Obit of A.T. Graham (g650) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Lillian Cotten 9 Jul 1999 Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Carnegie Herald, December 23, 1953 Colony Pioneer Lost Claim To Sooner Outlaw in 1889. Colony--Driving an ox team to Oklahoma City and filing on a claim northeast of Norman only to lose it to a notorious outlaw are among the memories of A.T. Graham of Colony. Graham was born Sept. 25, 1862 near Quincy, Ill. He came west as a young man and helped build the grade for the Santa Fe railroad thru the Oklahoma territory before it was opened for settlement. The 91-year-old pioneer went to Kansas in 1889 and then made the run, staking a claim on the Little River northeast of Norman. He gave up the claim to a Sooner, the notorious outlaw Bailey Isabel. Graham drove an ox team to Oklahoma City in 1892. It took two days to make the 18-mile round trip. Later he moved with his family to Shawnee where he farmed and raised cattle. In 1907, the year Oklahoma became a state, Graham moved to the community northeast of Colony. He bought a farm that year and still owns it. Mrs. Graham died in April, 1942, and since then he has made his home with his childre. He has two daughters and two sons living. They are Mrs. Mae Wilson, Siloam Springs, Ark, and Mrs. Jennie Luekenga, Colony; also sons Arthur of Colony, and Tom of Topeka, Kan. Another son, Frank, was killed in action in World War I. The "91 Club" member is a member of the Republican party and a Mason. (There's a picture with the article of A.T. Graham) I'm sure these Luekenga's are related to Mr. Graham's daughter: Loy Luekenga 580-929-7275 and Ronald 580-797-3377. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html