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Indian
Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
Date:
April 7, 1937
Name:
John Andrew Cheesman
Residence
Address: Kelleyville
Date of Birth: Jan. 29, 1852
Place
of Birth: Bond County ILL.
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Frazell
Place of birth: Franklin Co. OH.
Information on wife: Born 1854
Father:
William Cheesman
Place
of Birth: Ohio
Information
on father:
Born
abt 1817
Mother:
Susan Elam
Place
of birth: ILL
Information
on mother:
Born
1831 in Bond or Fayette County ILL.
Field
Worker: Davis M. Kife
J. A. Cheesman, pioneer farmer, lives 1/2 mile northeast of
Kelleyville. Mr. Cheesman is 85 years of age. He was born in
Illinois. He came from Missouri to Oklahoma, in 1892 and settled 6
miles east of Supulpa. A year later he moved 1 mile southwest of
Kelleyville on Alfred McKellop's place.
In 1895 Mr. Cheesman moved to where Kelleyville is now located, there was
only one store, and it was located 1 mile south of Kelleyville and was
owned by James Kelley.
When the Frisco R. R. line was extended from Sapulpa to Oklahoma City,
Mr. Kelley moved his store to the present location of kelleyville.
Mr. Cheesman and his son helped make the ties for the railroad.
He knew Jack Tiger, who was born as Tiger Jack, who kept a livery stable
for the mail carriers horses.
The only two ranches at Kelleyville then were the Alfred McKellop Ranch
south of Kelleyville and the J. Purcell Ranch located in the Deep Fork
bottoms.
He knew the old times around Sapulpa and vicinity. Mr. Cheesman will
be married 64 years the 10th of April. His wife is 84 years of age.
They have two interesting pieces of furniture they brought with them from
Missouri in a covered wagon. One is a drop leaf table that is 64
years old and another is an old stove 46 years old. They are still
using these two articles of furniture.
Mr. Cheesman has three boys, one being 68 years of age and still living
with his parents.
Turkey and deer were plentiful when he came to Oklahoma. |
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