The family story goes: Jap and Meck were married in Indiana and moved to Indian Teritory, Oklahoma, with his family . She was afraid of raising her children so close to the Indians, so they moved back to Indiana. After her death, in 1906, Jap took their two children back to Oklahoma territory, which became a state in 1907. They lived with relatives and farmed.
The family story goes: Jap and Meck were married in Indiana and moved to Indian Teritory, Oklahoma, with his family . She was afraid of raising her children so close to the Indians, so they moved back to Indiana. After her death, in 1906, Jap took their two children back to Oklahoma territory, which became a state in 1907. They lived with relatives and farmed.
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