The "Old Home Place" abt 1900-1910

The "Old Home Place" abt 1900-1910
Earp Homestead located N. Keokuk Twp., SE 1/4 S6 T15N R6E, Lincoln CO., OK, or 3 miles north and 2 1/2 miles west of Stroud, OK.

The Earp Family Blog


THE EARP FAMILY BLOG


Here you'll find a family parlor for descendants and other kin of William Asbury and Mary Frances (Wright) Earp, who settled near Stroud (Lincoln Co.) Oklahoma Territory in 1892. May it be a resting place along the highway of time for all who pass this way. Come on in--the door's open. Sit down and rest a spell. Let's swap some stories and photographs from the treasure chest of time. Y'all come on in now, hear?





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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

1900 US Census for Lincoln Co., Oklahoma Territory



This is a copy of the 1900 Census for Keokuk Township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Territory. About midway down you'll see the Wm. A. Earp family listed: Wm. A. age 43, Mary F. age 36, Coy (misspelled) age 15, Otto age 14, Ina age 12, Vernon (Vernie) age 11, Martin Earl age 9, Huie (note spelling) age 7, Ona age 5, Ara age 7, Oba age 6 mos. John and Claud were born later.


Click on the census to enlarge and see the Earp family members named.

My grandfather Huey was the first of the children born in Oklahoma Territory. In fact, he and my grandmother Arlie Flatt were both born prior to statehood.

Imagine living in a one room log house, (a sleeping loft was located upstairs for the children) with that many children. According to the newspaper interview of 1959 posted above, Mary Frances didn't seem to be bothered by it at all, nor did she feel crowded! She must've been an amazing woman.

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