Volume 13 , Issue 19

Duchess of Weaselskin

Did you wish your Mother a "Happy's Mother Day" this Sunday?

We heard that this Sunday the temperatures got up into the 106F range in Northwest Oklahoma, in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma! This can not be good for the crop and pasture lands. Are we heading into another drought (dust bow) era in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas? To bad they can't pipe some of those flood waters of the Mississippi River to some of the Drought-stricken areas.

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This Day In History (May 9)

On May 9, 1874, Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who discovered the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamen, was born, Followin his death on March 2, 1939, his Obituary appeared in The Times.

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NW Okie's Ancestrial Lineage

In a past "OkieLegacy Ezine I mentioned that I am at a roadblock with my LUTTRELL / CRAIGHEAD ancestors that married into my MCGILL ancestors. I am presently doing research and searching books, memiors and family histories for the CRAIGHEAD (name also spelt CRAIGHEID, CRAGHEDE, CRAIGIE, CRAGGY, CREAGHEAD and CRAGHEAD) and the LUTTRELL's descendants to see if I can unblock these roadblocks. I did find where a possible Craighead connection married the sister of Benjamin Franklin. More about that next week.

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Col. Bob Kirkbride

Patrick Donlan wrote the following comment Feature #3899 concerning Alva, Oklahoma's Col. Bob Kirkbride, "Col Bob Kirkbride! He was my grandmother's older brother! That makes me his grand nephew I guess!

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The Craighead Family - by James Geddes Craighead

On page 116, of The Craighead Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of Rev. Thomas and Margaret Craighead (1658-1876), written by Rev. James Geddes Craighead, D.D., It shows a Samuel G. Craighead, son of William and Jane Gillespie Craighead; born 13 May 1814; married 22 Feb. 1838, Nancy McGill, who was born 28 Apr 1814. They resided at Sulphur Springs, Rhea County, Tennessee. Samuel G. Craighead was a part of the fourth generation of the Craighead family.

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Craighead Family - 1st Generation

On page 35 of The Craighead Family: A genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of Rev. Thomas and Margaret Craighead, by Rev. James Geddes Craighead, D.D., it starts with listing of the First Generation with Rev. Thomas Craighead, son of Rev. Robert Craighead, a native of Scotland, who removed to Ireland and was settled as pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Donoughmore in 1657-58, where he labored for thirty years.

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Craighead Surnames Origin

This Scottish locational surname is shown in various records as CRAIGHEAD, CRAIGHEID, CRAGHEDE. The name is also spelt CRAIGIE, CRAGGY, CREAGHEAD and CRAGHEAD.

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Rev. Thomas Craighead (1664-1739)

Rev. Thomas Craighead, was born 1664, in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, son of Rev. Robert Craighead (1633-1711) and Agnes Hart (1633-1792). Rev. Thomas Craighead (1664-1739) married margaret Holmes Wallace (1664-1738). Thomas Craighead died 26 August 1739, in Big Spring presbyterian Church, Lancaster (later Cumberland) county, Pennsylvania.

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Memories - Fairvalley, Freedom, OK

Did you notice the Facebook comment (Apr 27) on our OkieLegacy Ezine site, from an Anonymous user lately? We believe it was from a DEVINE, VINCENTS and HOYLES descendant, who gives his memories of Fairvalley, Oklahoma, "I have always been told that I was the last born resident of Fairvalley, OK. I was actually was born in Alva, while we resided in Fairvalley in Jan 1953. My father John Charles DEVINE worked for the railroad and we lived at Fairvalley in the bunkhouse. At some point we moved into Freedom. I know I was fairly young. I remember my Granddad Henry Devine who lived just south of the town of Fairvalley. Both my dad and granddad are buried in the Fairvalley cemetery. Other tree parts of our family are Vincents and Hoyles. My grandmother Nora Vincent is also buried at Fairvalley.

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The Cemeteries of Hamilton, TN

According to The History of Hamilton County & Chattanooga, Tennessee, by Zella Armstrong, page 250, Chapter XVII, titled Cemeteries, we scrolled to page 263 to the McRee Cemetery, near Soddy, TN, contains the graves of many including the following members of the McRee family.

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NW Okie's Distant Craighead Ancestors

Well! I have finally found a connection to the Craighead ancestors that I have been researching, but have NOT found the connection to Nancy Craighead (1757-1867) that married Edward Luttrell.

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