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 1875 - 1969 (93 years)
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| Name |
Kate Eugena Smalley |
| Birth |
20 Sep 1875 |
Nacomus, IL  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
5 Jan 1969 |
Stillwater, Payne County, OK |
| Person ID |
I11836 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
Eugene Rudolph Smalley, b. 30 Jan 1841, Bunker Hill, McCoupin County, IL d. 13 May 1911, Pond Creek, Grant County, OK (Age 70 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Elizabeth Cromwell, b. 31 Dec 1855, Bunker Hill, McCoupin County, IL d. 2 Jul 1929, Wichita, KS (Age 73 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
6 Oct 1869 |
Bunker Hill, McCoupin County, IL |
| Family ID |
F4613 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Charles Milton McCarter, b. 16 Apr 1870, Oden, IM d. 1947, Pond Creek, Grant County, OK (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
16 May 1900 |
Moran, Grant County, Okla. Terr. |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F4612 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| Notes |
- [Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3866]
Kate Eugenia Smalley was born September 20, 1875 in Nakomis, Illinois to
Eugene R. Smalley and Mary Elizabeth Smalley, the third of four
children. Later they moved to Spivey, KS. Too young to make the run
of 1893 (Cherokee Outlet), Kate came to Oklahoma Territory about 3 years
later and proved up a claim originally staked by another man. Her claim
was the NE quarter of 29-26-8. Her father homesteaded the Smalley Place
(Lots #7 & 8 S1/2 of SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of 26-26-8) on which he
built a building which served as a home, post office, and grocery store.
This was known as Moran. Her brother David homesteaded the quarter
across the road south from Moran (35-26-8). Twice a week, Kate would
carry the mail from Moran to Pond Creek, riding horseback. She married
Charles Milton McCarter on May 16, 1900. He had homesteaded a quarter
section 5 miles east and 5 1/2 miles north of Nash.
Right after they were married, they moved to Pond Creek where Charles was
in the grocery business with Albert Garrison. He later sold his share of
the grocery store and went into the hardware business. Their first
child, Elizabeth Amanda, was born May 1, 1901. Four years later Louis
Eugene was born (January 2, 1905) and Maxine was born December 16, 1906.
Charles Milton's involvement in the community affairs is exemplified in
his serving as County Commissioner for one term, his serving on the first
Board of Directors of the Production Credit Association and his serving
on the Pond Creek Board of Education. Following her graduation from Pond
Creek High School, Elizabeth attended Phillips University in Enid,
Oklahoma, where she earned her life-time teaching certificate, after
which she taught school at Creek Bank school house, one mile south and
two miles east of Pond Creek for one year before marrying Neil Alvin
Wilkins on February 24, 1923. They were married secretly, not telling
even their parents for a while, as it was taboo for teachers to be
married, and she wanted to finish the year, which she did. Their first
son, Neil A. Wilkins, Jr., was born October 24, 1923. Elizabeth and Neil
met while Elizabeth was still in high school. She had accompanied her
mother to the field where her mother and a friend were cooking for a
thrashing team of which Neil was a part. (Roy Biggs).
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