JAMES HINTON

A 2-day family reunion was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hinton, northwest of Newkirk, on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11th. There were 67 present on Sunday for the basket dinner.

Early arrivals on Thursday and Friday were their immediate family: Maj. and Mrs. James F. Hinton, Angela, Monica and Philip of Ft. Hood, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Les Hinton, Jill and Jeffery of Chesterfield, MO; Mr. and Mrs. John Grundmann (daughter Janice), Marcy and Joshua of Shawnee, OK; Mr. and Mrs. David Kaspar (daughter Carol), Brent, Ted and Lisa of rural Newkirk, also assisted in the preparations.

Saturday arrivals were: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kenney, Casper, WYO; Jeffery Ross Hinton, their grandson; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Nelson and sons, Levi and Matthew of Newcastle, WYO; Donald and Sandy Hinton of Casper; Mrs. Christine Todd Allan of Medford, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hinton of Pearce, Arizona and Bobby Jack Hinton of Tubac, Arizona.

Sunday arrivals were: from Tulsa, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Fradd, Amy, Leslie, Ryan and Joey; Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Prewitt and Amanda from Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hinton of Ralls, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hinton of Skellytown, TX.

From Sapulpa: Mrs. Maxine Moore; Mr. and Mrs. David Moore, Misty and Tara; Mr. and Mrs. David Wadley, Kevin and Randy from Mannford; Mrs. Juanita Hinton; Mr. Harl Hinton; Mr. and Mrs. Jack McIntire and Mac; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Madewell and sons, Chad and Shane Porter.

From Topeka, Kansas: Mr. and Mrs. Hinton and son Brandon; Sandy and Donald Hinton were flown by private plane from Casper, Wyo. for the occasion by his boss, whose parents live in Blackwell, Oklahoma. They had to make an early departure Sunday due to thunderstorms developing over Nebraska and Kansas. But, as they departed the area, they buzzed the farm with their plane and waved goodbye to the relatives on the ground.

Reunions have been held for the Hinton famly in 1967 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Less Hinton of Mannford, and in 1972, 1980 and 1985, hosted by Phil and Carolyn Hinton in their home northwest of Newkirk.

The children enjoyed horseback riding, and the adults participated in croquet, horseshoes, picture taking and visiting. A lot of "Do you remember when?" was heard, especially since Paul and Phil had not seen their sister Christine (Toots) for nearly 30 years. The four brothers and one sister who survive in the James and Josephine (Copeland) Hinton family of 11 children all were present. Harl is 86; Guy, 74; Christine, 70; Paul, 67 and Phil, 64.

There were 99 descendants of James and Josephine Hinton and a large wall hanging was drawn by Susie Hinton, a daughter-in-law of the Phil Hintons, of the famly tree, naming all the descendants and their spouses on leaves of the tree, grouped according to families.

Mrs. Phil Hinton plans to make a quilt out of the wall hanging to preserve it for her family. Susie also drew a picture of two people hugging with the words, "Have you hugged a Hinton today?" across it.

Telephone calls were received at noon Sunday from Mrs. Florence Hinton of Corpus Christi, Texas and Mrs. John Gentry (Paulette Hinton) of San Antonio, Texas.

A large birthday cake was baked by Janice Grundmann and decorated by Susie Hinton and Janice in honor of all the Hintons celebrating birthdays in August. There were 14 so honored.

A complete genealogy of all the 99 descendants of James and Josephine Hinton, and their spouses, was prepared by Carolyn Hinton, and made available to all who wanted a copy.

During the two-day affair a VCR video tape was made by Andy and Sherry Hinton Nelson of Newcastle, Wyo., using candid shots of the activities and also pictures of the different family grouping in front of the family tree wall hanging. Also included on the tape were pictures of some of those unable to attend or those who are no longer living. This tape was then shown on a TV screen in the afternoon during the program activities. It was announced by Andy Nelson this tape could be ordered at cost and made available to all family members.

Les Hinton, son of the Phil Hintons, was Master of Ceremonies for the afternoon program. He presented ceramic mugs, made by Carolyn Hinton, to the oldest, youngest, one who traveled farthest, and one with most children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The mugs bore the "H" monogram and were marked with 8-11-85 date and reason for having been given.

As a sideline to the large family gathering, it was noted there were 336 meals served during the 5 days of guests in the Phil Hinton home. Phil and Carolyn are grateful to all their children and other friends and relatives who helped to make the reunion such a success. It was announced another reunion will be planned two years from this time, to be held at Mannford, Oklahoma, and to be hosted by the first cousins.