If you copy these notes, please credit them to Lyford Hale
Please write if you want sources for this data or can contribute to the accuracy of this report
Additional Appleby family history can be found in "Red Dirt, River, and Rails, Early-Day Settlers," a book by Mae Cox. Most of the Appleby history in the book was supplied by Lyford Hale, who has a copy of the book. Mae, an excellent researcher, found information in local Oklahoma records that are not available on line.
For instance, while Lyford's Grandma, Nettie Appleby Hale, said her family was in the 1889 OK land run, Mae Cox found records showing that they arrived about six months after the April 22, 1889 land run. Mae writes "James N. Appleby, 34, is listed on the 1890 Territorial census, stating he had been in the area seven months. That would make him taking over the farm about six months after the land run. Perhaps James purchased a claim earlier staked in the run, or took over a claim that had been deserted. He is on record for a homestead in the NW/4 of Section 258N-2W in Oklahoma Territory. After fulfilling the homesteading terms, the patent for his 160 acre tract was issued October 22, 1894." Cox sent a copy of the patent to LH.
Also from Mae's book: "Family sources (LH) say all the Applebys and their families first settled in the Noble area of southern Cleveland County, O.T. but then James Newton's father and other family members moved over to McClain County, Indian Territory, settling in the Tuttle area. Sadly, Suzanna Vashti Strickland Appleby -- wife of James Newton -- died December 11, 1891 in Cleveland County, Oklahoma Territory."
1880 - US Federal Census, 22 June 1880, Precinct 5, Bell County, Texas, Page 392A, Line 1, shows that James is a farmer, living in the household of Elija R. McCurdy, Justice. With him are Walter and William, his brothers. The census wrongly gives William's age as 30. He was 20.
1884 - LH has the original marriage certificate for J.N. Appleby and Ms Susie V. Strickland. It is dated December 20, 1884, Falls Co. Texas. The minister was A.J. Shelton. It reads: "A.J. Shelton hereby certifies that on the 21 day of December A.D. 1884, I united in Marriage ... Witness my hand this 22 day of December A.D. 1884." The original was obtained in person from the Falls County Records Clerk in 2018.
1889 -- The family believes the Applebys were in the Stillwater, Oklahoma, Land Run of 1889 and/or the Pott County, Oklahoma run of Sept. 22, 1891. Grandma Nettie Hale talked of her mother being in the run and living in a dugout home on the prairie.
1890 - The Oklahoma Territory census shows a number of Applebys owning land, including James Newton.
1891 - Suzanna Appleby died of TB December 11, 1891. She was buried in Dripping Springs Cemetery, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Territory.
1891 -- After the death of Suzanna, it took James a while to find a new wife. When he did, the new step mom did not want his girls with the newly constituted family, so James' daughters continued to live with their grandparents, James Barney & Eliza Appleby. This is from Lyford's Grandmother, who was a daughter of James Newton Appleby.
1900 - US Census for Oklahoma, Noble Township, Cleveland County, ED32, Page 122A, Line 21. Daughters Katie M., Jamie V., and Nettie O. were living with their grandparents. James Appleby is a farmer. He married Bettie Wilmuth a year later.
1901 - Records show that James married Bettie on January 1, 1901, in Cleveland County, O.T. She and James had five children, of which the first two died as toddlers. Apparently, not too long after they married, James and Bettie left southern Cleveland County and moved closer to where his parents and several siblings were living near Tuttle in Grady County, Indian Territory. Perhaps this was so he would be nearer his three daughters from the first marriage who were being raised by his parents.
1910 - The 1910 census record shows that the family of Robert Wilmuth is living on the farm next to James' farm. James was a farmer.
1924 - James Newton is buried next to Suzanna in Dripping Springs Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland County, OK. Noble is where the Applebys lived before some of the family moved to Tuttle, which is 33 miles away.
Beware the Two James Newton Applebys
It is hard to believe, but two men had the same name at about the same time. The "other" James Newton Appleby was born 6 Dec 1819 in Bedford Co, TN and died 12 May 1889, in Springfield, Greene Co., MS. His father was David Appleby (1788-1867) and his mother was Catherine Bell (1782-1866). He married Susan Thornburg on March 4, 1841, in Platte Co, MS. I've seen some really screwed up genealogies because people got the two men confused.
If you copy these notes, please credit them to Lyford Hale
Please write if you want sources for this data or can contribute to the accuracy of this report
Additional Appleby family history can be found in "Red Dirt, River, and Rails, Early-Day Settlers," a book by Mae Cox. Most of the Appleby history in the book was supplied by Lyford Hale, who has a copy of the book. Mae, an excellent researcher, found information in local Oklahoma records that are not available on line.
For instance, while Lyford's Grandma, Nettie Appleby Hale, said her family was in the 1889 OK land run, Mae Cox found records showing that they arrived about six months after the April 22, 1889 land run. Mae writes "James N. Appleby, 34, is listed on the 1890 Territorial census, stating he had been in the area seven months. That would make him taking over the farm about six months after the land run. Perhaps James purchased a claim earlier staked in the run, or took over a claim that had been deserted. He is on record for a homestead in the NW/4 of Section 258N-2W in Oklahoma Territory. After fulfilling the homesteading terms, the patent for his 160 acre tract was issued October 22, 1894." Cox sent a copy of the patent to LH.
Also from Mae's book: "Family sources (LH) say all the Applebys and their families first settled in the Noble area of southern Cleveland County, O.T. but then James Newton's father and other family members moved over to McClain County, Indian Territory, settling in the Tuttle area. Sadly, Suzanna Vashti Strickland Appleby -- wife of James Newton -- died December 11, 1891 in Cleveland County, Oklahoma Territory."
1880 - US Federal Census, 22 June 1880, Precinct 5, Bell County, Texas, Page 392A, Line 1, shows that James is a farmer, living in the household of Elija R. McCurdy, Justice. With him are Walter and William, his brothers. The census wrongly gives William's age as 30. He was 20.
1884 - LH has the original marriage certificate for J.N. Appleby and Ms Susie V. Strickland. It is dated December 20, 1884, Falls Co. Texas. The minister was A.J. Shelton. It reads: "A.J. Shelton hereby certifies that on the 21 day of December A.D. 1884, I united in Marriage ... Witness my hand this 22 day of December A.D. 1884." The original was obtained in person from the Falls County Records Clerk in 2018.
1889 -- The family believes the Applebys were in the Stillwater, Oklahoma, Land Run of 1889 and/or the Pott County, Oklahoma run of Sept. 22, 1891. Grandma Nettie Hale talked of her mother being in the run and living in a dugout home on the prairie.
1890 - The Oklahoma Territory census shows a number of Applebys owning land, including James Newton.
1891 - Suzanna Appleby died of TB December 11, 1891. She was buried in Dripping Springs Cemetery, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Territory.
1891 -- After the death of Suzanna, it took James a while to find a new wife. When he did, the new step mom did not want his girls with the newly constituted family, so James' daughters continued to live with their grandparents, James Barney & Eliza Appleby. This is from Lyford's Grandmother, who was a daughter of James Newton Appleby.
1900 - US Census for Oklahoma, Noble Township, Cleveland County, ED32, Page 122A, Line 21. Daughters Katie M., Jamie V., and Nettie O. were living with their grandparents. James Appleby is a farmer. He married Bettie Wilmuth a year later.
1901 - Records show that James married Bettie on January 1, 1901, in Cleveland County, O.T. She and James had five children, of which the first two died as toddlers. Apparently, not too long after they married, James and Bettie left southern Cleveland County and moved closer to where his parents and several siblings were living near Tuttle in Grady County, Indian Territory. Perhaps this was so he would be nearer his three daughters from the first marriage who were being raised by his parents.
1910 - The 1910 census record shows that the family of Robert Wilmuth is living on the farm next to James' farm. James was a farmer.
1924 - James Newton is buried next to Suzanna in Dripping Springs Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland County, OK. Noble is where the Applebys lived before some of the family moved to Tuttle, which is 33 miles away.
Beware the Two James Newton Applebys
It is hard to believe, but two men had the same name at about the same time. The "other" James Newton Appleby was born 6 Dec 1819 in Bedford Co, TN and died 12 May 1889, in Springfield, Greene Co., MS. His father was David Appleby (1788-1867) and his mother was Catherine Bell (1782-1866). He married Susan Thornburg on March 4, 1841, in Platte Co, MS. I've seen some really screwed up genealogies because people got the two men confused.
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