Schrock Crossing
Lannas (Harry) Schrock was born in Ohio and married Francess Williams, a full-blooded Choctaw in 1898. They moved to Silver City, later when the new town of Tuttle was created, they moved to Frances’ allotment. Harry operated a ferry crossing over the South Canadian River to the east of Silver City. The Schrock crossing was […]
Silver City
Montford Johnson, who was born in 1843 to Charles N. Johnson (English) and Rebekah Courtney (Chickasaw), moved in 1878 to an area which would become known as Silver City, I.T. Several of the relatives moved with him and a large ranch was established. The Bonds and Campbells were among those relatives. The Chisholm trail was […]
James Harley Tuttle Jr.
James Harley Tuttle Jr. was born in 1859 in Grayson County, Texas. At the age of 17 he left Texas and found work herding cattle on the Washita River in neighboring Indian Territory. In 1850’s the Washita River ran through the land assigned to the Chickasaw Naton as their national domain, bounded on the north […]
James H. & Adelaide (Johnson, Campbell) Bond
James H. Bond was born to John and Jennie (Underwood) Bond in Somersetshire, England, in 1842 and immigrated with his parents to the US in 1847. During the Civil War period, James was employed as a wagon master and was paid $1.25 per month. After the war, he entered the livery business in Pine Bluff, […]
William “Caddo Bill” Williams
William “Caddo Bill” Williams (1839–1913) William Garrard Williams—better known as “Caddo Bill”—was one of the most influential early settlers and cattlemen in the Silver City area. Born in Kentucky on November 17, 1839, Bill moved with his family to Texas in 1859. When he struck out on his own, he reportedly had just two dollars […]