Ghost Towns Pottowatomie County, OK

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Ghost Towns, surname information gleaned from the book "History of Pottawatomie County" by Charles W. Mooney. Narlora Burns has the book, I do not, therefore, I can not get you copies of the pages you may want, Sorry.

Surnames:
CHISHOLM, Jesse
CHOUTEAU, Auguste Pierre (Col.)
IRVING, Washington
CHOUTEAU, Jean Pierre
CHOUTEAU, Rene Auguste
ARBUCKLE, Matthew (Gen.)
ARMSTRONG, F. W. (Major)
STOKES, Montford
LEAVENWORTH, Henry (Gen)
KEARNEY, S. M.
MASON, R. B.
DAVIS, Jefferson
BOONE, Nathan
BOONE, Daniel
CATLIN, George
HOLMES, L. H. (Lt.)
EDWARDS, James
SHELTON, ?
GREGG, Josiah (Dr.)
EDWARDS, Eliza
MOONEY, Jesse Sr.
MARCY, R. B. (Capt.)
ROGERS, Diana (Talihina)
HOUSTON, Sam (Gen.)
CHISHOLM, Thomas
OWEN, Robert L.
MCLISH, Julia Ann
JUMPER, John (Chief)
LEFT HAND, Chief

Although never truly a "town" with a post office, it did have the "nucleus of a town" to it, so it is included in the book as a Ghost Town. Location: West bank of a creek, later named Agency creek, in E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 32, T-7-N, R-3E.

Surnames:
MATHIA, Holahte (Chief)
JUMPER, John (Chief)
TUSTENUCOCHEE PASCOFAR FACTOR, James
MICO, Tuckabatchee
HARJO, Echo
MCINTOSH, Chilly
MCINTOSH, Daniel
M. MANYPENNY, George
RUTHERFORD, Samuel
MARTELLE, Johnny (b. 1869, ks)
ADAMS, Walter
WILLIAMS, John
BOWLES, Mike
BOWLES, Adell
POPE, Mrs. Henry
LILLY, John (Rev.)
LILLY, Mary Ann
EDWARDS, James
JUMPER, Jim
OSCELOLA, (Chief)
JUPCO, (Chief)
BROWN, John F (Dr.)
REDBEARD, Lucy
BROWN, John F. Jr.
DAVIS, Alice (Brown)
DAVIS, George
SHOOK, Mrs. H. C.

First National capital of the new Seminole nation. Location: NW 1/4 Sec 4, T-7N, R-2E, adjacent to spring that forms the source of Council creek.

Surnames:
PIKE, Albert (then Capt.)
BOWLEGS, Billy
OPOTHE YAHOLA (Chief)
MCINTOSH, Chilly
JUMPER, Jim
JUMPER, John

Location: approx 9 miles N and 2 miles south of the old Seminole agency. (Time frame: 1868)

Surnames:
MCDONALD, ?
BROWN, John F. (Dr.)
ALFORD (Family)
BULLFROG (Family)
SAMPSON (Family)
DEER, Robert
ALFORD, Thomas Wildcat

Surnames:
ANDERSON, John
MELOT, Joe
CLARDY, Josua E.
ANDERSON, Pete
PETTIFER, George
BURJON (Family)
TOUPAIN (Family)
JOHNSON (Family)
CLINTON (Family)
DARLING, I. R. (Family)
BOURBONAIS, Antoine
NEADEAU (Family)
YOUNG, George
PITCHLYN, Peter
WAITE, Stand (Gen.)
BOURBONAIS, Mary
ELLIOT, Franklin (Rev)
BOURBONAIS, Aaron F.
BOURBONAIS, John A.
BOURBONAIS, Leve A.
BOURBONAIS, Ozetta
JENKS, W. F.
HUDSON, Amelia
JOHNSON, Jacob
BROWN, William
PICKERING, John
WILSON, Brinton D.
CLARDY, Isabella
CLARDY, Willam
CLARDY, Benjamin
CLARDY, A. M.
GARNER, William
WELLS, Christian T.
GRINNELL, Mary
GRINNELL, Jerimiah A. (Rev.)
ALFORD, Thomas Wildcat
EASTERLING, Horace V.
TAYLOR, I. A.

Surnames:
STANLEY, Thomas A. (Rev.)
NEWSOME, A. J. "Joseph" (Rev.)
NEWSOME, Martha
NEWSOME, Emma
NEWSOME, Lysias
NEWSOME, Ellsworth
NEWSOME, Eldon
ALFORD, Thomas Wildcat
ALFORD, Gay-nwaw
KING, John
FOREMAN, Susan (later WILSON)
LONGFELLOW, Alice
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
COLTRANE, Ella D.
WHITE, John
SPARNEY, John
ALFORD, Way-lah-ske-se
TECUMSEH TYNER, Lewis C.
BEARD, Elkana
ELLIOT, Franklin
KIRK, Charles W.
KIRK, Rachel
TEST, Elizabeth
HARTLEY, George N.
HARTLEY, Ella
HAWORTH, Wm P.
HAWORTH, Abigail C.
BROWN, Clark
BROWN, Emma T.
LINDLEY, Lawrence E.
LINDLEY, Amelia R.
WOOTEN, Orville
MEEKS, Jennie

Surnames:
JONES, Nero
AUSTIN, W. L.
ALFORD, Thomas
DEER, Robert
RANKIN, Alex
WHITE, Ewers
TYNER, Lewis C.
BLOSSOM, D. C. (David Crockett)
CLAY, Samuel
BERRY (Brothers)
SCOTT, S. J. (Capt) (Samuel)
KING, John C.
BOURBONAIS, Antoine
BOURBONAIS, Mary
CRANE, (Dr.)
ROBB, D. N.
CHARLES, Emma
CHARLES, Joll
BLOSSOM, Charles
BLOSSOM, Eugene
BLOSSOM, Edith
BLOSSOM, Herbert
BLOSSOM, John Wayne
GRIFFENSTEIN, William "Dutch Bill"
PATRICK, Harriet (later GILSTRAP)
PATRICK, Lee (Col)
THORPE, Jim

Surnames:
MILES, John D.
CLINTON, John
STEVENS, Thomas
ELLIOT, Ephram
de LESDERNIER, William Prescott
de LESDERNIER, John
de LESDERNIER, Betsy (Later Mrs. John R. WILLIAMS)
ELLIOT, Franklin (Rev)
HUBBARD, Jerimiah
WELLS, Christian T.
TEST, Elizabeth
MARDOCK, John
AH-QUE-MAH-KU-THE, (Chief)
KIRK, Rachel
KIRK, Charles (Dr.)

Isabella only lasted 10 days. The name was changed to Clardyville, then to Oberlin, then the entire community moved to Pleasant Prairie (#5). Location: nomadic. See Pleasant Prairie. Clardyville School located at: SE 1/4, Sec 19, T6N, R3E, about 100 yards north of the present Wanette cemetery.

Surnames:
CLARDY, Isabella
CLARDY, Josuah
CLARDY, Al
CLARDY, George
DAVIS, ?
TROUSDALE, Mary
TROUSDALE, William B. "Billy"
TROUSDALE, Allen
YOUNG, George R.
SMITH, John W.
CLINTON, John
PICKERING, John
BOURBONAIS, Antoine
PETTIFER, George
BROWN, William
PICKETT, C.
WILSON, Brinton
WOODARD, Levi
GARDNER, William
ALFORD, Thomas Wildcat

Surnames:
ROBOT, Dom Isidor (Fr.)
SMYTHE, Mike (Fr.)
LEVACY, John
MURPHY, Bernard (Fr.)
JOHNSON, Montford
ANDERSON
MELOT
CLARDY
PETTIFER
BUJON
TUPAIN
BURBONAIS
SHEA, Joseph
MULHAUPT, Joseph (Cath. Brother)
SHIELD, Mary Joseph (Cath. Mother)
TROY, Mary Catherine (Cath. Sister)
LONEMGAN, Sloysius (Cath. Sister)
HERON, Cecelia (Cath. Sister)
O'CONNER, Magdalene (Cath. Sister)
BRIEKEN, Suitbert (Fr.)
DUPERON, Thomas (Fr.)
JEAN, Ignatius (Fr.)
GERRER, Gregory (Fr.)
DEGRASSE, Felix (Fr.)
STEARNS, Frank P.
FREELING, S. P.
CLARDY, William
CLARDY, Josuah E.
ZOLLER, August
CRANE, (Dr.)
DESMOND, ?
PARIS, G. B.
BREWSTER, (Dr.)
ALEXANDER, (Dr.)
WYCOFF, (Dr.)
HUGHES, Joe
HILLMAN, (family)
HILLMAN, Benjamin
COPELAND, J. B.
CRAIN, J. W.
DODSON, Samuel David (Dr.)
TROUSDALE, William B. "Billy"
TOUPAIN, Mary
TOUPAIN, Mary Margaret
DAMRON, Alonzo L. (Dr.)
SHADDAH, George