At the age of 26 he came to the Indian Territory, where he resided until the opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Country, at which time he homesteaded eight miles morth of Custer City.
Here he was married to Alice Bell Asher on March 8, 1896 in Arapaho, OKlahoma.
To this union was born two children, Mrs. Edgar Vaughn of Spearman, Texas and James Forrest Price of Durham, Oklahoma.
In 1897 he was converted and united with the Methodist church at the old Seven Oaks Church in Custer County.
He was also a Master Mason and had been a loyal member of the Odd Fellow Lodge for a number of years.
Brother Price was truly an old timer, having lived in the western country for the greater part of his life. His door waas always open to his frends and neighbors. There was always to be found a kind smile and a welcoming hands. To the sick of the community he was willing to do anything he could to cheer or relieve by lending a helping hand or a kindly word.
He had been in poor health during the past year, but was not considered in a serious conidtion until a few hours before his death. His passing came as a shock to his many friends and relative.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, son and daughter, two granchildren and six sisters. The sisters reside in the state of Kentucky. He also has a great number of other relatives and friends.
At the age of 26 he came to the Indian Territory, where he resided until the opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Country, at which time he homesteaded eight miles morth of Custer City.
Here he was married to Alice Bell Asher on March 8, 1896 in Arapaho, OKlahoma.
To this union was born two children, Mrs. Edgar Vaughn of Spearman, Texas and James Forrest Price of Durham, Oklahoma.
In 1897 he was converted and united with the Methodist church at the old Seven Oaks Church in Custer County.
He was also a Master Mason and had been a loyal member of the Odd Fellow Lodge for a number of years.
Brother Price was truly an old timer, having lived in the western country for the greater part of his life. His door waas always open to his frends and neighbors. There was always to be found a kind smile and a welcoming hands. To the sick of the community he was willing to do anything he could to cheer or relieve by lending a helping hand or a kindly word.
He had been in poor health during the past year, but was not considered in a serious conidtion until a few hours before his death. His passing came as a shock to his many friends and relative.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, son and daughter, two granchildren and six sisters. The sisters reside in the state of Kentucky. He also has a great number of other relatives and friends.
Family Members
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Charlie Price
1856 – unknown
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Mary Catherine Price
1858 – unknown
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John Thomas Price
1859–1930
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Sarah Martha Price Brinkley
1861–1940
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Ellen Price Lively
1862 – unknown
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Clara T. Price Presley
1864–1927
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Helen Price Lively
1869–1945
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Annie Price Lively
1870–1955
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Alice M. Price Grady
1872–1958
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Winifred Bruce Price Frederich
1876–1965
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Ira Price
1879–1887
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