norwin Hines, Granbury, TX.
HORN, F. J. …..Farmer; born Goshen, Indiana, October 30, 1888; common school education; married Nora McGraw, January 7, 1906; to Washita county, 1893. (Fred and Nora were good family friends.... Nora is one the few people who could tell me about me being born in the Stutzman farm home)
HOLT, MRS. GIB …..Housewife; born Columbia, Missouri, October 27, 1873; high school education, Columbia. Missouri, University Missouri, one year; married Gib Holt. July 29, 1903; Methodist; to Washita county, November 29, 1896; mother ten children, Mrs. E. H. Jackson, Oklahoma City and the other nine reside in Cloud Chief, Homer A. Holt, Mrs. Vernon Cook, Charlie N. Holt, Earl G. Holt , Robert Loyd, Edna Ruth, Henry Ray. Clara Evelyn and Nettie Rachel: superintendent Sunday School before days of church at Cloud Chief; Union Sunday School, superintendent.
HOLT, G. C. ….. Farmer born Salem, Marion county, Illinois, December 24, 1870; common school education; married Anna Pauley July 28, 1903, deputy sheriff for three years; on school board 12 years; Methodist; I.O.O.F. gone through the chairs; to Washita county September 1899.
HAYNES, J. W. …. Farmer; born Ohio, September 4, 1889; educated Stillwater Agriculture and Mechanical college course; married Ethel Roberts, December 20, 1911; director Lake Valley School Board; Baptist Church; to Washita county, April 9, l893; four children.
HORN, JOE …. Retired farmer; born Loudensville, Ohio, February 9, 1850; educated Indiana public school; married Erma Kramer, October 3, 1879; road overseer; Brethren Church; to Washita county, 1893; father four children, one boy and one girl living.
HOLT, HOMER ….. Farmer; born Cloud Chief, Oklahoma April 22, 1904; educated Cloud Chief High school; married Ruby Harrison, January 27, 1924; Methodist.
HAWKINS, DELMAR …. Farmer; born Wise county, Texas, December 25, 1886; educated Myrtle, Texas, Bethel school house; married Bertha Minter, April 15, 1915; Democratic member of the township Board and treasurer two years; trustee now; resident Oklahoma since 1898.
HUGHES OUTLAW HOTEL ... (information from the Doyle Fenn Book) James, Jr., Ben, Robert, and James Hughes, Sr. patented the quarter sections in section 32 and part of section 33. Based upon their criminal conduct after coming to Washita County, one could surmise they had some experience in crime before they came. They operated an "outlaw hotel" two miles east and three miles south of Cloud Chief (section 32, township 9 north, range 15 west). During the 1940's the Nall family lived in the "hotel" - long after the hide-a-way for outlaws had ceased to operate. The author's recollection of the house is that every room was on a different level and built into the side of a hill. The Hughes gave up their business of sheltering outlaws notorious or not notorious - and moved to a farm near Moorewood. Many stories and legends were told around Cloud Chief about who was spending a "cooling off period" at the Hughes place. Some stories include Al Jennings, Bud Casey, Red Buck, and the infamous Dalton, Quarles, Doolin, and James gangs spending some time there. It is probably impossible to verify the accuracy of all the stories because of human nature to make the story sound as big as possible. However, it is certain that Jesse James never spent time at their place because he was killed in 1883, and the Hughes boys came in 1892. Frank James may have visited the Hughes, but he would not have been a wanted man, because he was acquitted and lived to be 71 years old. It is possible that the Doolin gang spent time there, since they were in their hey day during the 1890's, and it is known that they spent a lot of time in Oklahoma Territory. As for the Dalton gang, they met their fate on October 5, 1892, at Coffeyville, Kansas, a short time after the Hughes settled in Washita county.
Washita County criminal records document numerous charges against the Hughes. In 1901. Ben Hughes, James Hughes, and Bert Casey were charged with "theft of domestic animals", and on October 8, 1901, Sheriff John Miller reported that Casey could not be found. Ben Hughes, Jr. didn't let his father out do him. He created a long criminal record of his own. He was charged with robbery, bootlegging and an assorted list of other charges. During prohibition, the Hughes Ranch was a bootlegging establishment. Cars could be seen at all times of the day and night going to and from the ranch. Descendants of Noah Gibson "Gib" Holt said that "Gib" was a deputy sheriff while the Hughes were participating in their lawless acts. On one occasion, "Gib" went to the Hughes' place to make an arrest, and was told by Ben Hughes that he would not go to jail that night, but would meet "Gib" at the court house the next day. Ben told "Gib" that he had plenty of support on the ranch to support his position, so "Gib" did not attempt to arrest him on the spot.
ISBELL, O. K. …. Farmer; born Glendale, Texas, June 8, 1897; common school education; married Maudle Matlage, April 10, 1917; Baptist; A. F. and A. M.; Odd Fellows to Washita county November 27, 1916.
JONES, J. L. ….. Farmer; from Nashville, Tennessee, July 4, 1880; educated public schools Nashville, Tennessee; married Mary Smith, August 3, 1901; school board Methodist; Odd Fellow, Cloud Chief; to Washita County, 1892, twenty-two months ,,service during World War, twelve months over seas, England and France; American Legion.
JONES, B. F. ….. Farmer; born DeLeon, Texas. January 25, 1882; high school education; married Georgia Huckleberry, October 19. 1898; member school board; I.O.O.F.; Rebekah, Cloud Chief; to Washita County, l900.
JACKSON, W. S. ….. Farmer; born Yellville. Arkansas, September 26, 1886; common school education; Indiana Business College, Tecumseh; married N. J. Edmunson, October 27, 1906; Deputy sheriff; official counter election board: member school board; president of Grange; Baptist; A. H. T. A.; to Washita county December 12, 1924; chairman of council of defense of Pottawatomie township 1917-1920; children Beulah, Mae, Ethel Elma, Branch, Mary, Ruth, George W. Willie.
JORDAN, SAMUEL JACKSON …. Born near Dover, Pope county, Arkansas, February 14, 1861; educated rural schools; three years in University of Arkansas; married county Edmonia Edwards June 8 1889; superintendent of public instruction Washita county; Methodist Episcopal Church; Odd Fellows; Woodman of the World; a teacher for several years before and after coming to Oklahoma; taught in dug-out first school here Hopewell district in 1895; to Indian Territory 1888; served at rural carrier on Rt. 1 out of Cloud Chief for 17 years and five months; was third county superintendent Of Washita county; organized Sunday school Lake Valley community in 1895; only building was a dugout which was named Bethel; later there was a school house which was burned before consolidation; to Washita county first in February 1893; hauling lumber to build a store from Chickasha; Indians were frequent traders. Big Tree, Lone Wolf, Gotebo and others came many times.
JORDAN, MRS. EDMONIA …. Last address Slick, Oklahoma; teacher; born Jacksonport. Arkansas December 1, 1868; educated rural schools Russellville, Arkansas; Southwestern State Teachers College, Weatherford, Oklahoma; married Samuel Jackson Jordan, June 8, 1889; Methodist Episcopal Church; Eastern Star; Rebecca; to Washita county March 16, 1893; traveled by wagon from Chickasha to 7 miles south of Cloud Chief where husband managed a store at what was known as Hagy, owned by Captain Pleasant S. Hagy; taught school the greater part of 37 years; think I hold the record for long service teaching in Washita county; attended the first county normal held in Cloud Chief. first term of school was taught in an old shack with no floor and with slabs of cotton wood with pegs for supports used as seats.
KENNER, VIOLA …Farmer. Born Benton County, Arkansas, June 6, 1872; educated Fayetteville high school; Married W. H. Kenner, August 17, 1890; Methodist; Rebekah; to Washita County, April 1904; Hugh L. Kenner son, saw eighteen months service in World War, ten months overseas, wounded in St. Argonne Forest; in hospital Bordeau, France; member American Legion Mrs. Eula Rhodes, Flossie Ellen, Hugh L. Company H. 357 Infantry; seven children, Mrs. Bonnie Barnhart, W. Leslie, Paul Revere and Albert Kenneth.
KUYKENDALL, J. R……Farmer; born Mt. View, Oklahoma, March 14, 1904; educated public schools, Cloud Chief; married Tena Pauley, May 10, 1924; Methodist; taught school 1924-1925.
KELSOE, H. T……Farmer, address Gotebo, Oklahoma; born Summit, Alabama. November 4, 1864; educated Summit public school; married Maggie Landonie Steward, January 19, 1890; member Lake Valley school board; Baptist; to Washita county, 1898; twelve children, John, Luther, Alfred, Ethel, Arthur, Rosa, Carl, Maggie, Isaac, Glen and Leonard plus Noah Adington who died at the age of 2.
KIMBALL, MARY EVELYN ....Email dated: 97-10-31 01:23:59 EST From: WAYNEMONT@AOL.COM
Hi... Saw your posting on the Net, and between my brothers and myself, we should be able to provide lots of experiences relating to Cloud Chief and Cordell. All three of us were born in Cordell, from 1925 to 1931 to 1937. Our mother, Mary Evelyn Kimball, was born in Cloud Chief in 1897, and our father came to Cordell from Texas about 1902. They were from large families, with many extended family members. I have just returned from there yesterday, trying to verify family genealogy information. All three of us were there in June, celebrating our last surviving aunt's 87th birthday. What would you like to know? Wayne Montgomery, Modesto, CA 95354
LOVELL, JOEL T…..Farmer; born Woodrull county, Arkansas, November 7, 1872; common school education; married Nona B. Batt, December 18, IS98; member school board; Methodist; to Washita County, December 1894.
LINDER, J. R……Farmer; born Fulton, Kentucky, May 7, 1869; educated country school; married Cassie Hibbs, October 7, 1888; road overseer; Methodist; to Washita county, February 8, 1907; six children: James, Clauda seventeen months service World War, Gertie May, Minnie, William Alvin, Alton Puryear, Vivian.
LACEY, O. E…..Farmer; born Mississippi March 29, 1891; 9th grade education Bosworth, Missouri; married Willie Huckleberry June 23, 1912; Methodist; I.O.O. F.
MELER, FLORENCE …..Farmer; born Wichita Falls, Texas, December 10, 1883; educated Dundee high school; married Jim Meler, January 4, 1903; Baptist; to Washita County, September 1902; husband cattleman in early day, died 1918; two children Lora Mae and Thomas.
MANES, W. H. ... Farmer; born St. Joe, Arkansas, April 4, 1889; common school education; married Cora Harmon, November 29, 1908; Baptist; to Washita county, .August, 1907.
MILLER, WINFORD LEE …..Farmer; born Brazos, Texas March 10, 1897; educated Cordell high school: married Irene B. Lovell May 10,1918; Baptist; M. W. A. Cloud Chief; W. O. W. to Washita county 1898; three months in camps;; Camp Cody, New Mexico 97th Division Infantry; Camp Bayard, New Mexico, U. S. General Hospital; one child, Winford Paul.
McCORNACK, CHARLES, R. ….Farmer; born Hoxie, Sheridan county, Kansas; August 30, 1889; Common school education; married Pearl T. Crabtree, July 10, 1910; trustee Segar township 1925; Methodist; I.O.O.F. Cloud Chief; Fraternal Aid Union, Oklahoma City; to county March 13. 1919 to Oklahoma 1894; father two sons Charles R. Jr. and Harold W. (Charlie Robert McCornack was my grandfather,)
MINICK, MABEL B. ….Farmer; born Iowa City. Iowa, February 24, 1871; educated Iowa State University; married J. S. Minick October 18, 1893; Christian church; Rebekah; to Washita county 1906.
McNATT, WALTER CLARENCE …..of Cordell, Burial was in the Lawnview Cemetery. McNatt died Thursday, March 3, 1988 at the Cordell Christian Home, where he had been a resident since November, 1987. He was born Aug. 7, 1914 at Bowie, Texas, to Water Lee and Ila Mae (Parker) McNatt. On Oct. 19, 1935 he married Mary Martina Guthrie at Hobart. He was a retired farmer. McNatt was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Burns Falt. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Cordell; one brother, Ernest McNatt of Piano, Texas; and one sister, Ellen Pettigrew of Ft. Worth, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Alvin, in 1979.
NASH, N. B. ……Farmer; born Coffman, Texas, March 6, 1866; common school education, Coffman, Texas; married Willie Gholston; clerk school board; Methodist; W. O. W. Duncan, Oklahoma; children Hubert, William, Mrs. J. E. Noah, Allie Trotten, Oklahoma City, Mrs. Julia Eseen, N. B., Pauline, and Russell.
NAPIER, GEORGE C. …..Farmer; born Stewart. Va., June 10, 1879; common school education; married Mary Allie Newbrough, October 4, 1911; Methodist; I. O.O. F.; to Washita county, February 20, 1899.
NEUFELD, JAKE .... Jake was born on a farm west of Corn to John and Elizabeth DeFehr Neufeld on January 4, 1912, the third of eight children. He passed away November 19, 1999, at Corn Heritage Village. He spent his youth on the farm. He was the only son, so he grew up with seven sisters. He attended Springfield School. He helped with the work at home, and when he had time enjoyed his hobbies of hunting and fishing. In 1938 he met Kathryn Peters at a party and asked her to go to a rodeo with him. On their third date she told him not to spend any more time and money on her as she was planning to continue teaching, which was her profession. However, they were married one year later and moved into a little three-room house that needed a lot of repair. It was near Cordell. They then built a new house southeast of Cloud Chief. In 1959 they moved that house to Katie's home place four and one half miles south and a half mile east of Corn. They lived there until 1978 when they built their present home in Corn. (Jake and Katie owned the farm east of us at Cloud Chief and were always very special friends)
POTTS, E. A. ……Farmer; born Western Grove. Arkansas, December 13, 1858; educated Western Grove common school; married Ada Willis, February 23, 1893; member school board Davis, Boone county, Arkansas; Methodist; I.O.O.F.; A. H. T. A., Colony; to Washita County, October 13, 1904; father, Louis Monroe born North Carolina 1833; father served in Southern army Civil War.
POTTS, J. V. … Farmer; born Western Grove, Arkansas, September 29, 1897; common school education, Cowden, Oklahoma; married Minnie Lou Scott, October 10, 1917; Methodist; to Washita County, October 1909.
POTTS, D. W….. Farmer; born Western Grove, Arkansas; December 4, 1898; common school education, Cowden, Oklahoma; married Effie Brownlee, December 2S, 1924; Methodist; I.O.O. F.; to Washita County 1909.
PITTS, J. F. …. Farm manager; born Alabama. January 4, 1893; educated public school; Methodist; to Oklahoma 1915; served in World War; crossed waters October 26, stayed eight months then returned to Camp Pike, Arkansas; June 18th discharged July lst returned home.
RUSSELL, T. C. …. Farmer; born Rome, Georgia, January 23, 1858; common school education Rock Mart College; married Nannie Sawyer, December 26, 1896; member school board; Methodist; to Washita county, 1895; pioneer Methodist minister; father George Donald Russell.
RUSSELL, DONALD ..... Farmer; born Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, December 7, 1900; educated Cloud Chief and Cordell high schools; Methodist; I.O.O.F., Cloud Chief.
RUSSELL, NANNIE …. Farmer's wife; born Sequetchie County, Tennessee, September, 1865; educated Centenary Female College, Tennessee; married T. C. Russell, December. 26, 1896; Methodist; to Washita County, January 1897.
RICHARDSON, ALICE …. Farmer; born Texas. April 21, 1880; educated country school; married Albert J. Richardson, July 21, 1907; Baptist; to Washita county, April 1892, live on same farm.
RICHARDSON, A. J. …. Farmer; born Gun City, Missouri, September 23, 1867,; educated country school; married Alice Lakey, July 21, 1907; member school board; Christian church; to Washita county, May 1910.
RAY, J. B. ….. Farmer; born Gainsville, Texas, September 9, 1900; Marrietta common school; married Hazel McDaniel, December, 1915; I.O.O.F., Cloud Chief; to Washita County, 1914.
RICHEY, H. C. …. Farmer; born at Costsville, Iowa, April 14, 1891; educated at Lancaster, Missouri; married Grace Rasor, December 25, 1924; resident of Washita county for 19 years; Republican.
RICHEY, W. C. …. Farmer; born Moulton, Iowa October 16, 1883, educated in Moulton, Iowa; married Lydia Childs, December 6, 1903; Christian Church; Republican; two children, Assie, 19: Lester 16.
RICHEY, JENNINGS C. ... Jim Hodson rafterj@xit.net provided the following: Jennings C and Sin Francis Bish Richey. They settled on a 160 acre farm southeast of Cloud Chief and I am sure it was about 5 miles from town. They had 7 children Minnie Pearl, Walter Edward, Howard Clyde, John Secratis, Gracie Gladys, Hildred Mae, Isabel M.
Howard remained in Cordell his lifetime. Isabel married George Bishop and they eventually returned to Lone Wolf where they lived until going to a nursing home in Hobart. Both are gone now and are buried at Lone Wolf. John Richey died in Oklahoma City March 1959. I am not sure but believe Walter was killed at a young age. Gracie married and moved to Calif. Minnie married Jess Rainbolt and lived in Cordell. If I am not mistaken Pearl Hubbard who lives in Cordell to this day is a daughter of Minnie and Jess.
My grandmother Hildred married Euna Buford Shrum. He had 2 other brothers, John and Carvin. I do not know how long they had lived in the area but my father Glen Shrum was born on the old Richey homeplace. My grandfather Euna Buford died at a young age and is buried at the Sharon Cemetery. He and grandmother had 4 children, Glen (my father) born in 1916, Dorothy Marie 1917, Leota Bernice born in 1920 and Edward Barton born in 1936. I do not know when they left that area but Leota Bernice was born in Kusa, Ok. Then they returned and in the 30s moved on to California. I do not know much about when Carvin and John left the area but they all finally returned to Gotebo and Mt. View area. John Shrum had 4 children, Tom, Cepha, Joy, and Gay. Cepha and Joy had returned to Gotebo to live. Carvin Shrum and his wife Sarah had 4 children also, Loyd, Helen, June and Rachel. Rachel is the only one left and she is living in Snyder. Helen had married Jody Deputy. I had noticed on one of yourwebsites the names of Frank Collier who used to be sweet on my grandmother when she was very young. I remember grandmother speaking of the Coffeys and and the Chappelears. She always had fond memories of Cloud Chief and the people. When grandmother returned from California she moved to Mountain Park to live near my father. She outlived all of her brothers and sisters, two husbands, and three children. Grandmother died at the age of 97 in 1996.
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SQUIRES, I. E. ….. Farmer, address Gotebo, Oklahoma; born Decatur, Texas, February 8, 1879; educated common school; married Maggie Burton, August 18, 1901; member Lake Valley School Board: Church of Christ; to Washita County November, 1900.
| Donna Smith DJS700@aol.com from Castalian Springs, TN provided the following on 3 Jul 1998: "What a great website! My great grandfather's name is on your list! His name was Edgar Squires (you have it listed as I.E. Squires-which is correct). His daughter Edna Squires was a school teacher in the Hobart area for many years, she lives in a retirement home in Moore Oklahoma now, she will be 90 years old in Febuary. Edgar Squires parent's were James H and Hana Squires, they are buried at the Odessa Cemetary by Edgar & Maggie. Thanks again for this website, I have it bookmarked! |
STURGEON, D. B. ….Farmer; born Irving, Illinois, Montgomery county; March 6, 1857, common school education; married Millie Lyerla Sturgeon, August 31, 1887; they had six children: Connallee Sturgeon, Jesse Sturgeon, Ethel Sturgeon Grant, Eva Sturgeon Richey (Alvis is her grandson), Lawrence Sturgeon, and Stella Sturgeon Hawkins: member school board; W. O. W.; to Washita county 1901.
STURGEON, L. E. ….. Farmer; born Eastland, Texas, January 31, 1891; common school education; married Rosa Kelsoe, November 5, 1922; to Washita county, 1901; World War, twenty months; member 90 division Infantry, France.
| Guest book entry dated August 15, 1998: was showing my mom, daughter of L.E. Sturgeon, the internet and typed in kelsoe search washita county. We are related to both. date on L.E. Sturgeon birthdate should be 1891. Her E mail address for now is JNSanders@ msn.com . They also live in Yukon. My E-mail address is vance@telepath.com . |
SKINNER, WILLIS S. ….. Farmer; born Johnsville, Ohio, Trumull county, March 12, 1860; educated public school; married Judie Arnold, October 27, 1987; member school board, Washita county; Methodist; Modern Woodman; to Washita county 1904.
SMITH, J. W. …. Merchant; owner Lake Valley store; born Sharidon, Iowa March 21, 1862; common school education; married Minnie Crockett November 7, 1892; deputy sheriff six years Caddo county; police judge 6 years; mayor two years, Fallis, Oklahoma.
STUBBLEFIELD, J. P….. Farmer; born Charleston, Arkansas; public school education; married Alice Robinson, January 27, 1885; Methodist; to Washita county December 24, 1897; father James Stubblefield, served in Civil War.
STURGEON, C. E. …. Owner and manager Cloud Chief Cash Store; born Eastland county, Texas, October 9, 1885; educated Bethel, Oklahoma Public schools; married Miss Ida Bartlett, May 15, 1906; Methodist; I.O.O.F., M. W. A., and W.O.W., Cloud Chief; resident Washita county since 1901.
STUTZMAN, W.A….. Owner -Stutzman Garage, born Cloud Chief, April 5, 1895; educated Cloud Chief public schools; married Miss Flora Maupin, April 25, 1923; I.O.O.F., Cloud Chief; I. W. A. Cloud Chief; served 16 months during the World War, overseas for 12 months, in England and France; in the garage business for years. (My Uncle)
STRUTTON .... Email dated: 97-10-31 13:45:58 EST From: sjensen134@aol.com
I found your article about Cordell interesting. My late aunt and uncle ran a cafe there for many, many years...... a little hole in the wall that saw my aunt there at 4 a.m. making fresh donuts and a crowd of regulars that would start filtering in before the sun came up. My uncle did the majority of the cooking..... country cooking that melted in your mouth. Mashed potatoes dripping with fresh butter; green beans floating in seasonings of ham and a little fat for flavor; chicken fried steaks that never saw a fast food processor. That was cooking and that was a cafe no wider than 12' that ran with a few mint green vinyl covered booths, a black counter top with faded Coca Cola signs and fountains that spewed soda water. Beyond the kitchen was an old screen door that slammed noisily into the alley as my sister and I ran in and out. They ran that cafe for over 30 years until the building was sold and they shut it down. My uncle Andy passed away in the 1970's, my aunt Lavina two years ago Christmas eve......... Maybe you knew them.... the Struttons??? My cousin Joyce Medlin and her husband, Joe, run a cafe in Cordell now. Some things die hard..... the memories are there and the smells of a childhood event linger. Too bad we were only passing through.
STUTZMAN, LaDONNA ….. died Jan.25, 1997 in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital. LaDonna was born Sept. 1, 1932, in Cloud Chief, Okla. She and Bruce Sheperd were married in 1954. She retired after 30 years of civil service at Sheppard Air Force Base as a publication editor. She was a member of Theta Epsilon Sorority. She was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Terri Herrod of Owasso, Okla., and Tammie McGown of Burkburnett; a brother, Garland Stutzman of Amarillo, Texas; and two grandchildren.
TODD, NINA C. ….. Born Columbia, Kentucky; B. E. National University, Lebanon, Ohio; married B. W. Todd, June 17, 1901; Christian Church; to Washita County, June 23. 1901; member D. A. R.; superintendent Christian Sunday School, Cloud Chief, Oklahoma.
TODD, B. W. ….Farmer; born Richmond. Kentucky, August 16, 1879; A. B. Degree, Transylvania, University, Lexington, Kentucky; married Nina Cartwright, June 17, 1901; trustee school board; Christian; A. P. and A. M.; Elks; Odd Fellow, Enid, Oklahoma: to Washita County; son, Francis Todd twenty-one years old; B. S. degree; at Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1925; Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi; with Westinghouse Company. Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.
TORNADO ….."Oldtimers" including me, still remember the night of April 9, 1944, Easter Sunday, when tornadoes ripped across Eastern Washita County killing one person, injuring several, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes and inflicting crop and property damage "so extensive it cannot be estimated," according to the Cordell Beacon April 14, 1944.
Mrs. Garland Walker, 43, was killed when she was buried under the debris of her home three miles cast and a mile north of Cloud Chief. At the location where Mrs. Walker was killed, the force of the wind was so strong that a section of the chimney was driven into the ground.
The injured were Robert Shields, 75, and his nephew, Curt Shields, two miles east and two miles south of Cloud Chief, who received scalp wounds; Mrs. Eben Merrill, three miles east of Cloud Chief, arm lacerations and a scalp wound; her small son, a scalp wound; Mrs. Jessie Maupin and daughter, two and a half miles east and a mile and half north of Cloud Chief, severe cuts and bruises; Alfred Coulter, living in the Cloud Chief area, scalp wounds. All these persons were treated at the Florence Hospital in Cordell and released.
About forty homes were completely destroyed in the Sunday night storm, and it was estimated that more than 70 were damaged. The Lake Valley School was wrecked, the gymnasium roof was torn off and the truck shed destroyed. Failing stone mashed the automobile owned by M..M. Vickers, superintendent at Lake Valley, and other cars in the building were damaged.
The storm which hit Washita County at 7:30 p.m. extended from the Lake Valley community north and east to the area south and east of Cloud Chief and north and cast to a point north and east of Corn, the Beacon story stated. Reports indicated that four funnel clouds were seen in the area. Hail and heavy rain, estimated at about four inches, preceded the tornadoes, which were followed by more hail. In the storm vicinity, buildings were wrecked, debris scattered over a wide area, fences were ripped down and telephone and electric power facilities were destroyed. Many trees were uprooted and branches snapped off. The beacon south of Corn was sheared off at the ground.
The driver of a west bound bus reaching Cordell about 9 p.m. brought word of the storm which littered the highway for about three miles. Philo Lambert, sheriff, and John Evans, deputy, and Troy Maddox and Jess Hill drove to the storm area. Emergency relief operations in Washita County were underway immediately after the storm Sunday night. The Washita County Red Cross, directed by G. A. W. Fleming, chairman, began providing shelter, clothing and food in the stricken area. The Cordell Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion took an active part in helping the relief agencies.
A committee representing the Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion surveyed the storm area Monday morning and made estimates of the losses and needs. Members of the committee were Fleming, Shelby Wheeler, C. D. Johnton, Jr., D.H. Stapleton and S. L. Molen. The Red Cross secured 24 tents from Fort Sill which were set up in the storm area by the Cordell American Legion as temporary shelters for the homeless families. The Red Cross provided food, which the women of the Corn Mennonite Brethren prepared. They served two meals a day for all persons wishing to eat.
Through Senator L. E. Wheeler of Weatherford, Sen. Byron Daccus of Gotebo and Ed W. Hines, Washita County representative, the state board of public welfare sent three truck loads of articles to Washita County for distribution. The trucks arrived Tuesday evening and were distributed Wednesday morning.
VANDEVENTER, G. L….. Farmer; born Savannah, Missouri, Andrew county; October S. 1873; common school education; married Charlotte Barrett, October 10, 1900: Township board. president; member school board; Methodist; A. F. and A. M. Gotebo; to Washita county 1907.
WITTEN, T. A. ….Farm manager, address, Mt. View, Oklahoma; born Arkansas, February 16, 1857; common school education; married A. C. Bachelor, October 1881; Church of Christ; I.O.O.F.; W. O. W.; Farmers Union; filed on a place three miles south of Cowden.
WALKER, GARLAND ….Born Alcard, Texas, April 6, 1898; educated Cloud Chief high school; married Elizabeth Bacon, December 30,1923; Methodist; I.O.O. F., Cloud Chief; to Washita county, 1902.
WICKER, M. J. …..Salesman, Davis Paint and Oil Shop; born Pike County, Alabama, March 5, 1847; educated Cerole public school; married Mattie Roger, March, 1881; tax assessor eight years, Archer County, Texas; county commissioner five years, Clay County, Texas; member school board; road overseer; Baptist; to Washita County, 1902; Civil War Veteran, one year in service with General Wheeler 51 Alabama Cavalry Company B.
Source of some of the above data Who's Who in Washita County Published August 1926
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Cloud Chief Graduating Classes
1950 Seniors Frances Lovell Glen Fenn LaDonna Stutzman D.R. Merkey Ester Merkey Janaree Maynard |
1951 Seniors Kay Goesling Bill Price Charles Caslteberry Lucille Shields Rozelle Ladd Ross Hackler |
1952 Seniors David Sewell Gary Holt J. B. Nabors W. H. Isbell Helen Faye Patterson Edwina Ward Eugene Gillihan
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1953 Seniors Ed Hackler A. L. Deutschendorf Omalee Evans Nadine Hackler
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1954 Seniors Jack Nabors Billie Laxson Jimmie Don Weaver Agnes Marie Regier O. A. Ladd Donnie Baird Elgin Matz Leann Maynard |
1955 Seniors John Calvin McCornack Larry Deutschendorf Wilma Ruth Nall Dale Maddox Elmer Taylor Kenneth Gillihan Herman Regier Howard Dewayne Strader |
1956 Seniors Betty Hardin Max Deutschendorf Rosalee Clayton Margaret Zonell Ladd
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1957 Seniors Alvis Richey Peggy Ann Morris Dewitt Elliott Reta Faye Hackler Greta Mae Hackler Phyllis Goesling Bobby Ledbetter Peggy Sue Price |
1958 Seniors Violet Oliver Kenneth Corbin Richard Matz Gilbert Thiessen |
Last Graduating Class from Cloud Chief was 1958 Grade School closed in 1960 |
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