Index to: Early Days In Cooke County by C. N. Jones
Submitted by Jack Ware Dec, 2000.


Abbot-Downing stage coach 36
abolitionists 6, 64
Acree, Wm. 18
Addington, Andy 87, 88
Addington, Zach 88
Acldington, Pres 88
Addington, Columbus 88
Albert 18
Aldridge 83
Alexander see Emberson & Alexander
Alexander, John, Jr. 84
Alexander, John, Sr. 84
Alexander, William R. 84
Amelia 17
American Express 37
Anadarko 40
Anderson, Mr. 92
Andrews, Major George R. 19
Apache see Indian tribes
Arbuckle Mountains 52, 70
Ardmore 87, 90
Arnold, Ben 45
attorney, district 10
Ayres brothers 70

Balew & Williams 80
Ball & Wolford 33
Ball, Mr. 83
Ball, Capt. A T. 79
barbed wire 78
Barie, Mr. 59
Barrett, Judge 61
Bean, Robert 26
Beattie, Jim 43
bees 42
Belcher Street 36
Bell, Mr. 59
Bell, Judge R. V. 61
Berry, Tom 29
Berwyn 7 1
Bevers, Grover 84
Big Tree see Indian Chiefs
Biffle, Mr. 83
Bird, G. Y. 20
Blackburn, C. C. 80
Black Republicans 64
blacksmith 80, 81, 82
Blair, Mr. 46
Bloomfield 80-81, 84
Boling, Andy 80
Bolivar 27, 40
Bomar, Dr. 93
bondage 17
Bond, John 39
Bordenhever, Rev. 83
Boreland see Bourland
Bostick, R. F. 35
Bourdeay, Dick 59
Bourland, Col. James 10-12, 17, 64
Box, James 25
Boyd, Bettie 4
Boydsten, Oma 84
Brazell, Thomas 33
Brewer, O. C. 80
Brinkley, Judge 60
Brown, Jack 75
Brown, Stephen D. 10
Brown, Strather 75
buffalo 89, 94
Bulcher 78, 85
Burch, J. R. 81
Burch, Mrs. S. M. 82
Burch, Uncle Joe 81
Burlington see Red River Station
Burned, Julian Gunter 90
Burney, Wesley B. 90
Burneyville 90
Burns City 82
Burns, D. 17
Burns, Uncle George 82
Burton, John 90
bush-whackers 55-56
bustles 9
Butterfield, John 36
Butterfield Mail and Stage Line 30, 35, 36-39

Caddo see Indian tribes
California trail 35-36, 89
Callis, Sam 82
Callisburg 35, 36, 81, 82
camp meetings 8, 54, 56, 90
Canadian River 41, 75
Carpenter, Mrs. Kate 16
carpetbaggers 6
Carroll, Major 59-60
Casteel 88
cattle 19, 68-69; ranches 87; rustling 54, 71, 79; trails 12, 35, 36, 40-41, 78-79; wild 49-50
cattlemen 87-88
Centennial City 81
Central Overland California see pony express
Chadwell, J. K. 10
Chance, Joe 64-65
Chance, Newt 64-65
Cherokee see Indian tribes
Cherokee Town 70
Chickasaw see Indian tribes
Chickasaw Nation 47, 67-76
Chief justice 39
Childs 65-67
Chisholm, Jesse 40-41
Chisholm Trail see cattle trails
Chisum, John 40-41
Chisum Trail see cattle trails
Choctaw see Indian tribes
Choctaw Nation 67
Christmas 20
Church; Baptist, Era 82, Gainesville, 16, Hemming 84, Myra 84; brush arbor 8; Christian, Myra 84; Church of Christ, Era 82, Hemming 84-85; Cumberland Presbyterian 10, 79; Methodist, Bloomfield 81, Era 82, Hemming 85, Hood 83, Marysville 77, Myra 84, Valley View 85; service 8, 22-23, 61
Citizens Bank of Valley View 79
Civil War 5-7, 18, 19-20, 64-67, 91, 93
Civilized Tribes see Indians: Five Civilized tribes
Clack, Mrs. Eugene 83
Clark, Mary E. 20
Clements, Mr. 37
Cloud 47
Club family 78
Cobb, Jim 53, 55-61
Cobb, Lewis 83
Cogburn, O. A. 13
Cole, Rufus 18
Cole, Tom 74
Coleman, Mr. 70
Comanche see Indian tribes
Confederate Army 4, 64
Cooke, Brother 61
Cooke, Wm. G. 10
cooking 22
Cooper, Selz & Company 84
Copeland 74
Copperas Switch 25
corn 12, 52-53
Corn, Mrs. Mary 77
Corn, Richard (Dick) 76-77, 89
Cotteral 66
cotton 13, 55
cotton gin see gin
county: judge 10, 14; organization 10; site 10; records 16-20
courthouses 10, 15, 20
Couts & Fain Bank 32
covered wagon travel 35-36, 41-42
cowboys 78-79
Cox, J. C. 28
Cox, W. M., 28
cradle, grain 13
Cravens & Duvall 74
creek: Big Elm 78; Brushy Elm (Bushy Elm) 78, 92, 93; Caddo 71, 75; Camp 42-44; Clear 4, 21, 27, 29, 40; Cold Branch 71-72; crossing 46; Dry Elm 10, 78; Elm 20, 30, 36, 44, 78; Fish 20, 41, 59, 92; Hickory 65; Rock 64; Valley 54; Wheeler 14; Williams 36
Creek see Indian tribes
crops 13-14, 47, 53, 55
Cross, Joe 42, 44-45, 47, 56-58, 63
Cross Timbers 13, 64
Cude, John (Uncle Jack) 84
Culp, George 79
Cunningham, Dr. 88
Curtis Act 90
Cusher, Mr. 44-45
Custer City 81

Daley, Jim 52-54, 56-61, 63, 66
dancing 9, 62
Daniels, Billie 82
Davidson, Dr. 30, 36
Davis, W. O. 43, 59-60
DeCourtney, Mr. 50
Deering, Crow 76
Delaware Bend 4, 7, 10, 12, 71, 75
Delaware see Indian tribes
Denton, Robert 16
DeWees, William 77
Dexter 10, 72, 80
Dibberrell's Ranch 47-53
Dickson 65-66
distillery 89
Dobb, Jim see Cobb, Jim
doctors 22-23, 41, 45-47, 57
dogs 14, 20-21, 30, 44, 47
Doss family 78
Doss, Sam 30
Dougherty, Capt. 59
Dougherty family 78
Downard family 78
Duffey family 76
Dureyear see Stephens & Dureyear
Duvall see Cravens & Duvall
Dyer brothers 74

Eades, W. C. 81
Eason, H. C. 86
Eastern Star 82
Edwards 76
elections 17
Emberson and Alexander 84
Emiline 19
Era 27, 40, 82
Estes 71

Fain see Couts & Fain
Fannin County 4
farming 13, 47, 53, 55
Felker, Tennie 83
Felty, Jack 84
ferries 89
Finch, W. A. J. 17-18
First National Bank of Valley View 79
Fitch, R. A. 77
Fletcher, W. S. 19
Flusche brothers 82-83
Folsom, Emerson 73
Forbes, Mrs. Ben C. 90
Foreman, W. W. 18
Fort Arbuckle 6, 12
Fort Belknap 31
Fort Cobb 40
Fort Concho 31
Fort Griffin 31
Fort Reno 40
Fort Sill 12, 25, 28, 31-33, 44, 63, 95
Fort Smith 41, 50, 72. 74
Fortenberry 26
fortification 42-44
Frank 18
Frazier, Alec 29

Gahagan, T. W. 39
Gaines, Edmund Pendleton 10
Gaines, Indian 10
Gaines, Rev. R. R. 84
Gainesville and Montague Star Route 77
Gainesville-Whitesboro road 82
game 20-21, 42, 49-50, 53-54, 61-62, 91
Gamlin 79
Garner, John 19
Garrison 64-66
Gibbons, James 18
Giddings, Kate 88
Giddings, Willie 88
Gilliam, Alex 80
Gilliam, John 76
gin, cotton 13, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84-85
Glass, Dick 69
gold rush 35-36
Gooding, Lemuel 19-20
Gordonville 36, 70
grain cradle see cradle, grain
grains 13-14, 47, 55
Gray, Jack 49
Great Hanging 5, 64-67, 91; jury 66; military law 65
Gregory, Isaac (Uncle Ike) 27, 43
Greeley, Horace 37
Greenwood, Ben 85
Groom, Moses 19
Gunter, Capt. 58
Gunter, Mr. 83
Guy, Deputy U.S. Marshall Jim 72-73

Hackney, F. N. 17
Hamilton, Hugh 14
hanging 5, 8, 12, 39-40, 58, 66, 74; see also Great Hanging
Harding, Jacob 17
Harding, R. G. 20
Hardy 28
Hargis 82
Hargroves family 82
Harper 65-66
Hariett 18
Harris, A. J. 83-84
harrow 47
Hart 85
Harvey 19
Harville, Mrs. M. J. 86
Hags, Dr. 57
Head of Elm see Saint Jo
Heilman, Robert 85
Hellman, Ben 82
Hemming 84-85
Hemming, C. C. 84
Henderson, Mrs. Sallie 78
Henderson's store 73
Hendon, William 20
Hickson, J. L. 16
hides, wolf 61-62
Hill, Sheriff 71-72
Hobb's Ranch 58
Hobbs, Ike 94
Hobbs, John 94
Hobbs, Sheriff 59
Hodges, Babe 70
Hodges, Sheriff Dallas 70
Hoff, Richard 76
Hoffman, Samuel 20
hog killing 49
Holladay, Ben 38
Holland, G, A. 31
Holman, Gilbert 16
Hood 29, 83
Hood, A. P. 83
Horn, Rev. 81
Howeth Company 77
Howeth, Mrs. Kate 16
Howeth, Wm. 40
Howeth, W. W. 39-40, 83
Hudson, Brigadier General 65
Huggins 76
Hughes, Col. 32
Hughes, I. E. 19
Hulen, Harve 79
Humby, Dallas 72-74
Humby, Ed 72
hunting 20-21, 50, 61
Hurt, Capt. 59
Hutchenson, James H. 19
Hutchenson, Robert 10

Indian agencies 40
Indian agent 32, 33
Indian chiefs 31-35; Big Tree 31-33; Kicking Bird 32; Lone Wolf 32-33; Satank 31-32; Satanta 31-34; trial of 32-35
Indian depredations 7-8, 24-35, 38, 40, 42-46, 54, 64, 83, 91-95
Indian hostages 25, 29-30
Indian Legislature 68
Indian police force 72
Indian tax 68-69
Indian Territory 5-6, 8, 10, 31, 32, 40-41, 49-53, 63, 68-76, 77, 78, 91, 94
Indian tribes: Apache 40; Caddo 62; Cherokee 70; Chickasaw 47, 67-70, 72, 76; Choctaw 41, 47, 51, 67, 73; Comanche 32, 33, 40, 50; Creek 41; Delaware 7; Five Civilized 67; Kiowa 31-34, 40, 63; Seminole 69
Indians: treaty with 5-6; trail of 32-35
intermarriage 47, 67, 69

Jacksboro 33, 40
Jackson, Mrs. Angeline 80
jail 16
Jarvis, Mr. 79
Jasper, Dr. W. C. 85
Jefferson, Texas 15, 42
Johns, Will 84
Johnson brothers 66
Johnson, Jack 82
Johnson, Mrs. William 79
Johnson, Windy 73
Johnsonville, Chickasaw Nation 70, 71
Jones, Jim 81
Jones, Lafayette (Uncle Fate) 13, 29
Jones, Marshal 59
Jones. M. R. 26
Jones, Reason 18
Jones, Wiley 18
judge, district 10
Julesburg 38
Julian, Rev. J. A. 79
July, Bully 70

Kaden, Mrs. H. C. 41
Keep mill 27
Kell(e)y, John 77, 89
Kerr, J. G. 18
Kibbler place 83
Kicking Bird see Indian chiefs
Kinne's Jewelry Store 16
Kiowa see Indian tribes
Kirksey, Bill 73
Knudsen, J. P. 84
Koll, John 82

Landers, Mrs. Callie 88
Landers, Harrison 76
Langford, Lizzie 54
Lanham, S. W. T. 34
Lee & Jarvis Store 79
Lee, Doc 75
Lee, Jim 71-76
Lee, Capt. L. W. 79
Lee, Pink 71-76
Lee, Tom 71-76
legal documents 16-20, 39
Leidtke, Mr. 60
Leidtke, Ed 60
Leo 4, 13, 85-86
Lewter, Mr. 80
Lindsay 78, 83
Lindsay, Dr. 88
Lindsay, Jim 80
Lindsay, Judge J. M. 59, 83
Loftus 70
log cabin 53
log school 4, 42
Lone Elm 35
Lone Wolf see Indian chiefs
Long, Dr. 66

Mack, George 69
Magle, John C. 16, 17
Mahors, Mr. 38
mail routes 35-39, 77, 80, 89
Manasco see Menasco
Marion, Col, A. B. 4, 10-12
Mann, J. L. 76
Martin, Mr, 66
Marysville 35, 41, 54, 59, 76-78, 87, 89, 90
Mason, Rev. 79
Masonic Hall 77
Masons 77, 79, 82
Mathis, Rev. J. S, 23
Matthews, Mrs. Dixie 88
Maupin, Perry 18
McBride, Tom 85-86
McCarty, John 21
McColgin 71
McCourtney see Decourtney
McCracken, Julius (Uncle Jule) 13
McCubbin, Richard 79
McElrath, Sam 76
McElrath family 78
McGuire, Benny 94
McGuire, Henry 94
McKenzie, Col. R. S. 33
McNabb, James 76
Menasco, Mr. 28-29
Menasco, Tom 94
Methodist minister 23, 27, 58
Meyers, Gus 10, 15
Middleton, May 10
Middleton, William 10
mill 14, 54, 76-77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 89, 90
Midkiff, William 24-25
ministers, travelling 22-23
Mitchell, B. F. 16
mob action 58-59
Montague, Col. Daniel 10, 77, 89
Moore, Chub 71
Moore, Rev. 83
Morris, Mr. 66, 85
Morris, Billie 76
Morris, F., Jr. 10
Morris family 78
Morris, Jesse 10, 80
Morris, J. F., Sr. 10
Morris, Lemuel 77
Morris, Mr. 94
Morris, Mrs. Martha 78
Morris, Mrs. Jesse 80
Morrow family 76
Mountain Creek 46
Mountain Springs 81
Muenster 35, 40, 78, 82, 83
murder trial 59-61, 66-67
Myra 78, 83-84

Nelson family 54
Newton, Charles S. 79
Newton, R. R. 84
Newton, W. F. 79

O'Buch, R. 79
Odd Fellows 82
Oglesberry, Mr. 51
outlaws 7-8, 12, 51-52, 54-56, 62, 70-76
Overland stage line see Butterfield Mail and Stage Line
oxen 13, 47, 54, 76, 90, 92, 93

Pace 94-95
Palmer, George 21
Palmer, Tom 29
Parker, Ed 92-93
Parker, Porter 92
Pate, Jim 66
Patterson, Mr. 80
Patterson, Manual 70
pauper 18
peaches 47, 55
Pembroke, Mr. 41, 44-45
Penn, Mr. 76
Perry, Mr. 83
Perry, E. G. 20
Perry family 78
Perry, James M. 18
Perryman, Levi 26
Pettit, Joe B. 16
picture gallery 80
Pierce, Frank see Roberts, Frank Pierce
Pierson, Judge 74
Piner, Capt. 60
Piper, R. G. 20
Pipkins, W. J, 84
Pitman, Emily Jane 39
Pitman, William 39-40
pony express 38
Porter family 24
post office: Bloomfield 80; Bulcher 85; Burns City 82; Callisburg 82; Custer City 81; Dexter 80; Gainesville 16; Hemming 84-9; Hood 83; Lindsay 83; Leo 86; Marysville 77, 89; Mountain Springs 80, 81; Muenster 82; Myra 83-84; Pilot Point 80; Rosston 81; Valley View 79; Woodbine 81
Potter, Mr. 59
Potter, C. 18
Potter, Capt. C. 76
Potter, Col. Cincinnatus 88
Potter, J. M. 78, 88
Potter, Mrs. Melissa 88
Potter, W. D. 88
Potter place 92
Powers, James A. 18
prairie 24, 29, 47, 78, 91, 94
Preston Bend 36
Pruitt Steve 94
Pugh, J. 82
Pybas, Mrs. Malinda 78

quarry 15

Ragsdale, G, H. 20
railroad: A.C. & S.F. 79; M.K. & T. 81, 82, 83
Ramsey, Mr. 77
Rayel, Mr. 77
reaper 13
Red River 5, 7-8, 10-12, 20, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 41, 42, 47-48, 52, 59, 71, 75, 78, 80, 94
Red River Station 40-41, 45, 63, 78
Republicans, Black see Black Republicans
revivals see camp meetings
Richard, Capt. 53, 55, 56-58, 60-61
Rickets, U.S, Commissioner 74
Riley, Dr. John C. 84
Riley, Viola 84
river-crossing 46-48
Robert, Mr. 76
Roberts, Creed 26-27
Roberts, Frank Pierce 70-72
Robertson, M. C. 14
Robison, Claude 80
Robi(n)son, Crockett 80
Roff, A. B. 74
Roff, Andy 71-74
Roff, C. L. 64
Roff, Jim 70-73
Roff, Joe T. 63-76, 91-95
Roff Ranch 71
Ross brothers 12, 78, 81
Ross, M. W. 76-77
Rosston 4, 12.13, 21, 27, 29, 36, 81
Rour, Henry 39
Rousseau 94-95
Rousseau, Uncle Billie 82
Runion, E. E. 80
Rural Free Delivery 84
Rush Creek 40
Russell, William H, 38
rye 55
Sadler, Hiram 17
Sadler, Mary 17
Sadlers Bend 28, 42
Saint Jo 25, 35, 40, 45, 77, 78
saloons 80, 82, 84, 89, 90
Sapp, David H. 25, 76, 87, 89, 90
Sapp, Stratford H. 77, 89
Satank see Indian chiefs
Satanta see Indian chiefs
Savage, F. M, 77
Savage, William 77
Scandland, Ben 16-17
Scandland, John 17
Schausell, Theodore 41-63
Schiff, G. 59-60
Schiff's store 59
schools 4, 6, 18: Bloomfield 80-81; Bulcher 85; Captain Wallace's 61; customs 4, 8; Dixon 86; Hemming 84-85; Hood 83; Leo 86; Lindsay 83; Live Oak 86; Marysville 77; Mt. Olive 85; Mountain Grove 81; Mountain Springs 10; Myra 84; Rosston 4; Union Grove 85
Schult, Mr. 84
Scott, G. L. 18
Secessionists 6
Selz see Cooper, Selz & Company
Seminole Nation 69
Shannon, Bob 83
Shannon, Jane 10
Shannon, Mrs. 83
Shannon place 83
Shegog, Ed 94
Shegog, Mrs. 29-30, 31
Shegogg, J. E. 18
Shegogg, James 19
Shegogg, Louiza 19
Shelby County 76
sheriff 10
Sheridan, General 7, 25
Sherman, General W. T. 31-33
Shipley, Dr. 85
Showl, Mr. 80
Shrum, D. W. 39
Silver City 41
Simpson, F. Wm. 18
Simpson, Mrs. Jennie 88
Simpson, Will 76
Sivells Bend 24, 94
Slack, Lafayett 18
slavery 6, 16-19, 69
Smith, Mr. 76
Snodgrass 94
Somerfield, Mr. 83
Souders, Miss Willie 86
Soward, Judge 33
Springhurst, Attorney 59
stage lines 35-39
Stamper, Dr. 85
state penitentiary 35
Stein, Ed 71-74
Stephens & Dureyear 77
Stevens, Bud 70
Stevens, Mrs. 70
Stone, John 87
Stone, R. D. 18
Strickland, Mr. 85
supplies, availability of 42, 47

Tatem, Agent 32, 33
Taylor, Jim 75-76
Taylor, R. H. 10
telephone 84
Theison, J. H. 82
Thoburn, Professor 41
Thomas, Heck 75,76
Thompson, Attorney 61
Thompson, Esther 86
Thompson, J. C. 88
Titus, Col. 65
Titus, Turner 65
Toddy, Captain Frank 4
trails see Butterfield Mail and Stage Line, California trail, cattle trails
Twitty, Capt. 54, 57
Twitty, Mrs. W. C. 77, 78
Tytus, P. W. 17

Union League 64.67 U S Criminal Court 69 U S. Commissioner 74 U. S Marshall 69

Valley View 79
Villard, Henry 38
Von Schausell see Schausell, Theodore

Waddell 38
Wade brothers 69
wagon-train massacre 31-32
Wallace, Capt. 42-47, 54, 56, 58, 61, 63
Wankan, Mrs. 76
Ware, H. P. (Pat) 11, 72
Warren, Capt. Henry 31.32
Washington, John 72, 75
Washington, W. E. 69
Washita River 70, 73
water witch 53
Watkins, Bud 88
Weatherford 33
Weaver, Dr. 85
Weaver, Judge 59
Webster, Marcus L. 10-11
Welborn, Dr. 41, 44, 45, 55, 76
Welch, Mr. 66
well, public 15, 17
Wells, Fargo & Company 38
Wells, Leona Nell 84
West, Uncle Billie 82
Whaley, Mr. 80
Whaley, J. O. A. 14
wheat 13-14, 47
Wheeler, Mr. 14, 80
Wheelock, Robert 10
whiskey 10, 51, 52, 63, 69-70, 74, 80, 89, 90
White, Capt. 93
White, Charley 92-93
White, Jim 92-93
White, Mrs. 92
Wilburn, Dr. see Welborn
Wilkins, Painter 84
Wilkins, Penis 84
Wilkinson, Judge 60
Williams, Rev. 28
Williams, Wyatt 88
Willard, Dr. 85
Wilson ranch 28
Wise County 79
Witt, Eli 18
Wolf, Governor 72-73
wolves see hunting
Wolford see Ball & Wolford
Woodbine 14, 81
W. O. W. Camp 85
W. O. W. Lodge 82
Wren, Mr. 84
Wyatt, Mrs. Bettie 78

Yankee 6-7
Yarbrough, B. F. 18
Young, Col. 65-66
Young, Jim 66
Young, W. C. 10