Among Elizabeth Bullard’s things are two handwritten drafts of the history of Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, which I transcribed this weekend. I do not know why she wrote it nor do I know if it was ever published. My mother-in-law has a vague recollection that the Noble High School Home Economics class asked her to write it for a project on Noble’s history. Elizabeth, my husband’s maternal grandmother, would have been an excellent person to use as a source of history because her parents arrived in Noble in 1896 and were major contributors to its development (see my post Travel Across the River).
Elizabeth was born in Noble on November 26, 1905 to C.E. & Eva Garee. She lived in Noble basically her whole life, living in Norman, Oklahoma City and Corpus Christi for short periods of time. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma and was a teacher at Noble for years.
I created an index for the document and am also including it in this post so that search engines will lead researchers here. The names in bold are part of my or my husband’s family and I’ve included hyperlinks to more information on a few of the folks.
Allen, B.B. Rush | Klinglesmith, C.P |
Allen, Wm | Klinglesmith, Ina |
Amos, L.J. | Klinglesmith, J.W |
Austin, Irene | Klinglesmith, Mattie |
Bell, H.L. | Lacount, Cathern |
Bradley, James H. | Lacount, F.M. |
Bradly, Jim | Leary, Samuel |
Brannon, Billy | Linday, Harry |
Brasher | Louther, Dr. |
Brosius, L.J. Mrs. | Manley, R.C. |
Brosius, Maye Klinglesmith | McBride, Luther |
Brown, Eliza | McCalister, Bob |
Bullard, Elizabeth | McConkey |
Burkett, J.C. | McCready, Professor |
Butler, Pete | McDonald, B.R. |
Cales, Charles | McKittick, Lucy |
Cambron, Edna | Meador, G.E. |
Cambron, Lige | Montgomery, J.W |
Cassity, Otis | Moore, Dick |
Chetwood, Mrs. | Morris, J.W. |
Childs, Henry | Morris, Will |
Childs, Junior | Murphy, Dr. |
Cross, Mr. | Musson, Harry |
Davis, Dr. | Nash, M.A. |
Delong, Johnnie | Neff |
Dunaway, Jane | Nipps, Alice |
Ellinger, A.E. | O’Leary, Dr. |
Ellinger, R.F. | Pantier, Nora |
Etheridge, J.G. | Parker, Dr. |
Farris, John | Petty, Clarence |
Filson, Frank | Pipken, Wm. P. |
Fletcher | Prater, Kathryn |
Flitner, Arthur | Reid, W.J. |
Florence, J.K. | Rennie, Albert |
Garee, C.E. | Roberts, C.A. |
Glasgow, Mr. | Roberts, G.M. |
Graham, Edwards Isaac | Rogers, Ila |
Graham, George F. | Rogers, Lela |
Graham, Oakland | Sandel, P.O. |
Graham, Robert M | Scott, J.W. |
Hardy, Dave | Scott, W.J. |
Harrington, Hulda | Shelton, Bonnie |
Hay, Daniel | Shriver |
Haynes, Buel | Standifer, T.J. |
Henderson, G.W. Mrs. | Standifer, Thomas |
Henry, M.M. | Stogner, Bob |
Hobaugh, C.M | Stufflebean, J.H. |
Hobaugh, Charles | Stufflebean, T.J. |
Hobaugh, Lorene | Tharker, Ward |
Hobaugh, Sarah | Thoburn, J.B. |
Holliday, C.M. | Thomas, Ed |
Howell, Nathan | Wantland, C.F. |
Hughes, D.W. | Ward, B.E. |
Jeffress, C.H. | Wells, Tommy |
Johnson, J.F. | Whitehead, J.A. |
Joyce, Robert | Whitehurst, J.B. |
Kirby, Ed | Wiggins, T.J.J. |
Kirkpatrick, Rev. | Willis, Ernest |
Klingesmith, Mary Anne | Wilson, S.J. |
Klinglesmith, Ambrose | Yeargin, R.W. |
Klinglesmith, Billie |
Update January 2015: The Observer III, a small local newspaper for the Lexington, Noble, Slaughterville area, published Elizabeth Bullard’s history in a two-part series. Those articles may viewed here: 2015-01-05 Elizabeth Garee articles
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Denise Harvey said:
I remember that dad said they lived in Corpus Christi for a period of time if that matters.
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kbea831 said:
I think it all matters and I’ve updated that sentence. Thanks for letting me know.
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Karen Bays said:
Hi Kay,
This is so amazing! Thank you for transcribing. I am thinking that the Noble Library would love to have a print copy of this work by Elizabeth Bullard, if possible. Also, if you agreed, we might be able to link to the document and your wonderful index through the Noble Library space on the webpage. (I’m trying to keep my eyes open for good things for Cleveland Co., too, since it’s part of the Pioneer Library system.)
Thanks,
Karen
p.s. Miss working with you! Glad to hear you found a new mgr for Edmond already. Yay!
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kbea831 said:
I’m so glad to hear that others also see the potential value in this document. I sent you a private response.
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Donna Brown said:
That’s a great piece; how cool to have her notes on Noble and to be able to make those available to other researchers. I just found your link; It’s bedtime and ten pages is longer than what I want to read right now so I’ll spend more time on it tomorrow. It’s interesting what she said about the depot brick going on Ernest and Lorene’s house. I don’t remember ever hearing that before. I’ve emailed three pictures I took of their house when I went to Lorene’s funeral in 2002.
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