The Schrocks of Tuttle: A Family That Helped Build a Community
In the closing years of the nineteenth century, when Oklahoma was still Indian Territory and much of what would become Grady County was open prairie, a family named Schrock arrived and quietly became part of the foundation upon which the town of Tuttle would grow. At the center of that story were Frances Schrock and […]
Tuttle History
Under the Dawes Commission, land belonging to the Chickasaw Tribe was divided and land allotments were given to tribal members. In 1901 The Perry-Dowden Land Company bought Chickasaw land from the Colbert family for $1,500 to plat the townsite of what is now known as Tuttle. The lots would sell for $25-$40 dollars through the […]