The Town of Addington, Oklahoma is located in Jefferson County, Oklahoma. Addington is positioned at 34 degrees 14' 40" N and 97 degrees 58'W of the prime meridian. It's elevetion is 964 feet above sea level. The population of Addington is apporximately 100. The distance to the Oklahoma state capital is 88 miles. Zip code for the town is 73520.
The town of Addington was no more than a ranch headquarters during the Chisholm Trail period. The town is named after James Preston Addington (1842-1915). The town was not officially incorporated until 1907.
James Preston Addington is a son of Jarrett Addington and his wife Lucinda Amanda Spivey. Jarrett was born in 1917 in South Carolina and moved his family to Texas about 1857.
James Preston "Press" Addington and his brothers, Zachary T, Christopher C and Andrew J moved into the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Indian Territory between 1860-1870. They controlled thousands of acres of land and ran cattle herds numbering in the thousands, both in Texas and Oklahoma. In the late 1800's the large ranches were broken up. The Chickasaw Indians charged that Addingtons as "intruder" and were able to reclaim most of the reservation land. When the Rock Island Railroad came into the area, a town was plotted with the intention of making it a "Rock Island Town." Press, along with two other prominent men of the area, laid out the present townsite and the Rock Island officials abandoned their plans.
The town was named Addington, Oklahoma, in honor if James Preston Addington, promoter and first postmaster.
The Town of Addington, Oklahoma is located in Jefferson County, Oklahoma. Addington is positioned at 34 degrees 14' 40" N and 97 degrees 58'W of the prime meridian. It's elevetion is 964 feet above sea level. The population of Addington is apporximately 100. The distance to the Oklahoma state capital is 88 miles. Zip code for the town is 73520.
The town of Addington was no more than a ranch headquarters during the Chisholm Trail period. The town is named after James Preston Addington (1842-1915). The town was not officially incorporated until 1907.
James Preston Addington is a son of Jarrett Addington and his wife Lucinda Amanda Spivey. Jarrett was born in 1917 in South Carolina and moved his family to Texas about 1857.
James Preston "Press" Addington and his brothers, Zachary T, Christopher C and Andrew J moved into the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Indian Territory between 1860-1870. They controlled thousands of acres of land and ran cattle herds numbering in the thousands, both in Texas and Oklahoma. In the late 1800's the large ranches were broken up. The Chickasaw Indians charged that Addingtons as "intruder" and were able to reclaim most of the reservation land. When the Rock Island Railroad came into the area, a town was plotted with the intention of making it a "Rock Island Town." Press, along with two other prominent men of the area, laid out the present townsite and the Rock Island officials abandoned their plans.
The town was named Addington, Oklahoma, in honor if James Preston Addington, promoter and first postmaster.
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Sgt William Henry Harrison Addington
1840–1862
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Zachary Taylor "Zack" Addington
1847–1908
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Christopher Columbus Addington
1850–1894
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Andrew Jackson "Andy" Addington
1850–1938
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Nancy Louise Addington Gardenhire
1856–1934
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Josephine Dora "Josie" Addington Washington
1860–1882
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Amanda Vora Addington
1861–1867
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Martha Ioni Addington
1866–1871
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