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Land & Census Records
for Deep Fork Township
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Territory
Updated September 30, 2003
By combining information from the
Federal Land Tract Records, the 1890 census, the 1900 census, and the 1907 land ownership
map, it is possible to form a much clearer picture of an area and its families
than can be obtained from any one source. The map and chart below provide
an overview for Deep Fork Township, while details about a specific homestead or
family can be found in the original sources.
Deep
Fork Township

Census
Analysis
On this modern map:
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Green indicates a homestead that can be matched with a family on the 1900
census, and the Dwelling #'s are from that
census. |
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Blue indicates a parcel on the 1907 map that
could be matched with a family on the 1900 census, although it no longer belonged to the original homesteader. |
With this many known locations, it's possible to reconstruct
the route the census-taker traveled and thus identify the probable areas where
other households were located. The
census pages are dated, but the pattern suggests that the census taker dated
each page as he started and undoubtedly finished some of them the following
day. There are families split between pages bearing different dates and a number of breaks in his path that involve a new
start on the Luther-Deep Fork border. For example, on
14 June 1900 he finished the southwest corner of Luther Township
and started at the southeast corner of Deep Fork Township with Dwelling
#215. Section 36 was school land, so the first few dwellings he
encountered were occupied by renters. The first owner-occupied farm was
#218, that of Fremont C. DOWELL. He apparently recorded through Dwelling
#225 (on the western border of Deep Fork Township) that day, then returned to
his home in Luther Township.
Dwelling #226 was on the border with Luther Township.
From there, he again worked westward with Dwelling #233 the last one on the last
page dated 14 June.
Worksheet Each
160-acre parcel has up to three entries. The 1890 entry shows who had
filed on it, if it had indeed been claimed, and the 1907 entry shows who owned
it at that point.
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The homesteads that had been staked by 1890, proven
during the interim, and were still in the hands of the original patent
holder in 1907 serve as benchmarks. They are shown in green on the
above map and in the table below the Page and Dwelling # are listed for
those individuals or families that still lived on their homesteads or
there's a comment if they have been found elsewhere. |
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Other useful landmarks are those homesteads for which
patents had been received before 1900, subsequently sold to new owners, and
the new owners can be matched to the 1900 census. These are shown in
blue on the above map and the Page and Dwelling # are listed for those
individuals or families that can be matched with the 1900
census. |
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"Rented?" means that the homesteader had
received his or her F. C. and was free to rent or sell the property, could
not be found in the area on the 1900 census, but there were renters reported
in that area. |
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Section
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Date |
NE 1/4 |
NW 1/4 |
SE 1/4 |
SW 1/4 |
| 1 |
1890 |
George R. Yokum
|
J. S. Hamilton
|
Richard F. Atteberry |
Robert Jordan
|
| 1900 |
Pg. 103B, #339
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( Logan Co.)
|
Pg. 103A, #328 |
Pg. 103B, #333
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| 1907 |
George
Yokum |
J. S. Hamilton
|
Richard F. Atteberry |
Jordan |
| 2 |
1890 |
William Anderson |
Walter Morris
|
Henry Burton
|
Eliza
Powell
|
| 1900 |
Pg. 103B, #340
|
Pg. 104A, #343
|
Pg. 103B, #338
|
Rented? |
| 1907 |
William Anderson |
Henry Hardimon
|
Henry Burton
|
Eliza
Powell |
| 3 |
1890 |
Addie
Hogan
|
Fannie Hill
|
Charles
Morris
|
Henry Spigener
|
| 1900 |
Rented? |
Pg. 104A, #350
|
Pg. 104A, #349
|
Pg. 104A, #351
|
| 1907 |
Addie
Hogan |
Fannie
Hill |
Charlie
Morris |
Henry Spigener
|
| 4 |
1890 |
James H. Walker
|
Albert
Tandy
|
Montrose Beckley |
Mary A. Barkley
|
| 1900 |
Pg. 104B, #362
|
Pg. 104B, #363
|
Pg. 104A, #352 |
Rented?
|
| 1907 |
James
Walker |
Albert
Tandy |
Edward Nelson |
John Kirk
|
| 5 |
1890 |
Abraham Baker |
Henry G. Casebier |
Andrew W. Taylor
|
John M. White
|
| 1900 |
Rented? |
Pg. 104B, #360 |
Rented?
|
Pg. 104B, #354
|
| 1907 |
Abraham Baker
|
Henry G. Casebier |
James Donnell
|
John M. White
|
| 6 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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| 1907 |
David Teuscher
|
Anderson
Harrison |
James
Reeves |
James
P. Howard |
| 7 |
1890 |
Francis T. Crabb
|
|
|
Wilbur J.
Elliot |
| 1900 |
355 |
|
|
|
| 1907 |
Francis T. Crabb |
John Stanley |
David Jeffries |
Wilbur
J. Elliot |
| 8 |
1890 |
Jas. Donnell & David W. Dunn
|
|
Geo. W. Dunn
|
|
| 1900 |
|
Pg.
104A, #353 |
294 |
319
|
| 1907 |
Frank Underwood |
James
Donnell |
Frank
Underwood & B. W. Fowler |
Emma
Lee & Ivy Cleek |
| 9 |
1890 |
|
Fred Gaul
|
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|
| 1900 |
|
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|
317 |
| 1907 |
Richard
Ricketts |
Jack
Newsom |
Bert
L. Hamilton |
Albert
Kelly |
| 10 |
1890 |
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Samuel M. Curtis
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|
| 1900 |
|
|
310 |
314
|
| 1907 |
J.
L. Hardimon |
Robinson
|
Jesse Croslin |
George Cutter
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| 11 |
1890 |
|
Henry Griffen
|
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|
| 1900 |
305 |
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304 |
309 |
| 1907 |
Henry Wilson |
Henry Griffen
|
Chas.
McGraw |
Edward
Washington |
| 12 |
1890 |
|
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Thomas C. Friend
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| 1900 |
|
331 |
|
307 |
| 1907 |
Willard Sweat |
Russell
Sweat |
Thomas C. Friend
|
Robert Kenedy |
| 13 |
1890 |
Wm. Barnett |
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| 1900 |
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303
|
| 1907 |
H. E. Ruble |
John
Leible |
Frank Crane
|
Armstead Tutt
|
| 14 |
1890 |
|
Albert Gadis
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|
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| 1900 |
|
312 |
|
275 |
| 1907 |
Frank Peters |
Albert
Godes |
Washington
Robinson |
William
Johnson |
| 15 |
1890 |
|
Marion P. Fowler
|
James R. Brison |
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| 1900 |
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281 |
| 1907 |
Lyman Sparks |
Marion Fowler
|
James Brison |
Aaron
McKay |
| 16 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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| 1907 |
Charley
Burnuce |
Willis
Noel |
J.
M. Heath |
F.
J. Kennard |
| 17 |
1890 |
Bennett W. Fowler
|
Joy J. Clark |
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| 1900 |
294 |
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285 |
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| 1907 |
Bennett W. Fowler & John Traylor
|
Ivy Cleek, John Traylor, & G. M.
Kennard |
F.
J. Kennard |
G. M. Kennard
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| 18 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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| 1907 |
A.
D. Reece & George Swails |
Milton Harvey
|
Henry
B. Miller |
Fred Trent
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| 19 |
1890 |
|
John Anderson |
William Rogers
|
Porter Anderson |
| 1900 |
288 |
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247 |
Porter Anderson |
| 1907 |
Andrew
J. Griffin |
James W. Lawrence |
C.
H. & S. S. Parker |
Porter Anderson |
| 20 |
1890 |
Benj. Bigg |
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| 1900 |
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| 1907 |
Joseph Faulk |
Chales
Reynolds |
Isaac Dawson
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Isaac Dawson
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| 21 |
1890 |
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Eli T. Bigham |
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| 1900 |
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286
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| 1907 |
Johnson Poppins |
Eli T. Bigham |
Merida Williams
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T. P. Lee
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| 22 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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280
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323 |
356 |
| 1907 |
Eliza Windom
|
John Starks
|
Ben
Walter Owens |
Solomon
Lee |
| 23 |
1890 |
Sophia Dulan
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| 1900 |
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| 1907 |
Sophia Dulan
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John D. Lovelady
|
Moses
J. Lovelady |
James
T. Cole |
| 24 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
Pg. 100B, #270 |
Pg. 100B, #272
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| 1907 |
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Benjamin Dulan
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Arthur Williams
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| 25 |
1890 |
|
Emerson Cole |
Chas. B. Cole |
William Cole |
| 1900 |
|
(Luther Township) |
Laura Cole |
Pg. 98B, #228 |
| 1907 |
George Long |
Emerson Cole |
Chas. B. Cole |
William Cole |
| 26 |
1890 |
George Collins
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|
Ephraim S. Catron |
|
| 1900 |
Pg. 100A, #257
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Pg. 100B, #274 |
Pg. 98B, #229 |
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| 1907 |
George Collins
|
Corydon
Weaver |
Ephraim S. Catron |
Edward Roberts |
| 27 |
1890 |
Margaret E. Blizzard * |
|
William T. Cole |
Joseph D. Cole |
| 1900 |
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Pg. 100A, #258 |
Pg.
100A, #259 |
| 1907 |
Margaret E. Blizzard * |
John Wells |
William T. Cole |
Joseph
D. Cole |
| 28 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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Pg. 100A, #263 |
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Pg. 99A, #238 |
| 1907 |
Harold
O'Connor |
J.
F. Keasling |
Lorenzo Nesbitt |
Thomas
Kennard |
| 29 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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Pg. 99B, #249 |
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Pg. 99A, #241 |
| 1907 |
W. H. Odor |
B.
F. Newkirk |
W.
H. Odor |
Ben
Ogle |
| 30 |
1890 |
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Jefferson L. Byrne |
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| 1900 |
Pg. 99B, #248 |
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Pg. 99A, #244
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| 1907 |
M. D. Tudor |
George M.
Ward |
H. C. Forsythe |
Thomas
Ward |
| 31 |
1890 |
Geo. E. Cooper
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| 1900 |
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Pg. 98B, #224 |
| 1907 |
M.
D. Tudor |
Tom
Montgomery |
E. C. Barker
|
B.
F. Tuton |
| 32 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
Pg. 99A, #237 |
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| 1907 |
Isaac
Samuels |
Ben
Ogle |
C.
E. Neiman |
H.
C. Forsythe |
| 33 |
1890 |
Harry D. Cusenberry
|
Elmer E. Compton
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| 1900 |
Pg. 98B,
#233 |
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Pg. 98A, #219 |
Pg. 98A, #220
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| 1907 |
H. C. Cusenbery |
N. A. Nash |
W. D. Hughes |
Samuel Fain |
| 34 |
1890 |
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Wm. Cobble |
| 1900 |
Pg. 98B, #231 |
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Pg. 98A, #218
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| 1907 |
H.
F. Shinn |
James Asbury
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F. C. Dowell |
| 35 |
1890 |
Lafayette Allen |
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Allen Foster
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| 1900 |
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Pg. 98B, #230 |
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| 1907 |
Willie Kennard |
Andrew
O'Connor |
Jefferson
Green |
Allen Foster
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| 36 |
1890 |
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| 1900 |
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| 1907 |
Robert ? |
F.
Haug |
H.
T. Goos? |
W.
D. Hughes |
Sources
The Federal Land Tract Records are not online, but I have
prepared a List of Homesteaders,
with the names & pertinent dates for those who received patents. This not
only helps define the timeline, but I've found that these original entries are
often more legible than the census so are helpful in determining the correct
spelling of many names.
The
1890 Directory of Homesteads, as transcribed by Bob Chada, can be seen on the Logan Co. GenWeb
site. (which includes the location of each
homestead but only the name of the Homesteader) The 1900 census is not online, but there is an index.
(which provides information about family members but no location)
The 1907 map is not online, but I have transcribed the portions I could read into the chart below.
Together, these three sources provide more information than any one does alone.
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