Beckham County, Oklahoma Look-ups If you have books you would like to do lookups in for Beckham county, email swokla@okgenweb.net Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 23:27:41 -0600 From: JudyKay To: OKBECKHA-L@rootsweb.ancestry.com Subject: {not a subscriber} The Willow Book In 1992 a group of people formed the Willow Community Historical Association and proceeded to write, compile, and eventually publish a book called THE WILLOW COMMUNITY - A History of the Pioneer Town in Greer County, Oklahoma, Its Surrounding Communities and Families: 1898 - 1994. Many people were involved in creating this book - young and old, current and former residents, people from near and far - all who had some connection, memory, or story to share of someone who once lived in the Willow "community". The steering committee/editors were Max Post, Norma McMurtry Hill and Murl Thomas Wootton - all who grew up in the Willow area. This 'Willow area' includes the communities of Ocina, Spring Creek, Plainview, Brinkman, Chalk Bluff, Moravia, Jester, Bettina, Haystack/McKissack, Ozona, Urbana, Laura Moore, Eastview, Township, Arbor, Eagan, Lake Creek, Dunbar, Red Front, and others in the northern half of Greer and extending into southern Beckham county. This book is no longer available for purchase, but copies were donated to several libraries for public use and research. These include: State Archives in Okla City Altus Library Amarillo Library Sayre Library Elk City Library Dallas Library Mangum Library Mangum Museum If anyone cannot get to one of these resources, I would be glad to do look-ups to see if your ancestors are included in the book. Judy Kay Wall If you would like a look-up from one of the following Beckham County publications, you may contact (look up person needed!) Resources available for lookups: ERICK CEMETERY REGISTER thru 12-31-96 available for sale for $25.00 from Pam Thompson P.O. Box 3 Mobeetie, TX 79061 contains 240 pages current thru 12-31-96 index, map, registry of names and section with military markers. DELHI OKLAHOMA CEMETERY available for sale for $25.00 from Mrs. Lawon Bohnam 8920 Martin Drive N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 contains 92 pages with index includes obituairy information when available. MAYFIELD CEMETERY LISTING current to 1990 lists of those buried there, date of birth and date of death. PRAIRIE WEDDING Published in 1987 by Western Oklahoma Historical Society 448 pages with family histories and photos Beckham, Roger Mills, Custer and Washita Counties Available for sale for $25.00 + postage/handling from Western Oklahoma Historical Society Old Town Museum 2701 West 3rd Elk City, OK 73644 405-225-2207