Volume 8 , Issue 12

Looking For Grave of Lester Smith...

"I need to find the grave of Lester Smith. He was the brother of my grandfather, Charlie Eugene Smith. His father was named Thomas Byron Smith, married to Alma Ester Handy, and may have been involved in the 'Cherokee Strip Land Run.' Their children were Charlie, George, Floyd, Sidney, Lester, Clarence, Inez and Elsie. Lester died in Augusta, Oklahoma, January 24, 1902 and is buried in Eagle Chief cemetery. I'm thinking or hoping there may be land claims filed by Thomas Smith in Alva or Enid for land around Carmen/Augusta. They all lived mainly in Waugegan, Illinois all their lives, but around 1900 they can to western Oklahoma until Lester died. Then they all moved back to Illinois. Maybe these 'city folk' couldn't handle the rough land. Like to find land records of where they lived exactly around Carmen or Augusta, any newspaper obit, paper trails and what caused Lester's death. Any info from anyone about this Smith family will be greatly appreciated. Thanks." -- Dallas D. Smith - Email: dallas@mrssurefire.com   |  View or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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