I'm managing my immediate and extended family lines, per this particular website, for the Hindman family (my dad's side) in Antlers, Oklahoma (mostly) and some of the Thomas family (unless others in the family are doing it).

And then also the Marshall family (my mother's side) which is mostly in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also, doing so in regards to some sideline branches from the main family line, too.

In addition, I'm managing it for Sherry, and then John, and then some others who may not have the time or resources - until such a point that they do and want to put in quality time and effort "to the cause".

There are others in the family who are maintaining records far beyond this (that shows on this website) and it's in hard-copy or on their own computers. They've done a lot of research - and that research provides a lot of what goes on here (per our own family lines). And some of that research goes back a few generations and from people who are no longer here.

There were two cemeteries I started with, which will have a lot of the beginning entries (or have some already) - one in Tulsa and one in Antlers. But, the cemeteries are already spreading. Face it, people get buried at many different places; they're all over the place, even in your own family.

There is a cemetery in Castle Rock, Washington, when the Marshall and the Whittle family went to the gold fields in California and then made their way up to Castle Rock. Then there is a Cagle branch somewhere in Castle Rock, Washington, too.

This cemetery is a special one in our family line, because it represents a major split in the family (separating husband and wife) and two sides of the family never getting back together again, even though they tried to. Even though the wife and young children tried a couple times to make wagon trains along the Oregon Trail - they were turned back and the two halves of the family never made it together again.

However, if that had not happened the way it did (even though people were grief-stricken at the time) - every relative that I know now - would not be here today, literally so. That means ... if you're one of my living relatives today, and are looking at these people - you literally would not even be here to read this or talk to me - if this split had not happened. I'll emphasize it again, if you're related ... you would not be here reading this! (And for some cases, that may mean "you" might be here, but I wouldn't and this page wouldn't either - and these "lines" wouldn't be here).

But, off on another track ... an interesting thing, though (per this website), is my first entry on this "Find-A-Grave site is a Confederate Army war veteran, from the Eastern State Hospital Cemetery in Vinita. He's not related and I just happened to stumble across it. In a way, though - even that - has some connection to our family (and probably many other families in Oklahoma). "Vinita" was a word used to indicate "driving me crazy" and my Grandmother used to say, at times, that I was going to "drive her to Vinita" (as in "drive her crazy" ...). And, this poor unfortunate person, the first one I listed here, was a Confederate War Veteran in which he was driven to Vinita, and died there and was placed in the Eastern State Hospital's exclusive graveyard. You couldn't "get in" unless you "died crazy" (so to speak) in their facility. I'm sure many of those could have been treated better back then, if they knew as much as we know now.

I'm not looking to greatly expand my entries outside of the family connections and lines - but if I do come across some interesting graves, I'll probably add them as I encounter them. I do like wandering around in graveyards and taking pictures.

SO ... that means I'm a low-volume, high-quality poster and maintainer - and you won't see 50,000 entries from me (how do these people do it anyway?!). You'll see a few who will be unrelated, and if so, I'll still put in some time and effort there, too.

And I want to thank the people who put up this website originally, as it's an extremely useful tool - and also the many people who obviously work diligently at adding records, even for those they're not related to.

[Additional e-mail - [email protected] - good for personal contact]

I'm managing my immediate and extended family lines, per this particular website, for the Hindman family (my dad's side) in Antlers, Oklahoma (mostly) and some of the Thomas family (unless others in the family are doing it).

And then also the Marshall family (my mother's side) which is mostly in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also, doing so in regards to some sideline branches from the main family line, too.

In addition, I'm managing it for Sherry, and then John, and then some others who may not have the time or resources - until such a point that they do and want to put in quality time and effort "to the cause".

There are others in the family who are maintaining records far beyond this (that shows on this website) and it's in hard-copy or on their own computers. They've done a lot of research - and that research provides a lot of what goes on here (per our own family lines). And some of that research goes back a few generations and from people who are no longer here.

There were two cemeteries I started with, which will have a lot of the beginning entries (or have some already) - one in Tulsa and one in Antlers. But, the cemeteries are already spreading. Face it, people get buried at many different places; they're all over the place, even in your own family.

There is a cemetery in Castle Rock, Washington, when the Marshall and the Whittle family went to the gold fields in California and then made their way up to Castle Rock. Then there is a Cagle branch somewhere in Castle Rock, Washington, too.

This cemetery is a special one in our family line, because it represents a major split in the family (separating husband and wife) and two sides of the family never getting back together again, even though they tried to. Even though the wife and young children tried a couple times to make wagon trains along the Oregon Trail - they were turned back and the two halves of the family never made it together again.

However, if that had not happened the way it did (even though people were grief-stricken at the time) - every relative that I know now - would not be here today, literally so. That means ... if you're one of my living relatives today, and are looking at these people - you literally would not even be here to read this or talk to me - if this split had not happened. I'll emphasize it again, if you're related ... you would not be here reading this! (And for some cases, that may mean "you" might be here, but I wouldn't and this page wouldn't either - and these "lines" wouldn't be here).

But, off on another track ... an interesting thing, though (per this website), is my first entry on this "Find-A-Grave site is a Confederate Army war veteran, from the Eastern State Hospital Cemetery in Vinita. He's not related and I just happened to stumble across it. In a way, though - even that - has some connection to our family (and probably many other families in Oklahoma). "Vinita" was a word used to indicate "driving me crazy" and my Grandmother used to say, at times, that I was going to "drive her to Vinita" (as in "drive her crazy" ...). And, this poor unfortunate person, the first one I listed here, was a Confederate War Veteran in which he was driven to Vinita, and died there and was placed in the Eastern State Hospital's exclusive graveyard. You couldn't "get in" unless you "died crazy" (so to speak) in their facility. I'm sure many of those could have been treated better back then, if they knew as much as we know now.

I'm not looking to greatly expand my entries outside of the family connections and lines - but if I do come across some interesting graves, I'll probably add them as I encounter them. I do like wandering around in graveyards and taking pictures.

SO ... that means I'm a low-volume, high-quality poster and maintainer - and you won't see 50,000 entries from me (how do these people do it anyway?!). You'll see a few who will be unrelated, and if so, I'll still put in some time and effort there, too.

And I want to thank the people who put up this website originally, as it's an extremely useful tool - and also the many people who obviously work diligently at adding records, even for those they're not related to.

[Additional e-mail - [email protected] - good for personal contact]