caddo_co_marriages

Oklahoma Genealogical Society

Caddo County, Oklahoma Marriages, Book I

September 1901 – 3 May 1905

From Oklahoma Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol 24, Numbers 3 & 4, 1979

Transcribed to Electronic form by Jo White

(Although the dates of this Marriage Book are listed as spanning the years 1901-1905, the Quarterly article only carries names from September 1901-December 31, 1902. Transcriber)

Caddo County, in west-central Oklahoma, was added as a new county in 1901 to Oklahoma Territory in the eighth Land Opening. The name is that of an Indian tribe and stems from Kadi, meaning “chief.” Three new counties were formed from the openings of the Kiowa, Comanche & Apache, Wichita and Caddo lands. About three thousand five hundred Indians received allotments. Three small land tracts and one large one, known as the Big Pasture, were reserved by the U.S. Government. A different plan was implemented to eliminate the wild and frantic scramble, the Land Lottery. All persons desiring a homestead had to register and take oath that they were entitled to a homestead. All names were placed in plain envelopes, mixed thoroughly in a larger rotary box and drawn. The first drawn in each district could file first in the district in which he drew. The land was divided into two districts, a north and a south district. El Reno was the location of the land office of the north district and Fort Sill (near Lawton) of the south district. Those who drew the right to file on a claim would then go out in t he country and make their selection. Those fortunate enough to secure a claim paid one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre, or two dollars and fifty cents an acre if they wanted a title in fourteen months. A half section of land was set apart in each county for a county seat town. Territorial Caddo County lost some land in 1907 to the newly formed counties of Stephen and Grady. The county seat is ANADARKO, a corruption of the Caddo word Na-da-ko, the name of one of the Caddoan tribes. Although Anadarko was opened for white settlement August 6, 1901, the first permanent residents of this area arrived in 1867. In 1878 a Consolidated Indian Agency was established and a century later, Indian culture and history still dominate this area. A post office was established April 22, 1873. Caddo County Marriage Records start in September 1901 and are housed in the office of the District Court Clerk, 2^nd floor of the County Courthouse, Anadarko, OK. The Court Clerk’s office for a fee will furnish information from the Marriage Record books on a current marriage license form.

No.	Date	Name	Age	Birthplace	Residence	Note
1	12 Sept 1901	Anthony, E.C.	24	Smithfield, Ill.	Anadarko
		Thompson, Miss Alva	24	Smithfield, Ill.	Anadarko

2	17 Sept 1901	Goodspeed, Charles H.	31	Knoxville, Iowa	Anadarko
		Ferguson, Alice B.	25	Dearborn, Missouri	Anadarko

3	Same as #1 (Anthony & Thompson)

4	25 Sept 1901	Cunningham, Thomas M.	33	Manhattan, Kansas	Lawton
		Moffett, Hattie	20	Guthrie Co., Iowa	Lawton

5	9 Oct 1901	Lewis, Ollie E.	24	Coffman Co., (sic)	Shawnee, O.T.
		Reed, Ida May	16	Chickasaw Nation	Anadarko

6	30 Oct 1901	Tingley, Jacob O.	21	Martinsville, Ill.	Anadarko
		Robinson, Ona	18	Iowa	Anadarko

7	Marked out

8	6 Nov 1901	Barrett, John	46	Pavillion, Ill.	Apache, O.T.
		Styles, Millie	39	Indiana	Apache, O.T.

9	9 Nov 1901	Graves, Edward	29	Anderson Co., Mo.	Okeene
		Terrell, Edna	22	Cloud	Okeene

10	15 Oct 1901	Gamble, Guy	21	Gainesville, Texas	Leger, O.T.
		McManhan/McMain, Ella	18	McMinsville, Tenn.	Leger, O.T.

11	28 Oct 1901	Moore, George	39	New York	Chickasha
		Kitterman, Mary	32	Kansas	Chickasha

12	31 Oct 1901	Hart, Eugene	29	Port Huron, Mich.	Anadarko
		Baynham, Beulah Blanch	15	Belleville, Mo.	Anadarko

13	6 Nov 1901	Valenius, Michael	44	Wisconsin	Anadarko
		Zoth, Anna L.	24	Austria	Anadarko

14	9 Nov 1901	Collins, James H.	30	Saline Co., Mo.	Anadarko	(Col.)
		Lewis, Lulu	28	Doniphan Co., Kan.	Anadarko	(Col.)

15	29 Oct 1901	Sanner, Walter R.	21	Ft. Worth, Texas	Lawton
		Hart, Minnie E.	42	Joliet, Ill.	Lawton

16	13 Nov 1901	Brady, James	25	Fairbank, Iowa	Waukomis
		McCormick, Lillie C.	22	Kansas	Waukomis

17	18 Nov 1901	Graffe, John B.	28	Allen Co., Indiana	Anadarko
		Coe, Daisy Francis	18	Sheridan, Missouri	Anadarko

18	25 Nov 1901	Murphy, Robert	23	Canada	Caddo
		Swaren, Mary	19	Kentucky	Caddo

19	5 Dec 1901	Adamson, John	24	Lawrence Co., Indiana	St. Louis, Mo.
		Zimmerman, Gertrude	19	St. Louis, Mo.	St. Louis, Mo.

20	15 Dec 1901	Farley, Coleman	21	Phillips Co., Kansas	Anadarko
		Terrell, Evaline	18	Cloud Co., Kansas	Anadarko

21	18 Dec 1901	Floyd, John P.	53	Mahaska Co., Iowa	Bridgeport
		Putman, Lucinda	47	Mt. Vernon, Mo.	Bridgeport

22	24 Dec 1901	Havens, Andrew J.	24	Brown Co., Indiana	Apache
		Long, Anna	33	Springfield, Ill.	Apache

23	23 Dec 1901	Hall, James W.	23	Shelby Co., Mo.	Caddo Co., O.T.
		Ragan, Sarah A.	18	Shelby Co., Mo.	Caddo Co., O.T.

24	24 Dec 1901	Crosthwait, Asa B.	22	Palentine, Texas	Caddo Co., O.T.
		Vincent, Lillie B.	25	Iowa	Caddo Co., O.T.

25	24 Dec 1901	Ben MAN TO YOU	45	Santa Fe, New Mexico	Caddo Co.	(Race-Brown
		YOUNG NOW	35	Indian Territory	Caddo Co.	(Race-Red)

26	30 Dec 1901	Conover, George W.	53	Philadelphia, PA	Caddo Co.
		Smith, Laura	30	Uvalde Co., Texas	Caddo Co.

27	2 Jan 1902	Clutler, Meredith	47	Vermillion Co., Indiana	Chickasha
		Hoover, Amanda	48	Smyth Co., Virginia	Chickasha

28	9 Jan 1902	Thomas, Robert	21	Caddo Indian Reservation	Anadarko	(Race-Red)
		Napawat, Martha	25	Kiowa Reservation	Anadarko	(Race-Red)

29	10 Jan 1902	Tuggle, Thomas	40	Nashville, Tennessee	Anadarko	(Race-Col.)
		Nero, Cornelia	27	Marshall, Texas	Anadarko	(Race-Col.)

30	15 Jan 1902	Belt, George S.	32	Idle (sic ) Co., NC	Anadarko	(Race-Col.)
		Hawkins, Margaret	21	Missouri	Weatherford	(Race-Col.)

31	15 Feb 1902	Reynolds, Wallace	24	Harrison Co., Iowa	Anadarko
		Shockley, Nellie	20	Poweshiek Co., Iowa	Anadarko

32	19 Feb 1902	Clark, John	42	Chicago, Illinois	Anadarko
		Knoll, Lizzie	32	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois

33	28 Jan 1902	Sweat, Samuel	19	Goliad, Texas	Caddo Co.
		Potter, Margaret L.	17	Weyauwega, Wisconsin	Caddo Co.

34	25 Jan 1902	Kemp, Jesse M.	50	Centerville, Michigan	Anadarko
		Stevens, Cora	36	Texas	Anadarko

35	28 Jan 1902	Taylor, William L.	23	Calhoun Co., W. Va.	Guthrie
		Weaver, Ida	16	Barabour Co., W. Va.	Caddo Co.

36	6 Feb 1902	Van Dyke, William	24	Columbus, Ohio	Anadarko
		Farrell, Rosa	26	Unknown	Caddo Co.

37	16 Mar 1902	Reasonover, Thomas	36	Kakufman co., Texas	Caddo Co.
		McCool/McCoal, Minnie	20	Russelville, Alabama	Caddo Co.

38	23 Mar 1902	Rimer, Rufus	21	Tennessee	P.O. Rush Springs
		Compton, Lulu	18	Texas	P.O. Rush Springs

39	21 Mar 1902	Childs, Wesley	31	Milford, Illinois	Anadarko
		Hill, Lillie E.	32	Peora (sic), Illinois	Anadarko

40	24 Mar 1902	Whitnah, Lewis	24	Iron Co., Missouri	Apache
		McCaffery, Ida Mae	22	Barton Co., Kansas	Choctaw City, Okla. Co.

41	25 Mar 1902	Griffin, William A.	27	Grason (sic), Texas	Blain (sic) Co.
		Clark, Maud	19	Nebraska	Bridgeport

42	1 Apr 1902	Belden, James	29	Nodaway Co., Missouri	Nennekah, O.T.
		Wilson, Prudence	18	Des Moines, Iowa	Nennekah, O.T.

43	6 Apr 1902	Hobson, T.C.	52	Henry Co., Indiana	Anadarko
		Witte, Mrs. C.E.	33	Michigan	Anadarko

44	9 Apr 1902	Reiser, Daniel W.	63	Mt. Vernon, Ohio	Caddo Co.
		Terry, Mary E.	51	De Loniga, Georgia	Caddo Co.

45	8 Apr 1902	Starkweather, William H.	29	Marion, Kansas	Anadarko
		Potter, Mildred G.	17	Warren Co., Kentucky	Anadarko

46	13 Apr 1902	Deck, Albert F.	38	Madison Co., Illinois	Caddo Co.
		Halbert, Pheba T.	20	Geneva, Texas	Caddo Co.

47	14 Apr 1902	Albright, Fred L.	24	Centralia, Illinois	Topeka, Kansas
		Miles, Nellie	26	Warrensburg, Missouri	Chickasha

48	14 Apr 1902	Givenner, George A.	26	Moniteau Co., Missouri	Caddo Co.
		Smith, Minnie May	18	Plymouth, Illinois	Caddo Co.

49	15 Apr 1902	Dillingham, R.J.	32	Hopkins Co., Texas	Minco
		Merrick, Ida Bell	31	Appanoose Co., Iowa	Minco

50	21 Apr 1902	Ambrose, Fulton	39	Richland Co., Wisconsin	Richland Co., Wisc.
		Clark, Alice	19	Richland Co., Wisconsin	Richland Co., Wisc.

51	29 Apr 1902	Andrews, J.C.	52	Sandusky Co., Ohio	Apache
		Gasaway, Mrs. S.A.	49	Jefferson Co., Iowa	Apache

52	29 Apr 1902	Elliott, Robert	28	Louisville, Kentucky	Anadarko
		Usher, Bernice	27	Nashville, Tennessee	El Reno, O.T.

53	28 Apr 1902	Potter, R.G.	26	Manchester, Kentucky	Minco
		Thompson, Lulu	18	Bosky, Texas	Anadarko

54	30 Apr 1902	Blackman, Jno. P.	27	Union Springs, Alabama	Anadarko