From “William Winsworth Family,” in Lincoln County, Oklahoma History (Chandler, OK: Lincoln County Historical Society, 1988), by Hazel (Winsworth) VanBebber
William Winsworth was born in Wisconsin, August 28, 1859. He was the youngest of eight children of George, born in England, and Ann Eliza (Grimesey) Winsworth, born in Ireland, who met and married in Ohio, moved to Wisconsin, then to Kansas.
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls are buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family [in Lincoln County]. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late. On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County.
Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel Mary was born. Union Dale was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. Deep Fork was as bad then as now, flooding the fields when ready to cut, or hay was down, destroying the crops.
Glenn and Hazel went to the Kickapoo School. We joined the Farm Boys and Girl C]ub, which later became the 4-H C1ub. Hazel baked bread for the Chandler Fair, winning first. I was given a china bowl by the hardware store, as a prize. I still have the bowl.
We all attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
In 1915 we went on to LaJunta, then to Grand Junction, Colorado, and were gone for five years. We returned to Lincoln county, and for a while helped Ray and Grace Potter who ran the Potter Hotel in Sparks. While there I attended tenth and eleventh grades. Sparks didn't have the twelfth grade until 1924. The winter of 1923, Hazel went to Chandler, graduated, took the teachers examination, and qot [a teaching position at] the Little Rock School so she could stay at home.
On July 25, 1923 Clyde's wife died in Tulsa, leaving Ralph age 13, and Wilma, four days old. Mother went to help, and at the end of the summer father moved to Tulsa.
Hazel taught school three years in Lincoln county, and by going part time to Edmond. College she finished two years of college and got her Life Certificate. She taught three years in Pawnee County, met Ray Van Bebber from Perry, and in 1930 they were married, and made their home in Perry.
Royal went back to Kiowa County, [then] to Texas, Tulsa, Chandler, and then to Perry, where he lived until his death. On Aug. 20, 1925, Glenn married Hattie Blaine. They spent a few years in Tulsa, but the rest of their lives on their farm west of Sparks.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife.
William Winsworth was born in Wisconsin, August 28, 1859. He was the youngest of eight children of George, born in England, and Ann Eliza (Grimesey) Winsworth, born in Ireland, who met and married in Ohio, moved to Wisconsin, then to Kansas.
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls are buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family [in Lincoln County]. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late. On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County.
Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel Mary was born. Union Dale was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. Deep Fork was as bad then as now, flooding the fields when ready to cut, or hay was down, destroying the crops.
Glenn and Hazel went to the Kickapoo School. We joined the Farm Boys and Girl C]ub, which later became the 4-H C1ub. Hazel baked bread for the Chandler Fair, winning first. I was given a china bowl by the hardware store, as a prize. I still have the bowl.
We all attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
In 1915 we went on to LaJunta, then to Grand Junction, Colorado, and were gone for five years. We returned to Lincoln county, and for a while helped Ray and Grace Potter who ran the Potter Hotel in Sparks. While there I attended tenth and eleventh grades. Sparks didn't have the twelfth grade until 1924. The winter of 1923, Hazel went to Chandler, graduated, took the teachers examination, and qot [a teaching position at] the Little Rock School so she could stay at home.
On July 25, 1923 Clyde's wife died in Tulsa, leaving Ralph age 13, and Wilma, four days old. Mother went to help, and at the end of the summer father moved to Tulsa.
Hazel taught school three years in Lincoln county, and by going part time to Edmond. College she finished two years of college and got her Life Certificate. She taught three years in Pawnee County, met Ray Van Bebber from Perry, and in 1930 they were married, and made their home in Perry.
Royal went back to Kiowa County, [then] to Texas, Tulsa, Chandler, and then to Perry, where he lived until his death. On Aug. 20, 1925, Glenn married Hattie Blaine. They spent a few years in Tulsa, but the rest of their lives on their farm west of Sparks.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife.
From “William Winsworth Family,” in Lincoln County, Oklahoma History (Chandler, OK: Lincoln County Historical Society, 1988), by Hazel (Winsworth) VanBebber
William Winsworth was born in Wisconsin, August 28, 1859. He was the youngest of eight children of George, born in England, and Ann Eliza (Grimesey) Winsworth, born in Ireland, who met and married in Ohio, moved to Wisconsin, then to Kansas.
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls are buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family [in Lincoln County]. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late. On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County.
Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel Mary was born. Union Dale was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. Deep Fork was as bad then as now, flooding the fields when ready to cut, or hay was down, destroying the crops.
Glenn and Hazel went to the Kickapoo School. We joined the Farm Boys and Girl C]ub, which later became the 4-H C1ub. Hazel baked bread for the Chandler Fair, winning first. I was given a china bowl by the hardware store, as a prize. I still have the bowl.
We all attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
In 1915 we went on to LaJunta, then to Grand Junction, Colorado, and were gone for five years. We returned to Lincoln county, and for a while helped Ray and Grace Potter who ran the Potter Hotel in Sparks. While there I attended tenth and eleventh grades. Sparks didn't have the twelfth grade until 1924. The winter of 1923, Hazel went to Chandler, graduated, took the teachers examination, and qot [a teaching position at] the Little Rock School so she could stay at home.
On July 25, 1923 Clyde's wife died in Tulsa, leaving Ralph age 13, and Wilma, four days old. Mother went to help, and at the end of the summer father moved to Tulsa.
Hazel taught school three years in Lincoln county, and by going part time to Edmond. College she finished two years of college and got her Life Certificate. She taught three years in Pawnee County, met Ray Van Bebber from Perry, and in 1930 they were married, and made their home in Perry.
Royal went back to Kiowa County, [then] to Texas, Tulsa, Chandler, and then to Perry, where he lived until his death. On Aug. 20, 1925, Glenn married Hattie Blaine. They spent a few years in Tulsa, but the rest of their lives on their farm west of Sparks.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife.
William Winsworth was born in Wisconsin, August 28, 1859. He was the youngest of eight children of George, born in England, and Ann Eliza (Grimesey) Winsworth, born in Ireland, who met and married in Ohio, moved to Wisconsin, then to Kansas.
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls are buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family [in Lincoln County]. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late. On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County.
Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel Mary was born. Union Dale was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. Deep Fork was as bad then as now, flooding the fields when ready to cut, or hay was down, destroying the crops.
Glenn and Hazel went to the Kickapoo School. We joined the Farm Boys and Girl C]ub, which later became the 4-H C1ub. Hazel baked bread for the Chandler Fair, winning first. I was given a china bowl by the hardware store, as a prize. I still have the bowl.
We all attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
In 1915 we went on to LaJunta, then to Grand Junction, Colorado, and were gone for five years. We returned to Lincoln county, and for a while helped Ray and Grace Potter who ran the Potter Hotel in Sparks. While there I attended tenth and eleventh grades. Sparks didn't have the twelfth grade until 1924. The winter of 1923, Hazel went to Chandler, graduated, took the teachers examination, and qot [a teaching position at] the Little Rock School so she could stay at home.
On July 25, 1923 Clyde's wife died in Tulsa, leaving Ralph age 13, and Wilma, four days old. Mother went to help, and at the end of the summer father moved to Tulsa.
Hazel taught school three years in Lincoln county, and by going part time to Edmond. College she finished two years of college and got her Life Certificate. She taught three years in Pawnee County, met Ray Van Bebber from Perry, and in 1930 they were married, and made their home in Perry.
Royal went back to Kiowa County, [then] to Texas, Tulsa, Chandler, and then to Perry, where he lived until his death. On Aug. 20, 1925, Glenn married Hattie Blaine. They spent a few years in Tulsa, but the rest of their lives on their farm west of Sparks.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife.
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