Masonic Orphanage Residents at Darlington, Canadian County from 1920 Census An orphanage was established at Darlington by the Masons in 1910 when they bought 672 acres and the buildings of the Darlington complex, in Canadian County, which had previously been an Indian Agency. The orphanage was in operation until 1922. Below are the residents (whom were listed as "inmates" by the census) who lived in the Masonic orphanage at Darlington at the time of the 1920 census. Of course, please keep in mind this list is only a representation of the residents for the year 1920 and does not include everyone who ever lived there. (Another possible source for more names, I understand, is the El Reno American newspaper, July 8, 1910 issue which is supposed to have a list of the residents for that time period. However, I do not have that article currently.) After the orphanage closed, the Darlington complex was turned into what was termed a narcotic farm", which was an institution for recovering narcotics. This institution, however, did not last very long. A controversial newspaper article about the narcotic farm caused it to be closed shortly after its doors were opened. Below, the first column in the orphanage list is the name of an individual whom resided at the orphanage, followed by sex and age of the person. Next will be the site of the person's birth, the site of that individual's father's birth, and lastly the site ofthe mother's birth. Many of the residents had "US" listed as place of birth in the various slots, rather than a state or "unknown". Some of the people who are listed were apparently workers or lodgers in the orphanage. A few other people are listed as "inmates" but they are well above the typical age of orphans. There was no explanation given on the census for this. I have taken the liberty to put the list in alphabetical order to make it easier to use. Submitted by Andie Stringfellow E-mail: Astringf@aol.com 1920 Census of the Masonic Orphanage at Darlington, Canadian County, Oklahoma Allen, Carlton W. (inmate) M 12 OK US US Allen, Flossie M. (inmate) F 16 OK MO TX Armstrong, Albert M 36 MO IA MO ?Momonan (wife) F 28 IL IL England Nellie M. (dau) F 12 OK MO IL Ralph W. (son) M 9 OK MO IL Glenn A. (son) M 5 OK MO IL Niles Edward (son) M 4 OK MO IL Bagley, Andrew S. (inmate) M 8 TX US US Bagley, Willie E. (inmate) F 11 OK Unknown Unknown Bagley, Woodrow W. (inmate) M 5 TX US US Beller, Elsie (inmate) F 12 OK Unknown Unknown Beller, Lloyd (inmate) M 7 OK US US Beller, Lola (inmate) F 5 OK Unknown Unknown Beller, Luther (inmate) M 2-5/12th OK US US Bennett, William (inmate) M 71 ?Wales Wales Wales Bollen, Neva (inmate) F 12 OK TX TX Bollen, Velma (inmate) F 15 OK TX TX Butler, James C. (inmate) M 62 ? KY MO C-??-fill, Jesse H. (inmate) M 14 OK US US Caldwell, Wiley A. (inmate) M 17 OK MO US Caton, Johnie Bell (inmate) F 15 AR US Unknown Caton, M K. (inmate) M 8 OK US US Choate, Dessie C. (inmate) F 67 TN TN TN Choate, Josephine M. (inmate) F 14 TX TN TN ?Cornwell, Ethel A. (inmate) F 30 KS IL IL ?Covey, Paul (inmate) M 12 OK US US Davis, Anna (inmate) F 14 OK KY IL Davis, Benson (inmate) M 88 VA VA VA Disney, Doris (inmate) F 13 KS US US Disney, Marion L. (inmate) F 15 KY US US Dorman, Kathleen F 24 TX IL TN Edwards, Charles (inmate) M 8 OK US US Edwards, Lloyd (inmate) M 12 OK US US Edwards, Maude (inmate) F 14 OK US US Finney, Helen M. (inmate) F 9 OK OH AR Finney, Lonie E. F 28 AR TN OH Finney, Ralph N. (inmate) M ? OK OH AR Fletcher, Anna (inmate) F 12 OK OK TX Fletcher, Nina Lee (inmate) F 15 OK OK TX Fletcher, Thomas (inmate) M 10 OK OK TX Flippin, Frank M. M 29 TX TX TX Stella (wife) F ? TX TN ? Andrew (son) M 9 TX TX TX Frederick (son) M 7 TX TX TX Mary (dau) F 5 TX TX TX Jay (son) M 3 TX TX TX Freeman, Charles H. (inmate) M 79 VA Ireland Ireland Garren, Lafayette (lodger) M 69 AL NC GA Garvin, Joseph (inmate) M 10 OK US US Gibson, Wallace (inmate) M 16 OK US US Gouger, James H. (inmate) M 10 OK TN AR Gouger, Mary R. (inmate) F 15 OK TN US Gray, Lee (inmate) M 69 ? NY OH Grist, Inez (inmate) F 13 OK US US Grist, ?Payte (inmate) M 12 OK US US Harrison, Curtis (inmate) M 9 OK US US Harrison, Irma (inmate) F 15 OK US US Harrison, Verl (inmate) F 12 OK US US Hendrix, Marion W. (inmate) M 12 OK US US Hendrix, Mary Jane (inmate) F 17 OK MO KY Hendrix, Ora M. (inmate) M 9 OK US US Howard, Dossie (inmate) M 11 OK US US Howard, George D. (inmate) M 10 OK US US Howard, Joseph P. (inmate) M 8 OK US US Hudson, Dolar D. (inmate) M 10 OK MO KY Hudson, Varney D. (inmate) M 12 OK MO KY Hudson, ?Velvia D. (inmate) F 16 OK MO KY Hudson, Verney L. (inmate) M 12 OK MO KY Humphrey, James E. (inmate) M 56 ? NY NY Hutchins, William F. (inmate) M 9 AR US US Jenkins, William H. M 36 England England England Ida M. (wife) F 36 England England England Ruth P. (dau) F 8 IN England England Johnson, Ruby (lodger) F 28 TX MS MS Joseph, M. (inmate) M 51 OH OH PA Kelley, Nellie L. M. (inmate) F 11 OK AR OK Lambright, Forrest (inmate) M 10 OK US US Lambright, Lee C. (inmate) M 12 OK US US Lambright, Simeon (inmate) M 8 OK US US Lambright, William (inmate) M 13 OK US US Lees, Arch (inmate) M 12 OK IN US Lees, John (inmate) M 17 MO IN US Lewis, Jerome (inmate) M 61 KY Wales Wales ?Lowe, Mattie (inmate) F 11 OK OK OK ?Lowe, Nellie (inmate) F 14 OK OK OK Lowry, Beth (lodger) F 19 OK WI WI ?Macomber, Judson (inmate) M 69 NY Scotland Scotland Maupin, ?Carlo/?Carl (inmate) M 6 OK US US Maupin, Gabril (inmate) M 8 OK US US Maupin, Gilbert O. (inmate) M 11 OK US US Maupin, ?Jimmie/?Jemmes (inmate) M 4-1/12th OK US US McMillan, Carl (inmate) M 15 OK US US McMillan, Joseph (inmate) M 17 OK US US ?Mison, Gabriel A. M 44 SC VA SC Robirder (wife) F 33 TN TN TN (This entry had an entry that he was black and she was mulatto) Moore, Kate (inmate) F 73 MO IN IL Moretti, Amenta F. (inmate) F 8 KS Italy Spain Moretti, John (inmate) M 5 OK Italy Spain Moretti, Joseph (inmate) M 12 PA Italy Spain Moretti, Mabel R. K. (inmate) F 14 ME Italy Spain Moretti, William (inmate) M 7 KS Italy Spain Morris, Helen (inmate) F 16 OK US US Morris, Joseph T. (inmate) M 17 OK US US Morris, Robert (inmate) M 12 OK US US Neal, ?Lena/?Lona/?Lana M. (inmate) F 11 OK US US Neal, ?Oprah/?Opal (inmate) F 8 OK US US Neal, Ora (inmate) M 6 OK US US Paine, Allie N. (inmate) F 8 OK US US Payne, John A. M 30 IL OH IL Sarah A. (wife) F 29 KS MO MO Waverly H. (son) M 8 OK IL KS Payne, ?Nellie (lodger) F 24 OK IL MO Perdue, Florence (inmate) F 3-7/12th OK US US Perdue, Lawrence A. (inmate) M 4-9/12th OK US US Porter, James M. (inmate) M 78 PA PA PA Robinson, Lela (inmate) F 8 OK US US Robinson, Reba (inmate) F 16 OK US US Robinson, Tela (inmate) F 10 OK US US Sartor, Elmer L. (inmate) M 13 AR MS MS Sartor, Guy C. (inmate) M 15 AR MS MS Sartor, Thomas E. (inmate) M 8 AR MS MS Sater, George R. (inmate) M 63 OH OH OH Schweickhardt, William C. (inmate) M 8 KS US US Shuler, Kate (ass't matron) F 26 OK GA TN Skillman, Loretta (inmate) F 13 OK US US Skillman, Rosalee (inmate) F 16 OK US US Sloan, Docie M. (inmate) M 12 OK US US Smith, Nana B. (inmate) F 17 OK TN OK Smith, Robert E. (inmate) M 77 IL TN TN Smith, Roy E. (inmate) M 12 OK TN US Stahl, Samuel D. (clerk) M 59 ?IL PA PA Strickland, James E. (inmate) M 12 OK US US Strickland, Mamie B. (inmate) F 14 OK US US Strickland, Richard (inmate) M 9 OK US US Strickland, William R. (inmate) M 16 OK US US Sturgis, Jessie L. M. (inmate) F 13 OK US US Travis, Sarah (head matron) F 53 TX MS KY Turman, Harry L. (inmate) M 11 OK US US Turner, James E. M 64 TN TN TN Mary (wife) F ? AR NC AL James W. (son) M 8 TX TN AR Woodrow (son) M 4-11/12th TX TN AR Valentine, Anna M. (inmate) F 16 OK US US Walton, Florence (lodger) F 20 OK OH MO Weir, Arthur J. M 52 Scotland Scotland Scotland Ida M. (wife) F 50 WI NY Canada. Williams, Rachel (inmate) F 69 MO IN OH Womack, Maude (inmate) F ?16 OK AR AR Womack, Ruth (inmate) F ? OK AR AR Zumwalt, Cora F 42 TX TX TX US GenWeb NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as along as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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