Kiser, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Kiser Community was named for
George Kiser, a local merchant who ran a hardware store that sold
everything from washboards to wagon tongues.
The post office
operated from June 26, 1901 to December 31, 1907.
The original
Kiser School building was 18 x 28 feet, built as a box house and later
re-inforced
by horizontal siding on the outside. The up-to-date
wooden shutters could not be improved
upon so they were left intact.
Ruby Flin was the first territorial teacher. Parents paid $1.00 per
child per month.
Orvilla Light was the first statehood teacher and
was paid $50.00 per month for the six month school term.
She boarded
with the William Ingram Seymours.
In 1911, school was turned out
for the students to get a good look at the first automobile, a Model A.
Ford.
William I. Seymour bought the buillding and moved it to
their homeplace. It is still standing atop Rattlesnake Hill.
(Memoires of Tom Seymour)
If you have questions, contributions, or problems with this site, email:
Coordinator - Rebecca Maloney
State Coordinator: Linda Simpson
Asst. State Coordinator: Mel Owings
If you have questions or problems with this site, email the County Coordinator. Please to not ask for specfic research on your family. I am unable to do your personal research. I do not live in Oklahoma and do not have access to additional records.
