1870 - US Census - Neosho Township, Newton, Missouri
Household ...........Sex ......Age Birthplace
Alfred Stinson ......Male ....43 ..Ohio
Nancy Stinson .....Female 27 ..Missouri
Amanda Stinson ..Female 16 ..Texas
William Stinson ...Male .....14 ..Texas
Arazonia Stinson ..Female 12 ..Texas
Sephus J Stinson .Female 7 ....Texas
Margret K Stinson Female 4 ....Texas
Andrew J Stinson .Male ....1 ....Missouri

1900 - US Census - Washita Township, Custer, Oklahoma Territory
Household ....................Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth date
William Stinson ............Head .......Male ....43 ..Texas ........Aug 1857
Jennie Stinson .............Wife .........Female 39 ..Missouri ...Nov 1861
Myrtle Stinson ..............Daughter Female 16 ..Texas .........Apr 1884
Alice Maud Stinson .......Daughter Female 14 ..Texas .........Apr 1886
William Claude Stinson Son .........Male .....12 ..Texas ........Apr 1888
Albert Lee Stinson* ........Son ..........Male ....10 ..Texas ........Mar 1890
Minnie L Stinson ............Daughter Female 8 ....Texas ........Mar 1892
Elzie O Stinson ..............Son ..........Male ....4 ....Texas..........Apr 1896
Ruby M Stinson .............Daughter Female 2 ....Oklahoma .Oct 1898
*Note: Albert had a twin brother Alfred Erton Stinson that passed away when he was about 6 months old on 24 Aug 1890.

1910 - US Census - Washita, Custer, Oklahoma
Household ........Role .........Sex ......Age Birthplace
William Stinson Head ........Male ....52 ..Texas
Jannie Stinson ..Wife .........Female 47 ..Missouri
Myrtle Stinson ...Daughter Female 26 ..Texas
Albert Stinson ....Son .........Male ....20 ..Texas
Minnie Stinson ...Daughter Female 18 ..Texas
Elzie Stinson .......Son ........Male .....14 ..Texas
Ruby Stinson ......Daughter Female 11 ..Oklahoma
Jessie Stinson ....Daughter Female 9 ....Oklahoma
Bessie Stinson ...Daughter Female 7 ....Oklahoma
Elmer Stinson ....Son .........Male ....4 ....Oklahoma

1920 - US Census - Washita, Custer, Oklahoma
Household ..........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace
William Stinson ..Head ......Male ....64 ..Texas (widowed)
Elzie O Stinson ...Son .........Male ....23 ..Texas
Ruby M Stinson ..Daughter Female 21 ..Oklahoma
Jessie E Stinson .Daughter Female 18 ..Oklahoma
Bessie D Stinson Daughter Female 17 ..Oklahoma
Elmer C Stinson .Son .........Male .....14 ..Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Washita, Custer, Oklahoma
Household .........Role ....Sex .....Age Birthplace
Minnie Trent ......Head ..Female 38 ..Texas (Widowed)
Carol Trent ........Son ....Male .....18 ..Oklahoma
Albert Trent .......Son ....Male .....17 ..Oklahoma
Gilman Trent .....Son ....Male .....14 ..Oklahoma
William Stinson Father Male ......75 ..Texas (widowed)

The Clinton Daily News, Wednesday, February 4, 1931 pg 1
DEATH CALL FOR
COUNTY PIONEER

Stinson Funeral Is
Held Today

Funeral services for William Stinson, 65, pioneer settler of Custer county, were held today at 2 o'clock at the church Church of Christ at Hammon with Rev. J. D. Pinkerton officiating.

Mr. Stinson died Tuesday at his home two and one-half miles south-east of Hammon after an illness of three months. He was born in Grayson county, Texas, Aug. 8, 1856. After his marriage Miss Jennie Dunlap at Jacksboro, Texas, they came to Custer county. He is a member of the Church of Christ.

Mr. Stinson is survived by five daughters and four sons. These are, Miss Bess Stinson, Miss Ruby Stinson, Mrs. C. F. Trent, Mrs. Minnie Trent, all of Hammon, and Mrs. J. M. Simmons, of Sayre, W. C. Stinson, of Butler, and A. L. Stinson and E. C. Stinson, of Hammon.

Interment was made in the Red Hill cemetery.

The Elk City Daily News, Sunday, April 13, 1975
White Families Migrate Into Oklahoma Territory For New Life

By Delores Stinson Archer
It was spring in 1896 when William Stinson left Jack County, Texas along with D. C. Stout in search of a new life in the Oklahoma Territory. He crossed the Red River and rode deep into Cheyenne-Arapaho Country. In what is now Custer County, he came upon lush green native grass, streams lined with huge elm and cottonwood trees, red hills covered with wildflowers. He found the spot he was searching for, located in Black Wolf Creek (commonly called Dry Creek), near the Washita River.

A man was "squatting" on the property in a half-dugout. William traded his team of horses and wagon for the land if he could find water there. He took posthole diggers and dug only a short way when he found abundant water and the deal was made. William returned to Texas with news of the new land, some friends and relatives decided to make the move with him.

In August of 1896, a wagon train left Jacksboro, Tex., in his train were the families of Obediah Dunlap, Norman Dunlap, brothers of William's wife, Jennie, and their 60-year-old mother, Mariah Grove Dunlap, Issac Peterson, a brother-in-law, and Issac's brother Henry Peterson and D. C. "Creath" Stout family. They drove their cattle, horses and pigs along the trail. The Stout family homesteaded next to the Stinsons and the others settled in the Colter community southeast of them.

The children attended school at Mount Pleasant, later renamed Pie Flat, and at Colter. The schools were also used for church services. The Stinsons lived in the dugout until 1900 when they hauled lumber from El Reno and built the house. Post for fences was hauled from Packsaddle on the Canadian River.

William and Jennie Stinson were parents of twelve children, seven of whom made the trip from Texas. One small boy died before they left Jacksboro, and four were born in Oklahoma Territory.

The children were: Myrtle, whose husband was Pitts Bills, they had a daughter Iona. After Myrtle passed away the small baby, Iona, was reared by Issac Petersons. Maud, whose husband was Charley Trent, from Tennessee, were parents of five children, Lee, Fae, Bill, Mildred and Ray Trent, who is a former Oklahoma State Representative. Claud, whose wife was Nettie Vignal, were parents of Clarence, Alberta, Edna, Lee, Darrell, Rosemary, Nell Louise, Jean, Joyce, Kenneth, Bill, Lucille and Edith. Minnie, whose husband Irvin was a brother to Charles Trent, were parents of Carroll, Albert, and Glen Trent. Albert, whose wife was Zettie Lucas, had one daughter, Sylvia. Jayce, whose husband was Jimmie Simmons, had three children, Harold McCall, Jerry and Sue. Elzie and Earl are deceased. Ruby lives in Elk City and Bess B. Stinson, Arizona State Senator, lives in Phoenix, Elmer, whose wife was Maxine Byford, had three children; Billye Sue, died in infancy, Neil and Dolores.

The Obediah Dunlap family, his wife was Loue Files Children: Almer who married June Ballow, Blanche, whose husband was Alfred Rennels, Ernest and Richard Dunlap.

Norman Dunlap and wife, Ida Hunt, were parents of nine children: Guy, Jack, George (Curley), Carl, Sybal, Tommie, Raymond, Allen and Dennis.

Issac Peterson and wife, Minnie Dunlap, parents of Glen and Iona.

D.C. "Creath" Stout and wife Lennie Hunt, sister to Ida Hunt, wife of Norman Dunlap, also had nine children, Lloyd, Bill, Lora, Maude, Don, Lavina, Homer, Cecil and Eva Lena. All of these Stout children with the exception of Cecil, are still living.

Some other descendants of these families still in this area include Wade and Alvin Rennels, grandsons of Obediah Dunlap, Irene Dugger , granddaughter of Creath Stout.

Of the original homesteads only the Stinson land remains in the family. Elmer Stinson, youngest son of William, has resided on the property since 1905 and still farms part of the land. Elmer's daughter, Dolores and husband Jodie Archer, built a house on a corner of the original homestead in 1972. In passing years the other homesteads have passed on to new owners.

These early pioneers were hardworking, conservative people, they had a strong faith in God and their country. They endured many hardships to build the churches and schools, they helped make our community a better place. These pioneers live on in our memories.