Halito,
Sa hohchifo ut Larry Payne.
I am new to this genealogy stuff so if I become confusing, I am sorry.
Trying to trace back my Father's People. I'm not trying to "prove" anything, just wanting to know my People.

Father's name: Howard C. Payne - Born 21 Apr 1912 in Canadian township, Pittsburg county, OK., Died 13 Sep 1991, Hugo, OK

His Mother's name: Francis M. Hendrix - Born 1892 in Arkansas (this is all I have, sorry).

His Mother's Father: Lorenzo Dow Hendrix - Born 1841 either in Mississippi or Alabama (either around Philadelphia MS or in Mobile or Washington county AL). Married Katherine K. Benson c. 1880. Died 1912 in OK (probably in Crowder or Canadian, Pittsburg county, OK). Katherine Kate or Katy Benson was born either in 1854 or 1860 in Alabama and died in 1928 in Crowder, Pittsburg county, OK and is buried in Crowder Cemetery.
Katy was married previously to marrying my Gr-Grandad Lorenzo, to James William Barnes. James was killed in 1880 by white people, probably in Crowder/Canadian and is buried in Crowder Cemetery.
I lose track of these folks in MS or AL and can get no further back than that.

My Father was some blood quantum and we were always told that his mother (Francis W. Hendrix) was "a lot Indian", whatever "a lot" is. We were never told much more than this, whether that is because our Father WAS Indian or, possibly, because his Mother and Father maybe didn't have "the benefit of clergy". I do know that we kids (my Brother, who is the Judge down at Hugo, and I) were never told that our REAL Grandmother (Francis) and all her folks were living right there in Crowder, along with our Mother's folks and our Father's Father (Walter Payne) and his Step-mother. Never told, never talked about.
Darn shame. I'd probably have liked Francis...............

Yokoke,
Larry