"My parents were William Calvin Holt and Nora Frances Alsman Holt. I was born in Indian Territory, the Cherokee Strip, which is now Oklahoma, about 3 miles southwest of Braman, Oklahoma, or about 9 miles northwest of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
I was the youngest of the family, Etta, 14 yrs older, Floyd, 9 years older and Linnie, 7 years older and a sister that died in 1885 Laura Gertrude Holt.
My father intended to make the land run to what is now Caddo County, Oklahoma, but he became ill and couldn’t make it. So later he came down and bought the 160-acre farm in Sugar Creek for $400. He made the first wagon tracks from Bridgeport, Oklahoma to the farm, which was nine miles.
In the year 1902 we moved by covered wagon to our farm five miles southwest of Hinton. We hitched old Dock and Daisy to the covered wagon and started out. We saw some pretty country. Our first stop was Nordon Oklahoma and we stayed one night with old friends. Mother and dad cooked on a camp fire. We got to Kingfisher and then to Calumet and found the town was full of smallpox. We had to camp in the woods outside of Calumet. Then on to El Reno. We followed the Canadian River until we got to Bridgeport. Some folks got stuck in the quicksand crossing the river. We crossed on the tall bridge and into the new country where there were many Indians.
We lived in a tent on the west side of the creek for a time, while my father built a one-room house on the east side of the creek, which still stood in 1974. We all six lived in this one room house till about 1904 when father built a nice house close by, the most beautiful place in the country.
In 1914 I joined Cappers Club which is now the 4-H club. I entered a Cappers Club contest. I planted one acre of white corn. I named it White Money Maker. B.B. Mostellar of Anadarko was my county agent. I won the county prize of $5 then it went to Oklahoma City fair for 6 days and took State prize for the best ear of corn. Well I got a check for $25 (a lot of money) so with the $25 I bought a new suit of clothes for $5 cause I didn’t have clothes to go to the fair and $20 for a heifer calf and I was off to see the big fair at no expense. I went by train. The Bridgeport bridge was washed out so the train had to go by Anadarko and Chickasha. A long trip and I enjoyed it all. Then I had letters from all over the United States wanting seed corn. Just think what I could have done with that corn but my dad said one dollar a bushel is enough for anybody corn seed and the neighbors wants all you have. So the neighbors got it at $1 a bushel but I also won 1915-1916 and 1917."
I was the youngest of the family, Etta, 14 yrs older, Floyd, 9 years older and Linnie, 7 years older and a sister that died in 1885 Laura Gertrude Holt.
My father intended to make the land run to what is now Caddo County, Oklahoma, but he became ill and couldn’t make it. So later he came down and bought the 160-acre farm in Sugar Creek for $400. He made the first wagon tracks from Bridgeport, Oklahoma to the farm, which was nine miles.
In the year 1902 we moved by covered wagon to our farm five miles southwest of Hinton. We hitched old Dock and Daisy to the covered wagon and started out. We saw some pretty country. Our first stop was Nordon Oklahoma and we stayed one night with old friends. Mother and dad cooked on a camp fire. We got to Kingfisher and then to Calumet and found the town was full of smallpox. We had to camp in the woods outside of Calumet. Then on to El Reno. We followed the Canadian River until we got to Bridgeport. Some folks got stuck in the quicksand crossing the river. We crossed on the tall bridge and into the new country where there were many Indians.
We lived in a tent on the west side of the creek for a time, while my father built a one-room house on the east side of the creek, which still stood in 1974. We all six lived in this one room house till about 1904 when father built a nice house close by, the most beautiful place in the country.
In 1914 I joined Cappers Club which is now the 4-H club. I entered a Cappers Club contest. I planted one acre of white corn. I named it White Money Maker. B.B. Mostellar of Anadarko was my county agent. I won the county prize of $5 then it went to Oklahoma City fair for 6 days and took State prize for the best ear of corn. Well I got a check for $25 (a lot of money) so with the $25 I bought a new suit of clothes for $5 cause I didn’t have clothes to go to the fair and $20 for a heifer calf and I was off to see the big fair at no expense. I went by train. The Bridgeport bridge was washed out so the train had to go by Anadarko and Chickasha. A long trip and I enjoyed it all. Then I had letters from all over the United States wanting seed corn. Just think what I could have done with that corn but my dad said one dollar a bushel is enough for anybody corn seed and the neighbors wants all you have. So the neighbors got it at $1 a bushel but I also won 1915-1916 and 1917."
"My parents were William Calvin Holt and Nora Frances Alsman Holt. I was born in Indian Territory, the Cherokee Strip, which is now Oklahoma, about 3 miles southwest of Braman, Oklahoma, or about 9 miles northwest of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
I was the youngest of the family, Etta, 14 yrs older, Floyd, 9 years older and Linnie, 7 years older and a sister that died in 1885 Laura Gertrude Holt.
My father intended to make the land run to what is now Caddo County, Oklahoma, but he became ill and couldn’t make it. So later he came down and bought the 160-acre farm in Sugar Creek for $400. He made the first wagon tracks from Bridgeport, Oklahoma to the farm, which was nine miles.
In the year 1902 we moved by covered wagon to our farm five miles southwest of Hinton. We hitched old Dock and Daisy to the covered wagon and started out. We saw some pretty country. Our first stop was Nordon Oklahoma and we stayed one night with old friends. Mother and dad cooked on a camp fire. We got to Kingfisher and then to Calumet and found the town was full of smallpox. We had to camp in the woods outside of Calumet. Then on to El Reno. We followed the Canadian River until we got to Bridgeport. Some folks got stuck in the quicksand crossing the river. We crossed on the tall bridge and into the new country where there were many Indians.
We lived in a tent on the west side of the creek for a time, while my father built a one-room house on the east side of the creek, which still stood in 1974. We all six lived in this one room house till about 1904 when father built a nice house close by, the most beautiful place in the country.
In 1914 I joined Cappers Club which is now the 4-H club. I entered a Cappers Club contest. I planted one acre of white corn. I named it White Money Maker. B.B. Mostellar of Anadarko was my county agent. I won the county prize of $5 then it went to Oklahoma City fair for 6 days and took State prize for the best ear of corn. Well I got a check for $25 (a lot of money) so with the $25 I bought a new suit of clothes for $5 cause I didn’t have clothes to go to the fair and $20 for a heifer calf and I was off to see the big fair at no expense. I went by train. The Bridgeport bridge was washed out so the train had to go by Anadarko and Chickasha. A long trip and I enjoyed it all. Then I had letters from all over the United States wanting seed corn. Just think what I could have done with that corn but my dad said one dollar a bushel is enough for anybody corn seed and the neighbors wants all you have. So the neighbors got it at $1 a bushel but I also won 1915-1916 and 1917."
I was the youngest of the family, Etta, 14 yrs older, Floyd, 9 years older and Linnie, 7 years older and a sister that died in 1885 Laura Gertrude Holt.
My father intended to make the land run to what is now Caddo County, Oklahoma, but he became ill and couldn’t make it. So later he came down and bought the 160-acre farm in Sugar Creek for $400. He made the first wagon tracks from Bridgeport, Oklahoma to the farm, which was nine miles.
In the year 1902 we moved by covered wagon to our farm five miles southwest of Hinton. We hitched old Dock and Daisy to the covered wagon and started out. We saw some pretty country. Our first stop was Nordon Oklahoma and we stayed one night with old friends. Mother and dad cooked on a camp fire. We got to Kingfisher and then to Calumet and found the town was full of smallpox. We had to camp in the woods outside of Calumet. Then on to El Reno. We followed the Canadian River until we got to Bridgeport. Some folks got stuck in the quicksand crossing the river. We crossed on the tall bridge and into the new country where there were many Indians.
We lived in a tent on the west side of the creek for a time, while my father built a one-room house on the east side of the creek, which still stood in 1974. We all six lived in this one room house till about 1904 when father built a nice house close by, the most beautiful place in the country.
In 1914 I joined Cappers Club which is now the 4-H club. I entered a Cappers Club contest. I planted one acre of white corn. I named it White Money Maker. B.B. Mostellar of Anadarko was my county agent. I won the county prize of $5 then it went to Oklahoma City fair for 6 days and took State prize for the best ear of corn. Well I got a check for $25 (a lot of money) so with the $25 I bought a new suit of clothes for $5 cause I didn’t have clothes to go to the fair and $20 for a heifer calf and I was off to see the big fair at no expense. I went by train. The Bridgeport bridge was washed out so the train had to go by Anadarko and Chickasha. A long trip and I enjoyed it all. Then I had letters from all over the United States wanting seed corn. Just think what I could have done with that corn but my dad said one dollar a bushel is enough for anybody corn seed and the neighbors wants all you have. So the neighbors got it at $1 a bushel but I also won 1915-1916 and 1917."
Inscription
William Cecil Holt
Feb 11, 1900
Father of Cecilia
