Volume 11 , Issue 41

Duchess' Domain

My friend Daisy has been sleeping over for the last few weeks. That is us snoozing' together on the sofa like a pair of "couch potatoes." Daisy is the small schnauzer and I have my nose snuggled in towards Daisy's cozy body.


The photo on the right shows the mountain peaks North of Vallecito that we took the other day, Oct. 7, 2009, while NW Okie zoomed in with her digital camera. NW Okie was a mile (or less) South of Virginia's restaurant and south of the marina, looking towards the North mountain peaks and slightly to the West of Irvin mountain. Just love the way the clouds are framing the peaks -- it was like viewing it with your head in the clouds.

An Okie Legacy
- the photo on the left is a picture of Young John Robert Warwick, my Great Grandpa.

I am trying to find the date that Great Grandpa Warwick left the Virginia's and headed West with his family and settled near Coldwater, Kansas before he eventually made the "Run of 1893" into Oklahoma Territory.

We know that G-Grandpa & G-Grandma Warwick had a daughter (born Oct. 1882) and son (born Nov. 1887) and both were born in Monterey, Virginia.

Did G-Grandpa leave Virginia sometime after 1887 ? or sometime between 1884-1886, leaving family at home until he found a place to settle? Does Kansas (Coldwater) archives have any records going back to that time period showing John Robert Warwick being counted near Coldwater? In John R. Warwick's Obituary, my grandmother (Constance Warwick McGill) mentioned that John Robert Warwick taught school around Coldwater, Kansas.

If there are any Coldwater natives or inhabitants out there that would have access to any records that could help me with nailing down the timeline of Great-Grandpa's arrival in Coldwater, Kansas, it would be very much appreciated and helpful. Thanks!
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