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William Wilburn Amos, Arkansas and Oklahoma Farmer
William Wilburn Amos was born on April 18, 1867, in Pike Co., Alabama, in the southern part of the state, to George Washington Amos III and Mary Jane Carter Amos. William was their first-born son. He was brought up as … Continue reading
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William Leverett Lawson, Tulsa Mechanic and Fisherman, 1900-1968
William Leverett Lawson was born Nov 5, 1900, in Wesley, Madison Co., Arkansas. His parents were John Calvin and Josephine Robbins Lawson. When he was born, his parents had just returned to Arkansas from living in the Cherokee Nation, Indian … Continue reading
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Ephraim Deal Sorrels, Arkansas and Oklahoma Woodsman and Farmer
Ephraim Deal Sorrels, an Arkansas and Oklahoma woodsman and farmer, was born Jan. 5, 1847 in Ashville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died April 4, 1928, in Sparks, Lincoln Co., Oklahoma, aged 81. His father was Thomas M. Sorrels and … Continue reading
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Bessie Lura Amos Largent, Pioneer Woman in Early Oklahoma
Bessie Lura Amos Largent was born 129 years ago on Christmas Eve, 1891, in Sebastian County, Arkansas, to William Wilburn Amos and Ursula Calhoun Amos. Bessie was the first born to this farm family that rented land in the region … Continue reading
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John Calvin Lawson, Farmer in Arkansas and Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
John Calvin Lawson, August 4, 1864-Jan. 30, 1955. John Calvin Lawson was born in Arkansas in 1864 to Calvin A. Lawson (1825-1907) and Jane Ann Fritts (1835-1902). In the 1870 census John C. is 6-years-old; Calvin is 40 and a … Continue reading
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Claude Christopher Largent: Teacher in Early Oklahoma
Claude Christopher Largent, July 2, 1888-July 25, 1975. Claude Largent was born to George Washington Largent and Mary Lue Smith in Booneville, Arkansas, on July 2, 1888. George Washington (GW) was a farmer and Mary Lue, who was half Indian … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, genealogy, Largent Family, Lawsons, Oklahoma
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