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February 25, 1861 ~ January 30, 1940 Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma Date: 24 September 1937 Name: Mrs Jim (Mary Daniel Maupin) Fitzpatrick Post Office: Chickasha, Oklahoma Residence Address: 710 South 11th Street Date of Birth: 25 February 1861 Place of Birth: Manchester, Clay Co., Kentucky Father: John Maupin Place of Birth: Manchester, Clay Co., Kentucky Information on father: Died 18 April 1913 Mother: Mary Jane Williams Place of birth: Clay Co., Kentucky Information on mother: Died 20 May 1898 Field Worker: Thad Smith, Jr Indian - Pioneer History, S-149 Mrs. Jim [Mary Daniel Maupin] Fitzpatrick 710 South 11th Street Chickasha, Oklahoma I came with my folks by train, from Kentucky to Caddo, Indian Territory, in 1874. My father [John MAUPIN] had chartered a car in Kentucky, and shipped his wagon and team and a few other things to Caddo, by rail. When we arrived at Caddo we hitched our horses to the wagon and traveled overland to Pauls Valley, where my father leased a farm from Smith PAUL. v The house on the farm was a small low house that had a dirt floor. In one end of the room there was a big fireplace. The chimney was made of clay and small sticks. The sticks laid in the clay kept it from cracking and falling apart. The roof was covered with homemade board shingles. We had a small building in the yard close to the house. The walls were made of logs and the roof was just a framework of poles and covered with brush. The brush made a shade but it wouldn't turn water. We used this building for a summer kitchen. We carried our drinking water from a big well a quarter of a mile distant. My two sisters and I went to a subscription school in Pauls Valley which was taught by a man teacher. We studied McGuffey's books, and we used slates to do our work on. Our school had a dirt floor. MILLER and GREEN ran a general merchandise store and kept the Post Office at Pauls Valley. They freighted their merchandise from Caddo. George LAFLIN did most of the freighting with ox teams and pole tar wagons. The mail was brought to Pauls Valley from Caddo, by stage from Pauls Valley, the stage went to Anadarko. The stage made a complete trip about once a week, and nearly always had a passenger or two. My father raised a good corn crop on Mr Paul's farm which we shelled with a hand sheller, and sold to the government, delivered at Fort Sill. I helped my father plant the corn. After the rows had been laid off with a Georgia Stock we walked and dropped the corn. We were followed by someone with a hoe who covered the corn. Smith Paul had a 1,500 acre farm. In 1876, we moved to Mrs. Margaret MONCRIEF's farm on the Little Washita River, about 8 miles southeast of where Chickasha is now. My father farmed there. In 1880 I was married to Jim [James Albert] FITZPATRICK, by Dave JOHNSON, a Christian minister. We lived on my husband's ranch which was located on the Washita River, about six miles southeast of where Chickasha now is. My husband was a partner of Frank MURRAY and Wyatt WILLIAMS, in the cattle business. Mr Williams took one herd to Kansas and shipped them to market, and kept all the money which was $40,000. He lived in Texas and he sent his cowboys to our ranch to get the rest of the cattle. My husband knew they were coming and he sent his cowboys to meet them and tell them to stay off the ranch if they wanted to avoid a fight, as my husband didn't intend to give up any more cattle. The men came on and one of Mr Williams men was killed and one died later from the effects of a leg wound. We lived near what was called the Rock Crossing on the Washita River, where the Chisholm Trail crossed the river. Each spring, from 1880 until about 1890, Texas cattle were started moving north and would continue until late in the summer. We bought our ranch supplies from Frank CLAYTON who ran a general merchandise store at Erin Springs. We were bothered occasionally by horse thieves who came from Texas and stole our horses. Heck THOMAS and Chris MADSEN were two of the United States marshals who worked around near our ranch. About the only law breakers they ever caught were whiskey peddlers. They took these to Fort Smith for trial. [Submitter's Note: James Albert and Mary Daniel Maupin Fitzpatrick were my great grandparents.] Transcribed for OKGenWeb by Sandi Carter - SandKatC@aol.com 08-199 |
© The Chickasha Daily Express Chickasha, Oklahoma January 30, 1940 February 25, 1861 ~ January 30, 1940 FUNERAL HELD FOR PIONEER Last rites for Mrs Mary Fitzpatrick, 78, long-time resident of Chickasha, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the chapel of the Brown Funeral Home by Rev George R. Davis, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment was in the Holcomb Cemetery, north of Chickasha. Music for the service was furnished by Mrs Charles Ferguson, Mrs L. A. Davis and Mrs Barney Lovett, with Miss Ruby Lacer as accompanist. Their selections included "Asleep In Jesus," "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Mrs Fitzpatrick died about 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs Roy D. Hill, 710 South Eleventh Street. On February 25, 1861, Mrs Fitzpatrick was born in Manchester, Clay County, KY. She came to Palus Valley in 1874 with her parents, the late Mr and Mrs John Maupin, and on December 9, 1880, she was married to the late Jim Fitzpatrick. In 1918 she joined the Methodist Church at Magdalena, N. M. For the past 26 years Mrs Fitzpatrick had been a resident of Chickasha. All of her children were at her bedside at the time of her death. Surviving members of the family include a son, A. C. Fitzpatrick of Chickasha; six daughters, Mrs Aloce Osborne of Maysville, Mrs Lydia La Plante of Pierre, S. D., Mrs Nora Cyrier of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs Nell Montgomery of Phoenix, Mrs Roy D. Hill of Chickasha and Mrs Marie Welker of Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Mrs Lina Moncrief of Chickasha; 25 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Pallbearers for the service were Boone Bailey, Charles Pruner, Henry Hill, Frank Reynolds, Polk Jones and Wylie Bryant. |
Albert Chastain "Dude" Fitzpatrick October 20, 1887 ~ November 21, 1940 Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma Date: July 28, 1937 Name: A. C. Fitzpatrick Post Office: Chickasha, Oklahoma Resident Address: 1716 South 14th Street Date of Birth: October 20, 1887 Place of Birth: Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Father: James Albert Fitzpatrick, Sr Place of Birth: Indian Territory Information on father: Died 6 Jan 1915 Mother: Mary Daniel Maupin Place of birth: Manchester, Clay Co., Kentucky Information on mother: Living [1937] Field Worker: Jasper H. Mead Interview #8129 My name is A. C. Fitzpatrick. I came to Oklahoma in 1887, October 20th, forty-nine years ago and the first place I landed was on a ranch between Alex and Bradley. The closest town was Pauls Valley which was the oldest town in the Indian Territory for several miles around but it wasn't very large: there were only three or four little old frame buildings and the closest store where we did our trading was two miles south of Lindsay, called Erin Springs. There was very little farming and the country was in large ranches and it was the finest cattle country that a crow ever flew over. At the time I lived between Alex and Bradley there were no schools at all but we kids heard the older folks talk about schools back in some of the older states. The first railroad I ever remember seeing was the Rock Island which came through Chickasha soon after 1890. The ranch where I was born was called the 97 Ranch and was owned by my father, James Fitzpatrick, Williams and Murray. The old Chisholm Trail came up through Ninnekah, crossed the Washita River just above Lucille and went on south toward Silver City. The water supply around there came from dug wells cased up with wood or native red sandstone: practically all dug wells had two wooden buckets, one on each end of the rope. One time I remember the Indians stole a bunch of cattle from my father, so he and five or six cowboys went after them and the Indians turned and chased my father nearly to Fort Sill, but Father and the cowboys went on to Fort Sill, and got the soldiers and went back and got Father's cattle. Every man wore a pistol in those days and his word was his bond. If a man didn't do what he promised, he was liable to get killed. Ranch work was about all there was to do and it paid $25.00 per month and board. [Submitters notes: A. C. was born on 20 Oct 1887] Submitted to OKGenWeb by Sandi Carter - SandKatC@aol.com 10-1999. Great niece of Albert Chastain "Dude" Fitzpatrick |
November 1940 Albert Chastain "Dude" Fitzpatrick October 20, 1887 ~ November 21, 1940 FITZPATRICK FUNERAL HELD Last rites for A. C. Fitzpatrick, 53, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the chapel of the Chickasha Funeral Home by Dr W. A. Criswell, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment was in Rose Hill [error - Holcomb] Cemetery. Music for the service was furnished by Mrs Denver Scurlock, Mrs Alice Ray, Kenneth Watkins and R. C. Kelly, who sang "Going Down the Valley," "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Does Jesus Care?" Mrs Wessie Burney Ray played the organ accompaniment. Mr Fitzpatrick died Thursday morning, November 21, 1940, in an Oklahoma City hospital from a brain hemorrhage. He became ill a week ago Saturday andwas moved to an Oklahoma City hospital Sunday morning. Surviving members of the family include his wife, Mrs Grace Fitzpatrick; three daughters, Mrs Charles Griggs [Mary Lucile], Betty Fay and Norma Ray; and a son, Travis J. Fitzpatrick, all of Chickasha; six sisters, Mrs Alice Osborne, Maysville, Mrs Lydia LaPlante, Pierre, S. D., Mrs Nora Cyrier and Mrs C.B. Montgomery, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs Roy Hill, Chickasha, and Mrs Charles Welker, Bakersfield, Calif. Pallbearers for the services were: C. B. [Charles Beaver] Pruner, Frank Reynolds, F. G. [Frank Garrard] Osborne Jr, Polk Jones, Jimmy Jones and Morris Hill. |
© The Chickasha Daily Express Chickasha, Oklahoma October 1932 Robert O'Neal "Bob" "Neal" Fitzpatrick February 2, 1886 ~ October 9, 1932 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR FITZPATRICK HERE WEDNESDAY Funeral services for Neal Fitzpatrick, age 46, son of a pioneer Grady county stockman, who died at Hobbs, N. M., Sunday, will be conducted from the chapel of the Chickasha Funeral Home here Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev H. P. Haley and interment will occur in the Hawkins [Holcomb] community cemetery. Mr Fitzpatrick was a native of the Alex community and had lived in New Mexico the past 21 years. His wife preceded him in death six months ago. He is survived by his mother, Mrs James Fitzpatrick of Chickasha, a brother, Dude Fitzpatrick, Chickasha, and six sisters, Mrs Alice Osborne of Verden, Mrs Lydia La Plante of Pierre, S. D., Mrs Nora Sherril of Meeker, Mrs Roy Hill and Mrs Nell Montgomery of Chickasha and Mrs Marie Welker of Hobbs. |
© The Chickasha Star Chickasha, Oklahoma August 9, 1922 James Albert "Bill" Fitzpatrick Jr November 19, 1901 ~ August 9, 1922 THREE ARE HELD IN DEATH PROBE Chapman Brothers Detained by Officers While County Attorney Investigates Stabbing to Death of Farmer. Three brothers, T. W. Chapman, C. F. Chapman and Ed Chapman, are being held in the county jail pending investigation into a fight which early this morning resulted in the death of William Fitzpatrick, a young farmer. From the effects of injuries sustained Saturday night when he was stabbed in the stomach, Fitzpatrick died this morning in a local hospital. His body is now being held in the S. J. Anderson morgue pending the making of funeral arrangements. The victim of the fight was 20 years of age. For some time he had been making his home with his brother-in-law, Roy Hill, who lives near this city. The fight, according to officers, started at a dance at the home of C. F. Chapman. Investigation into the affair is being conducted today by Ben Goff, county attorney. No charges will be filed until after the investigation has been completed, Mr Goff said today. The Chapman brothers, officers say, are farmers living east of Amber. © The Chickasha Star Chickasha, Oklahoma August 12, 1922 James Albert "Bill" Fitzpatrick Jr November 19, 1901 ~ August 9, 1922 MURDER PRELIMS BE HELD MONDAY Chapman Brothers Must Face Justice Court for Preliminary Trial in Connection With Death of Farmer. The Chapman brothers, L. W., C. F. and Edd, charged with murder in connection with the tragic death of James A. Fitzpatrick, who died in a local hospital as a result of a fight which is alleged to have started at a dance near Amber, will be given preliminary hearings Monday morning in Justice H. L. Grigsby's court. Complaint charging the three brothers with the murder of Fitzpatrick was filed yesterday by Ben Goff, county attorney. Hearing is set for 10 o'clock Monday morning. The accused are being held in the county jail pending the outcome of the hearing before Justice Grigsby. County Attorney Goff did not decide to file a charge against Edd Chapman until shortly before he drew up the complaint. The Chapmans have employed the law firm of Bond, Melton & Melton to represent them in the case. Chickasha, Oklahoma Friday, February 16, 1923 James Albert "Bill" Fitzpatrick Jr November 19, 1901 ~ August 9, 1922 TWO HUNG JURYS IN MURDER CASES The district court session of this week was marked with two hung jurys both in murder cases. The first case of a hung jury was in the case of L. W. Chapman charged with the murder of Jim Fitzpatrick. This jury stood nine to two. |
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