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Linda Hancock Hines
Linda Hines’s father was John Hines (Hindes or Hynes) born in North Caroline about 1812 according to the 1850 census. He had a wife Paulina and several children. He had an 82 year old John F. Hines born in Prussia living in the same household in 1850. This was possibly his father or grandfather. He had 9 children with Paulina. Several of the childen listed were mentioned by Minnie as Linda’s half-siblings.
The 1870 census listed Ann as the wife. Linda was listed as Melinda. She was listed as Malinda on the 1880 census
Ann Hines was buried in the Rocky Point Cemetery in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. There are no dates on her tombstone.
Jim Dooley 1-27-1949
Walter Ross, town officer of Ralston may go to trial charged with manslaughter in the killing of Jim Dooley. His trial is set for Monday. Ross shot and killed Dooley and wounded his brother Bryce (Brice) Dooley, in a beer place in Ralston the night of Saturday, Oct. 30, 1948. Ross told officers that […]
Jim Dooley
Jim Dooley was killed on Saturday, October 30 at a bar in Ralston, Oklahoma Bud Miller said that Grandma Dooley was at a church service across the street from the bar where Jim was killed. When she heard the gunshots she screamed “My boys” . There was a trial for the police officer who shot […]
History of Linda Hancock Hines by Granddaughter Minnie
PERSONAL HISTORY OF LINDA HANCOCK HINES MCKINNEY Linda Hancock Hines was born Oct 1865 (per 1900 census) in Perryville, Arkansas to John William Hines and Ann Hancock. She died 1836 about age 65 while living with her youngest son Virgil McKinney of Ralston, Okla. She was buried in the Cyclone Cemetery (now called Pixley , […]
History of Sam Adalaski McKinney
PERSONAL HISTORY OF SAM ADALASKI MCKINNEY Sam Adalaski McKinney (Samuel Adalaski McKinney) was born on 29 Feb 1860 in Indiana to John D. McKinney, Jr. and Sarilda Harriet Weddel. He died on 31 Dec 1925 in Vinita, OK at the Eastern State Hospital of hardening of the arteries. He was buried in the Buffington Cemetery, […]
History of Sam Adalaski and Linda Hancock Hines McKinney
HISTORY OF SAM ADALASKI AND LINDA HANCOCK HINES MCKINNEY Sam McKinney, born February 29, 1860, married Linda Hines on Christmas day, December 25, 1882, in Arkansas. (He called her Lin.) Linda was sixteen years old when she “ran off” with him to be married. Linda received an inheritance of 80 acres in or near […]
Memories by Hazel Dooley Kay as told to Art Robinson
Memories by Hazel Dooley Kay Parris & Effie Dooley took their whole family to Arizona in the late 1920’s. Hazel Kay said Effie’s sister Mary Bates had gone to Arizona for her health, She had TB. She had told the family that there was work in the fields there. Parris, Effie, Hazel, Helen, Maggie, Lynn, […]
Grandma Dooley by Les
Grandma Dooley a kind and caring person. She had TB at that time and wasn’t able to show physical affection account of her disease. She was a nice lady and a good cook like all our aunts. I’ll always remember her and that big crock she mixed the biscuits that were then baked in the wood cook stove. Makes me drool […]
Grandma Dooley by Glenn
Hi All: I recall Grandma always having time to sing with me (and probably everyone else). I don’t remember her ever being sick. However, I can only recall specifically, one time being in the kitchen with Grandma while she was cooking. It is possible that I could have the singing of “Blueberry Hill” confused with Aunt Hazel. Hazel and I reminisced […]
Memories of Brice by Glenn
Hi Jackie: I am glad I could enlighten you on such a significant day in history. The following is approximately what I related to Gail, about Uncle Brice [talking about Dewayne ‘his dad”). His dad was a quiet man who didn’t fit in (was common thing) well after WW2. Brice was the Coxswain on a […]