Polk McALVAIN (1838/1842-1909)

Mary CHOATE (1860-1881)

Stonewall Jackson McALVAIN (1877-1903)

 

Family Links Stonewall Jackson McALVAIN 1 2 Born: 10 Sep 1877, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 3 Died: 4 Sep 1903, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 3 4 Buried: Kennady/Kennedy Cemetery, Wister, Le Flore County, Oklahoma 3 4   General Notes: Choctaw Roll No. 6446. From the records of Ruthie King: EUFAULA INDIAN JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 11, 1903 (Page 1, Column 2) "KILLED BY OFFICER Indian Miner shot and kIlled on Choctaw Train Monday Night by Deputy Marshal. Passengers on the west bound Choctaw train Monday night were shocked by a tragedy which seems to have occurred without any provocation. F. M. Short, a newly appointed deputy marshal at Howe, shot and killed Tom McElvane, an Indian Miner at Howe, who was considered a pretty decent sort of a fellow. The details of the circumstances are not readily. But it seems that the whole party had been spending Labor Day at Hartford, Ark., and the deputy as well as some other members of the party were well under the influences of liquor. Some sort of row arose and the deputy paraded the train with a drawn revolver in his hand. He got into an altercation with McElvane and shot him in the head. McElvane was on his knee when the shot was fired and tried to arise to his feet when he was shot in the chest by the drunken deputy. The sentiment on the train was all apparently against the marshal and the shooting was condemned as a heartless affair. SOUTH MCALESTER NEWS" 3   Research Notes: George Johnston's records show his date of birth to be 12 Sep 1880. 4

1 Ruth McLellan, Choctaw McAlvain Genealogy, Ruthies Genealogical Realm, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2765. Ruthie King is a 2nd Great Grandaughter of Polk McAlvain and Louisa Matilda Bowers (Curtis Alton Pugh, Lois Lucille McAlvain, Thomas Jay McAlvain, Polk McAlvain).

2 Family Records of George G. Johnston. George G. Johnston, son of George Goold Johnston and Ola Pearl Bowers, belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Motivated by love of family and the teachings of their church, George, who passed away in 2005, and his wife, Lela, who passed away in 2001, spent much of their life together researching their families. This included not only research at the Family History Libraries in Mesa, AZ and Salt Lake City, UT, but also genealogy trips to interview other Bowers and Anderson descendants and to find the burial places of our Bowers and Anderson ancestors, as well as extensive correspondence with other descendants. George and Lela not only researched the past, but also kept up with the marriages, births and deaths of the current descendants of John DeWitt Bowers and Tilitha Ann Anderson. Our family is indebted to them.

3 Ruth McLellan, Choctaw McAlvain Genealogy, Ruthies Genealogical Realm, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2765.

4 Family Records of George G. Johnston.