to Indian Pioneer Interviews! FRENSLEY, JOLMA BOB INTERVIEW # 8046 Warren D. MORSE Interviewer July 23, 1937 Interview with Jolma Bob FRENSLEY Duncan, Oklahoma I was working for Mr. YOUNG one time and we kept missing our horses and I lost mine, also. I trailed these toward Anadarko and found them. CADDO JOE, an Indian, had stolen them and was nearly to Anadarko when I caught him. This land was Indian patrolled but if we ever lost any stock we hardly ever got it back. The first settlement was around Jim DOAK’s store. He came here in 1881 and started a store in ‘84. Mr. MORTON built the first house. I bought the store later and moved it upon the hill from where it used to be at the curve on Oklahoma highway #22. Mr. J. R. SNOW had an old log house which he built in 1889. All that country in here was "Pickens County" before statehood. Others who helped in settling this country were Henry TUSSEY, Joe FIDDLER, Jim FITZPATRICK and Jim and Dick FORSYTHE. Most settlements grew on the Chisholm Trail; Tucker, Duncan store and Marlow cabin. These settlements were close because they had to stop cattle for water and rest and at each stop a store was started. Submitted by Sandi CARTER Great granddaughter of James Albert "Jim" FITZPATRICK, Sr. If you have questions, you can email Sandi. These graphics were done by Backgrounds by Marie and are her property. If you would like to see other work by her, click on the link below. I would appreciate if you would keep in mind, while visiting this web site and others, that the information found within each page is not to be copied in any manner, or used for profit or public use. The information on this page is the property of the submitter. This page last updated on February 14, 2002 - Copyright 2002