My Grandfather valued education. He graduated from Valley Mills High, Baylor University & Denison Normal School, all in Texas. He self-studied the law then earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana where he met my grandmother Elizabeth "Bessie" Leota Fisher. She was there to earn a diploma in Fine Arts, planning to be a teacher. They returned to Indian Territory. They had 8 children, all but one survived to adulthood.
Between 1893 and 1896, William attended Baylor University, then began working as a teacher in schools for Indian children near the Red River and in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), while continuing self-study in law. He completed his law studies at Valparaiso University where he earned his degree. William and Bessie returned to Oklahoma where he opened his law practice, just in time for the oil boom that lasted until 1935. His practice eventually focused on oil & gas leases.
He was a Mason and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, ultimately serving as the Commander of the Okmulgee Camp.
His unexpected death in 1932, left Bessie with little income to raise 3 teenagers still in high school at the height of the depression.
Between 1893 and 1896, William attended Baylor University, then began working as a teacher in schools for Indian children near the Red River and in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), while continuing self-study in law. He completed his law studies at Valparaiso University where he earned his degree. William and Bessie returned to Oklahoma where he opened his law practice, just in time for the oil boom that lasted until 1935. His practice eventually focused on oil & gas leases.
He was a Mason and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, ultimately serving as the Commander of the Okmulgee Camp.
His unexpected death in 1932, left Bessie with little income to raise 3 teenagers still in high school at the height of the depression.
My Grandfather valued education. He graduated from Valley Mills High, Baylor University & Denison Normal School, all in Texas. He self-studied the law then earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana where he met my grandmother Elizabeth "Bessie" Leota Fisher. She was there to earn a diploma in Fine Arts, planning to be a teacher. They returned to Indian Territory. They had 8 children, all but one survived to adulthood.
Between 1893 and 1896, William attended Baylor University, then began working as a teacher in schools for Indian children near the Red River and in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), while continuing self-study in law. He completed his law studies at Valparaiso University where he earned his degree. William and Bessie returned to Oklahoma where he opened his law practice, just in time for the oil boom that lasted until 1935. His practice eventually focused on oil & gas leases.
He was a Mason and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, ultimately serving as the Commander of the Okmulgee Camp.
His unexpected death in 1932, left Bessie with little income to raise 3 teenagers still in high school at the height of the depression.
Between 1893 and 1896, William attended Baylor University, then began working as a teacher in schools for Indian children near the Red River and in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), while continuing self-study in law. He completed his law studies at Valparaiso University where he earned his degree. William and Bessie returned to Oklahoma where he opened his law practice, just in time for the oil boom that lasted until 1935. His practice eventually focused on oil & gas leases.
He was a Mason and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, ultimately serving as the Commander of the Okmulgee Camp.
His unexpected death in 1932, left Bessie with little income to raise 3 teenagers still in high school at the height of the depression.
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