Living McCloy

m.Living Durben

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Elijah Harrison Ikard

8 Mar 1892 - 22 Sep 1925

Census: 23 Jun 1900 , Texas, Archer Co., Pct 2, ED1, p175A ^S5957
Census: 12 May 1910 , Texas, Archer Co., Pct 2, p59A ^S5958
Census: 12 Jun 1920 , Texas, Archer Co., Pct 5, ED6, p33A ^S5961

Thomas Jefferson Longley Avisa May Turner Andrew Jackson Ikard Lula Dell Longley Elijah Harrison Ikard

m.Maude E Parnell Living Ikard

Father: Andrew Jackson Ikard
Mother: Lula Dell Longley

Married Maude E Parnell ( abt 1901 - ) on Jun 1922

Children:

+ 1: Living Ikard ( - )

Notes:

Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, January 15, 2006
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series about a deadly 1925 gun battle in North Texas.
ARCHER COUNTY - Let the rain come. Let the cold wind blow. Let the hours tick by in the darkness. The sheriff wasn't about to give up his hiding place among the mesquite, and his deputy was of the same mind. Loyal friends who put their lives in each other's hands, the two probably agreed on many things. That particular Tuesday night - Sept. 22, 1925 - Archer County Sheriff Harrison Ikard and Deputy R.H. "Cowboy" Munford had agreed to lie in wait for thieves in a muddy pasture near Megargel. The town is about a 50-mile drive from Wichita Falls. Cases of stolen cigarettes were bait that night, and a pretty penny was at stake. Worth $1,700 in 1925, the smokes' value would be more than $19,000 in this millennium. The Sunday before, burglars had broken into a wholesale grocery store in Graham and made off with the loot. Another Archer County deputy discovered their cache of cigarettes in heavy mesquite brush on the Richardson property, just a mile or two southwest of Megargel. Then Munford got a tip - the thieves planned to come back Tuesday night and move the loot. Ikard and his deputy planned to be there when they did. They weren't alone in their vigil. Young County Sheriff J.B. Foster and his deputy, Don Howard, were also concealed in the mesquite. All four men had parked their cars at a nearby farmhouse. All four were armed that night, of course. Ikard packed a shotgun. His deputy carried a high-powered rifle. Before sunrise, some men would die in flashes of gunfire and others would find the night unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. In the 1920s, scofflaws like the cigarette thieves were something Archer County had plenty of. "There was a lot of ruffians then," local historian Jack Loftin said. "It wasn't an easy time to be sheriff." Both undesirables and desirables rode in on the waves of oil gushers pumping prosperity into Archer County, neighboring Young County and North Texas in general. During the Roaring '20s, Archer County's population doubled, reaching nearly 10,000. Young County's leapt up by 7,000. By 1930, about 20,000 people called the county their home. "Optimism and high prices were everywhere, and the population enjoyed the excitement of noisy trucks, small shacks and new people," Carrie J. Crouch wrote in "Young County History and Biography." Tiny towns popped up and then slipped away when the boom's beat faded. Ferguson City in Archer County was probably a typical example. About 500 people lived at the boomtown in its heyday from 1920 to 1926. "Ask any old-timer what he remembers about Ferguson City, and a smile comes to his face," according to "Archer County Pioneers: A History of Archer County, Texas," edited by Ruth Jones O'Keefe. "He stands with that faraway look in his eyes and begins his conversation with, 'Well, I'll tell you - understand this is not for publication - but there was this party ... .' Then he unfolds a tale about gambling, murder, theft and all the other vices that have always been with man." Dice throwing, cockfighting, chasing loose women, horseracing and imbibing homebrew or bootleg liquor helped pass the time in North Texas, but old-time religion provided a counter. "The church ladies did not approve of the horse racing and were verbal in their disapproval," authors of "Graham Centennial History, Graham, Texas, 1872-1972" wrote. "When they were unable to stop the racing, they sold tubs of sandwiches to the spectators and used the money earned to build their churches." And, in turn, membership built at the churches. The First Baptist Church of Archer City, for instance, blossomed from a flock of 28 in 1888 to 409 in 1929. Churchgoing was a favored recreation, along with picnics, programs in schools and revivals. But even the faithful weren't always immune to temptation. J.D. Powell - an organizer of another Archer City church and a former postmaster - was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and a $1,400 fine in 1925. He embezzled post office funds. Also in 1925, the Archer County oil boom peaked, and the 33-year-old Ikard was settling into his new role as sheriff. Over in Young County, Foster was another first-year sheriff. Temperatures had been hot - in the 90s - on the day that turned into the night the lawmen were trying to catch cigarette crooks. In typical North Texas fashion, the weather made an about face. As two or three hours crawled by in the pasture, a norther came calling with chilly temperatures. A rainstorm hit around 10 p.m. The Young County sheriff theorized the downpour would keep the thieves away. No, the crooks would come running to rescue the cigarettes from the rain, Ikard and his deputy said. But Foster and Howard began trudging to the farmhouse. They planned to drive back, load up the cigarettes and give up the vigil. The Archer County sheriff and his deputy weren't giving up. They hunkered down in the rain-drenched brush. Ikard came from sturdy stock that could be determined to the point of stubbornness. One of his grandfathers, Thomas Jefferson Longley, was an early settler in Archer County. A veteran of the Civil War, Longley came to Archer County in 1878. He started out fighting on the Confederate side in the Civil War. When he wasn't allowed to bury his fallen brother, he got mad and, perhaps, got even. Longley switched to the Union side. Later, Andrew Ikard came calling to marry Longley's beautiful daughter, Lula. Her father did not approve, perhaps because Lula met Andrew while he was playing the fiddle at a dance. The couple eloped anyway in July 1889. Years went by before Longley spoke to his son-in-law. Andrew and Lula's passion for each other wasn't dampened by his stony silence. As the eldest of six boys and four girls, Elijah Harrison Ikard had the opportunity to be a leader early on. He was born on his parents' ranch and seems to have shed his first name somewhere along the way in favor of his middle. The couple raised their children in a Victorian house moved out to their ranch. The boys slept upstairs in a big room, and the children learned the value of education from their parents. Most of them obtained college degrees. Ikard attended Decatur Baptist College and Baylor University. He was one of the first Baylor students to sign up in World War I, enlisting as a private in the Marine Corps. He left as a lieutenant. After the war, Ikard taught school at Archer City and was also a cattleman. He married a few years before becoming sheriff. By 1925, he and wife Maude had a little girl. Paula Jane had curly hair and was around 2 years old. Ikard had successfully traveled from boyhood on the ranch to the grownup status of husband, father and top lawman in Archer County. His journey was about to get much more dangerous that rainy night. The Young County sheriff and his deputy had only been gone a couple of minutes when a Ford Touring Car pulled into the pasture with its lights on. Ikard and Munford took a quick 40 steps or so backward and made sure they were hidden. The Ford drove by and then turned around. It came to a stop on its skinny tires about three yards from the stolen smokes. Ikard and Munford were out of the beam of its headlights. They saw three men inside the car. They also saw that the two men who got out, Charlie Crabtree and Frank Looney, were packing heat. Crabtree toted a 25-20 rifle. Looney favored a shotgun. These two would turn out to be part of a band of boom-time bandits who indulged in crimes ranging from bigamy to bootlegging to gambling. Crabtree and Looney had already been indicted in Haskell County, Texas. They were accused of the same crime, swiping cigs from a wholesale grocery, and were out on bond. The two ne'er-do-wells propped their guns up against cases of cigarettes and hurried to load them into the Ford. The sheriff and his deputy dashed out of the brush up to within 20 feet of the two busy thieves before they noticed the lawmen. The thieves dropped the cases of cigarettes they were loading into the mud and went for their guns. Ikard and Munford took a stand shoulder to shoulder. "We're officers, boys!" Ikard said. "Throw up your hands!" A blaze erupted as a shell exploded from Crabtree's rifle. Away from the confrontation, the Young County sheriff and his deputy saw flashes of gunfire in the mesquite. They realized a gun battle was raging where they'd been just minutes before. Foster and Howard drew their weapons and ran toward the mesquite thicket. Three bodies would fall to the wet ground before they got there.

Sources:
S5961: [S5961] 1920 census, Texas, Archer Co., Pct 5, ED6, p33A
S5958: [S5958] 1910 census, Texas, Archer Co., Pct 2, p59A
S5957: [S5957] 1900 census, Texas, Archer Co., Pct 2, ED1, p175A
SD16581: death certificate

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Living Tucker

m.Living Shipley Living Shipley

Married Living Shipley ( - )

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   1: Living Shipley ( - )

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Mollie garrett

Census: 5 Jun 1900 , Arkansas, Lonoke Co., Crooked Creek, ED79, p273B ^S6404

m.Henry M Garrett Minnie Garrett

Married Henry M Garrett ( Aug 1872 - ) on abt 1895

Children:

   1: Minnie Garrett ( Jan 1895 - )

Sources:
S6404: [S6404] 1900 census, Arkansas, Lonoke Co., Crooked Creek, ED79, p273B

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Living Sommer

m.Living Mendenhall

Married Living Mendenhall ( - )

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Illa Gillie Knowles
28 Apr 1908 - 7 Jan 1916

Census: 3 May 1910 , Oklahoma, Harmon Co., Madge Tp, ED130, p295A ^S3913

Burrell R Knowles Rose Donreath Riley Robert Reeves Knowles Emma Carrie Kenney Illa Gillie Knowles

Father: Robert Reeves Knowles
Mother: Emma Carrie Kenney

Sources:
S3913: [S3913] 1910 census, Oklahoma, Harmon Co., Madge Tp, ED130, p295A

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Living Baze

Boyd Eugene Baze Living Robinson Living Baze Living Cantwell Living Baze

Father: Living Baze
Mother: Living Cantwell

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Living mercer

m.Living Mercer

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George Washington Denton
27 Oct 1855 - 1 Jun 1936

Census: 2 May 1910 , Missouri, Oregon Co., Oak Grove Tp, ED126, p111A ^S6383
Census: 15 Jan 1920 , Missouri, Oregon Co., Oak Grove Tp, ED140, p90B ^S6384
Census: 22 Apr 1930 , Missouri, Oregon Co., Oak Grove Tp, ED75-14, p77A ^S6385

m.Sarah Ann Longley James Isaac Denton Jennie Lucinda Denton John Denton Florence Lee Denton Callie Jewell Denton Milo George Denton Living Denton

Married Sarah Ann Longley ( 2 Aug 1871 - 18 Nov 1940 ) on 9 Oct 1904 at Oregon Co., Missouri

Children:

+ 1: James Isaac Denton ( 19 Sep 1906 - 29 Nov 1995 )

+ 2: Jennie Lucinda Denton ( 5 Mar 1908 - 22 Mar 1998 )

+ 3: John Denton ( 5 May 1910 - Jan 1993 )

+ 4: Florence Lee Denton ( 11 Feb 1912 - 27 Aug 2003 )

+ 5: Callie Jewell Denton ( 26 Aug 1914 - 10 Jan 2006 )

+ 6: Milo George Denton ( 20 Nov 1915 - 5 Jun 1996 )

   7: Living Denton ( - )

Notes: son of Isaac Denton and Jane Rowland

Sources:
S6385: [S6385] 1930 census, Missouri, Oregon Co., Oak Grove Tp, ED75-14, p77A
S6384: [S6384] 1920 census, Missouri, Oregon Co., Oak Grove Tp, ED140, p90B
S6383: [S6383] 1910 census, Missouri, Oregon Co., Oak Grove Tp, ED126, p111A
SD18150: death certificate

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Living Huff

Living Huff Living Shiplet Living Huff Living May Living Huff

Father: Living Huff
Mother: Living May

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Living Cardwell

m.Living Morton Living Cardwell

Married Living Morton ( - )

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   1: Living Cardwell ( - )

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Glen McCrea Longley

17 Jul 1899 - Jul 1982

Census: 19 Jun 1900 , Kansas, Leavenworth Co., Kickapoo Tp, ED89, p129B ^S6121
Census: 1905 , Kansas, Franklin Co., Ottawa Tp ^S6125
Census: 12 May 1910 , Colorado, Cheyenne Co., Pct 2, ED7, p167B ^S6122
Census: 10 Jan 1920 , Kansas, Smith Co., Crystal Plains Tp, ED214, p138A ^S6123
Census: 7 Apr 1930 , Illinois, Peoria Co., Peoria, ED72-47, p152A ^S6124

Silas Longley Elizabeth Langley John Longley Nora Lockwood Glen McCrea Longley

m.Josephine longley Donald D Longley Living Longley

Father: John Longley
Mother: Nora Lockwood

Married Josephine longley ( est 1899 - )

Children:

+ 1: Donald D Longley ( 13 Sep 1926 - 28 Sep 2005 )

+ 2: Living Longley ( - )

Sources:
S6124: [S6124] 1930 census, Illinois, Peoria Co., Peoria, ED72-47, p152A
S6123: [S6123] 1920 census, Kansas, Smith Co., Crystal Plains Tp, ED214, p138A
S6122: [S6122] 1910 census, Colorado, Cheyenne Co., Pct 2, ED7, p167B
S6125: [S6125] 1905 census, Kansas, Franklin Co., Ottawa Tp
S6121: [S6121] 1900 census, Kansas, Leavenworth Co., Kickapoo Tp, ED89, p129B

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John Wesley Grear
11 Dec 1869 - 4 Dec 1960

Census: 1900 , Ohio, Muskingum Co., Zanesville, Wd 10,ED83,pg278B,sh7B ^S1318
Census: 1910 , Ohio, Muskingum Co., Zanesville, Wd4, ed105, pg255A, sh7A ^S1319
Census: 1920 , Ohio, Muskingum Co., Zanesville, ED146, sh7B ^S1320
Census: 1930 , Ohio, Muskingum, Co., Zanesville, ED60-54, pg269A, sh8A ^S1321

m.Emma Leona Longley

Married Emma Leona Longley ( 13 Apr 1868 - 20 Jul 1953 ) on abt 1892

Notes:

The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio
John Wesley Grear, 90, of Nashport Route 1, died at Bethesda Hospital Sunday at 4:35 a.m. He was a retired employe of the Whiles Wholesale Grocery Company where he had worked for 20 years. He was a member of the First Christian Church. Born in Muskingum County on Dec 11 1869, he was the son of Leroy and Nancy Sutton Grear. His wife, Emma, died in 1953. Surviving are one son, Lawrence of Nashport Route 1: one grandson, J. Thomas Grear, of 832 James street, two great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the DeLong and Baker Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete.
Ohio death cert 90978 vol 16373 (not verified)

Sources:
S1321: [S1321] 1930 census, Ohio, Muskingum, Co., Zanesville, ED60-54, pg269A, sh8A
S1320: [S1320] 1920 census, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Zanesville, ED146, sh7B
S1319: [S1319] 1910 census, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Zanesville, Wd4, ed105, pg255A, sh7A
S1318: [S1318] 1900 census, Ohio, Muskingum Co., Zanesville, Wd 10,ED83,pg278B,sh7B

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Albert Fisk
18 Oct 1902 - 3 Apr 1944

Census: 16 Apr 1910 , Ohio, Athens Co., York Tp, Nelsonville, ED47, p293B ^S4013
Census: 7 Jan 1920 , Ohio, Athens Co., York Tp, Nelsonville, ED42, p258A ^S4012
Census: 1930 , Ohio, Franklin Co., Columbus, ED25-227, p120A ^S4014

Albert B Savage Mary Edgell Emanuel Dennis Fisk Ida May Savage Albert Fisk

Father: Emanuel Dennis Fisk
Mother: Ida May Savage

Notes: wife Goldie

Sources:
S4014: [S4014] 1930 census, Ohio, Franklin Co., Columbus, ED25-227, p120A
S4012: [S4012] 1920 census, Ohio, Athens Co., York Tp, Nelsonville, ED42, p258A
S4013: [S4013] 1910 census, Ohio, Athens Co., York Tp, Nelsonville, ED47, p293B
SD12704: death certificate

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Living Kingsbury

Earl Dee Kingsbury Gladys Opal Knowles Living Kingsbury Living Howard Living Kingsbury

m.Living Koone

Father: Living Kingsbury
Mother: Living Howard

Married Living Koone ( - )

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Margaret Berger
4 Oct 1776 - 4 Jan 1845

Census: 1810 , Maryland, Baltimore, Middlesex Hundred, ln12 ^S3653
Census: 13 Jan 1820 , Maryland, Baltimore, Dist 1, p326, ln24 ^S3652
Census: 1840 , Maryland, Carroll Co., Dist 1, p59, ln1 ^S3636

m.Samuel Longley John Longley Margaret Longley Thomas Longley

Married Samuel Longley ( 9 Feb 1768 - 24 Aug 1854 ) on 05 Jul 1810 at Baltimore Co., Maryland

Children:

+ 1: John Longley ( abt 1813 - 1877 )

+ 2: Margaret Longley ( abt 1815 - bef 1870 )

+ 3: Thomas Longley ( 27 Oct 1817 - 7 Jul 1890 )

Sources:
S3636: [S3636] 1840 census, Maryland, Carroll Co., Dist 1, p59, ln1
S3652: [S3652] 1820 census, Maryland, Baltimore, Dist 1, 13 Jan 1820, p326, ln24
S3653: [S3653] 1810 census, Maryland, Baltimore, Middlesex Hundred, ln12

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Living Gibson

Census: 13 Jan 1920 , Missouri, Harrison Co., Fox Creek Twp, ED104, p82A ^S2720
Census: 3 Apr 1930 , Missouri, Harrison Co., Fox Creek Twp, ED41-13, p79B ^S2719

Andrew Jackson Gibson Alice Mae Dickerson James Roy Gibson Bertha Amanda Shepard Living Gibson

Father: James Roy Gibson
Mother: Bertha Amanda Shepard

Sources:
S2719: [S2719] 1930 census, Missouri, Harrison Co., Fox Creek Twp, ED41-13, p79B
S2720: [S2720] 1920 census, Missouri, Harrison Co., Fox Creek Twp, ED104, p82A

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Alma Devore

Census: 4 Jun 1900 , Illinois, McLean Co., Lexington, ED111, pg180A ^S1954

Christopher Turnipseed Jane Longley Joseph Devore Catharine Turnipseed Alma Devore

Father: Joseph Devore
Mother: Catharine Turnipseed

Sources:
S1954: [S1954] 1900 census, Illinois, McLean Co., Lexington, ED111, pg180A

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Maude Virginia Burley
26 Oct 1903 - 2 Oct 1986

Census: 12 Jan 1920 , Ohio, Perry Co., Harrison Twp, ED63, pg15B ^S2216

Edward Savage Panthea Lucas Thomas W Burley Myrtle Virginia Savage Maude Virginia Burley

m.Jesse W Howerth

Father: Thomas W Burley
Mother: Myrtle Virginia Savage

Married Jesse W Howerth ( 1 Aug 1903 - 9 Nov 1981 ) on 10 May 1924 at Wheeling, West Virginia

Notes:

Florida death cert 101290 (not verified)

Sources:
S2216: [S2216] 1920 census, Ohio, Perry Co., Harrison Twp, ED63, pg15B
S9067: Florida Death Index, 1877 - 1998, Ancestry.com

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