The Okie Legacy: Virginia Role In American Civil War America Enters World War I 1917 Great Grandpa J. R. Warwick (1857-1937) Early 1900s NW Oklahoma Territory Horse & Buggy Courtin' Historic Black Towns Warwick Brothers - Pete, Wm & John The Emancipation Proclamation Advancements Military Weapons - American Civil War Medicine during the American Civil War Dr. Barnum Brown, Fossil Hunter NW Oklahoma Territory Pioneer Woman

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Early 1900s NW Oklahoma Territory Horse & Buggy Courtin'

Imagining the horse and buggy courtin' days for a couple of grandparents during the early 1900s, NW Oklahoma Territory, near Alva, Waynoka, Freedom, Capron and Hopeton.

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NW Oklahoma Territory Pioneer Woman

There would not have been "town fathers" without "town mothers." I dedicate this feature to all the NW Oklahoma Territory Pioneer women, such is the lady, my grandmother, Constance Estella (Warwick) McGill (1882-1968) and my Great Grandmother Signora Bell (Gwin) Warwick (1860-1934).

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Great Grandpa J. R. Warwick (1857-1937)

According to John Robert Warwick's obituary in the "Fairview Newspaper" of Woods County, OK, he was married to Signora Belle Gwin on 16 January 1882, in Harpers Ferry, WV.

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Warwick Brothers - Pete, Wm & John

John Robert Warwick was the third oldest of 14 siblings. The photo on the left is an image of Pete, William and John Warwick.

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Advancements Military Weapons - American Civil War

During the American Civil War, new weaponry revolutionized battle. The repeating rifle with Minié balls that allowed soldiers to fire seven rounds in 30 seconds without reloading replaced the musket.

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Medicine during the American Civil War

My 2nd Great Grandfather, Wm F. WARWICK, was born 11 August 1822, in Virginia, his father, Robert Craig Warwick, was 20 and his mother, Esther Hull, was 17. Wm F. Warwick married Phebe Anthea PRAY in 1866, in Warm Springs, Virginia. They had 14 children in 24 years. He died on December 20, 1902, having lived a long life of 80 years, and was buried in Bath, Virginia.

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Virginia Role In American Civil War

Virginia’s role in the American Civil War cannot be underestimated. The state was home to Richmond, the Confederate capital. A symbol of pride for the South and a symbol of resistance and treason to the North.

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The Emancipation Proclamation

In just 25 words, President Abraham Lincoln announced that enslaved African Americans living in the South “shall be free.”

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America Enters World War I 1917

Constance and Bill McGill were living in Alva, Oklahoma in 1914 when World War I began and Their firstborn son, Gene M. McGill was born 27 December 1914. Constance younger brother Robert Lee Warwick joined the Canadian Expeditionary forces in 1914 showing Toronto as his address. Robert was listed as Lee Warwick with his next of kin as Belle Warwick.

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Dr. Barnum Brown, Fossil Hunter

Dr. Barnum Brown came from humble beginnings, but his interest in archaeology would lead him to world-renowned success. After his outstanding work as a student at University of Kansas, Dr. Brown was offered a spot on a fossil dig that was operated by the American Museum of Natural History.

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Historic Black Towns

After the American Civil War, freed slaves established their own towns across the South and West. Liberty, Oklahoma was considered one of the revolutionary all-black towns in the United States in 1900, when William Nelson WARWICK lived there.

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