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Indian Pioneer Papers - Index

Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
Date: December 11, 1937
Name: William Parrish
Post Office: Durant, Oklahoma
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Field Worker: Lula Austin
Volume 39, Page 132
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In the fall of 1888, William LABOR, his wife Phobe, and four daughters, moved to Octavia, to what is now Boswell.  Their post office was Mayhew.  After five years in this vicinity they moved west, five miles Southwest of the “Red Store,” to a place which later became known as “Old Bennington”.  There were no railroads, at this time and wagons could scarcely travel the dim trails from place to place.

Nevertheless a settlement was made in 1892, which still bears the name of the William Labor homestead, and here a family of seven girls and two boys grew to maturity.

A one acre family cemetery, five acres southeast of Bokchito, marks the place of the Labor homestead.

On various occasional trips would be made to Atoka and Caddo to purchase needed supplies.  It would take at least two days for the entire trip.  Home life was more independent then since the greater part of the food and clothes were produced in the home.

Submitted to OKGenWeb by Cindy Young <CindyYoung@aol.com> 04-1999.