NOTE: This “Who’s
Who in Tipton” was published in 1926. It appears that individuals submitted
their own brief biography for publication, probably for a fee. When this was
published in 1926, Tipton was a booming young town. The area that is western Tillman County had only been opened for
settlement for 25 years, Oklahoma had only been a state for 19 years, and the community
of Tipton as a city was even younger than that.
Who’s Who in Tipton, 1926
(As published in 1926)
Tipton is located in the northwest part of Tillman county near the north fork of Red river and has a population of about 1800. The town is improving rapidly and the peppy Chamber of Commerce is always on the lookout for opportunities for the improvement of conditions. The city depends for its trade upon the rich cotton, grain, alfalfa and melon crops of the surrounding area.
The M.K.&T. railway
serves the city with four trains daily, augmented by bus service to Altus and
Frederick.
Tipton has one double and 6
single cotton gins, 2 elevators, ice plant, oil mill, mattress factory, 6
garages, 9 grocery stores, 5 department stores, 8 filling stations, newspaper,
municipal water plant and the Tipton Phone Company, and the Southwestern Light
and Power Co. serves the city with light and power. There is a total of about
100 business enterprises in this thriving city.
Tipton has a splendid public
school with 16 credits and a corps of 30 teachers is employed. L.L. Clifton is
the superintendent.
The churches are well
represented, the Church of Christ, Methodist, Baptist, and Primitive Baptist
having good membership.
The city officers are G.R.
Phelps, chairman of the board; W.E. Johnson and C.F. Johnston, members; R.A.
Parrott, clerk; and A.B. Carley, treasurer.
Fraternal organizations
consist of Masons, Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.); Rebekahs, Eastern Star, Knights of
Pythias (K. of P.), and Pythian Sisters.
A contract has been let for
the building of an adequate sewerage system in Tipton, and those in charge of
the welfare of the city are optimistic of the future of their little city.
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Adams, Mrs. Elizabeth – Beauty operator Lam-Te-Beauty Shoppe; born
Missouri, 1884; educated Weaubleau, Missouri, graduate Lam-Te-School of Beauty,
Oklahoma City; married J.W. Adams; Baptist church; one child, Echo Davidson; to
Tipton from Chickasha.
Adams, J.W.
– Farmer; born west Tennessee, 1860; educated Arkansas and Tennessee, married
Miss Elizabeth Davidson; Methodist church; A.F. and A.M.; Knights of Pythias;
five children, Ernest C., John Lester, Lena Pearl; Herman Pierce, Vivian Young;
to Oklahoma 1901; was in grocery business before farming, built first potato
drying house that was built in the county.
Allgood, J.R. – Retired farmer; born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 5, 1856;
educated public schools North Carolina; married Miss Lucy J. Fleming August 4,
1885; Baptist church; W.O.W.; I.O.O.F.; five children Lena, Norman, William,
Brighty and Edgar; came to state 1891 and to Tillman county 1902; no railroads
here when he came; one of the first settlers in Tillman county.
Ammons, Dr. W.E. – Chiropractor; born Mississippi May 25, 1893; educated Carver’s
Chiropractic College Oklahoma City; D.C.; married Miss E.E. Elam November 4,
1912, and Lola D. Shaw April 3, 1926; Baptist church; Mason; M.W.A.; Eastern
Star; two children, Pauline Evelyn and Ann Maurice; resident of Tillman county
since July 22, 1924; engaged in horticultural work 13 years Benton county,
Arkansas.
Anderson, Walter R. – Anderson & Payne; insurance; realty and loans; born Collin
county, Texas, October 10, 1871; common school education; married Miss Clara R.
Hartwig November 6, 1910; Methodist church; Mason; Eastern Star; W.O.W.; one
child, Nancy M.
Anderson, I.D. – Mechanic Dodge Agency; born Arkansas, 1893; educated Texas; married
Miss Fern Melford 1920; American Legion; Christian church; W.O.W.; three
children, Eugene, Ira and Wanda Lee; resident Tillman county 10 months.
Austin, J.F.
– Partner and manager Ford Agency; born Hamblen county, Tennessee, August 12,
1878; educated at Weaverville, North Carolina; married Miss Jessie Peters
August 30, 1905; member Chamber of Commerce; Methodist church; Mason; four children,
Ruth, Margaret, Franklin and Wilson; to Tillman county 1902.
Bailey, Hurley – Employee Tipton Chevrolet Co.; born Tipton, Oklahoma, 1908; Church of
Christ; resident Tillman County 14 years.
Bailey, Ralph – Manager Bailey Grocery; born Headrick, Oklahoma, 1906; educated
Altus, Tipton, Frederick and Lubbock, Texas; Chamber of Commerce; Methodist
church; lived in Tillman county 5 years and worked in Bailey’s Grocery 1 ½
years; played football and basketball two years at Lubbock, Texas, and one year
track.
Beckham, Jake – Clerk Tipton Drug; born Texas, 1905; educated Oklahoma City and one
year Oklahoma University Norman; Methodist church; to Tillman county from
Oklahoma City; at Oklahoma City played football 3 years, track 4 years,
swimming 2 years, baseball and basketball 3 years.
Benton, E.D.
– Manager Benton Hardware Co.; born Illinois 1864; educated Iowa; married Miss
Mettie Farrow 1887; mayor 6 years; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church; A.F.
and A.M.; three children, Beula, Leta, and Ernest; in Tillman county since
opening of country; in furniture and hardware business 10 years; lived on farm
19 years; grocery and meat market business 10 years Kansa City, Missouri.
Benton, E.E.
– Assistant manager Benton Hardware; born Kansas City, Missouri, 1898; educated
Tipton and Kansas City; married Miss Alta Jones 1916; Baptist church; K.P.;
I.O.O.F.; lived in Tillman county 25 years; manager Benton Hardware most of
life; in service during World War, stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Bian, O.L.
– Farmer; born Pike county, Alabama, April 21, 1875; educated at Italy and
Branon, Texas; married Miss May Benson January 15, 1905; Cotton Growers’
association; Church of Christ; eight children, Emma Lee, Noble, Clayton,
Bailey, Dale, Flim, Mona and Ray; came here from Cleburne, Texas, 1899; built
20 miles of Frisco railroad 1901-1902; built yards at Mountain Park; machine
driver on Orient 1888 for McGlothen Bros.; in New Mexico 30 years.
Black, T.G.
– City judge; born Kansas, 1875; educated Texas; married Miss Ernestine Keeter
1894; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church; Knights of Pythias; I.O.O.F.; one
child, Adele; resident Tillman county 9 years; city judge 4 years; lived in
Graham, Texas, 30 years.
Boaz, J.T.
– Farmer; born Clear Springs, Arkansas, 1887; common school education; married
Miss Chloe J. Baker October, 1909; A.F. and A.M.; I.O.O.F.; three children,
J.T. Jr., Ada and Kathryn; to Tillman county November, 1910, and located in
Tipton and started Tipton Drug Store, operated same until June, 1924, sold out
and now lives on farm he owns 4 miles southeast of Tipton; Tipton was one year
old when he moved there and he helped the town progress.
Boyd, L.G.
– Farmer; born Denton county, Texas, May 4, 1885; common school education;
married Miss Lillian Hasley 1920; Church of Christ; three children, Eula, Ida
and Reanell; to Tillman county 1901, and settled south of Tipton and has been
resident of Tipton community since; owns 120 acres of land 3 ½ miles west of
Tipton.
Boyd, T.P. – Farmer; born
Denton county, Texas, 1881; common school education; married Miss Etta Hooton
1915; Church of Christ; to Tillman county 1902 and settled near Tipton; owns
160 acres of land 6 ½ miles southwest of Tipton; worked here as cowboy before
opening of country.
Breckenridge, Mrs. Aline –
Manager White Front Café; born Hope, Arkansas, March 14, 1887; educated
Gainesville, Texas, high school; married R.C. Breckenridge November 19, 1904;
attends Presbyterian church; one child, George H.; resident of Tipton 8 years;
in café business 4 years.
Breckenridge, Clyde R. –
White Front Café; born Gainesville, Texas, November 19, 1886; educated
Gainesville, Texas; married Miss Aline Franklin November 19, 1904; one child,
George H.; to Tipton from New Mexico 8 years ago.
Bristow, Roy – Manager and
owner Bristow Drug; born Cairo, Illinois, February 18, 1895; educated Kiowa
county, Oklahoma; married Miss Virginia O’Donohoe April 17, 1923; Chamber of
Commerce; American Legion; Christian church; A.F. and A.M.; one child, Virginia
Lee; been in Tipton past 3 years; entered U.S. service June, 1917; located at
Fort Logan, Colorado; Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Omaha, Nebraska; discharged
at Camp Funston 1919; medical corps.
Brunk, J.R. – Farmer; born
Virginia, 1872; educated Virginia and Arkansas; Methodist church; A.F. and
A.M.; lived in Tillman county 16 years; came from Arkansas; has lived in
Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas.
Bryan, John – Contractor and
builder; born Warren, Missouri, 1869; educated Texas; married miss Fannie Ann
Robertson 1899; Methodist church; five children, Johnnie Mae, Florence Wilma,
Mary Margaret, Nellie Jane and Marion Jesse; to Tipton from Texas here years
ago; builder Orphans Home and Baptist church at Tipton; been building engineer
for 25 years.
Bryan, Mrs. John – Manager Tipton
Café; born Cooper, Texas, May 4, 1884; educated Canadian, Texas; married John
Bryan January 24, 1899; Methodist church; seven children, Johnnie, May, Loomis,
Florence, Margaret, Nellie and Marion; to Tillman county 3 years ago from
Texas.
Caldwell, John – Manger Blue
Grocery; born Terrell, Oklahoma, December 27, 1894; educated Mt. View high
school; married Miss Velma Young October 12, 1919; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist
church; I.O.O.F.; M.W.A.; four children, Estis, Pauline, Thelma and John Leo;
Tillman County 1 ½ years ago from Caddo county.
Campbell, A.R. – Manager
Farmers & Merchants Gin; born Maries county, Missouri, July 7, 1882;
educated Missouri and Oklahoma; married Miss Nannie Cook July 10, 1910; one
child, Opal; to Tillman county from Kentucky 1904; farms his place and works at
gin during the fall and winter.
Capps, J.H. – Farmer; born
Green county, Illinois, April 4, 1869; educated in Illinois; married Miss Della
Edmiston September 2, 1891; president Ft. Otter Gin Co.; Farmers’ Union; Cotton
Growers’ association; Stock Growers’ association; Breeders’ association;
Baptist church; M.W.A.; two children, Maud and J. Gilmore; to Tillman county
1901 from Wingville, Illinois; first building on place was one room, now has
nine room modern house and is called Capps’ Ranch; established first pure bred
cattle 1913.
Carley, A.B. – Manager
Carley’s Tailor; born Teague, Texas, September 23, 1881; educated Groesbeck,
Texas, Mt. Park high school and business college Tyler, Texas; married Miss
Goldie Lalonde march 31, 1909; city clerk, Grandfield; Chamber of Commerce Mt.
Park; Christina church; A.F. and A.M.; Knights of Pythias; one child, A.B. Jr.;
in Tillman county 15 years; in gent’s clothing and tailoring business at
Grandfield 14 years.
Carroll, J.M. – Farmer; born
Hill county, Texas, August 3, 1879; common school education; married Miss Pearl
Franklin September 20, 1901; Church of Christ; four children, Rual, Iona,
Lillian and Zelta; to Tillman county in 19-4 from Cooke county, Texas; settled
seven miles east of Frederick, lived there until 1916 when he bought the JH.S.
Massey farm and lived there since; owner of quarter section 3 ½ miles southwest
of Tipton.
E.G. Carter – Partner Carter
Grocery Co.; born Nacogdoches, Texas, February 26, 1896; educated Hollis high
school; married Miss Nora Neil December 7, 1919; American Legion; Church of
Christ; three children, Garland, Gwynn and Doyle; resident o Tillman county
since March 1924; in service during World War; overseas 11 months; discharged
Camp Funston, Kansas, June 9, 1919.
Carter, Ray – Manager and
buyer Carter grocery; born Nacogdoches county, Texas, October 22, 1901;
educated Harmon county; married Miss Blanche Tucker May 26, 1918; Chamber of
Commerce; Church of Christ; two children, Ernest and Kenneth; resident of
Tillman county since March 21, 1924.
Chamberlain, N.A. – Farmer;
born Knox county, Tennessee, September 30, 1856; common school education;
married Miss Alice Shell December 26, 1886; Church of Christ; four children,
E.M., P.A., Mable Clair and Sybil, to Tillman county 1901 from Honey Grove,
Texas, where he lived 12 years; moved from there in a wagon to place he now
lives seven miles southwest of Tipton; is owner of 420 acres of land; Madden
was post office when he moved here and Vernon, Texas, was the trading post.
Childers, Dr. J.E. – born
Mississippi, 1886; educated University of Mississippi and Vanderbilt University
Tennessee; M.D. degree; married Miss Lois Gray 1917; Methodist church; A.F. and
A.M.; to children, Stanley Gray and William Norman; from Oxford Colony to
Tillman county 7 months ago.
Chitwood, R.E. –
Superintendent Tipton Orphans Home; born New London, Maine, November 3, 1867;
educated North Carolina, Missouri and Dallas; M.D. degree; Married Miss Alla
Penick 1896; Church of Christ; one child, R.L.; to Oklahoma 1914; has been
blacksmith, farmer, practiced medicine seven years and lectured in college two
years.
Clark, Billie – Manager
Billie Clark’s Store; born South Carolina, 1896; educated at Blackwell and
Grove, Oklahoma; married Miss Velma Perry October 30, 1923; Methodist church;
K. of P.; to Tillman county 1924.
Clark, Mrs. Billie – Manager
millinery; born Pennsylvania, 1897; educated Pennsylvania and Oklahoma; married
Billie M. Clark 1923; Methodist church; Eastern Star; to Tillman county from
Okmulgee two years ago; in business Tipton two years.
Clark, G.W. – Salesman Baker
Medicine Co.; born Clark county, Arkansas, January 3, 1889; common school
education; married Miss Grady Boaz 1918; Methodist church; two children, Gus
Colan and Celita Mae; to Tillman County 1922; farmer until 1926.
Cochran, H.L. – Clark
Cochran Grocery; born Norman, Texas, November 11, 1907; educated Cold Springs,
Texas, and Tipton; resident Tipton past 3 years; employee at Cochran’s grocery
during entire time.
Combs, W.E. – Owner W.E.
Combs’ Cash Grocery; born Wise county, Texas, 1887; educated Wise county,
Texas; married Miss Ollie Errick 1906; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church;
five children, Elmer, Clifton, Don, Ozelle (deceased) and W.E. Jr.; to Oklahoma
1923 from Wise county; in grocery business in Texas.
Conrad, G.W. – Farmer; born
Shelby county, Illinois, March 29, 1872; common school education; married Miss
Emma R. Wolf December 16, 1894; Methodist church; A.F. and A.M.; Elks; M.W.A.;
five children, Velma, George, Harold, Gilbert and William; to Tillman 1902 from
Illinois and settled on farm he now owns; in barber business Frederick 8 years;
only one residence in Frederick when he moved there.
Crawford, Carl – Agent
M.K.&T. railroad; born Mississippi, 1899; attended schools of Oklahoma,
Texas and Kansas; Baptist church; came to Tillman county from Mangum 6 years
ago; has worked in Altus, Hollis and Beckham, Oklahoma; Employed with railroad
company 15 years.
Crawford, T.V. –
Secretary-Treasurer Tipton Mercantile; born Missouri, August 10, 1878; educated
Missouri; married Miss Anna E. Walker 1900; Methodist church; A.F. and A.M.;
W.O.W.; one child, Alice Mae: to Oklahoma in early days; settled near Sayre and
conducted general merchandise store; moved from Sayre to Tipton.
Dodson, Bennie – Barber
Broadway Barber Shop; born Ada, Oklahoma, August 27, 1904; educated Frederick
high school; married Miss Lena B. Franks May 24, 1923; Baptist church; two
children, Bernice and Clyde; lived in this county all his life; worked in
confectionery at Frederick six months.
Dosher, R.M. – Farmer; born
Jack county, Texas, 1879; common school education; married Miss Nettie James
December 1899; Baptist church; I.O.O.F.; nine children, Elmer, Rena, Arthur,
Dora, Frank, Fay, Marian, Billie and Mattie Mae; to Tillman county 1902; filed
on claim 5 miles northwest of Tipton; owns 401 acres of land.
Dunlap, H.W. – Farmer; born
Springfield, Missouri, November 22, 1873; common school and two years high
school education; married Miss Marvin Mock 1900; Methodist church; A.F. and
A.M.; four children, Archie, Clarence, Lawrence and Richard; to Tillman county
1901 from Kansas and settled on farm he now owns 5 miles south of Tipton; only
3 houses near him when he built.
Dysart, Mrs. Jennie –
Farmer; born Iowa, October 6, 1891; common school education; married Wesley
Dysart July 11, 1908; Methodist church; one child, Lemiel; to Tillman county
1907; settled four miles north of Tipton.
Dysart, Wesley – Farmer;
born Atoka, Oklahoma, January 19, 1888; common school education; married Miss
Jennie Degoey July 11, 1908; Methodist church; one child, Lemiel; to Kiowa in
1901 and settled eight miles south of Snyder which is now Tillman county; moved
to farm he now owns in 1907.
Edwards, C.A. – Owner C.A.
Edwards’ Feed Store; born Texas, 1875; educated Texas; married Miss Emma
Edwards 1903; Chamber of commerce; Baptist church; Knights of Pythias; two
children, Daniel and Charlie; resident of Oklahoma for 25 years.
Edwards, Daniel J. –
Assistant manager C.A. Edwards & Son; coal and feed; born Tipton, Oklahoma,
1905; educated Tipton high school; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church;
I.O.O.F.; resident of Tipton 20 years.
Elliott, J.K. – Farmer; born
Plattsburg, Missouri, November 17, 1866; educated Missouri; married Miss Hattie
Marshall December 27, 1887; Methodist church; Odd Fellows; seven children,
Myrtle, Mabel, Ray, Ruth, Virginia, Ola and J.C.; came to Snyder on first
passenger train on December 5, 1902; owns two and one-half quarters of land
well improved.
Ethridge, Mrs. Georgie H. – Postmaster;
born Chillicothe, Texas, July 6, 1895; educated Central State Teachers’
College; married Bailey Ethridge March 15, 1921; Baptist church; been
postmaster Tipton 6 ½ years; was school teacher in Tillman county 6 ½ years.
Fant, Chester – Rural
carrier U.S. mail service; born Cumby, Texas, March 5, 1894; educated Duncan
high school; married Miss Mary Covington February 19, 1919; Baptist church; one
child, Eltine; lived in Tillman county 18 years; been in civil service last 5
years; entered service June, 1918 Camp Cody, New Mexico; stations, Camp Dix,
N.S.; Camp Mills, Long Island; Camp Lee, Virginia; discharged Camp Pike,
Arkansas, 1919.
Farrington, R.L. – Cashier
First National Bank; born Decatur, Texas, October 12, 1895; educated Frederick
high school and Brailey-Draughon’s Business College Fort Worth, Texas; married
Miss Joy McDaniels April 15, 1922; city attorney; Chamber of Commerce; American
Legion; Methodist church; A.F. and A.M.; Shriner; Elks; in Tillman county 8
years; entered U.S. service June, 1917; Camp Bowie; overseas July 3, 1918; on
front and behind the line until May, 1919; Sergeant Personnel, H.O. Co., 142nd
Inf. 36th Divi; 1st lieutenant in U.S.R. now.
Faubion, Ora B. – Chief
operator telephone company; born Lewistown, Missouri, December 30, 1889;
educated Missouri; married M.W. Faubion May 16, 1913; Baptist church; Rebekah;
one child, Joe Mell; to Oklahoma 1907.
Fitzgerald, M.C. – Farmer;
phone Y01; born Wise county, Texas, October 12, 1882; common school education;
married Miss Lon Holden July 30, 1905; Church of Christ; I.O.O.F.; one child,
Waymond; to Tillman county 1903 from Texas and has ben resident Tillman county
since; bought farm now lives on 1922.
Fleming, Ray – Clerk Tipton
Drug; born Tennessee, 1906; educated Texas; Church of Christ preference; played
football 3 years.
Franks, W.M. – Manager
Broadway Barber Shop; born Navarro county, Texas, August 12, 1880; educated
Richland, Texas, and Russell, Oklahoma, public schools; married Miss Alice M.
Bragg April 24, 1901; Methodist church. A.F. and A.M.; two children, Lena B.
and Dodson; lived in Tillman since 1921; been in barber business 19 years.
Gardner, O.E. – Manager Rock
Café; born Kentucky, August 22, 1876; educated Kentucky; married Miss Edna
Pollard May 1, 1904; Chamber of Commerce; Methodist church; I.O.O.F.; two
children, Pauline Frances and Byron; in café business in Tillman county past 4
years; before that was connected with Magnolia-Petroleum, Hobart, Oklahoma.
Gardner, Mrs. O.E. – Manager
Rock Café; born Sevier county, Tennessee, October 10, 1887; educated Montague
county, Texas; married O.E. Gardner May 1, 1904; Methodist church; Rebekah; Roy
Neighbors; two children, Byron and Pauline Frances.
George, Albert – Meat cutter
Tipton Meat Market; born George, April 16, 1889; educated Tillman county;
married Miss Nettie Smith January 3, 1915; Baptist church; A.F. and A.M.; two
children, Louie Delois and Carmody; lived in tillman county since opening; was
farmer until 1915; been in café business five and one-half years.
Gibbs, W.R. – Retired
farmer; born Polk county, Texas, November 7, 1863; educated Texas public
schools; married Miss Nettie Hobbs September 16, 1886; Church of Christ; eight
children, Gus, Vernie, Barnie, Hardie, Minnie, Lonie, Addie and Amos; to Indian
Territory 1887, located Chickashaw National and went through many hardships in
early days; market was so far away lived on what was made; filed on land 1902
Comanche county, now Tillman county; owns home.
Giles, Agee – Partner South
Side Service Station; born Arkansas, March 18, 1903; educated public schools
Tillman county; married Miss Clara Ward January 16, 1923; Baptist church;
farmed in Tillman county most of life.
Goodwin, H.L. – Manager
Mitchell Lumber Co.; born Alabama, 1889; educated Texas and Oklahoma and
business college Bowie, Texas; married Miss Hanna Green 1911; Chamber of
Commerce; Baptist church; A.F. and A.M.; one child, LaVerne; to Tillman county
from Texas three years ago.
Gregory, J.P. – Deputy
county weigher; born Alabama, 1871; educated Texas; married Miss Ida Harris
1894; county weigher in Texas 10 years; Baptist church; Mason; Shriner; five
children, Daisy, Herman, Clara, Lois and Beatrice; to Oklahoma 1912; settled in
Tipton, deputy county weigher 6 years.
Grimes, T.H. – Farmer; phone
K.C. 52; born Ellis county, Texas, 1886; common school education; married Miss
Ida Mae Robertson December 29, 1907; Methodist church; two children, Delia Mae
and Medford; to Tillman county August, 1912, from Texas; lived in New Mexico 6
years; owns 80 acres 1 ½ miles east of Tipton.
Hannah, George – Manager
Farmers’ Oil Mill; born Arkansas, January 19, 1883; educated Arkansas; married
Miss Tonia Carney 1905; Methodist church; I.O.O.F.; A.F. and A.M.; five
children, Carrie, Marie, Evelyn and Faye; lived in Tillman county 6 years;
farmed several years.
Harris, J.W. – Bookkeeper
Mitchell Lumber Co.; born Texas, February 11, 1899; educated Texas; Methodist
church; to Tillman county from Texas two years ago; was Ford salesman in Texas;
been employed by lumber company one year.
Herring, C.A. – Farmer; born
Fulton county, Kentucky, January 20, 1880; common school education; married
Miss Welda B. Faubion December 14, 1904; ten children, Bernice, Robert, Cecil,
Vernard, Alma, Alice, Wodrow, J.D., Olen and Odell; to Tillman county 1904;
farming 320 acres.
Hester, Mrs. Opal –
Bookkeeper First National Bank; born Frederick, Oklahoma, December 31, 1904;
educated Tipton high school, Draughn’s Business College Frederick; married
Homer Hester December 20, 1925; Christian church; Rebekah; employed in bank for
past year.
Hodges, Ina – Bookkeeper
Dixie; born Oklahoma, December 5, 1905; educated Grandfield and Hobart; Baptist
church; to Tipton from Grandfield four months ago; president senior class and
president of Y.W.C.A.
Hooton, W.R. – Owner Tipton
Produce Co.; born Randolph county, Arkansas, 1894; educated Pocahontas,
Arkansas, high school and O.C.C.; married Miss Della Bowers 1915; Church of
Christ; five children, Hillman, Jolene, Ralph, Glen and Don; taught school 13
years; to Oklahoma 1920; in produce business Tipton since 1926.
Hudspeth, Don – Manage
Sanitary Market; born Foss, Oklahoma, 1900; educated Sentinel, Oklahoma;
married Miss Irene Fitzwater 1925; Christian church; I.O.O.F.; Knights of
Pythias; resident of Oklahoma all his life; to Tipton from Hobart.
Hurley, T.S. – Farmer; born
Johnson county, Texas, 1870; educated Johnson county, Texas; married Miss
Jennie Elledge 1892; Christian church; Knights of Pythias; five children,
Pearl, Mrs. F.A. Johnston, Joe E., Bailey and Wiley; resident of Oklahoma since
1900; extensive land owner.
Jackson, D.A. – Farmer; born
Lamar county, Alabama, October 11, 1877; common school education; married Miss
Hilda Ann Lindell 1903; M.W.A.; five children, Vera May, Crawford, Nola, Enid
Ester and Leslie; to Comanche (what is now Tillman) in 1901 and settled one
half mile west of Tipton; owns one-fourth section joining Tipton on the south.
Jameson, Doyle – Clerk
Bailey Grocery Co.; born Davidson, Oklahoma, 1908; three years high school
education; lived in Tillman county all his life; employed in Massie-Bryan
Grocery Co. in Davidson for four years.
Jayroe, D.T. – Bookkeeper
Tipton Chevrolet Co.; born Texas, 1900; educated Lone Wolf, Oklahoma; married
Jodie Christopher 1922; Methodist church. I.O.O.F.; A.F. and A.M.; to Oklahoma
1906; was traveler for James McCord Company of Ft. Worth until February 1926.
Jemison, C.A. –
Secretary-Treasurer Jemison-Lee, Inc.; born Labette county, Kansas, April 22,
1886; educated Temple high school, University of Oklahoma; married Miss Grace
Callison December 24, 1911; Chamber of Commerce; Methodist church; A.F. and
A.M.; M.W.A.; two children, Archie and Ruth Hazel; in Tillman county two years;
cashier Temple State bank 1895-1918; banks at Glendale and Phoenix, Arizona
1918-1924.
Johnson, A.J. – Farmer; born
Carroll county, Tennessee, 1862; common school education; married Miss Emma
Summer 1890; Church of Christ; six children, Tennie, Carzlea, Joy, Bertha, Roy
and Cleo; to Tillman county 1914 from Jackson county and settled near Tipton.
Johnson, Tom – Manager
Chickasha Cotton Oil Co.; born Texas, October 18, 1880; common school education
and Tyler Business College; married Miss Annie Darby January 3, 1909; Church of
Christ; A.F. and A.M.; four children, Percy, Weldon, Oscar and Irene; to
Tillman county 1908 and filed on quarter section 3 miles north of Tipton; to
Tipton 1922; manager of 3 Chickasha cotton oil mills.
Johnston, C.F. – Manager
Austin-Johnston Dry Goods Co.; born Quanah, Texas, February 3, 1896; high
school education; married Miss Ida Mae Brown December 20, 1919; Baptist church;
A.F. and A.M.; K. of P.; one child Lena Kathryn; to Tillman county from Kansas
City 1919 and in dry goods business since.
Jones, C.N. – Manager
Southwest Light and Power Co.; born Sunset, Texas, November 27, 1901; graduate
Duncan high school, two years A. and M. College; married Miss Odie Campbell
June 6, 1926; Chamber of Commerce; Christian church; A.F. and A.M.; to Oklahoma
1904.
Landis, F.E. – Owner Landis
Barber Shop; born Lewistown, Illinois, 1878; educated Lewistown, Illinois;
married Miss Mary Roark 1901; Baptist church; Knights of Pythias; four
children, Eula, Harold, Johnnie and Lois; to Oklahoma September, 1919; been in
business four years.
Landis, Harold – Barber
Landis Barber Shop; born Peoria, Illinois, March 3, 1907; married Miss Winnie
Wheeler May 3, 1926; Baptist church; M.W.A.; to Tipton from Peoria, Illinois, 7
years ago; in barber business 3 years.
Lee, E.H. – Employee Tipton
Chevrolet Co.; born Texas, June 14, 1896; educated Clifton and Meridian, Texas;
married Miss Marion Mack June 17, 1925; Baptist church; resident of Tillman
county 5 years; been in filling station entire time; farmed in Texas 20 years.
Lissauer, Mrs. E.F. –
Bookkeeper Mammoth Department; born Tipton, Oklahoma, April 21, 1903; educated
Tipton, Harper College, Kansas; Central State Teachers’ College Edmond,
Oklahoma; Southwestern State Teachers’ College Weatherford; married Sid
Lissauer 1923; lived in Tipton all her life; taught school one year.
Lovejoy, M.E. – Farmer; born
Denton county, Texas, October 12, 1892; common school education; married Miss
Buna Hasley August 18, 1915; Methodist church; four children Preston, Earl,
Helen and Louise; to Tillman county 1906 from Texas and with his father, F.E.
Lovejoy, settled eight miles northwest of Frederick; has been resident of
Tipton community since 1915, living four miles northwest of Tipton.
Lovelace, W.C. – Manager
Lovelace Grocery; born Texas, 1872; educated Texas; married Miss Ella Wood
1898; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church; A.F. & A.M.; two children, Inez
Wood and Collard Bryan; in Tillman county 5 years; been in grocery business 32
years; in Robinson county, Texas, before coming to Tillman.
Marteney, A.S. – Manager
Citizens Gin; born Upshur county, West Virginia, July 19, 1868; educated
Kansas; married Miss August Larson February 2, 1902; township board and school
board; Methodist church; Mason; W.O.W.; two children, Earnest and Albert; in
Tillman county 21 years; owns 720 acres of land; lived in half dugout in early
days.
Mathis, H.F. – Farmer; born
Kaufman county, Texas, July 20, 1883; common school education; married Miss
Annie Petty December 27, 1905; Baptist church; two children, Durward and H.F.
Jr.; to Tillman couty 1918 from Wichita Falls, Texas, and moved to farm he now
lives on sixe miles north and two miles west of Frederick; farming 160 acres of
land; keeps 600 white Leghorn hens and several head of Jersey cows.
Mayfield, E.L. – Baptist
minister; born Tarrant county, Texas, July 23, 1881; education Quachita
College, Orchadetha, Southwestern Seminary Fort Worth, Texas; married Miss
Mabel Nix February 11, 1903; Baptist church Mason; four children, Clara,
Marguerite, E.L. Jr. and Geraldine; evangelist in Oklahoma before coming to
Tipton December 1, 1925.
Mayes, C. – Farmer; born
Kentucky, October 2, 1875; common school education; married Miss Bessie Stead
July 10, 1901; Church of Christ; M.W.A.; four children, Myrtle, Katherene, Geraldine
and Imogene; to Tillman county 1902 and filed on farm he now owns; there were
very few shacks around and Thacker had three stores and one or more saloons;
owns farm.
McDaniels, A. – Clerk
Bristow Drug Store; born Missouri, October 16, 1903; educated Chattanooga,
Oklahoma, high school; married Miss Dell Campbell August 14, 1925; Christian
church; K. of P.; in Bristow drug store since 1924; at Verden one and one-half
years.
McClung, W.L. – Bookkeeper
Farmers State Bank; born Paris, Texas, October 9, 1900; educated Comanche high
school; married Miss Clara Matheson January 19, 1922; Baptist church; A.F.
& A.M.; residing in Tillman county 11 years; last five months employed with
Farmers State Bank and before that with First National Bank, Frederick.
McPherson, H. Louvice –
Clerk Gross-Fry Grocery Store; born Alvarado,Texas, 1906; educated high school
and A. and M. College; Baptist church; played football, basketball in high school
and three years track.
McWilliams, J.T. –
Proprietor Tipton Hotel and Café; born White county, Arkansas, October 6, 1876;
educated in Texas; married Miss Bessie Knipe August 7, 1920; Baptist church;
A.F. & A.M.; M.W.A.; two children, Oran W. and John Aaron; to Tillman
county from Texas, 1901; went in business 1906 at northeast corner of Tipton
called Farmersville; built first brick building in Tipton.
Nichols, Beulah – Bookkeeper
First National Bank; born Bellevue, Texas, September 17, 1903; educated Wichita
Falls high school and Cline’s Business College; Methodist church; in Tillman
county past (?) years; employed in bank past four years.
Norie, J.W. – Farmer; born
Limestone county, Texas, February 10, 1881; educated Chickasaw Nation; married
Miss Bertha Degoey February 12, 1911; Methodist church; three children, Ruth,
Robert and Gilbert; to Tillman county 1906; resident of Oklahoma since 1890.
Owens, Lee – Manager
Cicero-Smith Lumber Co.; born Texas, 1892; educated Tipton schools; married
Miss Iva Webb 1919; Chamber of Commerce; Church of Christ; A.F. & A.M.; 32nd
degree Mason; Eastern Star; three children, John Lee, Fran and Mary Jane; lived
in Tillman county 20 years; farmer before he was employed in lumber company 10
years ago.
Parks, F.R. – Retired
farmer; born Towns county, North Carolina, January 28, 1865; educated Texas;
married Miss Elizabeth Carr December 24, 1885; Baptist church; I.O.O.F.; eight
children, Eddie, Leona, Early, Olia, Abbie, Odell, Ray and Fillmore; to
Oklahoma 1901; owns two farms.
Parrott, Leonard – Manager
Live Wire Battery Station; radio and battery shop; educated Oklahoma; married
Miss Dolly D. Tucker June 11, 1922; Baptist church; A.F. & A.M.; one child,
Billie Russell; to Tipton ten years ago and was in garage business 1 ½ years;
served one year in France, on returning went into battery business; is Tipton’s
oldest mechanic.
Parrott, R.A. – Manager
Parrott Real Estate; born Mulhall, Oklahoma, January 6, 1897; educated Elmer
public schools; Tyler Commercial College, Tyler, Texas; married Miss Floye Hall
January 4, 1926; city clerk; Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church; secretary
Masonic lodge; lived in Tillman county 10 years; in insurance business last 3 ½
years; was employed in U.S. Civil service two years.
Patton, Mrs. R.B. – Farmer;
born Bell county, Texas, 1894; common school education; married R.B. Patton
1910; Methodist church; Eastern Star; three children, Lillie, Troy and Blair;
resident of Tillman county since 1918.
Payne, C.O. – Anderson &
Payne real estate and loans; born Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1889; educated
Southwestern Normal Weatherford and Draughon’s Business College; married Miss
Jennie Smith December, 1910; Baptist church; A.F. & A.M.; I.O.O.F.; four
children, Francis, Olene, Evelyn and Eugene; to Tipton 1919; settled in Washita
county in early days; suffered all the hardships of early days; took a week to
go after mail and groceries.
Perrett, Eugene – Manager
and undertaker Darby and Phelps Furniture Co.; born Purdy, Tennessee, July 2,
1890; educated Arlington, Texas, high school; married Miss Minnie Campbell May
12, 1913; Baptist church; A.F. & A.M.; two children, Maxine and Aline; was
in business in Arlington, Texas; Mangum, Oklahoma; Fort Worth and Dallas,
Texas.
Phelps, G.R. – Partner Darby
& Phelps Furniture Co.; born Texas, March 2, 1892; educated Duke and
Olustee high schools; married Miss Ruth White August 2, 1922; mayor; Chamber of
Commerce; American Legion; 40-8; Methodist church; Mason; Knights of Pythias;
two children, Mary Kathryn and Garnett Raymond; resident of Tillman county 18
months; entered U.S. service August 1918; in service 5 months and during that
time was on both oceans and in Canada.
Pickle, R.W. – Barber
Broadway Barber Shop; born Hunt county, Texas, January 23, 1888; educated
Frankston, Texas, public schools; married Miss Callie Starr March 16, 1913; Church
of Christ; three children, Ida Mae, Doris and R.W. Jr.; resident of Tillman
county since September, 1925.
Pinson, A.Z. – Farmer, born
Roberson county, Tennessee, March 15, 1871; common school education; married
Miss Mary Barnett 1898; Baptist; K. of P.; W.O.W.; four children, Lowery B.,
Bonnie, Jack and Norma; to Tillman 1909 from Ellis county, Texas, and settled
one mile north of where he now lives; owner of three quarter sections,
operating one-half section which has a big acreage of alfalfa; been very active
in putting over the consolidating of No. 8, also the new Baptist church, one of
the best in Tillman county.
Pinson, L.B. – Assistant
cashier First National Bank; born Ellis county, Texas, June 30, 1899; educated
Tipton high school, Central State Normal, Edmond, and Hill’s Business College;
married Miss Abbie Parks September 16, 1923; Baptist church; A.F. & A.M.;
K. of P.; resident of Tipton since 1908; in band 4 years; was in Student’s
Training Camp, Edmond, 1918.
Prentiss, J.M. – Owner meat market;
born Texas, 1862; educated public schools Wise county, Texas; married Miss Nora
Spurgin 1887; Baptist church; W.O.W.; four children, Claud, Luther, Maud and
Lottie; in Tillman county one and one-half years.
Prewitt, Deedie – Bookkeeper
Prewitt Drug; born Eldorado January 1, 1906; educated Eldorado high, O.C.W. and
Oklahoma City University; married Ira Prewitt June 28, 1925; Methodist church;
in Jackson county 19 years.
Prewitt, Ira – Owner and
manager Prewitt Drug ; born Eldorado, Oklahoma, April 4, 1902; graduated
Eldorado high school 1920, and University of Oklahoma 1925; P.H.G. degree;
married Miss Deedie Summers June 28, 1925; Methodist church; Delta Pi; resident
of Jackson county 24 years; one month in Tillman county; connected with school
work in Jackson county.
Purdy, J.W. – Farmer; born
Jack county, Texas, 1882; educated Chickasaw Nation; married Miss Correena
Evans 1906; Baptist church; M.W.A.; three children, Clem, Willie and Cecil;
resident of Tillman county since opening.
Reser, J.W. – Farmer; born
Shawnee county, Kansas, October 28, 1870; educated Pottowatomie county, Kansas;
married Miss Addie J. Patten November 7, 1897; Methodist church; Odd Fellows;
four children, Faye, Norris, Ray and Rachel; came here from Kansas March, 1902;
endured many hardships in pioneer days; homesteaded 8 miles north and 5 east of
Tipton.
Riggs, Cyrus – Farmer; born
Union county, Iowa, February 15, 1877; educated in Iowa; married Miss Caddie
Johnson February 21, 1905; Baptist church; three children, Carol, James and
Howard; came here from Colorado when country was only six months old; owns home
4 miles east and 6 north of Tipton.
Riggs, Melvin – Farmer; born
Union county, Iowa, November 1, 1878; educated in Union county, Iowa, and one
year college at Lincoln, Nebraska; married Miss Eura Polan September 30, 1898;
Farmers’ Union; Undenominational; one child, Lela; to Tillman and filed on
place where he now lives in 1902, from Kent, Iowa; bought a relinquishment.
Rogers, C.W. – Farmer; born
London, England, 1864; educated Wabaunsee county, Kansas; married Miss Myrtle
Gathers; Baptist church; seven children, Maggie, Tonnie, Myrtle, Phyllis,
Ralph, George and Francis; came here 1901 from Garfield county; crossed ocean 3
times; lived first winter here in covered wagon; lived in half dugout fifteen
years.
Rogers, Mrs. M.A. – Farmer;
born Fannin county, Texas, October 29, 1872; educated Texas; married W.H.
Rogers September 2, 1890; Baptist church; Eastern Star; five children, Duke T.,
Houston, Wilna, Thelma and Wayne; in Tillman county 1902.
Rose, Bill (J.W.) – Farmer;
born Kentucky, September 24, 1866; common school education; married Miss
Florence Bryant 1897; police judge Kentucky; Baptist church; to Tillman county
1906; owns 160 acres of land 3 miles east of Tipton and 10 edge of Tipton.
Russell, J.G. – Bookkeeper
Tipton Orphans Home; born Texas, 1899; educated Texas and Oklahoma; married
Miss Grace Fuqua 1923; Church of Christ; lived in Tillman county since 1908;
worked in Oklahoma State Bank at Frederick and Farmers’ State Bank at Tipton
before working for Orphans home.
Seymour, H.N. – Farmer and
grain buyer; born Texas, 1870; married Miss Laura Wilson 1897; director of
Orphans Home; Church of Christ; four children, Carl, Quata, Vera and Bird; to
Tillman county December, 1902, settled 2 miles west of Tipton; owns 320 acres
of land.
Seymour, W.B. – Farmer; born
McClennan county, Texas, November 26, 1857; common school education; married
Mrs. Nonnie Overton April 2, 1911; Church of Christ; one child, Ethel; to Comanche
1901 and started grocery business at Thacker; after Manitou was started traded
his store in 1902 for farm he now owns located four miles east of Tipton.
Shaw, A.H. – Clerk Tipton
Mercantile; born Texas, 1899; educated Tipton, Oklahoma; married Miss Elsie
Eledge 1921; assistant chief Tipton fire department; Baptist church; came here
from Texas 1900; joined navy 1917 and discharged 1919; connected with present
company since 1919.
Shaw, G.E. – Clerk Tipton
Mercantile; born Hunt county, Texas, November 2, 1895; educated Tipton;
teachers’ certificate; married Miss Mae Crawford August 29, 1925; member fire
department; Baptist church; A.F. & A.M.; farmed 15 years; joined navy
April, 1917; served six years submarine service; was in World War during entire
war.
Shaw, Mrs. Mae – Bookkeeper
Tipton Mercantile Co.; born Berlin, Oklahoma, November 16, 1904; educated high
school and Chickasha College for Women; married Ellis Shaw August 29, 1925;
secretary Civic League; Methodist church; Eastern Star marshal; reared in
Tipton.
Shaw, T.W. – President
Tipton Mercantile; born Alabama, 1870; educated Alabama; married Miss Mary Ann
Hermans 1889; Baptist church; ten children, I.E., Ellis, Annie, Ennis, Alvin,
Lola, Gordon, Audie, Audrie and Clifford; to Oklahoma 1900; been in mercantile
business 14 years.
Sitton, W.H. – Retired
farmer; born Colquitt, Georgia, October 14, 186;4; educated Texas public
schools; married Miss Maud Swell December 23, 1894; seven children, Edith, Thelma,
Felbur H., Tillie, Bart, Halcie and Rex; lived in Tillman county 16 months; was
farmer in Washita county; came to Oklahoma 1893 and lived here since.
Stafford, W.P. – Retired
farmer; born Marango county, Alabama, February 5, 1859; educated Kaufman
county, Texas; married Miss Mary Bennett August 27, 1882; commissioner of
Kaufman county 2 years; deputy sheriff 2 years; police force Dallas, Texas, 2
years; justice of peace Tillman county 3 years; Baptist church; seven children,
Clarence, Walta, Hattie, Willie, Ira, Aley and Otha; homesteaded in Roger Mills
county, lived there until 14 years ago; to Tillman county 6 years ago; the
champion fiddler of the southwest, won first prizes from Atlantic City to San
Francisco, California; has played in 43 states; won first at Jack Walton’s
inauguration and first Little Rock, Arkansas, over 36; his fiddle is home made.
Staggs, Henry – Manager Live
Wire Battery; radio and battery shop; born Izard county, Arkansas, 1893;
educated Arkansas; married Miss Annie Mae Shaw 1915; Baptist church; A.F. &
A.M.; four children, Raymond, Erma, Maxine and Billie Roe; to Oklahoma 1904;
settled in Indian Territory until statehood; moved several times then settled
in Tipton.
Stubblefield, Frank – Tipton
Telephone Co.; born Exeter, Missouri, November 3, 1872; educated University of
Arkansas; married Miss Ollie Bell Paxson October 10, 1906; town treasurer 10
years; school board 3 years; Methodist church; Mason; Worshipful Master of
Masonic lodge; one child, Mae Belle; resident of Tillman county 16 years;
telephone business 13 years; was railroad express messenger 8 years from St.
Louis to Burton, Kansas, and from Kansas City to Oklahoma City 8 years.
Stubblefield, Mrs. Frank –
Housekeeper; born Springfield, Missouri, March 12, 1881; educated Springfield,
Missouri; married Frank Stubblefield August 10, 1906; deputy criminal clerk
Green county 4 years; vice-president Civic Aid; Methodist church; one child,
Mae Belle; stenographer Rogers and Baldwin Wholesale Hardware 5 years
Springfield, Missouri.
Stubblefield, Norris – Clerk
Austin-Johnston; born Missouri, January 1, 1900; educated Tipton, Oklahoma;
married Miss May Clark 1920; Chamber of Commerce; Presbyterian church; Knights
of Pythias; one child, Patricia Faye; resident Tillman county 23 years.
Swyden, N. – Owner Fair
Store; born Brinkman, Oklahoma, July 10, 1905; educated Brinkman high school;
Chamber of Commerce; Baptist church; I.O.O.F.; in Tillman county since 1926;
started in business in Detroit at age of fourteen with a fruit stand and has
progressed up to his present business.
Taylor, E.E. – City marshal;
born Arkansas, 1887; educated Texas; married Miss Irene Marsh 1922; Baptist
church; Mason; five children, Lela, Donald, Alton, J.D. and Alvin; resident of
Tillman county 21 years; city marshal 2 ½ years; farmed most of life.
Taylor, Henry – Jeweler
Tipton Drug; born Texas 1899; high school education; married Miss Velma
Starcher 1925; Christian church; to Tillman county 12 years ago; served in army
in France 20 months; in Tipton drug store 5 years.
Thurman, W.A. – Owner Tipton
Tribune; born Leonard, Texas, August 3, 1878; high school education and
business course; married Miss Willie Dillion April 6, 1903; secretary Chamber
of Commerce; Christian church; A.F. & A.M.; Knights of Pythias; W.O.W.;
resident Oklahoma since 1906; connected with state board of agriculture.
Tinsley, C.B. – Manager and
owner Tinsley gin; born Garland, Texas, March 29, 1888; educated Garland,
Texas; married Miss Marion Sitton August 14, 1912; Chamber of Commerce;
Methodist church; A.F. & A.M.; one child, Joy; to Tillman county from
Mangum 1911; in gin business all his life.
Tipton, S.T. – Farmer; born
Mitchell county, North Carolina; educated Cordell Christian College; married
Miss Maggie Watson December 15, 1918; Church of Christ; three children, Delia,
Venoy and Orene; resident of Tillman county since 1911; trustee of Tipton
Orphans Home; gave the land that the home is built on; was in Cordell Christian
College 6 years.
Todd, L.A. – Farmer; born La
Salle county, Texas, May 12, 1869; educated Johnson county, Texas; married Miss
Lula Collier August 29, 1892; Church of Christ; M.W.A.; seven children, Eual,
Hubert, Jewel, Gertie, Bessie, Thelma, Earl and Dee; to Tillman county October
10, 1901, from Johnson county, Texas, and filed on land; trustee Tipton Orphans
Home.
Vaughn, T.H. – Farmer; born
Mississippi, 1875; common school education; married Miss Clara James 1898;
Methodist church; five children, Lee, Ollie, Elsie, Alfred and Woodrow; to
Oklahoma 1897; resident of Tillman county since 1901; farms 320 acres of land.
Vernon, Mrs. Catherine –
Operator Bell Telephone Co.; born Dallas, Texas, October 10, 1904; educated
Frederick high school; married Raymond Vernon January 18, 1923; Baptist church;
resident of Tillman county 12 years; with telephone company since 1926.
Wade, Robert E. – Manager
City Park Service Station; born Oklahoma, 1907; Church of Christ; been resident
of Oklahoma most of his life; been in business here for two years.
Wade, R.E. – Retired; born
Johnson county, Missouri, July 10, 1865; educated Texas; married Miss Minnie
Taylor 1891; Elder Church of Christ; sixteen children, J.H., Jim, Olney,
Fannie, Cora, Alma, Retha, Lenora, Willie, Tiny, Irene (deceased), Robert,
Daisy, L.C., Ina Belle and Dale; resident of Tillman county 2 years before
opening; came from Texas with herd of cattle, was water bound 3 days without
anything to eat; lost 6 days in snow storm 1900; lived on farm 15 years 13
miles northeast of Frederick; moved to Texas, lived 10 years, returning to
Tipton and put in City Park Filling Station December, 1924; sold to son and
retired from business.
Webb, W.T. – Farmer; born
Arkansas, 1861; educated Pea Ridge, Arkansas; married miss Emma Young 1890;
road overseer; Methodist church; A.F. & A.M.; I.O.O.F.; K. of P.; W.O.W.; M.W.A.;
M.W.A.; S.D.W.; two children, Claud and Edna; lived in Tillman county since
1901; director of Farmers State Bank; held stock in bank since opening of
Tipton 1909; one of the oldest citizens in county.
Weiss, Adolph – Manager of
The Dixie Store; born Hungary, January 4, 1895; college education; A.F. &
A.M.; Elks; Eastern Star; Dixie stores Carnegie, Duncan, Elk City, Clinton,
Frederick and Tipton; to Oklahoma 1914 and Tillman County 1925.
Wiley, C.H. – Retired
farmer; born Texas, 1855; educated Texas; married Miss Irene Wilson, 1874;
Church of Christ; A.F. & A.M.; six children, Arnold, Luther, Ollie, Eva,
Charles and Myrtle; to Tillman county from eastern Oklahoma 24 years ago;
oldest settler in Tillman county.
Wiley, Mrs. C.H. – Retired
farmer; born Texas, 1855; educated Texas; married C.H. Wiley 1874; Church of
Christ; six children, Arnold, Charles, Luther, Myrtle, Ollie and Eva; to
Tillman county 24 years ago from eastern Oklahoma.
Williams, N.L. – Farmer;
born Parker county, Texas, January 7, 1890; common school education; married
Miss Charlotte Hamby August 10, 1910; Church of Christ; I.O.O.F.; four
children, Lynn Boyd, Johnnie, Hershal and Frederick; to Tillman county 1919
from Seminole county, Oklahoma; farming 220 acres.
Wiseman, J.A. – Farmer; born
Franklin county, Tennessee, September 15, 1873; common school education;
married Mrs. Flossie M. Rogers 1913; Methodist church; A.F. & A.M.; W.O.W.;
to Tillman county 1913 and moved on farm he now owns one mile east of Tipton;
to Tipton from Greer county.
Wormington, D.L. – Manager
Wormington & Son; plumbing and sheet metal; born Enid, Oklahoma, December
25, 1900; educated Ponca City, Hillsdale, Oklahoma; married Miss Maggie Nichols
January 1, 1925; Congregational church; in China 3 years; there when had
earthquake in Tokyo, Japan; been on Philippine Islands, Batoues, Java, Guam,
most all the islands in that part of the world.
Young, W.H. – Farmer; born
Glenco, Oklahoma, November 26, 1893; educated Oklahoma; married Miss Vivian
Adams April 4, 1915; member Cotton Growers’ association; Methodist church; five
children, Fern, Willene, Samie, Jene an Glena Ray; resident of Tillman county
since 1899.
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