The Okie Legacy: Warwick, Woods & M Questions

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2006

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Warwick, Woods & M Questions

One reader asked us, "Where did you get the name Warwick from? Any relation to the Warwick's of Pocahontas County, West Virginia?"

As to our website name, Warwick West Web publishing, it came about from our father's maternal side of the family (WARWICK's of Pocahontas County, WV). We named our "Warwick West Web Publishing" in honor of our Warwick side of the family. Likewise, our ParisTimes website is named in honor of our Paris side and our mother's paternal side of the family. Hope this answers any questions that some of you are asking.

John Robert Warwick was a teacher in the Coldwater, Kansas area before he and his brother made the Run of '93 into Oklahoma Territory. J. R. was also a banker with the Hopeton bank during the 1930's and the dustbowl days, acquiring land out around the Fairvalley, Freedom and Waynoka area. J. R. & Signora Belle (Guinn) Warwick did have a homestead of 3/4 of land a few miles south of Alva on hwy 281 around Hopeton, Oklahoma along the Eagle Chief Creek, but that was traded for another piece of flatter cropland a couple of miles north of Hopeton. J. R. & Signora Belle had three children: Constance Estelle, Robert Lee and Wilbur (died at young age).

Another reader asked us when did they start calling "M" county "Woods" county. We went searching in our Pioneer Footprints Across Woods County history book and found the following written by our sister-in-law, Joan (Wagner) Hodgden, on page 3, ".....At the first general election held November 6, 1894, the three major parties were asked to place suggested names for the county on the ballot. The republicans proposed FLYNN, for Dennis Flynn. The Democrats like BANNER, for a "banner county," a popular booster term of the era. The Populists proposed WOOD, in honor of an important Kansas Populist. The Populists won, but through a clerical error the name was registered as WOODS,...."

So... perhaps the answer to that question is as early as November 1894 it was known as "M" & "Woods" county. Anyone else out there have any knowledge on the "Woods" & "M" county topic?

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