Obit of Thomas Jefferson Archer (a626) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 4 Nov 2000 ==================================================================== 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. ==================================================================== Surnames: Archer, Stewart Thomas Jefferson Archer was born January 4, 1858 at Grapevine, Texas. He departed this life July 3rd 1949 at the age of 91 years, 5 months, and 30 days. He was married to Martha Jane Stewart in 1878 at Grapevine, Texas. To this union were born nine children, five boys and four girls. His wife and three children preceded him in death. Survivors inclue Mrs. Bill Boudin, Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. Grace Eickels, Whitmore, California; Quincy Archer and Walter Archer, Moorewood, Oklahoma: Bert Archer, Strong City, Oklahoma and John archer, Garden Grove, California. Twenty-nine grandchildren and fifty-six great grandchildren survive. He moved to eastern Oklahoma in 1889 then moved to Roger Mills County where he homesteaded in 1898 and has lived in the vicinity of his homestead near Strong City since that tiem. He joined the Methodist Church at the age of 33 years and preached for a number of years. He was with his son, Bert Archer at Erick, Oklahoma at the time of his death. Funeral services for M. Archer were conducted in Strong City Wednedsay with Rev. Combs, pastor of the Cheyenne Methodist Church delivering the sermon. Commital was in the Strong City Cemeter, Strong City, Roger Mills County, OK (Survivor's include Mrs. Allie Bouldin (not Billie) and Mrs. Grace Stickels (not Eickels) as printed in obit.)