Henry & Helen Tracy: Tuttle Teaching Legacy
The inspiring story of Henry and Helen Tracy, beloved Tuttle educators whose 45 years of teaching shaped generations of Oklahoma students. Henry Talmage Tracy (1893–1969) & Helen Seaver Tracy (1894–1991) Few educators have left a deeper and more lasting impression on the Tuttle community than Henry Talmage Tracy and Helen Seaver Tracy. Together they devoted […]
Tuttle Pioneers:
Joe and Anna Belle Hartin, Russell and Pearl Hambleton Shortly after the last great “land rush” of settlers into Oklahoma to claim free government land in 1907, John Robert McPhail purchased a quarter section near Pocasset—section 8 of township 8W-8N. Discouraged by red-dirt farming after a short time, the original claimant was ready to move […]
The Bank of Tuttle: A Cornerstone of the Community
The history of the Bank of Tuttle is inseparable from the history of the town itself. Established in 1903, three years before Oklahoma achieved statehood, the bank helped finance the growth of a young prairie community that was just beginning to take shape. Organized by Perry and Dowden with an initial capital of $5,000, the […]
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 […]
Alfred P. Murrah 1904 – 1975
Alfred Paul Murrah, Sr., was born October 27, 1904, near Earl, Indian Territory, a now-extinct community but then part of the Chickasaw Nation. His parents were George Washington and Lanora M. Simmons Murrah. Murrah’s mother died when he was seven, the family moved out of Oklahoma. On his father’s death, while Alfred was in his […]
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 […]
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, […]
Bowers Store – Eula Copp Cobble Bowers:
A Century of Life, Family, and Service to Tuttle Few people witnessed as much of Tuttle’s history as Eula Copp Bowers, who lived an extraordinary 101 years. Eula was born on October 26, 1899, in Indian Territory near Newcastle, Oklahoma, to Tom H. “Tack” Copp (1873–1952) and Lora Alma (Williams) Copp (1877–1951). At the age […]
People Drug Store
Peoples Drug Store Served the Tuttle community during the early years of the town. In 1909, Druggists J.B. Dabony and R.A. Davis joined the business, bringing new life to the store. During their time there, they expanded its offerings by adding an ice cream parlor, where locals could enjoy ice cream and fountain drinks, making […]