Cow or Team of Horse...Wedding Gift

This attached article, "Cow or Team of Horses was Traditional Earp Family Wedding Gift" was published at the same time as the wedding photograph of Coy Earp and Philip Miller, Sep. 11, 1986 in the Lincoln County News under "Significant Scenes" by Sally Ferrell.

Left click on the article and enjoy the read!

Christmas Day Wedding

This picture was in one of my mom's old albums. It is the wedding picture of Coy Jane Earp, the oldest child of Wm. A. and Mary F. Earp, and Philip Otis Miller. One of Coy and Philip's children, Opal Miller Anderson, was the mother of my high school friend and cousin: Janie Anderson. Janie had a younger sister named Doris.

If any of you out there know where Janie or Doris are, would you please notify them about the blog or let Wayne or I know their address or email. Would love to connect with them again. Coy Earp Miller was their grandmother.

This photo was published in the Lincoln Co. News, Sep. 11, 1986 under "Significant Scenes" by Sally Ferrell.

Left click on the picture to enlarge it.

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.

William Earp, young John, and Percheron

I have an actual photograph as well a newspaper print copy of this photo. They both came from one of  Mama's old albums. The photo is probably a copy of a copy, but I'll post it and we can see if the quality is any better.

The caption below the newspaper picture says that the photograph was taken at the county fair about statehood time which would date the photo about September or October of 1907.

"The occasion for the picture was not fair competition...his young son John had won a ride and picture on Dad's prize horse for obediently taking medicine...This photograph was taken about statehood time...and donated by Mrs. John Earp."

The Earp Family Arrives by Covered Wagon

This is a clipping from the Stroud

paper, 1959, of an interview with

Mary Frances (Wright) Earp,

 in which she tells about the
 family's arrival in Indian Territory,

in 1892. If someone had the time

and energy to turn this into a text

document, we'd all be much obliged.

William Earp, son John, and Percheron

William Earp showing off a prize Percheron with his son John astride.  The image comes from an undated Stroud newspaper clipping. It would be great to have the photo itself posted so we'd have better resolution. Mrs. John Earp, provided the photo, the caption says.