Mary Catherine Anthony was born in Clearfield Co. July 28, 1853, and
married Reuben R. Hickox March 10, 1874. Mr. Hickox went to Indiana Territory in
1885 as agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. He and his family were
in the "Run" with the "boomers" April 22, 1889, and were successful in landing a claim on which part of the city of El Reno now stands. They erected their canvas "tepee" or tent among a wild waste of prairie grass, where, now stands the red brick schoolhouse on Rock Island avenue, Hickox Addition. Rueben came up with the name for the county, Canadian, and was in the car with two others when the name El Reno came up and they decided to call the new town that... El Reno! He served as El Reno's first Postmaster.
These were "Poppa" Jack Schmook's mother and father. Ann's great grandfather and great grandmother.
These were the pioneers... and both sides of the Stan Moffat family have ancestors that are listed as just that... Pioneers of Canadian County, Oklahoma. What a deal, huh??? haha.. Enjoy the day! God's sending down his big ole smile in the way of beautiful sunshine this am...
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