Volume 7 , Issue 36

Farry Community Band & Conway Springs Wells...

We heard from a reader that sent us a couple of pictures [Farry Community Band 1916 & Conway Springs wells 1898]. The picture on the right is at the Conway Springs wells in Conway Springs Kansas. Samples and Walker families were enroute to Oklahoma territory in 1898. Destination was Farry community.

The Names starting from left to right are: Billy Brison, Hugh Mitchell, John Sample, Howard Walker, Manely Murshul????, Ed James, Max Lot????, Dave Sullivan????, Kirk Collins.

Hugh Mitchell,John Sample,Howard Walker, and Ed James were all first cousins. Ed James was the father of the recently deceased Edwin James of Freedom. His wife Pat still resides in Freedom and was a former cafe operator there. Howard Walker taught school at Farry, published the Freedom Express later -- later was Woods County Treasurer from 1930-34. Later Howard and his wife Stella published the Hardtner Press for many years.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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