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On the Trail Diron Ahlquist editor, Oklahombres Journal
Posts: 1 | Location: Oklahoma City | Registered: Mon April 12 2004
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I am looking for information concerning George Buchanan Noble- United States Deputy Marshall-1891-1899 for the Central District of the Indian Territory with headquarters in Cameron- under the command of Col. J.J. McAlester. In 1907 he was elected the First Sheriff of LeFlore County and he served two terms 1907-1913. During most of this time he served as the President of the Ok. Sheriff's Association. My husband, Sheryl Noble Goss is the great grandson of George Buchanan Noble. We have visited his grave in Poteau and this is also where his grandfather-Byrd Noble is buried- Byrd was one of George Noble's three children. We have a very limited amount of information concerning George B. Noble.
Any information would be greatly appreciated. H.Goss-h.goss@sbcglobal.net
I am new here and we are looking for the Queens of oklahoma .. from what i can gather they were outlaws .. i don't know where to look or anything .. thank you
quote:Originally posted by Regenea: I am new here and we are looking for the Queens of oklahoma .. from what i can gather they were outlaws .. i don't know where to look or anything .. thank you
Reg
Jay Nash, in his Encyclopedia, lists four Queens. Two of them, Richard and Vic, were outlaws operating primarily in New Mexico. A Lee Queen served as a Texas Ranger in 1896. The Queen in which I am most interested is Mr. Kelp Queen, described by a contemporary source as a "notorious desperado." On June 15, 1888, Kelp Queen was part of a group who robbed the KATY southbound train number 507 at the Verdigris water tank near the old Ft. Gibson station just north of Muskogee. With him were John Barber, Jim Johnson, RT Rodgers, Alexander Lewis, and JT Holleman. During the robbery two train employees were wounded and BF Tarver, a stockman returning from Chicago to Texas, was killed by the outlaws. (I have described this incident in more detail in the thread entitled "Indian Tribal Police.") Holleman later confessed the crime to railroad detective JJ Kinney who, along with Captain Charles Leflore, arrested Lewis and charged him before Judge Parker's court. Found guilty at his first trial, Lewis successfully appealed to the Supreme Court (146 US 370). The information I have states that Queen was killed in a shootout in 1889 by Sheriff Ed Saunders.
Thank You.. Kelp Queen was married to my great grandmother's sister and that is the one I am interested in learning about .. Could you tell me if there is a place where i might look.. I would appreciate it ..
I know of no easy way to obtain such information. The material I have is an old newspaper clipping passed down by my great grandfather. Unfortunately, the source and date were not recorded. (Important note: if you wish to pass historical information to your heirs, please be certain to provide both the source and date of the material, preferably in indelible ink.)
Ancetry.com, a genealogical website, maintains probably the best database of old newspaper articles, but you have to pay to use the service, and my experience is that their archives are very incomplete in certain historical periods.
Another website to investigate, though it is somewhat complicated to use, is the National Archives Southwest Division in Ft. Worth, Texas. If Queen was ever tried before Judge Parker's court, and there is a good chance that he was, they have a searchable database which will provide details. Since Queen was involved in a crime that went before the Supreme Court, there is a good chance the Archives has not just the docket information but an actual transcript of the trial, which might be a source of many details about Queen's life. It is my intention, sometime later this summer, to visit Ft. Worth and study that transcript (I hope it's not in shorthand and I can read it!). I'll be sure to report to you any further details it may contain about Kelp Queen.
Are you looking for someone in particular? I have a large database of known Oklahoma/IT lawmen. You can find a listing of deputy marshals maintained by the Fort Smith National Park on their website.
On the Trail Diron Ahlquist editor, Oklahombres Journal
Posts: 2 | Location: South Texas | Registered: Wed May 16 2007
Dear Diron, Have you got any information on John Thomas and/or Jasper Lafayette Claborn? Both served as deputy United States Mrshals in I.T. and both were probably related to Heck Thomas.
Are you looking for someone in particular? I have a large database of known Oklahoma/IT lawmen. You can find a listing of deputy marshals maintained by the Fort Smith National Park on their website.
On the Trail Diron Ahlquist editor, Oklahombres Journal
hi iam lynard harper looking for my grandfarter,he was a deputy us marshal, name red harper (walter anderson harper)he and his brothernlaw ? henry, also a deputy marshal both work with or under us deputy marshal paden tolbert at the dispute over the castle okfuskee county town site. i would like to have any and all information on him as possible. thank you much lynard harper
