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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4042394" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Wife's uncle bought 160 acres when he was in his 20's in Western Kay County. Right after buying it and getting ready to farm it, an older guy drove up and stopped to visit with him. Said his brother was buried on the SW corner of the property.</p><p>He had participated in the Ok land run, staked his property and was setting up a camp when a guy rode up on horseback, had a discussion as he wanted the land, and without provocation, pulled a shotgun and shot the guy staking the land. Landowner pulled his pistol and shot the guy on the horse, killing him.</p><p>The landowner finally died of infection from his wounds.</p><p>Wifes Uncle asked where the other guy was buried, and he was told to not worry about it. Said his brother was buried deep enough he didn't need to worry about it when farming, but the Wifes Uncle always left that corner undisturbed.</p><p>We have big thick books from the Kay and Grant County historical societies that interviewed people over the years about how they came to Oklahoma.</p><p>Some of the stories are really graphic and makes one really respect the resolve of folks that endured the indian raids, fires, droughts, bandits and tornado's.</p><p>I love reading the stories in those books.</p><p>My great-great Grandpa made the run and survived in Grant County. He and his family are mentioned in the book.[ATTACH=full]379890[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]379891[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]379892[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lots of personal stories in those pages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4042394, member: 5412"] Wife's uncle bought 160 acres when he was in his 20's in Western Kay County. Right after buying it and getting ready to farm it, an older guy drove up and stopped to visit with him. Said his brother was buried on the SW corner of the property. He had participated in the Ok land run, staked his property and was setting up a camp when a guy rode up on horseback, had a discussion as he wanted the land, and without provocation, pulled a shotgun and shot the guy staking the land. Landowner pulled his pistol and shot the guy on the horse, killing him. The landowner finally died of infection from his wounds. Wifes Uncle asked where the other guy was buried, and he was told to not worry about it. Said his brother was buried deep enough he didn't need to worry about it when farming, but the Wifes Uncle always left that corner undisturbed. We have big thick books from the Kay and Grant County historical societies that interviewed people over the years about how they came to Oklahoma. Some of the stories are really graphic and makes one really respect the resolve of folks that endured the indian raids, fires, droughts, bandits and tornado's. I love reading the stories in those books. My great-great Grandpa made the run and survived in Grant County. He and his family are mentioned in the book.[ATTACH type="full"]379890[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]379891[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]379892[/ATTACH] Lots of personal stories in those pages. [/QUOTE]
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