Major county, oklahoma genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Ottawa county, oklahoma simple english wikipedia, the free. Pottawatomie county is part of the shawnee, ok micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the oklahoma city shawnee, ok combined statistical area. The purposes for which the ottawa county historical society is organized and conducted to collect, preserve, interpret the history of ottawa county, and continues to educate and inform the visitors of the museum about the rich history. Lead and zinc mining established by 1918, caused it to boom. It is also the location of the federally recognized modoc tribe of oklahoma and the quapaw tribe of indians, which is based in quapaw. Picher mining field from 1917 to 1967 picher mining field yielded 450 million tons of ore, 21 million tons of concentrate, 11 million tons of metal.
Pontotoc county is in the south central part of oklahoma. Including its history, the tar creek superfund site, the grand lake o the cherokees, and more. Pottawatomie county is located in the central area of the state. Gregorys abbey and college shawnee, okla citizen band potawatomi tribe, 1987. The sequoyah county historical society is a notforprofit organization supported by. Adair county, oklahoma 1922 map my genealogy hound. Many acres of land were taken away from the tribal nations and either reassigned. Libraries in okmulgee county, oklahoma, researching. Western expansion reached oklahoma in the late 1800s in a way that was unprecedented in the history of the united states. Keokuk falls ghost town of pottawatomie county, oklahoma. Ottawa county, located in the northeastern corner of the state of oklahoma, is one of the most important counties of the state, both from an agricultural and mineral standpoint, and its history is unique and interesting. Peggy abel, susie edwards, rosamond shull, jeanie woods, delite hopper, jeanette jones, glenna fairman 3rd row left to right. Ottawa county, oklahoma, friends missionary home near wyandotte date between 1912 and 1953 date note date based on the earliest and latest dates of the lindquist collection.
Pottawatomie county genealogy club libraries, museums, archives 10. Frontier doctors of indian territory of oklahoma by will. Brown cemetery is located about three miles east of pink, pottawatomie county, ok, on hwy 9. The societys effort to preserve the past for future generations still exists today. Ottawa county cemetery records, oklahoma genealogy. The group was the village mothers club washington school pta late 1950s with. This twovolume, 1700page work contains 2,455 entries, including biographies, geographical features, town and county histories, major events and historical. Genealogy buffs can now trace their ancestors in pottawatomie county oklahoma using our resource portal to find county courthouse information, lists of towns. Lewis irick and allie irick, along with several brothers, were credited with founding the nazarene church in oklahoma. These camps flourished for a short time until the greatest find of them all was made at picher, oklahoma. Ottawa county is en kreis inn usbundsstaat oklahoma. Ottawa county, oklahoma, miami oklahoma, guifordthomas funeral home records, 19341967 family history library miami city directories city directories in the u.
The sequoyah county historical society home facebook. Free public records directory newspaper records 17 obituaries and funeral home records 10. The ottawa county genealogy society was organized in 1975 by a group of likeminded people with an avid interest in both. Pottawatomie county quit claim deed index, 1896 to 1906 and warranty deed index books 1 to 25 source. The missouri digital heritage initiative zinc and lead mining district source. World war i draft registration cards, 19171918 pottawatomie county source. Guide to major county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. A history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma, including the personalized accounts of the 64 ghost towns, the ten existing towns and the names of many that make up the citizenry and drama of this episodic era of those 74 communities established before statehood in 1907. Map, oklahoma, landowners, ottawa county library of congress. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. View print 1 token commercial addition afton, sheet 3 of 4. During the 1920s more money was made in ottawa county than all the others in the state combined. Ottawa county genealogical society, 1985 ottawa county ohio 272 pages.
Earlier epidemics in the area were in 1907 and in 1916. Adair county, oklahoma genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. John wesley kieff, widely known throughout oklahoma as a journalist, is now serving as justice of the peace of miami and is generally conceded to be the most capable incumbent in that office in the history of ottawa county. Miami genealogy in ottawa county, ok usa 1,015,348 oklahoma 18,332 ottawa county 329 miami 107. Dobson museum experience artifacts and culture in miami, ok. Genealogy trails history group oklahoma county marriages, 18901995 includes pottawatomie county source. Some of the men that did the doctoring were dentist, barbers and veterinarians. Welcome to the website for pottawatomie county, oklahoma. Ottawa county is a county located in the northeastern corner of the u.
Ottawa county ok locations page 2 of 2 access genealogy. I have listed the graves by section and row with plots proceeding from north to south. View print 1 token commercial addition afton, sheet 2 of 4. Localized history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma to 1907. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The last real epidemic of anterior poliomyelitis occurred in 1952, when 159 acute cases were recorded. Ottawa county genealogical society oklahoma home facebook. Including its history, the tar creek superfund site, the grand lake o the cherokees, and more knight, dave on. Mooney, localized history of pottawatomie county, oklahoma, to 1907 midwest city, okla. In 1889, a choice portion of indian territory in oklahoma was opened to white settlement, and the early settlers in oklahoma.
Newspaper vital statistics index family history library the herald 19011903. Google patents the worlds greatest zinc and lead district 18301907 source. Guide to adair county, oklahoma ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Pottawatomie county courthouse 325 n broadway shawnee, oklahoma 74802 405 273 8222 map. Encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture oklahoma school records 18951936 source. Media in category ottawa county, oklahoma the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. A history of the polio epidemic tulsa county medical society. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages.
In 1892, the voters of the county elected to rename county b as pottawatomie county after the potawatomi tribe. Wanette the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Item number format photographs annotation on front ottawa county, oklahoma friends missionary home near wyandotte. Lorraine vance, mary pollock, nola dean 2nd row left to right. Oklahoma death records oklahoma newspapers, full search 18451923, 68 titles oklahoma obituary search 1981current oklahoma funeral notices. Ottawa county, oklahoma simple english wikipedia, the. The sequoyah county historical society, sallisaw, oklahoma.
Sunnyside was about 4 miles south of baxter and lincolnville was about 1 12 miles southeast of quapaw, ok. The little town was branded as one of the most infamous, sensational saloon towns that mushroomed along the oklahoma territory border after the second run for homesteads on september 22, 1891. At the turn of the twentyfirst century, pottawatomie county s population stood at 65,521. Record books oklahoma county cooperative extension service. Ottawa county historical society miami oklahoma convention. The great picher mining district of ottawa county, oklahoma for about 70 years, from about 1900 until 1970, lead and zinc mining began and ended in ottawa county, oklahoma. The fascinating story of oklahomas long and colorful journalistic history is told in words and pictures in the story of oklahoma newspapers 1844 to 1984, by l. There will be inaccuracies because of poor records and my faulty memory. Ottawa county genealogy resources oklahomas official. Ottawa county genealogical society oklahoma, miami, oklahoma. It is the capital of the miami tribe of oklahoma, after which it is named, the modoc tribe of oklahoma, ottawa tribe of oklahoma, peoria tribe of indians. The office of the board of county commissioners is located at 14101 acme rd. The county was named for the ottawa tribe of oklahoma. Beaty, who had been proving up a homestead claim in oklahoma county, and had opened a saloon in choctaw city, opened the first saloon in keokuk falls in 1891.
Between 2016 and 2017 the population of pottawatomie county, ok grew from 71,551 to 71,614, a 0. The cemetery is about 12 mile west of hwy 102 on hwy 9 on the north side of the highway. Pottawatomie county genealogy club libraries, museums, archives 10 mailing lists and message boards. County courthouse edit edit source pottawatomie county courthouse 325 n. Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of family biographies. A native of indiana, he was born in tippecanoe county on the 9th of march, 1857, biography of john wesley kieff read. The library now has a well rounded collection of over 11,000 volumes, with especial attention paid to the selection of its juvenile books and is giving the best service it can manage under adverse circumstances. It has been the home of members of a greater number of indian tribes than any other county in.
Ottawa county, oklahoma, friends missionary home near wyandotte. Libraries in okmulgee county, oklahoma, researching ancestry. After the civil war, the creek and seminole were forced to cede their lands back to the federal government, and the area of pottawatomie county was used to resettle the iowa, sac and fox, absentee shawnee, potawatomi and kickapoo tribes. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Pottawatomie county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. This is an abbreviated history of the occurrence of acute poliomyelitis in tulsa county. Shawnee, oklahoma 74804 during the land run, pottawatomie county was organized as county b with tecumseh as the county seat. In 2017, pottawatomie county, ok had a population of 71. Wellknown residents of pottawatomie county include athlete jim thorpe, astronaut leroy gordon cooper, jr. The fascinating story of oklahoma s long and colorful journalistic history is told in words and pictures in the story of oklahoma newspapers 1844 to 1984, by l. After the civil war, the creek and seminole were forced to cede their lands back to the federal government, and the area of pottawatomie county was used to resettle the iowa, sac and fox, absentee shawnee. Meet the guntoting editors and courageous reporters of the early days before statehood, and follow their story through to modern times.
Pottawatomie county the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Pottawatomie county, oklahoma, researching ancestry in oklahoma. Except for the county commissioners and the election board, all elected officials are located at the courthouse. A little history as a result of the civil war loyalties of certain tribes, the indian reservations were established by the treaties of 1866. The history of ottawa county, ohio and its sic families. A history of pottawatomie county shawnee, okla pottawatomie county historical society, 1936. Oklahoma libraries, 19001937, a history and handbook, 1937, pages 5051. View additional oklahoma county and indian nation maps here. Pottawatomie county was named for the potawatomi people. Plat maps county clerk public land records for oklahoma. On the western frontier, most of the doctors had very little medical training. According to the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture, pontotoc is usually.
Pottawatomie county was carved out of land originally given to the creek and seminole after their forced removal from georgia and florida. View print 1 token commercial addition afton, sheet 1 of 4. It is the capital of the miami tribe of oklahoma, after which it is named, the modoc tribe of oklahoma, ottawa tribe of oklahoma, peoria tribe of indians and shawnee tribe. Pottawatomie county, oklahoma, researching ancestry in. Ottawa county cemetery records oklahoma select a cemetery. Ottawa county, oklahoma, friends missionary home near. In 1889, a choice portion of indian territory in oklahoma was opened to white settlement, and the early settlers in oklahoma engaged in various land runs throughout the territory. They did there best with what knowledge they possessed. The history of ottawa county oklahoma velma nieberding on. Historic bridges of michigan and elsewhere patents ottawa county, oklahoma source. Dec 12, 2017 western expansion reached oklahoma in the late 1800s in a way that was unprecedented in the history of the united states. Google patents the worlds greatest zinc and lead district 18301907. Genealogy buffs can now trace their ancestors in love county, oklahoma using our resource portal to find county courthouse information, lists of towns and. By providing handson programming and events in a large variety of projects, 4h is not only helping youth learn the life skills they need to be the leaders of tomorrow, but it is also teaching its members they can lead today and can make tangible, significant changes in their clubs.