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From: anna taylor <>
Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] Attn: Anna Taylor / Re: George Henry Sampson
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:36:58 -0500


wayne wrote:
>
> Anna,
> I have been reading your messages concerning Dunaway in Bristow. My
> Great-grandfather died in Bristow, 20 Jan 1942; was embalmed by Roy E.
> Dunaway. Then, I believe, a funeral home in Seminole, OK handled the burial
> at the Oakdale Cemetery in Depew, OK. At the time of death the personal
> information was given by a son, Roscoe Barton, of Snowmac, OK. PROBLEM, the
> year of birth given was the birth year of my great-grandmother (her birth
> date, 20 Dec 1871) not my great-grandfather.
> George Henry Sampson was born in Brumley, Miller County, MO.,
> 8 Nov 1868. His father, William George Sampson, died in Brumley, Miller
> County, MO, 3 Oct 1869. Therefore, the birth date shown on the Death
> Certificate (8 Nov 1871) leaves a gap of two years and a month from the date
> of his fathers death.
> Several years ago I tried to get this corrected but run into a brick
> wall. The funeral home that filed the original death certificate has to
> notify the state in order to make a correction. I could not find anyone
> (either Bristow or Seminole) who would admit to having any information.
>
> Interesting note: Both George and his wife, Mary Bell, are buried at the
> Oakdale Cemetery. Their tomb stone (placed by Roscoe Barton) shows no dates
> because he said "he didn't know what they were."
>
>
>
> sorry, I didn't intend this to be a mini-series
>
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> Have you visited the main OKGenWeb page lately?
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/
thats ok, I just try to give any information that might help.

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