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Surname Saturday: Folger

This surname is interesting to me because as I began to research it I discovered that one of its spelling variations is the same as some of my ancestors (Fulcher).  I would have never made the connection, but I will soon be researching that further. The Folger surname...
Tombstone Tuesday:  Joseph Oklahombi

Tombstone Tuesday: Joseph Oklahombi

His name literally meant “man-killer” or “people-killer” in Choctaw – and even today he is still considered the most heroic Oklahoman who served in World War I.  As one web site put it, Joseph Oklahombi was a “Choctaw, Doughboy, Code Talker and Mighty Warrior.” Joseph...

Surname Saturday: Thing

This surname was a bit of a challenge to research.  The word “Thing” is so commonly used today, even in a slangy-sort-of way, it’s definitely hard to find a way for a search engine to yield the desired results.  But there is at least one interesting theory as to the...
Ghost Town Wednesday:  Cayuga, Oklahoma

Ghost Town Wednesday: Cayuga, Oklahoma

  Today it’s still considered a census-populated area but there’s not much left of the original town site.  Mathias established successful businesses and made some shrewd land deals while a resident of Kansas, a place he migrated to after being removed from the...
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