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OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

Heads of Households on the 1900 Census of Luther Township

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Two hundred twenty-four families were enumerated in Luther Township on the 1900 census, but many parts of it are extremely difficult to read. When I tried to simply transcribe it, I found I had more question marks than data - so decided I'd take a different approach. Links in this table therefore lead to reports that combine census data with information from other sources, but they do serve to indicate the family's presence in Luther Township by 1900.

Heads of Households, Luther Township, in 1900
Name	Race	Dwelling Number	Family Number	Approximate Location
Adams, Henry	B	106	111
Adams, William	W	149	156
Adamson, Loren	W	5	5	SE4 of 1-14-1E
Agnew, Isom	B	113	118
Allen, Norma	B	204	214
Alward, Elizabeth	W	Her Story		SE4 of 30-14-1E
Anderson, W.	B	12	12
Andrews, S.	W	197	207
Arbuckle, Thaddeus C.	W	30	30	NW4 of 9-14-1E
Arnett, James C.	W	132	138
Atteberry, John E.	W	24	24	NE4 of 7-14-1E
Atteberry, Rosa Etta	W	Her Story		W4 of 6-14-1W
Arthur, Edwin	W	134	140
Babb, Thomas	W	148	153
Baer, George	W	130	136
Battle, James	B	65	67	E2 of SE4 of 9-14-1E
Beeders, Albert	W	135	141
Bell, Howard	W	139	145
Bingaman, ?	B	93	95
Binion, Martin	W	199	209
Blair, Isaiah	B	78	80
Blizzard, Burton B.	W	His Story		SW4 of 21-14-1E
Blizzard, John A.	W	His Story		NE4 of 28 -14-1E
Blizzard, Margaret	W	162	169
Bower, David	W	8	8	NE4 of 3-14-1E
Braxton, John	B	50	52
Burlon, Burton	W	194	204
Burgman, Art	B	172	181
Camp, Peter A.	W	35	36	SW4 of 3-14-1-E
Campbell, Edward	W	88	90	NE4 of 20-14-1E
Campbell, John	W	107	112
Cannon, Charles	W	150	157
Carson, Charles	W	110	115
Catron, Henry S.	W	190	200	Part of SW4 of 29-14-1E
Cavett, Bud	W	163	171
Cay, Henry	B	76	78
Celestine, Victoria	B	64	66	NW4 of 10-14-1E
Chilcott, George	W	147	153
Clayton, Albert	B	26	26	NE4 of 8-14-1E
Clopton, Thomas	B	13	13	Lots 1 & 2 & S2 of NE4 5-14-1E
Cole, Albert	W	167	176
Cole, Edward	W	80	82
Cole, Emerson	W	180	189
Cole, James S.	?	His Story		SW4 of 2-14-1-E
Cole, Otho M.	W	36	37	N2 of NW4 of 10-14-1E
Cole, Tolbert F.	W	His Story		Lots 1 & 2 & S2 of NE4 3-14-1E
Corbin, George	W	211	221
Covey, Hiram	W	138	144
Coyle, John	?			SE4 of 1-14-1E
Crank, Samuel	W	129	135
Crossley, Elizabeth	W	142	148
Crossley, Lee	W	126	132
Crossley, Orin	W	157	164
Croslin, Moses	B	188	197
Dana, Watson	W	136	142
Darling, Austin	W	48	50
Davis, Mortinson	W	154	161
Davis, Ned	B	11	11
Davis, Orville	B	14	14	NE4 of 5-14-1W
Deleporte, Elida A.	W	Her Story		SE4 of 28-14-1E
Denny, Angelo	W	160	167
Denney, Charles	W	131	137
Denney, William	W	161	168
Denney, ?	W	138	144
Dial, James N.	W	192	202	Lots 9 & 10 of NE4 of 11-14-1E
Dial, John	W	His Story		S2 of SW4 of 20-14-1E
Dial, William	W	184	193	S2 of SW4 of 20-14-1E
Donaldson, ?	W	169	178
Donovan, William J.	?			NW4 of 30-14-1E
Doye, ?	W	129	134
Dunn, Joseph	B	57	59
Edmonson, ?	B	74	76
Edmundson, Austin	B	32	33	W2 of SE4 of 9-14-1E
Edmundson, Gus	B	32	32	E2 NE4 of 9-14-1E
Edwards, Ellen N.	?	Her Story		S2 of SW4 of 30-14-1E
Edwards, Elizabeth	W	Her Story		N2 of SW4 of 30-14-1E
Edwards, George	W	195	205	N2 of SW4 of 30-14-1E
Elliot, Samuel I.	?			NW4 of 17-14-1E
Elson, Lewis	W	158	165
Emmons, ?	W	187	196
Eskue, Joseph	B	73	75
Evans, Walter	B	7	7	NW4 of 2-14-1E
Fife, Charles	W	124	130
Finch, James	W	146	155
Forte, Conner	W	212	222
Fourt, John W.	W	34	35	SE4 of 4-14-1E
Fox, Savannah G.	?			Lot 3 & 4 & S2 of NW4 2-14-1E
Freeman, Joseph S.	?			SW4 of 1-14-1-E
Garnett, Eugene M.	W	96	99	N2 of NW4 of 22-14-1E
Gaskill, Walter	W	9	9	NW4 of 3-14-1E
Geddes, Milo	W	133	139
Goss, Wiley	W	102	106
Grace, Gilbert	W	55	57
Graham, Thomas	B	209	219
Hall, William	B	62	64	NE4 of 15-14-1E
Hall, Robert	B	105	109
Halston, Larkin H.	?			N2 of SW of 10-14-1E
Harner, A.	B	198	208
Haas, John	W	103	107
Haas, John R.	W	104	108
Harriman, Joseph	B	164	173
Harris, Orin	W	140	146
Hass, John R.	W	104	108
Hasburg, Stephen	W	122	128
Haug, Charles H.	W			NW4 of 19-14-1E
Haug, Ferdinand	W	82	84
Haug, William	W	84	86
Hennessey, Charles Patrick	W	97	100	SW4 of 15-14-1E
Henry, ?	W	213	223
Henson, Riley	W	114	119
Hilburn, Herbert	W	87	89
Hilton, Samuel	B	61	63	SE4 of 10-14-1E
Hitheshaw, Cyrus	W	185	194
Hogg, Andrew J.	B	43	44	NE4 of 10-14-1E
Holneysworth, ?	B	210	220
Howard, Greg	B	117	123
Howes, Milton	W	168	177
Hrdlicka, Joseph	W	202	212
Hunter, Alice	B	63	65
Hunter, Harry	B	10	10	Lots 1 & 2 & S2 of NE4 4-14-1E
Illy, Bertha	W	Her Story		N2 of SE4 of 19-14-1E
Jackson, David A.	W	46	48	NE4 of 11-14-1E
Jeter, James	B	153	160
Johnson, Jake	B			Lots 3 & 4 & S2 of NW4 5-14-1E
Johnson, Peter	?			NW4 of 21-14-1E
Johnston, George	B	15	15
Johnston, Joseph	B	207	217
Johnston, Riley	B	81	83
Jones, Elvis	W	205	215
Kennedy, William H.	W	183	192	SE4 of 20-14-1E
Kenedy, Hans	W	111	116
Key, John	B	155	162	NE4 of 6-14-1E
Kilgore, M.	W	99	103
Kuykendahl, James M.	W	201	211	N2 of SW4 of 28-14-1E
Lacy, Joshua V.	W	41	42	SE4 of 3-14-1E
Lacy, Charles	W	40	41
Lamb, Mary	W	51	53	Part of NE4 of 12-14-1E
Lambert, Henry D. L.	W	28	28	SW4 of 4-14-1E
Law, Franklin W.	W	48	50	SE4 of 1-14-1E
Lawless, Micheal	F	171	180
Lawyer, Jessie	M	188	198
Lee, Miller	B	208	218
Leek, John W.	W	69	71	SW4 of 9-14-1-E
Leek, Robert	W	68	70
Lewis, Bill	B	90	92
Lewis, John	?			SE4 of 5-14-1E
Liddie, ?	W	121	129
Lowry, John W.	W	59	61	SW4 of 11-14-1E
Lowry, John	W	101	105
Luster, Moses	W			N2 of SW4 of 20-14-1E
Luster, McDonald	W	186	195
McAnally, William J.	?			NW4 of 18-14-1E
McBride, John	W	143	149
McClary, A.	B	116	122
McClary, Phillip	B	116	121
McGauphey, James	W	141	147
McGraw, Jackson	?			Parts of E2 11-14-1E
McGraw, ?	W	118	124
McMarkley, ?	W	125	131
Meyers, David	B	23	23
Milligan, Andrew Francis	W	20	20	Lots 1 & 2 & E2 of NW4 7-14-1E
Mishak, Frank	W	115	120
Mitch, John L.	W	162	170
Mitchell, John	W	156	163
Mitchell, Mary	W	166	175	One of Luther's Hotels
Moody, William	W	42	43
Moore, Andrew	W	85	87	SE4 of 18-14-1E
Moore, Benjamin	W	83	85
Moore, Emanuel	B	25	25	NW4 of 8-14-1E
Morgan, James M.	W	144	150	SE4 of 15-14-1E
Morgan, Jane	W	Her Story		NE4 of 22-14-1E
Morgan, John	W	145	151
Morgan, Lawrence S.	W	179	188	SW4 of 21-14-1E
Mury, Jerry	B	45	47
Nichols, E.	B	151	158
Nichols, John	W	75	77	NE4 of 18-14-1E
Nichols, Samson	W	177	186
Oneal, H.	W	214	224
Owens, Sarah	B	22	22
Page, Edmon	B	17	17
Page, Gilbert	B	16	16
Perisho, Joseph D.	W	159	166
Perkins, Ephraim	W	100	104
Paine, Mattie	W	60	62	NW4 of 14-14-1E
Pharis (?), ?	B	95	98
Philip, Cornelius C.	W	94	97	NE4 of 21-14-1E
Phillips, George	W	33	34
Potter, John	W	191	201
Prasise	W	108	113
Ralsten, William	W	19	19
Ramsey, James	W	203	213
Ramsey, John	B	2	2	Lot 3 & SE4 of NW4 of 1-14-1E
Ramsey, Joseph	?			Lot 2 of 2-14-1E
Ray, Thomas	W	189	199
Reason, I.	B	67	69	NW4 of 15-14-1E
Reed, Wisconsin	B	29	29
Rice, George	W	53	55
Rice, ? E.	W	52	54
Roberts, Aurelius W.	?			NE4 of 19-14-1E
Robinson, Frederick	B	175	184
Rogers, Martin W.	W	His Story		W2 of SE4 of 7-14-1E
Rogers, Nancy	W	119	125
Rogers, William	W	77	79
Ruble, Harvey B.	W	His Story		S2 of SE4 of 19-14-1E
Rush, Clark R.	W	97	101	NE4 of 20-14-1E
Samples, Isom	B	174	183
Scott, Charles	B	27	27	SW4 of 5-14-1E
Scott, John	B	70	72	NE of 17-14-1E
Shipley, Samuel S.	W	81	83	SW4 of 18-14-1E
Simms, George	B	44	46
Simms, William?	B	4	4	SE4 of 2-14-1E
Simms, W?	B	66	68	SE of 9 or NE of 16
Simms, William	B	152	159
Simmons, Charles	W	182	191
Simmons, Martha Lodeski	W	Her Story		NW4 of 29-14-1E
Slaght, Cornelius A.	?			SW4 of 19-14-1E
Smith, James P.	W	206	216	S2 of SW4 of 28-14-1W
Smith, Lewis	W	176	185
Smith, Sandy	B	72	74	SW4 of 8-14-1-E
Smith, Thaddeous P.	W	181	190
Smith, William J.	?			Lots 1, 2 & S2 of NE4 of 1-14-1E
Staiger, Jacob	W	56	58	Part of NE4 of 12-14-1E
Staley, Mary	W	200	210
Stanfield. ?	B	92	94
Stearnes, George	B	37	38	N2 of NW4 of 11-14-1E
Stern, Judge	B	31	31	NE4 of 9-14-1E
Stevens, Able	B	38	39
Stevens, John	W	123	129
Stull, David	W	196	206
Sumner, Henry B.	W	170	179	NW4 of 29-14-1E
Sweat, Hiram	W	193	203
Taylor, Joseph	B	71	73	SE4 of 8-14-1E
Taylor, Shadrick	B	49	51
Thomas, Allen	B	39	40	S2 of NW4 of 10-14-1E
Thorpe, Newley	W	54	56
Toliver, Jackson	B	1	1	Lot 4 & SW4 of NW4 of 1-14-1E
Tomberlin, Augustus C.	W	18	18	NW4 of 6-14-1E
Tusant, Octavia	B	173	182
Vastine, W. A.	W	3	3	SW4 of 1-14-1E
Vernon, Clarence C.	?			NE4 of 30 14-1E
Vorel, Louis	W	109	114	SW4 of 22-14-1E
Wadsworth, Henry A.	W	79	81	Lot 2 & E2 of SW4 of 7-14-1E
Walker, Lewis	B	44	45	S2 of NW4 of 11-14-1W
Walker, Paul	B	112	117
Wallace, William	W	21	21	SE4 of 6-14-1E
Washington, M.	B	105	110
Weddington, Mark	B	89	91	SE4 of 17-14-1E
Wilborne, George W.	B			W2 of SE4 of 9-14-1E
Wilborne, Thomas	B			Lots 3, 4 & S2 of NW4 of 4-14-1E
West, Henry	B	6	6	NE4 of 2-14-1E
Wiley, Jefferson O.	?			Lot 1 & SE4 of NE4 of 2-14-1E
Williams, B.	W	178	187
Wilson, James	W	58	60
Worel, Vincent	W	127	133
Yager, Elizabeth A.	W	86	88	SW4 of 17-14-1E
Yount, Leo	W	165	174
?, ?	B	93	96
?, ?	B	98	102

How'd She Do That?
Among the relatively few entries that were clearly readable, I recognized some Heads of Household as the original, successful homesteaders and some as the surviving spouse or children of the original homesteader. Some homesteaders, of course, I know to have moved to town after Luther was founded - so they would not be found living on their farms. I recognized others as early businessmen, or farmers who leased the set-aside compensatory school lands. So I determined to make the best use I could of the clearly readable portions of the census by comparing them with other available information.
I started by plotting the locations of homesteaders' dwellings on a Township map and used that to determine an approximate area covered by each page of the census. With an average of 11-12 families per page, that brought the possibilities to be explored down to a manageable level.
Using my annotated map as a guide, I found I could decipher quite a few more entries by comparing the census page with land records. At this point, the map began to show both the census taker's route and some intriguing gaps in coverage.
With a list of landowners from 1907, a map showing dwellings of the era – plus the help of Ceil's Circle – I was able to fill in quite a few of those gaps. We already had extensive data for many of them, so it was simply a matter of cross-checking the database entry for the suggested candidate against the census itself to bring something that looked like "T or F or H ~~~~~" into focus as "Thomas".
In assembling this table, I did not start fresh but added the dwelling # from the census to a copy of my table of homesteaders. Faster, easier, and an automatic cross-check of my mapping procedure. I had intended to remove any homesteaders I couldn't account for, but noticed that when a homesteader was living somewhere else in 1900 there was usually a story behind it - so I kept those entries and added their tidbits. There are still some blanks, however, because we're still trying to link some homesteaders with those who occupied their farms in 1900 - whether it passed to a family member, was rented, or sold to an outsider.
At least, I finally have a reasonable guess at the surname of almost every Head of Household. There are still many question marks in the table for people I haven't found in other records, but I do believe it is now complete enough to share and know from my own experience that tying census records to location reveals more clues to be followed. Enjoy!
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The Homesteader's Stories
Alward, Elizabeth	Married homesteader James Monroe Morgan and is enumerated with him in Dwelling # 144 as Family # 150. I believe that they had moved to town at this point and had rented both homesteads.
Atteberry, Rosa Etta	Married Mark Lafayette Sanders. I haven't found them on the census, but suspect they were living in Deep Fork Township as her homestead was on the township line. Rosa Etta's homestead was rented in 1900 and she died in 1901.
Blizzard Family	In 1900, John A. "Al" Blizzard, his brother Burton, and sister Lora (with her husband John Mitch and their child) are shown as living in the household headed by their widowed mother, Margaret Bowers Blizzard. Margaret's own homestead, however, was over in Deep Fork Township. I do not know whether it had been rented or sold, but she had moved in with one of her sons and I think it most likely to have been Burton. Al had buried his first wife, Emma Morgan, in 1895 and then sold part of his homestead to be platted as the town of Luther.
Cole, James S. & Cole, Tolbert F.	Born in 1833, Tolbert was among the older of the area's homesteaders. The 1900 census finds him living near his nephews over in Deep Fork Township and the James S. Cole, whose homestead was adjacent to his in Luther Township is unaccounted for. I do not know what happened to James or whether the story that he was related to Tolbert is actually true. I also don't know whether their homesteads had been rented or sold in 1900.
Delaporte, Elida	Apparently their father was either already dead or in very poor health - the stories don't agree, except on the point that Elida was the only child old enough to make the Run of '91 so she staked the claim. On the 1900 census, she appears in the household headed by her mother, who is listed by her maiden name of Mary Stahley instead of Mary Delaporte, but the family is obviously living on Elida's claim. Portions of her homestead became the first and second Delaporte additions of the town of Luther.
Dial, John	John died in 1899. On the 1900 census, his widow was shown as living in the household of their son William but the Dwelling # suggests that all were actually living on the family homestead.
Edwards, Elizabeth	Listed in the household of her father, George Edwards, on the 1900 census. The Dwelling #, however, suggests that the family was living on her claim. According to the census, only three of the nine children born to her mother were still living. Her two sisters are accounted for, married and living in the area. I do now know what happened to Elizabeth.
Edwards, Ellen	By 1900, had married David Stull and was therefore listed in his household. From the Dwelling #, I'd say that they were living on her homestead.
Illy, Bertha	I do not know what happened to Bertha. Her homestead was on the Deep Fork Township line, which complicates research. She did have at least two married daughters in the area. Lucy Danor, who had died in 1899, and Mary Hamilton. I have not been able to determine exactly where Mary and her husband "Hamp" lived, or when they moved away. It is certainly possible that they lived on Bertha's homestead and when they left the area she moved with them.
Morgan, Jane	Although her claim was filed as "Jennie", she was usually called Jane. On the 1900 census, she is listed with her sister Annie and brother-in-law Ephraim Perkins. Soon thereafter, she moved to town and rented her farm but never sold it.
Rogers, Mart	As far as I know, Mart lived in and around Luther from the time he staked his claim until his death in 1975 - yet I have been unable to find him on the 1900 census. There's a William Rogers living in the area around Mart's homestead, but I haven't been able to determine the relationship, if any.
Ruble, Harvey	He married Sadie Friend, daughter of Deep Fork homesteader T. C. Friend, and moved to the Arcadia area.
Simmons, Martha Lodeski	The story I heard was that their father was either dead or already in very poor health and "Dosky" made the run because she was the oldest of the siblings still at home and her brother wasn't yet of age. Their mother died in 1895, and the 1900 census finds her brother now married and living with Doski on the family homestead - but he is now listed as the head of the family.
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Information provided by Sharon McAllister.

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