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 , near the Bend not far from Ralston, Okla. (more…)
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, Sallisaw, OK. (more…)
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 Perryville, Arkansas prior to their marriage. They sold this land and moved to Oklahoma, settled on Bibs Mountain, near Marble City, Oklahoma, County of Sequoyah, in the Cookson Hills about 30 or 40 miles north of Sallisaw, Oklahoma [it’s actually 10 – 15 miles]. Sam owned 100 head of hogs when they settled on Bibs Mountain. At one time they owned two farms. After the sale of one farm they had fifty acres left and leased a small farm from “Will Whitchett.” (more…)
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 […]