Bryan Co., OK; Land Deed - Surnames Garner, Sheco, Finch 

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Submitted by the Bryan County Heritage Library 
Located in Calera, OK
Written by Joe Goza
Typed for the archives by Trudy Marlow 
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Excerpt from article "BITS AND PIECES OF BRYAN COUNTY HISTORY 
BEFORE STATEHOOD" written by Joe Goza.  The full article is 
located in the History section of the Bryan County Archives.


A hand written deed for the land where the Finch P.O. was later located. 
As written- Penola written-
	Penola County CN
	Know all men
	By this present That I, R J Garner and Martha A. Garner has this 
day bequesthed and sold a certain improvement known as the Montie 
Sheco place situated on Rock Creek north and west of said creek for the 
realized consideration of two hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand 
paid by D.W. Finch for which we relingish all our rights title and 
claim to the said Doff Finch his own and assigned for ever this the 11 
day of January A D 1877.	
His mark	R J X (mark) Garner	
Martha Ann Garner	
a teste	
Abel Sheco	
Zack Sheco	
Littleton Sheco
Doff Finch built a store on this land and later a post office was 
located in this store 16 June 1898 David F. Blasingame P.M. This post 
office was moved to Platter in 1901.  The store was moved 2-1/2 miles 
north and with a blacksmith shop and school house was still doing 
business until the rising waters of Lake Texoma caused it to close in 
the early 1940's.