Joseph Sidney Vanderburgh was born in Caldwell Parish, La. to Margaret East and Rufus King Vanderburgh. Shortly after his birth, his father went away to war, and soon after the war ended, his father died, so he was raised by his mother. His mother married again, but the second husband died before 1880, so there was very little male influence in his early life.
Records showed the name still being spelled with an h, but was dropped after his marriage January 18.1884 to Lila Parker in Panola County,Texas. In 1889, Joe applied to lease the Moses Parker home place after his father-in-law had died. The lease was to be for five years with Joseph agreeing to "repair the houses and fences and to deliver the place back to the guardian at the expiration of five years".
The three Vanderburg siblings had married three Parker siblings in Panola County and early 1890's the couples migrated to Indian Territory which later became Oklahoma. Four children were born in Carthage, Texas, to Joseph Sidney and Lila: Joseph Daniel, Ruby Mae, Inez Joanne, James B.; the last three Charles Quantrell, Jasper Sandy, and Rufus King were born in Indian Territory, Terral, Oklahoma.
The first generation of American Vanderburghs started in the Colony, when two Vanderburgh brothers, Gilbert and Claes, came together from Holland as early as 1650, before it became the State of New York; eight generations, 250 years later, two Vanderburg brothers Joseph Sidney and his brother John Quitmen came to the Chickasaw Indian Nation Territory as early as 1890's before it became the State of Oklahoma. The trail of Vanderburgs led from New York,to Mississippi, to Louisiana, through Texas, then over Red River into Indian Territory. They crossed at Red River Station, Montague County, Texas which was one of the low water crossings of Red River for the cattle drives along Chisholm Trail. As was the custom in those days, the trip was made in an ox wagon. In 1891 when Joe sold his oxen and made his cotton crop, it was the first farming he had ever done with horsepower. The community newspaper boasted Joe had delivered the first bale of cotton to the new Terral cotton gin.
The development of the towns and the railroad took place in the Chickasaw Nation during the time the Dawes Commission was endeavoring to negotiate Indian land allotments. In 1906-1907 he was engaged in filing Indians land allotments. In 1908 he was appointed by the Govenor to appraise the public school lands of western Oklahoma. After Oklahoma became a State, he was appointed to assign land to the Indian population of the area.
Joseph Sidney was called "Uncle Joe" by his friends. He loved fishing, hunting, gardens and raising bees. He celebrated his 100th birthday wearing red pajamas! "Uncle Joe" lived for another six months, then was buried next to his beloved wife.
100 years after Oklahoma became a State there are no living members of the Vanderburg family remaining in the area. As younger members reached majority, they drifted away in pursuit of their own careers. Now, Terral Cemetery holds three generations of Vanderburg men: Joseph Sidney, Joseph Daniel and Joe Wilson. RIP
Records showed the name still being spelled with an h, but was dropped after his marriage January 18.1884 to Lila Parker in Panola County,Texas. In 1889, Joe applied to lease the Moses Parker home place after his father-in-law had died. The lease was to be for five years with Joseph agreeing to "repair the houses and fences and to deliver the place back to the guardian at the expiration of five years".
The three Vanderburg siblings had married three Parker siblings in Panola County and early 1890's the couples migrated to Indian Territory which later became Oklahoma. Four children were born in Carthage, Texas, to Joseph Sidney and Lila: Joseph Daniel, Ruby Mae, Inez Joanne, James B.; the last three Charles Quantrell, Jasper Sandy, and Rufus King were born in Indian Territory, Terral, Oklahoma.
The first generation of American Vanderburghs started in the Colony, when two Vanderburgh brothers, Gilbert and Claes, came together from Holland as early as 1650, before it became the State of New York; eight generations, 250 years later, two Vanderburg brothers Joseph Sidney and his brother John Quitmen came to the Chickasaw Indian Nation Territory as early as 1890's before it became the State of Oklahoma. The trail of Vanderburgs led from New York,to Mississippi, to Louisiana, through Texas, then over Red River into Indian Territory. They crossed at Red River Station, Montague County, Texas which was one of the low water crossings of Red River for the cattle drives along Chisholm Trail. As was the custom in those days, the trip was made in an ox wagon. In 1891 when Joe sold his oxen and made his cotton crop, it was the first farming he had ever done with horsepower. The community newspaper boasted Joe had delivered the first bale of cotton to the new Terral cotton gin.
The development of the towns and the railroad took place in the Chickasaw Nation during the time the Dawes Commission was endeavoring to negotiate Indian land allotments. In 1906-1907 he was engaged in filing Indians land allotments. In 1908 he was appointed by the Govenor to appraise the public school lands of western Oklahoma. After Oklahoma became a State, he was appointed to assign land to the Indian population of the area.
Joseph Sidney was called "Uncle Joe" by his friends. He loved fishing, hunting, gardens and raising bees. He celebrated his 100th birthday wearing red pajamas! "Uncle Joe" lived for another six months, then was buried next to his beloved wife.
100 years after Oklahoma became a State there are no living members of the Vanderburg family remaining in the area. As younger members reached majority, they drifted away in pursuit of their own careers. Now, Terral Cemetery holds three generations of Vanderburg men: Joseph Sidney, Joseph Daniel and Joe Wilson. RIP
Joseph Sidney Vanderburgh was born in Caldwell Parish, La. to Margaret East and Rufus King Vanderburgh. Shortly after his birth, his father went away to war, and soon after the war ended, his father died, so he was raised by his mother. His mother married again, but the second husband died before 1880, so there was very little male influence in his early life.
Records showed the name still being spelled with an h, but was dropped after his marriage January 18.1884 to Lila Parker in Panola County,Texas. In 1889, Joe applied to lease the Moses Parker home place after his father-in-law had died. The lease was to be for five years with Joseph agreeing to "repair the houses and fences and to deliver the place back to the guardian at the expiration of five years".
The three Vanderburg siblings had married three Parker siblings in Panola County and early 1890's the couples migrated to Indian Territory which later became Oklahoma. Four children were born in Carthage, Texas, to Joseph Sidney and Lila: Joseph Daniel, Ruby Mae, Inez Joanne, James B.; the last three Charles Quantrell, Jasper Sandy, and Rufus King were born in Indian Territory, Terral, Oklahoma.
The first generation of American Vanderburghs started in the Colony, when two Vanderburgh brothers, Gilbert and Claes, came together from Holland as early as 1650, before it became the State of New York; eight generations, 250 years later, two Vanderburg brothers Joseph Sidney and his brother John Quitmen came to the Chickasaw Indian Nation Territory as early as 1890's before it became the State of Oklahoma. The trail of Vanderburgs led from New York,to Mississippi, to Louisiana, through Texas, then over Red River into Indian Territory. They crossed at Red River Station, Montague County, Texas which was one of the low water crossings of Red River for the cattle drives along Chisholm Trail. As was the custom in those days, the trip was made in an ox wagon. In 1891 when Joe sold his oxen and made his cotton crop, it was the first farming he had ever done with horsepower. The community newspaper boasted Joe had delivered the first bale of cotton to the new Terral cotton gin.
The development of the towns and the railroad took place in the Chickasaw Nation during the time the Dawes Commission was endeavoring to negotiate Indian land allotments. In 1906-1907 he was engaged in filing Indians land allotments. In 1908 he was appointed by the Govenor to appraise the public school lands of western Oklahoma. After Oklahoma became a State, he was appointed to assign land to the Indian population of the area.
Joseph Sidney was called "Uncle Joe" by his friends. He loved fishing, hunting, gardens and raising bees. He celebrated his 100th birthday wearing red pajamas! "Uncle Joe" lived for another six months, then was buried next to his beloved wife.
100 years after Oklahoma became a State there are no living members of the Vanderburg family remaining in the area. As younger members reached majority, they drifted away in pursuit of their own careers. Now, Terral Cemetery holds three generations of Vanderburg men: Joseph Sidney, Joseph Daniel and Joe Wilson. RIP
Records showed the name still being spelled with an h, but was dropped after his marriage January 18.1884 to Lila Parker in Panola County,Texas. In 1889, Joe applied to lease the Moses Parker home place after his father-in-law had died. The lease was to be for five years with Joseph agreeing to "repair the houses and fences and to deliver the place back to the guardian at the expiration of five years".
The three Vanderburg siblings had married three Parker siblings in Panola County and early 1890's the couples migrated to Indian Territory which later became Oklahoma. Four children were born in Carthage, Texas, to Joseph Sidney and Lila: Joseph Daniel, Ruby Mae, Inez Joanne, James B.; the last three Charles Quantrell, Jasper Sandy, and Rufus King were born in Indian Territory, Terral, Oklahoma.
The first generation of American Vanderburghs started in the Colony, when two Vanderburgh brothers, Gilbert and Claes, came together from Holland as early as 1650, before it became the State of New York; eight generations, 250 years later, two Vanderburg brothers Joseph Sidney and his brother John Quitmen came to the Chickasaw Indian Nation Territory as early as 1890's before it became the State of Oklahoma. The trail of Vanderburgs led from New York,to Mississippi, to Louisiana, through Texas, then over Red River into Indian Territory. They crossed at Red River Station, Montague County, Texas which was one of the low water crossings of Red River for the cattle drives along Chisholm Trail. As was the custom in those days, the trip was made in an ox wagon. In 1891 when Joe sold his oxen and made his cotton crop, it was the first farming he had ever done with horsepower. The community newspaper boasted Joe had delivered the first bale of cotton to the new Terral cotton gin.
The development of the towns and the railroad took place in the Chickasaw Nation during the time the Dawes Commission was endeavoring to negotiate Indian land allotments. In 1906-1907 he was engaged in filing Indians land allotments. In 1908 he was appointed by the Govenor to appraise the public school lands of western Oklahoma. After Oklahoma became a State, he was appointed to assign land to the Indian population of the area.
Joseph Sidney was called "Uncle Joe" by his friends. He loved fishing, hunting, gardens and raising bees. He celebrated his 100th birthday wearing red pajamas! "Uncle Joe" lived for another six months, then was buried next to his beloved wife.
100 years after Oklahoma became a State there are no living members of the Vanderburg family remaining in the area. As younger members reached majority, they drifted away in pursuit of their own careers. Now, Terral Cemetery holds three generations of Vanderburg men: Joseph Sidney, Joseph Daniel and Joe Wilson. RIP
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