Cornish Orphans Home also called Cornish Children’s Home
Cornish or Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

From the handwritten ledger pages; each page had columns for date entered/left, name, county of origin, age, birthday. Some of the information is confusing, small notes, etc. Older folks were also accepted at times in the Home.

GERALD ARNOLD age 9, b. Sept. 21, 1929; all from Stephens Co., Okla., entered March 11, 1936 left August 8, 1941.
VANETA ARNOLD age 12, b. Jan. 13, 1924; RUBY BELL age 14, b. Jan. 29, 1922; entered April 4, 1936; left Aug. 17, 1938, returned July 1939, left Aug. 8, 1941

DIXIE LEVON ARMSTRONG age 2, born Jan. 11, 1939; entered Sept. 3, 1941, left Sept. 12, 1941
JAMES WALTER ARMSTRONG age 2, born Oct. 4, 1938, left Sept. 29, 1941 (date marked out), (has name THEO. ESKRIDGE, Heavener, listed by boy’s name, was he released to Theo. Eskridge?)

JODINE / IODINE/ GODINE ARNOLD, age 9, b. April 20, 1926; BILLY JEAN ARNOLD age 9, b. April 20, 1926;
Has note at bottom of copy: Book 1 Library

ELDON BRISTOW age 14, b. March 29, 191(?), from Jefferson Co., entered and left July 20, 1929 (has date Sept. 3, 1930 marked out)
FAMA BRISTOW age 10, b. Dec. 30, 19(?), from Jefferson Co., entered July 20, 1929, left May 22, 1939, returned April 3, 1939 (confusing dates)
FRANK BRISTOW age 16, b. Aug. 7, 1919, from Jefferson Co., entered July 20, 1929, left March 7, 1937
GILBERT BRISTOW age 12, b. Feb. 6, 1923, from Jefferson Co., entered July 20, 1929, left March 29, 1939 (has March 21, 1937 also listed, entering date or leaving date??)
MAXINE BRISTOW age 12, b. Oct. 1, 1924, from Jefferson Co., has March 21, 1937 entered and left January 9, 1938

GEORGE BYRAM age 8, b. Nov. 6, 1922 or 1927; from Jefferson So., no date as entering
OPAL BYRAM age 14, b. Nov. 30, 1923 or 1921, from Jefferson Co., no date as entering

HARVEY BRUMMETT, age 17, b. April 7, 1917, from Seminole Co., entered May 21, 1930, left May 14, 1938 (has the name RUBY BOND written below his name, could be name of person who took him)

JEWELL BASS, age 13, no birthdate listed, no county listed.

WILLIAM BRANDENBURG, age 565, born Dec. 13,1870, from Cooke County (Texas?), entered Jan. 1, 1935

LOUISE BASS, age 66, born Jan. 24, 186(?), from Cooke County (Texas?), entered May 16, 1932, left January 22, 1934 or 1937 or 1937

J. ED BYRAM age 50, no birthdate given, from Cooke Co. (Texas?), entered 1935

CLINT RICHARD BELL, age 9, b. Jan. 20, 19(?), from Pontotoc Co., entered Oct. 1, 1935, left May 7, 1938
DORIS VIRGINIA BELL age 5, born Aug. 20, 1930; from Pontotoc Co., entered Oct. 1, 1935, left Jan. 5, 1936

LILIAN BARNES, age 30, b. May 2, 190(?)
ELMER RAY BARNES age 14 mo., b. June 2, 1935
CHARLES LEE BARNES age 4, b. May 1, 1930
LEONA BARNES age 4, b. October 2, 19(?);
MAXINE BARNES age 12, born August 26, 19(?)
All from Cooke County, entered April 23, 1936, all left Sept. 7, 1937

CHARLES WESLEY BARFIELD age 8, b. October 7, 1928
WILLIAM DAVID BARFIELD age 6, b. Jan. 25, 1931
P. (name cut off from copied page), all from Grady County, entered Jan. 26, 1937, left (month?) 12, 1937
(could be more names cut off bottom of copy)

BERNICE BROOKS age 8, b. Dec. 2, 1928, from Pushmataha Co., entered (month cut off) 14, 1937, left May 23, 1942 for Durant, returned June 14, 1942

WILLENE BROWN age 9, b. Sept. 23, 192
KENNETH BROWN age 4, b. March 13, 1933
DONALD BROWN age 2 ½, b. Jan. 7, 1935
From Carter Co., entered Sept. 8, 1937

JOHNNIE CECIL BARNETT age 4, b. Aug. 11, 1933
DONALD RAY BARNETT age 2, b. March 28, 1936
From Jefferson Co., entered March 18, 1938, left April 1938 for Johnnie Cecil and left March 29, 1939 for Donald Ray.

MARY CATHERINE BOWLIN age 2, b. May 14, 1936
PEGGY JEAN BOWLIN age 5, b. Feb. 12, 1938;
From Carter co., entered May 26, 1938; left Aug. 17, 1938 to live with mother at Ardmore.

WALTER BELL age 64, from Carter Co., entered 1939, left Aug. 20, 1939, returned April 6, 1942, left May 15, 1942, has Supply, Okla., written by his name (was he sent to the state hospital at Supply / Fort Supply?)

ELIJAH BOREN age 64, bor. Sept. 4, 1876
MARY BOREN age 36, b. Oct. 3, 19-3?
LOUISE BOREN age 8, b. Feb. 28, 1932
MARY BEATRICE BOREN age 2, b. May 4, 1938
VIOLA BOREN age 4, b. June 26, 1935;
From Jefferson County, entered April 6, 1940

BONNIE FAE BECKHAM age 10, b. Dec. 20, 1930
BETTY JEAN BECKHAM age 7, b. Feb. 11, 1934,
LORETTA BECKHAM age 5, b. July 4, 1936,
GERALDINE BECKHAM age 3, b. Aug. 16, 1938,
IVAN / IVANNA BECKHAM age 12, b. Oct. 8, 1937 (age/date?)
LOWELL BECKHAM age 9(age and birthdate cut off)
From Jefferson County, entered Oct. 16, 1941; left March 3, 1940 or 1942. (could be more names cut off from bottom of page)

MARGARET COCKERHAM age 15, b. Oct. 8, 1921, from Bryan County, entered Jan. 3, 1935, left Oct. 7, 1936

HASKELL CONWAY age 10, b. July 13, 1935 (1925?)
JUANITA CONWAY age 13, b. April 13, 1922
VIELA / VIOLA LEE CONWAY age 5, b. July 12, 1930
From Carter Co., entered April 13, 1935, left Jan. 12, 1936

BILLIE JOE COOK age 9, b. May 25, 1926(?), from Washita County, (no date entered, unless was April 13, 1935?) runaway June 19, 1939

BILLY MYRLE /MERLE CROSS age 9, b. July 13, 192
BOBBY JEAN CROSS age 8, b. Dec. 10, 1929
FRANKLIN CROSS age 3 b. Oct. 15, 1931;
MARIAN CROSS age 12, b. Oct. 13, 1923,
From Carter County, no date entered; first two children left June 13, 1936; Franklin left Jan. 1, 1936; Marian left June 13, 1936.

ERNEST ROMA (Roma underline) CAGLE age 6, born 1929
FLOY NEDRA CAGLE age 2, born 1933;
No county entered, unless it could be Carter Co., entered April 1935, left June 23, 1935.

LORENE COMPTON age 12, b. May 7, 192
BERNICE COMPTON age 11, b. July 4, 1925
HARVEY COMPTON age 8 no birthdate
TOMMIE COMPTON age 4, no birthdate;
From Stephens Co., entered Feb. 15, 1936; left Dec. 23, 1936

EVA CASSIDY age 46, b. Dec. 6, 1892
D. JUNIOR CASSIDY age 10, b. May 13, 1928
From Grady County, entered Dec. 10, 1938, left Feb. 4, 1939

RUTH CRANDALL age 26 b. Sept. 13, 1912
PEGGY JEAN CRANDALL age 5, b. June 19, 1933
RONALD WAYNE CRANDALL age 21 mo., b. March 29, 1937,
From Carter County, entered Dec. 25, 1938, left Jan. 14, 1939

OLIVER RUSSELL DEAN age 7, b. April 30, 1928\
twins CORENE and MORENE / MAUREEN DEAN age 11, b. (blurred date),
ELSWORTH DEAN age 5, b. Sept. 30, 1930;
T. C. or L. C. DEAN age 14, b. Dec. 26, 1920;
LESTER DEAN age 17
BILL DEAN age 24
W. D. DEAN age 49,
From Love County, entered June 1934, first four children left Jan. or July 13, 1939; T. C. left May 23, 1937, Lester left Feb. 23, 1936; W. D. left Jan. 1, 1937

JACKY DENNIS age 10, b. Oct. 22, 1922, from Jefferson County, entered April 12, 1932, left May 3, 1938, returned Nov. 4, 1940, left June 24, 1943 for California.

VERNON DUNCAN age 11, b. July 7, 1925
HERBERT DUNCAN age 7, b. March 1, 1929
HERSCHELL DUNCAN age 4, b. Sept. 6, 1931
WILLA DEAN DUNCAN age 2, b. Nov. 26, 1933
From Carter County, entered August 1936, left May 25, 1937 for first two names, left August 20, 1936 by Willa Dean.

HARRY DOWART, age 48, born October 1988, entered October 25, 1937, also date Oct. 27, 1937, has towns, Lancaster, Pa., and San Antonio, Texas as county.

BONNIE MARIE DICKENSON age 25, b. April 27, 1912
PEGGY JEAN DICKENSON age 8, b. Nov. 17, 1939
From Jefferson County; entered Jan. 2, 1938, left March 20, 1938

WINNIE DYER age 14, b. Dec. 17, 1922 or 1923, from Grady County, entered Jan. 28, 1939, left Feb. 4, 1939

MARY DAVIS age 38, b. Sept. 17, 1902
DOROTHY DAVIS age 9, b. April 11, 1931
LA VELLA /LAVELLA DAVIS age 5, b. March 8, 1935
From Comanche County, entered Oct. 26, 1940; left Dec. 14, 1940

HALLIE DAVIS age 7, b. Aug. 21, 193?
HARVEY ANDREW DAVIS age 5, b. Sept. 21, 193?
JAMES RAY DAVIS age 3, b. April 20, 1940
GEORGE HUNTLEY DAVIS age 14 mo., b. Feb. 16, 1942,
From Marlow, Stephens County, ; entered April 1943, left May 9, 1943 with father and grandmother (written by baby George’s name; did the date apply to all children?) father HARVEY DAVIS; mother, GEORGIA DAVIS.

MARGARET ELLIOTT age 23, b. Jan. 22, 1914; from Hallsville, Texas; entered Sept. 21, 1937, left Nov. 11, 1937

BELL WRATISHAW / WRATISLAW EAST, age 60, b. Oct. 16, 1879; from Jefferson Co., entered Sept. 28, 1938

ANNALA / ANNALU ESSARY age 7, b. Nov. 3, 1932; from Bryan County, entered Jan. 11, 1940, left Dec. 2, 1941

EUGENE EASLEY age 11, b. March 7, 19(?)
THELMA EASLEY age 9, b. Jan. 7, 1931;
MARY LOU EASLEY age 7 (no birthdate),
BILLY OTHO EASLEY age 4, b. March 18, 1936
VELTON LORENE EASLEY age 21 mo., no birthdate,
From Stephens County, entered June 19, 1940; left August 12, 1940

CLARA ESSARY age 33, b. Nov. 24, 1907(?), from Oklahoma (County?), entered Sept. 3, 1941, left Feb. 2, 1941\


ELIZABETH ANN FETNER age 11, b. March 31, 1921
ELLA MARIE FETNER age 10, b. Nov. 14, 1925;
ROBBIE LEE FETNER age 9, b. Sept. 20, 1927,
From Stephens County, entered Nov. 8, 1935; left June 24, 1936

MARY CATHERINE FARRELL age 8, b. Oct. 12, 1927; MARGARET JEAN FARRELL age 5, b. Dec. 15, 1931; from Carter County; entered May 5, 1936; left May 29, 1937

LILLIE MAE FLOYD age 18, b. May 5, 1920, from Jefferson County, entered Feb. 22, 1939
BILLY RAY FLOYD, age 1 mo., born Jan. 22, 1939; left March 31, 1939; from Jefferson County, left March 31, 1939; was adopted to Homer, has name D. E. EUBANKS of 202 N. Washington by the baby’s name.

LILLIE MAE FLOYD, age 22, born May 5, 1922, from Jefferson County, entered May 27, 1942; left June 10, 1942
BARBARA JEAN FLOYD age 2, no birthdate given, from Jefferson County, entered May 27, 1942, left June 14, 1942.

JUNIOR GIBSON age 9, b. March 6, 1926; from Stephens County, entered June 20, 1933, left Sept. 4, 1936

JOHNNIE GINN, age 8, b. Jan. 10, 1928; from Carter County; entered May 30, 1937
VEDA MARIE GINN, age 6, b. Sept. 9, 1930; entered May 30, 1937; left June 4, 1939 went with mother to Blanchard

BESSIE HAMILTON age 10, b. Dec. 21, 1925
ESTHER HAMILTON age 12, born (blur date)
From Comanche County, entered Sept. 4, 1935, left Feb. 9, 1936

AILINE / ALICE MAE HARRIS age?, from Pittsburgh County; entered ?

WILLIE HACKER age?, from Cooke County (Texas?), entered Jan. 18, 1935

RUTH HARLOUDY/ HORLOUDY(?) age 18, b. April 16, 1917, from Coalgate, entered April 16, 193(?), married CLYDE BROWN, June 24, 1937

MAE HALE /HOLE age 23, b. April 26, 1912
NELLIE HALE age 9, b. March 13, 1927
DELMAR LEE HALE age 5, b. March 11, 1931;
JAMES SIDNEY HALE age 2, b. Nov. 2, 1933
From ‘looks like’ Collinsville (Texas? Alabama?) entered March 12, 1936, left April 19, 1936

POGAN / LOGAN / PRYANT(?) HOLDEN age 15, no birthdate or county, entered 1936

CHARLES HUGHES age 16, b. Aug. 31, 1920; LILA FAE HUGHES age 15, b. Oct. 18, 1921; from Jefferson County, entered March 31, 1936; boy left May 1939(?); girl left July 1939

MOSES E. HARRIS, age 63, b. Dec. 13, 1817, from Cooke County (Texas?), entered October 1903 (founder of the Cornish Orphans Home)

Miss FAYE HENRY, age 55, no birthday, from Cooke County, entered July 25, 1936

Miss LULU HUNGATE age 50+, from Hammond, entered Jan. 11, 1937

BILLY JEAN HUMPHREY age 12, b. March 6, 1925
CHARLES HUMPHREY age 10, entered Aug. 25, 1927;
From Carter County; entered Sept. 11, 1937, left 1938

TOM HARPER age 8, from Jefferson County, entered 1937(?)

A. D. HAYS, age 58 or 57 or 59 OR 31 , b.?;
SARAH HAYS age ?, born 1898(?)
MIRANDA HAYS age 10,
ANNIE MARY HAYS age 8,
A. D. HAYS Jr. age 1,
From Murray County, entered 1935

VINITA NELLE HARLAN age 10
SILAS ARAN / AARON ‘BUD’ HARLAN age 8;
ANDEL HARLAN age 5,
From Stephens County, entered Feb. 4, 1939, left Feb. 13, 1939, with daddy(?), Sulphur; grandfather J. E. HARLAN

ELLEN HARRIS age ?, from Grady County.

JIM JOHNSON, no age given or date given for entering.

CECIL JONES, age 12, b. Sept. 12, 1923;
DON JONES age 8, b. Sept. 5, 1928;
JESSE JONES age 14, b. Jan. 1, 1921; f
From Carter County; Cecil and Don entered July 8, 1936; left August 20, 1937; Jesse entered Sept. 8,, 1936; left May 27, 1937 or 1939.

BILLY JEAN JONES, age 10, b. Jan. 10, 1928; from Bryan County; entered Jan. 14, 1938; left Feb. 12, 1939 to Tecumseh; has a note: aft. June 1939

BETTY SUE JOHNSON age 6, b. Nov. 19, 1932;
BARBARA JOE JOHNSON age 4, b. Feb. 18, 1934;
FLORENCE RUTH JOHNSON age 2, b. Oct. 16, 1936;
From Carter County; left Nov. 29, 1938; has note: Mrs. NANNA B. JOHNSON of 1222 Stanley, Ardmore.

THIRL JONES age 15;
LOUISE JONES age 11;
BENNIE JONES age 9;
OBIE JONES age 7;
From Carter County; entered Nov. 14, 19(?)

CLARENCE JOHNSON age 28 b. Sept. 28, 1911(?);
VERNA LEE JOHNSON age 20, b. June 9, 1919;
E. L. WANDA JOHNSON age 4, b. July 21, 1937;
NORMA GALE JOHNSON age 2, born April(?) 7, 1939;
From Jefferson County; entered Feb. 1, 1940, left Feb. 7, 1941

DONALD JEAN JAMES age 5, b. May 8, 1936;
BOBBY JAMES age 8, b. 15, 19(?); one name cut off age 9; other names could have been cut off from original;
From Borger, Hutchinson County (Texas?); entered June 15, 1940, Bobby left Aug. 17, 1940, returned Dec. 25, 1940; part of a date cut off by all names has year 1941.

More names could have been cut from bottom of original page.

BILLIE JOHNSON age 13, b. June 16, 1922; from Bryan County with date June 16, 1927, with Grayson County (Texas?) June 16, 1927 was Grayson County, Texas, place of birth?) under the county column;
BOBBY JOHNSON age 12, b. Oct. 28, 1928, From Bryan County, with date Oct. 28, 1928, Bryan County (place of birth?); both Billie and Bobby entered March 25, 1941 and left Sept. 22, 1941 by their names; Mrs. GRACE JOHNSON of 817 W. Ola(?), Sherman, Texas as address.

WANDA MAE JOHNSON age 11, b. Dec. 6, 1930;
ALPHA JULINE / JOLINE JOHNSON age 9, b. Aug. 1, 1932;
HELEN FAE JOHNSON age 6, b. May 27, 1935;
From Carter County; entered June 14, 1941; left Jan. 5, 1942; has note 1083 Pass., written by the left date

Mrs. STELLA JOHNSON, no age given;
EVELYN JOHNSON age 9;
C. W. JOHNSON age 17;
From Grady County; Stella and Evelyn entered June 4, 1942 and both left May 1, 1943; C. W. entered Aug. 20, 1942 and went to Hardy Hospital (in Ardmore?) on March 22.

JAMES KEENER age 10, born March 27, 1925
MARY KEENER age 17, b. Aug. 11, 1918
VIRGINIA KEENER age 9, b. May 15, 1926
VERNONA KEENER age 13, b. March 12, 1923
All Keener children from Jefferson County; all entered July 1, 1934, left 1935

ARTHUR KIRBY age 13, b. June 10, 1922
OSCAR KIRBY age 15, b. Aug. 27, 1929
Both Kirby children from Harmon County; both entered June 15, 1936; no date of entering.

DOUGLAS KIZER age 10, b. May 18,1 928
J. B. KIZER age 6, b. May 10, 1932
THOMAS KIZER age 15, b. Aug. 14, 1923
CHARLES KIZER age 67
All Kizer members from Jefferson County; Douglas and J. B. entered Sept. 2, 1938, left July 4, 1940; Thomas entered Sept. 11, 1938, left Sept. 11, 1938; Charles entered March 4, 1939, left July 8, 1939.

LOIS LACY age 16, b. Jan. 1, 1919, from Washita County; entered Sept. 7, 1931, left July 9, 1936.

BERTHA RUTH LAYTON age 11, b. Dec. 1924; from Denison, Grayson County, Texas; entered Dec. 8, 1934; no date for leaving.

DAVID LEWIS age 11, b. May 27, 1924
J. D. LEWIS age 17, born March 1938
Both Lewis brothers from Cotton County; David left July 25, 1938; J. D. left March 6, 1938; no date of entering.

MATTIE LAYTON age 36, b. April 30, 1898
SAM LAYTON age 54, b. Dec. 17, 1881
Both from Grayson County (Texas?); both entered Dec. 8, 1934; note beside Sam’s name that death Jan. 2, 1938.

SAMUEL LANGSTON age 11, born 1923
BILLY LANGSTON age 7, born 1929
MILDRED LANGSTON age 9
From Jefferson County; entered Sept. 27,1 935; left Dec. 25, 1936; date of March 1935 by Mildred’s name.

BERNICE LEWIS age 10, b. Nov. 27, 1925
LEROY / LE ROY LEWIS, age 7, b. June 5, 1929
JOHN LEWIS, age about 50
From Stephens County; entered Aug. 22, 1936; left Feb. 4, 1937; John has date June 1935 as entering??

Mrs. DOVIE /DORIE LUCKEY age 39, b. Dec. 2, 1899
EARL LUCKEY Jr., age 5, b. Aug. 24, 1932
Both from Carter County; entered June 29, 1938; left July 8, 1939

JOHN LEWIS, no age, no definite county given, entered Dec. 18, 1941; left Feb. 25, 1942

BILLY LANGSTON age 13, from Jefferson County; entered Sept. 22, 1942, left Oct. 26, 1942 to Methodist (Methodist Home?; Methodist Hospital?)

JAMES MOYER age 14
LEMUEL MOYER age 16
From Cotton County; entered June 1935.

OLA MOORE age 23
WILINA / WILMA JEAN MOORE age 4, b. 1931
From Love County; entered Sept. 12, 1935, left April 14, 1935

REBA MORRIS age 8, b. 1926(?)
VALOIS MORRIS age 7, b. 1928
From Jefferson County; entered June 1935.

MARY MCALISTER age 23, b. April 6, 1913(?)
DORIS DEAN / DARRIS / DAVIS DEAN MCALESTER age 6, b. March 28, 1930
KENNETH RAY MCALISTER age 4, b. June 29, 1932
FRIEDA ANN MCALISTER age 1 ½ b. Dec. 30, 1934
All from Johnson County; entered Sept. 3, 1936; left Sept. 18, 1937

FLORENCE SADIE MITCHELL age 9, b. July 21, 1926; from Carter County; entered Dec. 3, 1936; left Feb. 2, 1937

HELEN MORRISON age 12, b. March 10, 1924
ROBERT MORRISON age 10, b. 1920
From Wapanucka; entered Dec. 24, 1936; left Dec. 12, 1937

ANDREW MAYER / MOYER age 14, b. Oct. 26, 1923; from Murray County; entered March 9, 1937

MAE MCDOUGALD (has name MARY VAUGHN marked out), age 33, born Oct. 10, 1905, from Carter County, entered Feb. 10, 1939; left Feb. 14, 1939

O. B. MARSH age 47, b. Sept. 22, 1881
MARY MARCH age 39, b. Nov. 25, 1900
From Carter County; entered Aug. 28, 1939

ESTELL MORTON age 16, b. Aug. 25, 1924
JUANITA MORTON age 13, b. Feb. 8, 1938
PEGGY LOU MORTON age 9, b. Jan. 18, 1932
(could be more names cut off from bottom of page)
From Jefferson County; entered May 19, 1941; left Sept. 28, 1941

FRANK NORTON age 15, b. March 31, 1920
J. J. NORTON age 10, b. March 8, 1925
From Carter County, left May 19 1935.

CHARLES EDWARD NORTON age 13, b. April 14, 1922; from Stephens County, entered March 9, 1936.

BILLY LEE NAIL age 9, b. Dec. 6, 1927
CHARLES BURT NAIL age 7, b. July 13, 1929
BETTY LOUISE NAIL age 6, b. Dec. 4, 1931
DONALD WAYNE NAIL age 4, b. Sept. 2, 1932
All from Cotton County; entered June 10, 1937. Billy Lee, Charles Burt, Betty Louise left Dec. 13, 1937; Donald Wayne left Dec. 12, 1937.

THELMA NICHOLS age 26, b. Aug. 8, 1911
RAY / ROY NICHOLS age 3, b. Dec. 4, 1933
GLORIA SUE NICHOLS age 2 months, b. June 20, 1937
From Carter County; entered Sept. 6, 1937; either the group left or only Gloria Sue left Jan. 1, 1938.

Note: The name ALMA FOSTER is written to the upper right of the name Thelma Nichols; it could have also been written slightly below the name Donald Wayne Nail.

ANNA PASH / PASK age 8, b. April 23, 19(?)
PAUL PASH age 12, Feb. 3, 1923
ROBERT PASH age 9, b. April 11, 1924
RICHARD PASH age 10, b. April 10, 1927
MILLA PASH age 40
All from Jefferson County. Conflicting information. No entering date. Left Mrs. BUD THASSEY / THASNEY / THANEY(?), Route 1, Waurika; returned Sept. 10, 1939; then left 1939 with Tecumseh and Waurika both written at top; Anna’s name has ‘left July 1, 1939. Runaway Sept. 14, 1939 by Paul’s name. Runaway June 6, 1939 by Robert’s name; left April 16, 1938 between Robert and Richard’s names; returned Sept. 19, 1939 and left Sept. 13, 1939 to Helena (State Home at Helena, Okla.??) by Richard’s name.

DELLA PRYOR age about 60; from Hammond; left March 1935.

STEVEN / STEPHEN PRITCHETT age 9, b. March 14, 19321
CLAUDINE PRITCHETT (name marked through), age 6. B. Jan. 15, 1935 (has date marked through)
LELA PRITCHETT age 31, b. Feb. 23, 1930 (conflicting age and birthdate)
From Carter County, entered July 23, 1941; left Aug. 28, 1941 to Colorado City, Texas.
Note: written by the side of Steven and Claudine’s names: LELA PRITCHETT, Hoxbar Route, care of HOMER HUNTLEY, Ardmore, Okla.

BEVERLY MAX PRITCHETT age 3 weeks, born Sept. 17, 1941, left Oct. 22, 1941; has Oklahoma as county of origin. (Lela’s daughter?)

ARCHIE RAY RAULSTON age 11, b. Sept. 11, 1934
EDGEL RAULSON age 5, b. Nov. 2, 1930
MARY FAE RAULSTON age 7, b. July 15, 19281
PHYLLIS RAULSTON age 2, b. Jan. 2, 1934 (conflicting information)
MATTIE RAULSTON age 34, b. Oct. 13, 1902 or 1903
From Carter County, entered August 6, 1935; note by names of Archie, Edgel, and Mary Fae, as leaving June 24, 1940 for Elkhorn/Filkron(?), California; note by Phyllis and Mattie as leaving Dec. 10, 1936.

VELMA RICHARDSON age 8, b. Jan. 13, 1929
HAZEL RICHARDSON age 6, b. June 1931
EUGENE RICHARDSON, age 10, b. Aug. 8, 1927
From McClain County, entered Aug. 23, 1937; left Aug. 4, 1838.

TAYLOR P. REED age 61, b. Oct. 16, 1866 (1856?); from Vernon, Texas; entered Jan. 13, 1938, left Sept. 11, 1938.

LUCINDA ROARK age about 55, from Stephens County; entered Nov. 10, 1935.

FERN RAULAIN age 9, b. June 30; from Grady County, entered Jan. 28, 1939

ELZORA RINEHART age 3 ½, b. Feb.
ECTOR / HECTOR RINEHART age 5, b. Oct. 16, 193(?)
From Grady County; entered Feb. 14, 1939; left March 27, 1939 with their father.

CLAUD RANDALL age 15, b. Nov. 2
FRANK RANDALL age 12, b. June 3
J. D. RANDALL age 10, b. March 29
From Anadarko, Caddo County; all three entered May 30, 1942; not by J. D.’s name that he left Nov. 21 with Mr. and Mrs. BRYN/ BRYAN JENKINS of Route 1, Milburn, Okla.

BONNIE MARIE SATTERFEILD age 11, b. July 14
JAMES SATTERFIELD age 16, b. June 7, 1914
ROSA LEE SATTERFIELD age 14, b. July 7, 1921 (conflicting ages and birthdates)
Bonnie Marie entered from Stephens County; James and Rosa Lee entered from Jefferson County; all entered Jan. 16, 1928; James left Jan. 27, 1936; Rosa Lee left Oct. 9, 1936.

MARY JEAN STOCKTON age 10, b. Oct. 30, 192?
MAE / MAY STOCKTON age 12, b. March 11, 19231
LE VORIA STOCKTON age 13, b. Sept. 11, 1923
From Jefferson County; entered Nov. 18, 1937; left Sept. 6, 1938.

HERBERT SHAWN age 12, b. May 19, 1924
LUCILLE SHAWN age 11, b. July 23, 1926
CLEO SHAWN age 9, b. March 1, 1928
From Stephens County; entered Nov. 18, 1937; Herbert left June 27, 1938; Cleo left Sept. 6, 1938.

EVELYN SMITH age 14, b. May 19, 1924
MARY SMITH age 10, b. July 22, 192?
BILLY EDWARD SMITH age 8, b. Sept. 7, 1931 or 1930
ORVIL CLAYTON SMITH age 7, b. Aug. 2, 1931
OTICE / OTIS SMITH age 12, b. Oct. 25, 192?
ROMA SMITH age 15, b. July 22, 1923
From Vernon, Texas; Evelyn and Mary entered Jan. 18, 1938; Billy, Orvil and Otis entered Feb. 18, 1938; Roma entered June 24, 1938.

LEE WAYNE SOSSAMAN age 4, b. Dec. 22, 19??
JAMES KENNETH SOSSAMAN age 2, b. Aug. 10, 193?
From Jefferson County, entered April 15, 1938; Lee left May 15, 1938; James left May 1, 1938.

BILLY TOM STEWART age 8, b. July 15, 19?
DORIS MARIE(?) STEWART age 7
From Jefferson County, entered (month?) 9, 1938.
More names could be listed below Doris’ name due to copy cut off from original page.

JOHNNIE SKINNER age 14, b. Jan. 3, 19241
BERNICE SKINNER age 11, b. Oct. 29, 1926
FRANCES MARIE SKINNER age 9, b. July 28, 1928
MARJORIE ANN SKINNER age 6, b. June 8, 1930
From Carter County; all entered June 29, 1938; Johnnie left July 29, 1938; Bernice left March 10, 1939; Frances and Marjorie left May 22, 1939.

EUGENE SHULTZ age 6, b. Aug. 27, 1933, from (could be Carter County??), entered March 11, 1940.

BILLIE JOE STALLINGS age 13, b. March 21, 193?; from Bryan County; entered Aug. 28, 1940; left Feb. 16, 1942; has name ROSETTA STALLINGS of Lawton, Okla.

DORTCHA (?0 VIRGINIA STILES age 9, b. June 4, 193?
PATRICK HARVEY STILES age 7, b. June 4, 1935
From County Line, Carter County; entered 1943; mother HATTIE / HETTIE STILES of County Line; father CLINT STILES dead.

D. J. THOMPSON age 10, b. Oct. 5, 1925
W. G. THOMPSON age 11, b. June 13, 1924
From Stephens County; entered Feb. 7, 1934; first left April 4, 1936; second left March 27, 1936.

LEWIS / LOUIS THRONEBERRY age 11, b. Dec. 14, 1924; from Carter County; entered Dec. 6, 1937; possibly left May 1, 1937.

EUGENE TYLER age 6, b. July 22, 1930.
WILMA JUANITA TYLER age 3, b. Nov. 1, 1933.
Mrs. ELISE TYLER age 35
From Carter County; entered Dec. 29, 1936; left Jan. 5, 193?

HUBERT EARL TEAGUE age 10, b. Dec. 5, 1928
PATSY LAVERNE TEAGUE age 8, b. March 30, 1931
JANELLE TEAGUE age 6, b. March 13, 1932
WANDA TEAGUE age 5, b. Dec. 10, 1933
From Stephens County; entered Jan. 4, 1939; left April 19, 1939 with parents; has note by Wanda’s name that left with mother March 31, 1939, returned June 29, 1939, left Dec. 21,1 939.

BETTY LOU THOMAS age 9, b. July 25, 19?
LEONARD THOMAS age 7, b. Feb. 11, 19?
From (no county listed, possibly Stephens County), entered August 15, 1939

ORBIA LUVIA TIMMONS age 13, b. Aug. 24, 19?
JOHN LUTHER TIMMONS age 7, b. July 21, 19?
JAMES EDWARD TIMMONS age 6, b. March 7, 1932(?)
From Pittsburgh County; entered April 8, 1941; has note El Reno, ALBERT TIMMONS, L. D. McAlester; left April 20, 1941.

HENRY VAUGHN Jr., age 9, b. April 30, 1926, from Texas (Texas County, Okla., or Texas state?); entered May 27, 1935; left Dec. 11, 1935.

CORENE WATTS age 19, b. March 9, 1916
LLOYD WATTS age 12, b. Dec. 12, 19231q
MORRIS WATTS age 17, b. April 1, 1918
NEVADA WATTS age 45, b. May 5, 1891
From (no county listed); entered 1931, left Oct. 7, 1936.

WALTER WHEELER age 9, b. 1926?; from Comanche County; entered Sept. 4, 1935; left June 15, 1936.

MARIE WILLIAMS age 11, b. Feb. 21, 19?
JUANITA WILLIAMS age 10, b. July 30, 19?
From Pontotoc County; entered Nov. 20, 1936, left Aug. 1937. Has note by Juanita’s name: placed out July or Feb. 5, 1942 with Mrs. S. (or O?) MALUNDA / MAHANDRO of Whitesboro, Texas.

FLORENCE FRANCES WEST age 12, b. Feb. 21, 19?
BILLIE LA NELLE WEST age 10, b. July 3, 19?
JAMES LEE WEST age 9, b. March ?
JULIA PEARL WEST age 12, b. March 16, 1922 or 1923
From Carter County; entered April 5, 1937; left May 27, 1937; by Julia’s name, has entering date Sept. 8. 173; left Sept. 19, 1937.

FLORENCE WATSON age 28, b. Feb. 23, 19?
ALBERT WATSON age 3, b. Sept. 16, 1935
From Grady County; entered May 14, 1938; left July 3, 1938.

JAMES MONROE WINKLER age 9, b. Sept. 18, 192?; from Stephens County, entered Aug. 7, 1938; left Sept. 14, 1938.

C. C. WILLIAMS age 11, b. Aug. 22, 1928; from Bryant County; entered April 11, 1949, left Dec. 2, 1941; has name RUBY DUNCAN LEWIS; she is the mother of the four Williams children, C. C., Imogene, La Juanda Joe, and Francis D. from later page in ledger.

IMOGENE WILLIAMS age 9, b. Dec. 20, 1930
LA JUANDA JOE WILLIAMS age 8, b. Aug. 22, 1922
FRANCIS D. WILLIAMS age 5, b. Dec. 13, 1935
From Duncan, Stephens County, entered Oct. 6, 1940.
Mother is RUBY LEWIS; father was HUBERT WILLIAMS; grandfather Mr. DUNCAN at Comanche.
Left June 4 1942 with (difficult to read at Waurika?; Francis placed out July 6, 1942 with B. W. POLLETT at Kamay(?), Texas.
Returned July 6, 1942; placed out with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. WANN / WINN of Parnell, Texas; Joe placed out Nov. 7, 1942 with Mr. and Mrs. (names and location cut off from original ledger)
On later page: C. C. WILLIAMS, JOE WILLIAMS, FRANCIS D. WILLIAMS, IMOGENE WILLIAMS, JUANITA WILLIAMS.

Mrs. YOUNG (has Indian written above), age 50, from (no county listed); entered March 1935

EUGENE YOUNG age 14, b. July 10, 19?, from Carter County; entered Jan. 29, 1937.

PEGGY YOUNG age 21 months, b. Nov. 20, 1937
CLARA YOUNG age 4, b. March 30, 1935
JOY YOUNG age 11, b. April 26, 192?
J. E. YOUNG age 9, b. June ?
JACKIE YOUNG age 7, b. Feb. 29, 1932
TOMMIE YOUNG age 15, b. Jan. 5, 19?
PRICE YOUNG age 13, b. Nov. 22, 191?
JAKE YOUNG age 36, b.
From Stephens County; entered Aug. 7, 1939; left May 11, 1940 with their parents; Jackie left Oct. 1939;p Tommie ran away Sept. 6, 1939.

Next page with several blurred and ink spots, copy not readable. Has name VERA POWELL on first line; RICHARD (?) V. SAVAGE on a lower line.

Next page begins names not in alphabetical order or details.
LOUISE BOREN
VIOLA BOREN
BEATRICE BOREN
JACKIE DENNIS
BARBARA JEAN FLOYD came May 27.
BERTHA RUTH LATHAM
JUANITA WILLIAMS
JOE WILLIAMS
FRANCES WILLIAMS
IMOGENE WILLIAMS
BERNICE BROOKS left May 23, 19421
ELLEN ANN BUTLER
JOYCE FRANCES BUTLER
MARY SUE BUTLER

Received May 30
MARTIN CAGLE
CLAUD RANDALL
FRANK RANDALL
J. D. RANDALL

Page dated September 1940
BILLY JEAN ARNOLD
JODINE ARNOLD
RUBY ARNOLD
GERALD ARNOLD

LOUISE BOREN
VIOLA BOREN
BEATRICE BOREN

BERNICE BROOKS(?)

ANROLD ESSARY

OCIE RAY BARNES(?) / INNES?
DONALD BARNES

EL WANDA JOHNSON
NORMA GALE JOHNSON

BERTHA RUTH LAYTON

BILLY SHULTZ
GENE SHULTZ

C. C. WILLIAMS
JUANITA WILLIAMS

BILLIE JOE STALLINGS

Report for September 1940
Children in Home Sept. 1, 1940: 18
0 children placed; 9 children received; in Home Sept. 30, 1940: 18
$161.50.

Next page has same names with
C.C. WILLIAMS
JUANITA WILLIAMS
IMOGENE WILLIAMS
JOE WILLIAMS

Report for October 1940
Children in Home Oct. 1, 1940: 19; received 5; placed 0; in Home Oct. 31, 1940: 24
Children received Oct. 6, 1940
IMOGENE WILLIAMS age 9; LA JUANDA JOE WILLIAMS age 8; FRANCIS D. WILLIAMS age 5; with note RUBY LEWIS above their names.
Received Oct. 26, 1940
DOROTHY DAVIS age 9; LAVELL DAVIS age 5, from Comanche County.

Next page 62 has same names with additions from October.

Page 63:
Children in Home Nov. 1, 1949: 24; one received; placed 9; in Home Nov. 30, 1940: 25
Received JACKY DENNIS age 15 from Terrell, Texas; entered Nov. 4:

Page 64 has same names with one addition, Jacky Dennis.

Report for December 1940
Children in Home, Dec. 1, 1940: 25; received one; placed out two; children in Home Dec. 31, 1940.
Received BOBBY JAMES age 9, Dec. 25, 1940, returned to Home.
Placed out: DOROTHY DAVIS age 9, LOVELL/ LANELL DAVIS age 5, left Dec. 14, 1940.
Money: $118.75 (donations?)

Report for Jan. 1941
Children in Home Jan. 1, 1941: 24; received 0; placed out 2; in Home Jan. 31, 1941: 22
Placed out: GENE SHULTZ and BILLY SHULTZ, went to Granada with Mr. and Mrs. VAN BURKIRK / VAN BUSKIRK, Colorado., Jan. 12, 1941

Report for Feb. 1941
Children in Home Feb. 1: 22; placed out 3; in Home Feb. 28: 19
Money: $112.20
Children placed out: ELWANDA JOHNSON and NORMA GALE JOHNSON went to Ringling; Feb. 7; BILLIE JOE STALLINGS placed Feb. 16 (no location named)

Report for March 1941
Children in Home March 1: 19; received 2; placed out 0; children in Home March 31: 21.
Money: $96.90
Children received: BILLIE JOHNSON and BOBBY JOHNSON on March 28, 1941.

Report for April 1941
Children in Home April 1: 21; received 3; placed out 3; children in Home April 30: 21
Placed out: 2 Timmons children went with parents to McAlister/ McAlester, Okla., April 20, 1941.
Received: ORBIA LUVIA TIMMONS age 13; JOHN LUTHER TIMMONS age 9; JAMES EDWARD TIMMONS age 6; received April 8, 1941; left April 20, 1941.

Report for May 1941
Children in Home May 1: 21; received 4; placed 0; in Home May 31: 25
Children received: DONNIE CASTLEBERRY; JUANITA MORTON; ESTELLE MORTON; PEGGY LOU MORTON.

Report for June 1941
Children in Home June 1: 25; received 5; placed 9; in Home June 30: 30
Received: LOYD CLAYTON age 14; BILLIE MORTON age 14; WANDA JOHNSON age 11; HELEN JOHNSON age 6; ALPHA JOHNSON age 9
On the list of names for June: VANETA BELL (a child received or a worker?) Vaneta Bell is not listed on list for July.

Report for July 1941
Children in Home July 1: 30; received 1; placed 1; in Home July 31: 30.
Placed out: LLOYD THOMAS CLAYTON went to mother, Mrs. LESTER COKER at Devol, Okla., on July 28.
Received; STEVE PRITCHETT.

Report for August 1941
Number of children in Home Aug. 1, 1941: 30; received 2; placed out 5; in Home Aug. 31, 1941: 27
Received; DIXIE ARMSTRONG and JAMES ARMSTRONG.
Placed out: RUBY ARNOLD, GERALD ARNOLD, BILLIE JEAN ARNOLD, JODINE ARNOLD, went with aunt, EM RICKARD at 1604 Maltenau(?) Ave., Los Angles, California, on Aug. 8, 1941
STEVE PRITCHETT went with aunt to Colorado Springs, Texas, on Aug. 28, 1941.

Report for September 1941
Children in Home Sept. 1, 1941: 27; received 0; placed out 9; in Home Sept. 30, 1941: 18
Placed out: JAMES ARMSTRONG to Enid on Sept. 12, 1941; BOBBY JOHNSON and BILLIE JOHNSON to 817 W. Ellis, Sherman, (Texas?), on Sept. 22, 1941; ESTELLE MORTON, JUANITA MORTON, PEGGY LOU MORTON, and BILLIE MORTON moved in Cornish on Sept. 28, 1941; DONNIE CASTLEBERRY to (no location given) on Sept. 18, 1941; DIXIE ARMSTRONG to (location cut off) on Sept. 29, 1941.

Report for October 1941
Children in Home Oct, 1: 19; received 6; placed out 1; in Home Oct. 31: 24
Received BEVERY MAX PRITCHETT on Oct. 11 and placed out October 22.
Received; BONNIE FAE BECKHAM age 10, BETTY JANE BECKHAM age 7, LORETTA BECKHAM age 5, GERALDINE BECKHAM age 3, IVAN BECKHAM age 12, LOWELL BECKHAM age 9, received Oct. 17.

Report for November 1941
Children in Home Nov. 1: 24; received 0; placed 0; in Home Nov. 30: 24

Report for December 1941
Children in Home Dec. 1: 24; received; placed out 5; in Home Dec. 31: 19
Placed out: ANNOLA ESSARY with Mrs. CLARA ESSARY
C. C. WILLIAMS with MARY HOOD of Route 1, Ravia, Okla.
OCRAY JAMES, DONALD JAMES, BOBBY JAMES with Mrs. WILLIE JAMES of Borger, Texas.

Report for January 1942
Children in Home Jan. 1: 19; received 3; placed out 1; in Home Jan. 31: 17
Placed out: ALPHAN JOHNSON, HELEN JOHNSON and WANDA JOHNSON with WM. JOHNSON of Oklahoma City.
Received HARVEY/ HARRY BRUMMETT.
Conflicting information with numbers of received and placed out (should be placed 3 and received 1?)

Report for February 1942
Children in Home Feb. 1: 17; received 0; placed out 0; in Home Feb. 28: 17.

Report for March 1942
Children in Home March 1: 17; received 0; placed out 7; in Home March 31: 10
Placed out: BONNIE BECKHAM, JOAN / JOHN BECKHAM, LOWELL BECKHAM, GERALDINE BECKHAM, BETTY BECKHAM, LORETTA BECKHAM, with father at Waurika, March 3.
HARVEY / HARRY BRUMMETT left (no date or location given).

Report for April 1942
Children in Home April1: 10; received 3, placed out 0; in Home April 30: 13
Received: ELLEN ANN BUTLER, JOYCE FRANCIS BUTLER, MARY SUE BUTLER.

No report for May 1942

Children in Home June 1, 1942
LOUISE BOREN
VIOLA BOREN
BEATRICE BOREN

ELLEN ANN BUTLER
JOYCE BUTLER
MARY SUE BUTLER

MARTIN CAGLE

JACKIE DENNIS

BARBARA JEAN FLOYD left June 10

BERTHA RUTH LAYTON

CLAUD RANDALL
FRANK RANDALL
J. D. RANDALL

JUANITA WILLIAMS
IMOGENE WILLIAMS
JO WILLIAM (placed June 4)
FRANCES WILLIAMS

June 4: EVELYN JOHNSON
June 14; BERNICE BROOKS

Report for June 1942
Children in Home June 1: 17; received 2; placed 2; in Home June 30: 17
Received; EVELYN JOHNSON on June 4 from Grady County; BERENICE / BERNIECE BROOKS on June 14 returned from Durant.
Placed: JO WILLIAMS with Mr. and Mrs. HUBERT COUNTESS of Route 3, Waurika, on June 4;
BARBARA JEAN FLOYD with parents on June 10.
Remarks:
JACKIE DENNIS left for Crippled Children’s Home/ Hospital on June 27, 1942; operation on July 2.

Report for July 1942
Children in Home July 1: 17; received 2; placed 2; children in home July 31: 17.
Received FRANCES DEE WILLIAMS who returned July 6, 1942; WANDA JOE WILLIAMS who returned July 26, 1942; Mrs. Countess to have child of her own.
Placed out: FRANCES DEE WILLIAMS with Mr. and Mrs. O. W. POLLETT of Box 113, Kamay, Texas on July 5, 1942: JUANITA / JAUNITA WILLIAMS with Mrs. SAILA O’MAHUNDRA of Whitesboro, Texas, working in hospital at Ada; on July 5, 1942.

Children in Home for August 1942q
BERNICE BROOKS

LOUISE BOREN
VIOLA BOREN
BEATRICE BOREN

ELLEN ANN BUTLER
JOYCE FRANCES BUTLER
MARY SUE BUTLER

MARTIN CAGLE

JACKIE DENNIS

BERTHA RUTH LAYTON

EVELYN JOHNSON

CLAUD RANDALL
FRANK RANDALL
J. D. RANDALL

IMOGENE WILLIAMS
FRANCES DEE WILLIAMS

WANDA JO WILLIAMS

Report for August 1942
Children in Home Aug. 1: 17: received 1; place 1; in Home Aug. 31: 17
Placed out FRANCES DEE WILLIAMS on Aug. 12, 1942
Received: C. W. JOHNSON on Aug. 20, 1942.

Report for September 1942
Children in Home Sept. 1: 16; received 1; placed 0; in Home Sept. 30: 17
Received BILLY LANGSTON Sept. 22.

Report for October 1942
Children in Home Oct. 1: 17; received 0; placed out 1; in Home Oct. 31: 16
Placed out: BILLY LANGSTON on Oct. 26, returned to mother.
JACKIE DENNIS went to Crippled Children’s Home for treatment of arm Oct. 25, operation Nov. 4
Remarks: Took IMOGENE WILLIAMS to Crippled Children’s Hospital Oct. 1, 1942. She was operated on Oct. 5. Jo Williams went for visit with her mother at grandfather’s home, Mr. DUNCAN, at Comanche, Oct. 9, and returned Oct. 11. Imogene returned Wed. Oct. 14, tumor was growth on forehead, apparently not removed, to return to city in one year.

Report for November 1942
Children in Home Nov. 1: 16; received 0; placed out 3; in Home Nov. 30: 13.
Placed out: JO WILLIAMS and MARTIN CAGLE with Mr. and Mrs. T. E. WELLS of Route 1, Milburn on Nov. 7; Mr. HARRIS (founder of Home) visited them Nov. 21 and they were placed with new home.
J. D. RANDALL with Mr. and Mrs. BRYAN JENKINS of Route 1, Milburn on Nov. 21, 1942.
Remarks: JACKIE DENNIS returned from hospital. Jackie went back for treatment Nov. 30 and returned with arm in cast Dec. 1; thumb accidentally cut by doctor and bandaged.

Report for December 1942
Children in Home Dec. 1: 13; received 0; placed 3; in Home Dec. 31: 10.
Placed out: ELLEN ANN BUTLER, JOYCE FRANCES BUTLER, and MARY SUE BUTLER and Mrs. BUTLER left for Altamount, Illinois.

Report for January 1943
Children in Home Jan. 1: 10; received 2; placed 1; in Home Jan. 31: 11.
Placed out: IMOGENE WILLIAMS released to her mother, RUBY LEWIS, at 320 S. 8th, Duncan, Okla.
Received: DORTCHA VIRGINIA STILES and RENICK HARVEY STILES from County Line, Carter County, on Jan. 24, 1943.

Report for February 1943
Children in Home Feb. 1: 11; received 3; placed 0; in Home Feb. 28: 14
Received: Mrs. Butler returned from Illinois with her three children, Ellen Ann, Joyce Frances and Mary Sue Butler.

Report for March 1943
Children in Home March 1: 14; received 0; placed out 1; in Home March 31: 13.
Placed out: C. W. JOHNSON went to Hardy Hospital at Ardmore, March 22.
Remarks: On March 2, Mrs. ROSALIND V. SAVAGE was here and got information regarding FRANCES DEE WILLIAMS, now named WINN; to investigate Wells and Jenkins families.

Report for April 1943
Children in Home, April 1: 13; received 4; placed 0; in Home April 30: 17.
On April 10, HARVEY DAVIS brought his four children to leave with us until he could care for them himself: HALLIE DAVIS age 7, HARVEY ANDREW DAVIS age 5; JAMES RAY DAVIS age 3; GEORGE HUNTLY DAVIS age 14.

Report for May 1943
Children in Home May 1: 17; received 0; placed 5; in Home May 31: 12.
Placed out: Mrs. STELLA JOHNSON and EVELYN JOHNSON left May 1; entered school at Edmond; address: Box 412, Edmond,. Mr. Davis and his mother came on May 29 and took the four Davis children back to Marlow.
Remarks: Mrs. ROSALIND SAVAGE called on May 27 to discuss several matters, chiefly JO WANDA and MARTIN CAGLE with the WELLS home and arranged to investigate further. Mrs. MABEL BARRETT and unidentified woman called.

The State Board of Public Affairs
c/o Capitol Building
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sent in 1 white, 1 yellow, 1 blue sheet.
In account with Cornish Children’s Home for clothing, food, etc, for homeless orphan children during May 1942.
Name, Sex, Age, County From, Award (money)
LOUISE BOREN, F, 10, Jefferson, $4.68
VIOLA BOREN, F, 6, Jefferson, same money
BEATRICE BOREN, F, 3, Jefferson, same
BERNICE BROOKS, F, 13, Pushmataha, same
E. A. BUTLER, F, Jefferson
JOYCE BUTLER , same
M. S. BUTLER, same
JACKIE DENNIS, Male, 16; Jefferson,
BARBARA FLOYD, F, 2, Jefferson
B. R. LAYTON, F, 18, Jefferson
JAUNITA WILLIAMS, F, 15, Pontotoc
JO WILLIAMS, F, 8, Stephens
FRAN WILLIAMS 11, same
? Williams

Report for June 1943
Children in Home June 1: 12; received 2; placed 3; in Home June 30: 11
Placed out: DORTCHA and RENICK STYLES / STILES left with their mother, Mrs. HATTIE STYLES, on June 12 to Oklahoma City.
MARTIN CAGLE and JO WILLIAMS committed to Child Welfare Division of Oklahoma State Dept. of Public Fairs on June 4, 1943.
JACKIE DENNIS left for California, June 2, 1943.
Received: MARTIN CAGLE and JO WANDA WILLIAMS returned. BERNICE BROOKS left to visit with KECKS on June 26.

Letter from the judge of Garvin County in which the state of Oklahoma vs. dependent and neglected children, LAVONIA SEAY, NORA SEAY, and PRUDENCE SEAY. Their custody was removed from their mother, MYRTLE SEAY, and they were placed in custody of the Oklahoma Benevolent Orphan’s Association, managers of the Cornish Orphans’ Home of Cornish in July 1911. Details of circumstances are in the letter.

Part of a letter signed May 19, 1915 from Ben. F. Joyce(?), County Judge, (of Jefferson County?)
“Gave him to said Cornish Home and their whereabouts are at time unknown are living; his father is very old and the whole family including father and mother were on the charity of the people of Waurika, his father being unable to work… juveniles are dependent children, all under age of 16, …the said Cornish Orphans’ Home now has in its care and keeping 34 children, that it has been receiving State aid the past 2 years… said children should be committed to the Oklahoma State Home at Prior / Pryor Creek. … the said IRA SEARS, LEWIS EDMOND, WILLIE PEARSON, PAUL PEARSONS, ALFRED PEARSONS, HUBERT MCCLUTCHEON, and GEORGE GILL are declared to be dependent children, under age of 16, without proper parental care…. Said M. E. HARRIS is hereby directed to take said children and commit said children to the Oklahoma State Home at Prior Creek…

From the County of Jackson, Sept. 4, 1911: MARY HUDDLE, a white woman, appeared… relinquished all her right to the care and custody of unnamed male child… signed by B. N. Woodson, county court judge of Jackson County. Handwritten note that the paper sent to M. E. Harris, Chickasha.

Adoption form from the “Oklahoma Benevolent and Orphanage Association Contract of Adoption” No. 50: On Feb. 12, 1912: HENRY BENNETT and wife MARY BENNETT of Wayne, McClain County, Okla., … adopting ELIZABETH BROWN, a baby born Jan. 22, 1912, age 3 weeks, … attested by ELIZABETH A. SWISHER, secretary, of agency.

A blurred letter describing circumstances for a child. Signed by MARY EDWARDS, notarized by D. SPRADLING at Ringling/Cornish.

From the county of Kiowa: the children, MARY, ELIZA, TINY/TINA and CARRIE WILSON, are dependent and neglected children, on June 9, 1913, on complaint of S.A . WHITTINGTON, and in the presence of their father, CADE WILSON, that the children were to be placed in the Cornish Home. Signed by J. S. CARPENTER, judge of the juvenile court.
There is a report from Kiowa County on the circumstances of the children: MARY LOUVINA, ELIZA EDITH, TINY/TINA MAUDE and CARRIE ETHELL WILSON…about their school record, described as energetic, yielding (not stubborn), generous, neat, truthful, bright…

Adoption form from state association, on June 25, 1914: Mr. and Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMSON of Maysville, Garvin County, adopted ALPHA GENEVA (no surname given), born June 23, 1914 (has December marked out) age 12(?) months, … witnessed by Mrs. M.E . HARRIS, secretary.

Adoption form from state association, on June 22, 1915: GEORGE HAWKINS and ELLEN HAWKINS of Mazuela(?), Woods County, adopted a female child, age 13, born March 1902(?), (child not named) .. Attested by Mrs. M. E. HARRIS, secretary…

Adoption form from state association, on Aug. 19, 1915, D. A. EDALL and M. A. EDSALL of Chaney, Ellis County, adopted ARTHUR HUTCHENS, born Dec. 1915(?), age 10 years (??) signed by Mrs. M. E. HARRIS.

More description:
IRA SEARS, age 11, sound mind, father is dead, location of mother unknown.
LEWIS EDMOND age 10, sound mind, mother at Cement, Okla.,, father near Marlow, Okla.
WILLIE PEARSON, age 11, PAUL PEARSON age 7, ALFRED PEARSON age 5, sound mind, mother dead, father in asylum at Norman, Okla.
HUBERT MCCLUTCHEON, age 7, given away by mother in Kansas.
GEORGE GILL age 6, brought to Cornish Orphans’ Home by sheriff of Jefferson County; sound mind, parents lived at Waurika, unable to support and care for him.

Court order from Jefferson County
BENNIE LESTER, age 3, placed in Cornish Orphans’ Home by an uncle on July 1915; mother is dead; father inmate of insane asylum.

Court order from Jefferson County:
BOB DUNALP and OPA DUNLAP, minor children ages 9 and 7, placed in Cornish Orphans Home by their mother, Nov. 10, 1915; abandoned by father and mother…

Court order from Jefferson County:
PEARL WHITE petitioned that GRACIE WHITE, age 6, and RUBY WHITE, age 6 months, to be placed in a suitable institution. Pearl White resides in Waurika, Jefferson County; their father, ED WHITE, resides at Jasper, Choctaw County, Okla. Parents are separated; father of said minors has in his care two older brothers, JESSE FRANK WHITE age 9 and ALBERTUS WHITE age 7; father abandoned GRACIE VIOLA WHITE and RUBY MAY WHITE and refused to contribute anything to their support. Mother is sick and unable to support the children… placed in the Home. December 18, 1915

Court order from Jefferson County
Mrs. L. E. BEELER petitioned that BESSIE BEELER, age 12, a dependent child, to be placed in suitable institution. Father died Nov. 1912; petitioner is her stepmother who states child has no brothers or sisters, so nearest next of kin is: D. H. BEELER, grandfather of Washburn, Tennessee; C. B. BEELER, uncle, of Cross Plains, Texas; C. P. BEELER, uncle of Cross Plains, Texas; IKE BEELER, uncle, of Washburn, Tenn., Mrs. SUE DAY, an aunt, of Burkett, Texas. Petitioner is 56 years old and unable to property support and maintain and educate said child. Child placed in Cornish Orphans’ Home.

Declaration of examination of child: ETHEL CARIE WILSON, by a doctor. Father: CADE WILSON; mother: MALINDA WILSON.
MARY, ELIZA, TINY.TINA, and CARRY WILSON were born in Greer County; Carrie in 1906; Tiny in 1904; Mary in 1899, Eliza in 1901.

Court order from Johnston County:
HELEN MORRISON and ROBERT MORRISON, dependent and neglected children, children of JOHN W. MORRISON, white American, now deceased; a resident of Johnston County at time of death; and MOLLIE MORRISON, white American, who deserted the children some nine years ago. John W. Morrison, their father, was born in Texas, date not given, said to be honest, industrious, of little education, not a church member. Died Aug. 26, 1934, buried at Rose Hill cemetery near Wapanucka. MOLLIE MORRISON, nee SMITH, did not have a good education; was at one time a member of the Methodist church at Wapanucka; place of residence not unknown. HELEN MORRISON was born at Bromide, Johnston County, march 10, 1924, member of the Christian Church; in fourth grade at school; child of good habits. ROBERT MORRISON was born in Wapanucka, Johnston County; June 10, 1926; not permitted to attend church or Sunday school very much; seems to have good habits.
Children are under custody of TOM MORRISON, a brother age 21; and SYLVIA MORRISON age 18; both residents of Wapanucka; brother and sister are unable to care for younger brother and sister; Helen and Robert should be placed in a suitable institution… Cornish Children’s Home.

Court order from Jefferson County:
On March 18, 1938: ADDIE LUE BARNETT, citizen of Jefferson County, alleges that DONALD RAY BARNETT, age 2, and JOHNIE / JOHNNIE CECIL BARNETT, age 4, minors under 16; without a permanent home, father deserted them; mother Addie Lue Barnett unable to support her children. Children should be placed in Cornish children’s Home at Ringling.

Note: H. D. BARNETT and LUCILLA BARNETT (related to Donald Ray Barnett and Johnie Cecil Barnett).
On March 18,1 938 and left April 9, 1938, Johnie Cecil Barnett, born Aug. 11, 1933; Donald Ray Barnett b. March 28,1936; left March 28, 1938. Left with H. D. Barnett and Lucilla Barnett?

Handwritten letter to Mr. Harris about Vacation Church School with names of children and workers. At Courtney, June 29, 19?

Page for DIXIE LAVON ARMSTRONG. Jan. 1,1 1939, in Oklahoma City. Notes: HUBART and MELLISSA SMITH, came in October or November 1929, 3 to 8 days old, Baby BROWN, ANNA.
Healdton.
J. T. and JULION LOFTON.

Families wanting children:
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES LEWIS wish to adopt a little child not over 5 years, prefer a girl, address: 3109 NW 15th, St., Oklahoma City.

Notes on paper:
C. N. REILEY
110 Dexter Drive
San Antonio, Texas Zip 78226 (inquiring? )

J. C. PERKINS worked on sewer ditch 1 hour.
J. C. , LES, and DON all worked 3 hours ten minutes (more time listed fro other days).

Church or Sunday school lesson on one sheet.