ORVAL & FLORA McDANIEL
by Inalue McDaniel James & Fern McDaniel Allen
Orval was born in Lee County, VA. His parents, Isaac Richard, known as Ike, and Lula Minnie Whitehead McDaniel moved to Kansas then later to Oklahoma near Bertrand in western Cimarron County. Orval filed on a claim in 1913. Here he met Flora Leake, daughter of T.E. Leake. Flora taught the school year of 1914-1915 at Old Hansford near the present Spearman, TX. When school was out she came by train to Dalhart where Orval met her and they were married May 10, 1915. They spent their first night in the Oxford Hotel in Dalhart.
Fern and Beth were born while they were living on Orval's claim. To better themselves, they sold out and bought a farm eight miles southeast in the Sunny Slope School District. Here Earl, twins-Inalue & Inysue, Loren (who drowned at 18 months) and Gail were all born. Earl was a Bombardier on a B-24 plane that went down in North Africa in World War II.
Orval and Flora learned to do with what they had. They set out fruit trees, grapevines and planted a big garden each year. They raised chickens, hatching as many as 2,000 baby chicks each spring. Some were sold for fryers, some were caponized for roasting and at least 500 pullets were saved for layers. There was always cows to milk and hogs to feed. Eggs, cream, grapes, rhubarb and fruit were sold to buy sugar, flour and other items needed.
Two to five pigs were butchered in the fall. The meat was cured and the fat rendered into lard in a big black pot that was a necessity on the farm. In the fall a "beef club" was organized having eight members. On Friday of every week, they would butcher a beef and each member would take a portion. Each member would furnish a beef and received a full beef before it ended.
At first farming was done by horses and mules. It was in 1929 they bought their 15-30 tractor with iron wheel lugs. Farming went faster and more land was farmed. Soon the drought came and farming equipment was not efficient to keep the land from blowing. The land was very sandy and soon became piled into sand dunes that grew larger with each wind. It became apparent that farming efforts were in vain and a move was necessary.
It was in 1935 that Orval and Flora moved to Dallam County where they rented a farm for a couple of years then the Eastman land was available and they moved on it, eventually buying two sections of it. The land was good and had good rains and farming was enjoyable again.
Orval and Flora were happy people, very devoted to each other and their family. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1965.
Both Orval and Flora spent their last days at Coon Memorial Home in Dalhart, TX. Orval died December 26, 1967 and Flora died November 2, 1972.
by Inalue McDaniel James & Fern McDaniel Allen
Orval was born in Lee County, VA. His parents, Isaac Richard, known as Ike, and Lula Minnie Whitehead McDaniel moved to Kansas then later to Oklahoma near Bertrand in western Cimarron County. Orval filed on a claim in 1913. Here he met Flora Leake, daughter of T.E. Leake. Flora taught the school year of 1914-1915 at Old Hansford near the present Spearman, TX. When school was out she came by train to Dalhart where Orval met her and they were married May 10, 1915. They spent their first night in the Oxford Hotel in Dalhart.
Fern and Beth were born while they were living on Orval's claim. To better themselves, they sold out and bought a farm eight miles southeast in the Sunny Slope School District. Here Earl, twins-Inalue & Inysue, Loren (who drowned at 18 months) and Gail were all born. Earl was a Bombardier on a B-24 plane that went down in North Africa in World War II.
Orval and Flora learned to do with what they had. They set out fruit trees, grapevines and planted a big garden each year. They raised chickens, hatching as many as 2,000 baby chicks each spring. Some were sold for fryers, some were caponized for roasting and at least 500 pullets were saved for layers. There was always cows to milk and hogs to feed. Eggs, cream, grapes, rhubarb and fruit were sold to buy sugar, flour and other items needed.
Two to five pigs were butchered in the fall. The meat was cured and the fat rendered into lard in a big black pot that was a necessity on the farm. In the fall a "beef club" was organized having eight members. On Friday of every week, they would butcher a beef and each member would take a portion. Each member would furnish a beef and received a full beef before it ended.
At first farming was done by horses and mules. It was in 1929 they bought their 15-30 tractor with iron wheel lugs. Farming went faster and more land was farmed. Soon the drought came and farming equipment was not efficient to keep the land from blowing. The land was very sandy and soon became piled into sand dunes that grew larger with each wind. It became apparent that farming efforts were in vain and a move was necessary.
It was in 1935 that Orval and Flora moved to Dallam County where they rented a farm for a couple of years then the Eastman land was available and they moved on it, eventually buying two sections of it. The land was good and had good rains and farming was enjoyable again.
Orval and Flora were happy people, very devoted to each other and their family. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1965.
Both Orval and Flora spent their last days at Coon Memorial Home in Dalhart, TX. Orval died December 26, 1967 and Flora died November 2, 1972.
ORVAL & FLORA McDANIEL
by Inalue McDaniel James & Fern McDaniel Allen
Orval was born in Lee County, VA. His parents, Isaac Richard, known as Ike, and Lula Minnie Whitehead McDaniel moved to Kansas then later to Oklahoma near Bertrand in western Cimarron County. Orval filed on a claim in 1913. Here he met Flora Leake, daughter of T.E. Leake. Flora taught the school year of 1914-1915 at Old Hansford near the present Spearman, TX. When school was out she came by train to Dalhart where Orval met her and they were married May 10, 1915. They spent their first night in the Oxford Hotel in Dalhart.
Fern and Beth were born while they were living on Orval's claim. To better themselves, they sold out and bought a farm eight miles southeast in the Sunny Slope School District. Here Earl, twins-Inalue & Inysue, Loren (who drowned at 18 months) and Gail were all born. Earl was a Bombardier on a B-24 plane that went down in North Africa in World War II.
Orval and Flora learned to do with what they had. They set out fruit trees, grapevines and planted a big garden each year. They raised chickens, hatching as many as 2,000 baby chicks each spring. Some were sold for fryers, some were caponized for roasting and at least 500 pullets were saved for layers. There was always cows to milk and hogs to feed. Eggs, cream, grapes, rhubarb and fruit were sold to buy sugar, flour and other items needed.
Two to five pigs were butchered in the fall. The meat was cured and the fat rendered into lard in a big black pot that was a necessity on the farm. In the fall a "beef club" was organized having eight members. On Friday of every week, they would butcher a beef and each member would take a portion. Each member would furnish a beef and received a full beef before it ended.
At first farming was done by horses and mules. It was in 1929 they bought their 15-30 tractor with iron wheel lugs. Farming went faster and more land was farmed. Soon the drought came and farming equipment was not efficient to keep the land from blowing. The land was very sandy and soon became piled into sand dunes that grew larger with each wind. It became apparent that farming efforts were in vain and a move was necessary.
It was in 1935 that Orval and Flora moved to Dallam County where they rented a farm for a couple of years then the Eastman land was available and they moved on it, eventually buying two sections of it. The land was good and had good rains and farming was enjoyable again.
Orval and Flora were happy people, very devoted to each other and their family. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1965.
Both Orval and Flora spent their last days at Coon Memorial Home in Dalhart, TX. Orval died December 26, 1967 and Flora died November 2, 1972.
by Inalue McDaniel James & Fern McDaniel Allen
Orval was born in Lee County, VA. His parents, Isaac Richard, known as Ike, and Lula Minnie Whitehead McDaniel moved to Kansas then later to Oklahoma near Bertrand in western Cimarron County. Orval filed on a claim in 1913. Here he met Flora Leake, daughter of T.E. Leake. Flora taught the school year of 1914-1915 at Old Hansford near the present Spearman, TX. When school was out she came by train to Dalhart where Orval met her and they were married May 10, 1915. They spent their first night in the Oxford Hotel in Dalhart.
Fern and Beth were born while they were living on Orval's claim. To better themselves, they sold out and bought a farm eight miles southeast in the Sunny Slope School District. Here Earl, twins-Inalue & Inysue, Loren (who drowned at 18 months) and Gail were all born. Earl was a Bombardier on a B-24 plane that went down in North Africa in World War II.
Orval and Flora learned to do with what they had. They set out fruit trees, grapevines and planted a big garden each year. They raised chickens, hatching as many as 2,000 baby chicks each spring. Some were sold for fryers, some were caponized for roasting and at least 500 pullets were saved for layers. There was always cows to milk and hogs to feed. Eggs, cream, grapes, rhubarb and fruit were sold to buy sugar, flour and other items needed.
Two to five pigs were butchered in the fall. The meat was cured and the fat rendered into lard in a big black pot that was a necessity on the farm. In the fall a "beef club" was organized having eight members. On Friday of every week, they would butcher a beef and each member would take a portion. Each member would furnish a beef and received a full beef before it ended.
At first farming was done by horses and mules. It was in 1929 they bought their 15-30 tractor with iron wheel lugs. Farming went faster and more land was farmed. Soon the drought came and farming equipment was not efficient to keep the land from blowing. The land was very sandy and soon became piled into sand dunes that grew larger with each wind. It became apparent that farming efforts were in vain and a move was necessary.
It was in 1935 that Orval and Flora moved to Dallam County where they rented a farm for a couple of years then the Eastman land was available and they moved on it, eventually buying two sections of it. The land was good and had good rains and farming was enjoyable again.
Orval and Flora were happy people, very devoted to each other and their family. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1965.
Both Orval and Flora spent their last days at Coon Memorial Home in Dalhart, TX. Orval died December 26, 1967 and Flora died November 2, 1972.
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