Birth

Date 8 September 1895
Place Shake Rag, Choctaw Indian Territory, (Bokoshe, LeFlore, OK)
Description Noted on his WWI Draft registration--The town of Bokoshe, was sometimes called Shake Rag, because the only way the train would stop was for someone to flag it down.

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      • Page: Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Stephens; Roll: 1852128
      • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  2. Ancestry.com: 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Ewing, Boone, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240051
      • 1900 United States Federal Census
  3. Ancestry.com: 1930 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma; Roll: 1898; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 273.0; FHL microfilm: 2341632
      • 1930 United States Federal Census
  4. Ancestry.com: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
  5. Ancestry.com: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  6. Ancestry.com: 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Hulbert, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1244; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1375257
      • 1910 United States Federal Census
  7. Ancestry.com: 1920 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1484; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 255; Image: 871
      • 1920 United States Federal Census
  8. Ancestry.com: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      • Page: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Oklahoma, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 576250; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
      • U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942