One daughter (Mamie Stibbens) of David and Melissa tells the story about a 19 yr old boy and a 17 yr old girl that traveled from Joplin, MO. to Purcell,OK. They had a wagon, boney team of horses, and a 5 month old baby. They entered the Oklahoma Land Run and found their homestead near Norman. They seemed to live a very hard life. They had 13 Children, 8 lived. David was a horse trader and later owned a store in Oklahoma City.
One daughter (Mamie Stibbens) of David and Melissa tells the story about a 19 yr old boy and a 17 yr old girl that traveled from Joplin, MO. to Purcell,OK. They had a wagon, boney team of horses, and a 5 month old baby. They entered the Oklahoma Land Run and found their homestead near Norman. They seemed to live a very hard life. They had 13 Children, 8 lived. David was a horse trader and later owned a store in Oklahoma City.
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