Volume 15 , Issue 18

NW Okie's Corner

Doing some genealogy searches along the lines, connections to my paternal MCGILL family, I ran across the CRAIGHEAD family, who would probably be considered "in-laws" in connection to my MCGILLs.

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One Hundred Years Ago - 6 May 1913

One hundred years ago today, 6 May 1913, it was Tuesday, as the Tulsa Daily World reported the following headlines on their frontage: "Reduce Penalty Labor Leaders," Mahr Accused by Grand Jury," Great Activity Shown In Tulsa," "Woman Flirts With Death For An Hour," "Kendrick To Be A Speaker Today."

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Duchess of Weaselskin

The Raccoon diner & Playground never ceases to amaze me as the ingenious "coons" that frequent it nightly. SEE Okielegacy YouTube site

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The Muskogee Cimeter (1901-19??)

Have you ever heard of The Muskogee Cimeter, The "Oldest Colored Paper In Oklahoma," Muskogee, Oklahoma? In 1913, "The Muskogee Cimeter" editor was W. H. Twine; collector & Assistant Manager, E. H. Twine; and the General Agent & Circulation Solicitor, F. W. Reed.

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Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

Doing some research, we have come across some information concerning the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and its relationship to the Declaration of Independence of 1776. Do not know how factual this is, and I will let you decide for yourself.

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Craighead & McGill Connection

Rev. Alexander Holmes Craighead (1705-1766) was the great grandfather of Samuel Geddes Craighead. Samuel married my 2nd great grand aunt, Nancy McGill (1814-1898). Craighead was also spelled "Creaghead." Alexander Craighead emigrated from Ireland as a child, arriving in Boston during the first week of October, 1714 or 1715, with his parents on the ship Thomas & Jan (William Wilson, Master) to Boston.

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Obituary: Pliny Soper (1861-1913)

One hundred years ago, 5 May 1913, The Muskogee Cimeter, page 2, headline was "Pliny is Called By Death." Pliny Soper was best known lawyer and politician that ever lived in Oklahoma, and died Sunday, 1913 in Kansas City. He had been living there at the Knickerbocker Apartments. Death followed an illness of two weeks. Pliny would have been 52 years old July 6, 1913. The funeral was held in Topeka, Kansas.

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Militia Act of 1792

It was the Second Congress, Session I. Chapter XXVII that passed the Militia Act of 1792, 2 and 8 May 1792, which provided for the authority of the President to call out the Militia.

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