LILLIAN GALLUP HASKELL
1862-1940
Lillian B. Gallup was born in Ottawa, Ohio, December 12, 1862, the daughter of Josiah and Naomi Jane Cox Gallup. The Gallup family is a distinguished one, having in its earlier history the names of many of the gentry of England. John Gallup sailed for the United States from Plymouth, on the 20th of March, 1630 and Christobel, his wife together with their three children followed him to the New World, three years later. The family settled first in Dorchester, Massachusetts but later moved to Boston where John Gallup became known as a man of substance and influence, possessing as he did, "a meadow on Long Island, a sheep pasture on Nix Mate and a house in Boston." After the settlement of Rhode Island and Connecticut, his ship furnished the sole means of communication between the colonies and, at one time, there was considerable anxiety in the settlement in Rhode Island because of his long absence and in a letter written to Governor Bradford of Massachusetts by Roger Williams, the opening sentence contained these words, "God be praised, John Gallup has arrived."
Lillian B. Gallup was of the ninth generation of the descendants of John Gallup; she was married to Charles N. Haskell, then of Lipsic, Ohio, on September 4, 1889. The marriage was solemnized in Ottawa, Ohio where Mr. Haskell was then practicing law; she was Mr. Haskell's second wife. For a short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell continued to live in Ottawa, Ohio but in 1901, came to Muskogee, Indian Territory where Mr. Haskell rapidly rose to prominence and in 1907 was elected the first governor of the new state of Oklahoma; he served as governor from 1907 to 1911. Governor Haskell died July 5th, 1933 and the last visit of his widow to Muskogee was on the occasion of the dedication of a marble shaft to the memory of her deceased husband. This ceremony took place in Greenhill Cemetery on May 30th (Memorial Day), 1938. Mrs. Haskell was the mother of three children. The two daughters who survive her are: Mrs. F. D. Richardson (Naomi Jane) and Frances Haskell Edmonson, both of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Charles Josiah, died August 12th, 1931. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Gustavus West (Betty Niblack) and Marguerite Sherry O'Brien, both daughters of Mrs. Edmonson by previous marriages.
While Mrs. Haskell, with her husband lived for many years in New York City and after his death made her home in San Antonio with her daughters, she never wavered in her devotion to Oklahoma and to old-time friends and neighbors. To an unusual degree, she was companion and help-mate to Governor Haskell, who, in many public speeches, referred to the help and inspiration which "Miss Lillie" never failed to give him. It was said that when he was installed as governor, his wife's sewing machine was also installed in the capitol building so that she might be near her husband and, when Governor Haskell's interest in building railroads took him through the new state, she always accompanied him on these expeditions, cheerfully sharing the inconveniences and hardships which they entailed.
Lillian Gallup Haskell died in San Antonio, Texas, July 13, 1940, at the age of seventy-seven years. She lived a full, colorful and varied life and her contribution to the early days of her adopted state is and will remain a valuable and appreciated one.
It is altogether fitting that her portrait should have a place in Oklahoma's Hall of Fame even as her memory is enshrined in the hearts of Oklahoma's people.
1862-1940
Lillian B. Gallup was born in Ottawa, Ohio, December 12, 1862, the daughter of Josiah and Naomi Jane Cox Gallup. The Gallup family is a distinguished one, having in its earlier history the names of many of the gentry of England. John Gallup sailed for the United States from Plymouth, on the 20th of March, 1630 and Christobel, his wife together with their three children followed him to the New World, three years later. The family settled first in Dorchester, Massachusetts but later moved to Boston where John Gallup became known as a man of substance and influence, possessing as he did, "a meadow on Long Island, a sheep pasture on Nix Mate and a house in Boston." After the settlement of Rhode Island and Connecticut, his ship furnished the sole means of communication between the colonies and, at one time, there was considerable anxiety in the settlement in Rhode Island because of his long absence and in a letter written to Governor Bradford of Massachusetts by Roger Williams, the opening sentence contained these words, "God be praised, John Gallup has arrived."
Lillian B. Gallup was of the ninth generation of the descendants of John Gallup; she was married to Charles N. Haskell, then of Lipsic, Ohio, on September 4, 1889. The marriage was solemnized in Ottawa, Ohio where Mr. Haskell was then practicing law; she was Mr. Haskell's second wife. For a short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell continued to live in Ottawa, Ohio but in 1901, came to Muskogee, Indian Territory where Mr. Haskell rapidly rose to prominence and in 1907 was elected the first governor of the new state of Oklahoma; he served as governor from 1907 to 1911. Governor Haskell died July 5th, 1933 and the last visit of his widow to Muskogee was on the occasion of the dedication of a marble shaft to the memory of her deceased husband. This ceremony took place in Greenhill Cemetery on May 30th (Memorial Day), 1938. Mrs. Haskell was the mother of three children. The two daughters who survive her are: Mrs. F. D. Richardson (Naomi Jane) and Frances Haskell Edmonson, both of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Charles Josiah, died August 12th, 1931. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Gustavus West (Betty Niblack) and Marguerite Sherry O'Brien, both daughters of Mrs. Edmonson by previous marriages.
While Mrs. Haskell, with her husband lived for many years in New York City and after his death made her home in San Antonio with her daughters, she never wavered in her devotion to Oklahoma and to old-time friends and neighbors. To an unusual degree, she was companion and help-mate to Governor Haskell, who, in many public speeches, referred to the help and inspiration which "Miss Lillie" never failed to give him. It was said that when he was installed as governor, his wife's sewing machine was also installed in the capitol building so that she might be near her husband and, when Governor Haskell's interest in building railroads took him through the new state, she always accompanied him on these expeditions, cheerfully sharing the inconveniences and hardships which they entailed.
Lillian Gallup Haskell died in San Antonio, Texas, July 13, 1940, at the age of seventy-seven years. She lived a full, colorful and varied life and her contribution to the early days of her adopted state is and will remain a valuable and appreciated one.
It is altogether fitting that her portrait should have a place in Oklahoma's Hall of Fame even as her memory is enshrined in the hearts of Oklahoma's people.
LILLIAN GALLUP HASKELL
1862-1940
Lillian B. Gallup was born in Ottawa, Ohio, December 12, 1862, the daughter of Josiah and Naomi Jane Cox Gallup. The Gallup family is a distinguished one, having in its earlier history the names of many of the gentry of England. John Gallup sailed for the United States from Plymouth, on the 20th of March, 1630 and Christobel, his wife together with their three children followed him to the New World, three years later. The family settled first in Dorchester, Massachusetts but later moved to Boston where John Gallup became known as a man of substance and influence, possessing as he did, "a meadow on Long Island, a sheep pasture on Nix Mate and a house in Boston." After the settlement of Rhode Island and Connecticut, his ship furnished the sole means of communication between the colonies and, at one time, there was considerable anxiety in the settlement in Rhode Island because of his long absence and in a letter written to Governor Bradford of Massachusetts by Roger Williams, the opening sentence contained these words, "God be praised, John Gallup has arrived."
Lillian B. Gallup was of the ninth generation of the descendants of John Gallup; she was married to Charles N. Haskell, then of Lipsic, Ohio, on September 4, 1889. The marriage was solemnized in Ottawa, Ohio where Mr. Haskell was then practicing law; she was Mr. Haskell's second wife. For a short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell continued to live in Ottawa, Ohio but in 1901, came to Muskogee, Indian Territory where Mr. Haskell rapidly rose to prominence and in 1907 was elected the first governor of the new state of Oklahoma; he served as governor from 1907 to 1911. Governor Haskell died July 5th, 1933 and the last visit of his widow to Muskogee was on the occasion of the dedication of a marble shaft to the memory of her deceased husband. This ceremony took place in Greenhill Cemetery on May 30th (Memorial Day), 1938. Mrs. Haskell was the mother of three children. The two daughters who survive her are: Mrs. F. D. Richardson (Naomi Jane) and Frances Haskell Edmonson, both of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Charles Josiah, died August 12th, 1931. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Gustavus West (Betty Niblack) and Marguerite Sherry O'Brien, both daughters of Mrs. Edmonson by previous marriages.
While Mrs. Haskell, with her husband lived for many years in New York City and after his death made her home in San Antonio with her daughters, she never wavered in her devotion to Oklahoma and to old-time friends and neighbors. To an unusual degree, she was companion and help-mate to Governor Haskell, who, in many public speeches, referred to the help and inspiration which "Miss Lillie" never failed to give him. It was said that when he was installed as governor, his wife's sewing machine was also installed in the capitol building so that she might be near her husband and, when Governor Haskell's interest in building railroads took him through the new state, she always accompanied him on these expeditions, cheerfully sharing the inconveniences and hardships which they entailed.
Lillian Gallup Haskell died in San Antonio, Texas, July 13, 1940, at the age of seventy-seven years. She lived a full, colorful and varied life and her contribution to the early days of her adopted state is and will remain a valuable and appreciated one.
It is altogether fitting that her portrait should have a place in Oklahoma's Hall of Fame even as her memory is enshrined in the hearts of Oklahoma's people.
1862-1940
Lillian B. Gallup was born in Ottawa, Ohio, December 12, 1862, the daughter of Josiah and Naomi Jane Cox Gallup. The Gallup family is a distinguished one, having in its earlier history the names of many of the gentry of England. John Gallup sailed for the United States from Plymouth, on the 20th of March, 1630 and Christobel, his wife together with their three children followed him to the New World, three years later. The family settled first in Dorchester, Massachusetts but later moved to Boston where John Gallup became known as a man of substance and influence, possessing as he did, "a meadow on Long Island, a sheep pasture on Nix Mate and a house in Boston." After the settlement of Rhode Island and Connecticut, his ship furnished the sole means of communication between the colonies and, at one time, there was considerable anxiety in the settlement in Rhode Island because of his long absence and in a letter written to Governor Bradford of Massachusetts by Roger Williams, the opening sentence contained these words, "God be praised, John Gallup has arrived."
Lillian B. Gallup was of the ninth generation of the descendants of John Gallup; she was married to Charles N. Haskell, then of Lipsic, Ohio, on September 4, 1889. The marriage was solemnized in Ottawa, Ohio where Mr. Haskell was then practicing law; she was Mr. Haskell's second wife. For a short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell continued to live in Ottawa, Ohio but in 1901, came to Muskogee, Indian Territory where Mr. Haskell rapidly rose to prominence and in 1907 was elected the first governor of the new state of Oklahoma; he served as governor from 1907 to 1911. Governor Haskell died July 5th, 1933 and the last visit of his widow to Muskogee was on the occasion of the dedication of a marble shaft to the memory of her deceased husband. This ceremony took place in Greenhill Cemetery on May 30th (Memorial Day), 1938. Mrs. Haskell was the mother of three children. The two daughters who survive her are: Mrs. F. D. Richardson (Naomi Jane) and Frances Haskell Edmonson, both of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Charles Josiah, died August 12th, 1931. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Gustavus West (Betty Niblack) and Marguerite Sherry O'Brien, both daughters of Mrs. Edmonson by previous marriages.
While Mrs. Haskell, with her husband lived for many years in New York City and after his death made her home in San Antonio with her daughters, she never wavered in her devotion to Oklahoma and to old-time friends and neighbors. To an unusual degree, she was companion and help-mate to Governor Haskell, who, in many public speeches, referred to the help and inspiration which "Miss Lillie" never failed to give him. It was said that when he was installed as governor, his wife's sewing machine was also installed in the capitol building so that she might be near her husband and, when Governor Haskell's interest in building railroads took him through the new state, she always accompanied him on these expeditions, cheerfully sharing the inconveniences and hardships which they entailed.
Lillian Gallup Haskell died in San Antonio, Texas, July 13, 1940, at the age of seventy-seven years. She lived a full, colorful and varied life and her contribution to the early days of her adopted state is and will remain a valuable and appreciated one.
It is altogether fitting that her portrait should have a place in Oklahoma's Hall of Fame even as her memory is enshrined in the hearts of Oklahoma's people.
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