Volume 6 , Issue 43

Avard, Oklahoma Information

"After getting your reply I had to re-think everything that was handed down to me through my father by word of mouth, none of which is documented. My father, Joseph Samuel Avard was born in Leesville, Louisiana, December 29, 1843 and passed away April 27, 1921 in Leesville, Louisiana. Dad always said that Avard, Oklahoma was named after an aunt or maybe a great aunt whose name was Mary Isabell Avard who married a man by name of Todd. Now I don't know if they met at Avard or not. Dad always said she was the first post mistress at Avard. It's been a long time. I wish I had written some of the information down, but didn't. My Dad was a depot agent for Frisco Railroad, and my mother was also in later years. She worked at Avard during wheat harvest season on different occasions as depot agent in the 1960's. Dad used to tell that a banker came thru Avard one time and couldn't decide whether to open a bank at Avard or Tulsa. He chose Tulsa. That's my knowledge of the name of Avard Oklahoma. I have been there several times, and my brother married a girl, Martha Bliss, from Avard while he was attending college at Alva Oklahoma, since divorced. I live in suburbs of Tulsa." -- Vernon - Email: vernonavard@netzero.net   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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