Mayes County Republican (Pryor, Okla.), Thursday, May 22, 1919
MOTHER AND TWO SONS DROWN
Tragedy at Hampton Ford, North of Pryor, Saturday Morning – Triple Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. J.H. Davis and two sons, Cloyd and Ray, ten and seven years old, respectively, were drowned Saturday morning at nine o’clock, at the Hampton Ford on Pryor Creek, two miles northwest of Pryor, when they attempted a crossing in swift water. The creek was swollen by a cloudburst the day before, and was running swift and deep. Mrs. Davis and three sons started across, the eldest son, Bruce, being on horseback, and the others in a buggy driving one horse. The boy on horseback warned his mother not to attempt the crossing, and it is believed she tried to turn around, when the buggy and its occupants were swept into the swift current, overturning and throwing Mrs. Davis and the two boys into the water. None of them were able to swim.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at the Christian church, Rev. Hobbs conducting the service, assisted by Rev. Stratton and Rev. Teeter. Members of the Odd Fellows’ Lodge, of which Mr. Davis is a member, acted as pall bearers and the entire lodge attended the funeral in a body. Fully a thousand people were present at the funeral, being the largest crowd ever assembled at a funeral in Pryor.
The husband and father is almost crazed with grief. He could hardly be convinced that the tragedy had occurred. He left Sunday evening in company with his oldest son for Inola where his wife’s parents reside.
The Davis family resided on the Bun Waybourn farm, three miles west of Pryor. Mr. Davis was working at his saw mill, on the Craft place north of Pryor. Mrs. Davis had just heard that her father who lives at Inola, is very ill, and had decided to go to him. It was to tell her husband of this that she tried to cross the creek at the treacherous ford Saturday morning. There were tracks at the ford which indicated that parties had crossed just before, and it was because of this that Mrs. Davis supposed that the crossing was safe….
Contributor: Emily Jordan (47063153) • [email protected]
MOTHER AND TWO SONS DROWN
Tragedy at Hampton Ford, North of Pryor, Saturday Morning – Triple Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. J.H. Davis and two sons, Cloyd and Ray, ten and seven years old, respectively, were drowned Saturday morning at nine o’clock, at the Hampton Ford on Pryor Creek, two miles northwest of Pryor, when they attempted a crossing in swift water. The creek was swollen by a cloudburst the day before, and was running swift and deep. Mrs. Davis and three sons started across, the eldest son, Bruce, being on horseback, and the others in a buggy driving one horse. The boy on horseback warned his mother not to attempt the crossing, and it is believed she tried to turn around, when the buggy and its occupants were swept into the swift current, overturning and throwing Mrs. Davis and the two boys into the water. None of them were able to swim.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at the Christian church, Rev. Hobbs conducting the service, assisted by Rev. Stratton and Rev. Teeter. Members of the Odd Fellows’ Lodge, of which Mr. Davis is a member, acted as pall bearers and the entire lodge attended the funeral in a body. Fully a thousand people were present at the funeral, being the largest crowd ever assembled at a funeral in Pryor.
The husband and father is almost crazed with grief. He could hardly be convinced that the tragedy had occurred. He left Sunday evening in company with his oldest son for Inola where his wife’s parents reside.
The Davis family resided on the Bun Waybourn farm, three miles west of Pryor. Mr. Davis was working at his saw mill, on the Craft place north of Pryor. Mrs. Davis had just heard that her father who lives at Inola, is very ill, and had decided to go to him. It was to tell her husband of this that she tried to cross the creek at the treacherous ford Saturday morning. There were tracks at the ford which indicated that parties had crossed just before, and it was because of this that Mrs. Davis supposed that the crossing was safe….
Contributor: Emily Jordan (47063153) • [email protected]
Mayes County Republican (Pryor, Okla.), Thursday, May 22, 1919
MOTHER AND TWO SONS DROWN
Tragedy at Hampton Ford, North of Pryor, Saturday Morning – Triple Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. J.H. Davis and two sons, Cloyd and Ray, ten and seven years old, respectively, were drowned Saturday morning at nine o’clock, at the Hampton Ford on Pryor Creek, two miles northwest of Pryor, when they attempted a crossing in swift water. The creek was swollen by a cloudburst the day before, and was running swift and deep. Mrs. Davis and three sons started across, the eldest son, Bruce, being on horseback, and the others in a buggy driving one horse. The boy on horseback warned his mother not to attempt the crossing, and it is believed she tried to turn around, when the buggy and its occupants were swept into the swift current, overturning and throwing Mrs. Davis and the two boys into the water. None of them were able to swim.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at the Christian church, Rev. Hobbs conducting the service, assisted by Rev. Stratton and Rev. Teeter. Members of the Odd Fellows’ Lodge, of which Mr. Davis is a member, acted as pall bearers and the entire lodge attended the funeral in a body. Fully a thousand people were present at the funeral, being the largest crowd ever assembled at a funeral in Pryor.
The husband and father is almost crazed with grief. He could hardly be convinced that the tragedy had occurred. He left Sunday evening in company with his oldest son for Inola where his wife’s parents reside.
The Davis family resided on the Bun Waybourn farm, three miles west of Pryor. Mr. Davis was working at his saw mill, on the Craft place north of Pryor. Mrs. Davis had just heard that her father who lives at Inola, is very ill, and had decided to go to him. It was to tell her husband of this that she tried to cross the creek at the treacherous ford Saturday morning. There were tracks at the ford which indicated that parties had crossed just before, and it was because of this that Mrs. Davis supposed that the crossing was safe….
Contributor: Emily Jordan (47063153) • [email protected]
MOTHER AND TWO SONS DROWN
Tragedy at Hampton Ford, North of Pryor, Saturday Morning – Triple Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. J.H. Davis and two sons, Cloyd and Ray, ten and seven years old, respectively, were drowned Saturday morning at nine o’clock, at the Hampton Ford on Pryor Creek, two miles northwest of Pryor, when they attempted a crossing in swift water. The creek was swollen by a cloudburst the day before, and was running swift and deep. Mrs. Davis and three sons started across, the eldest son, Bruce, being on horseback, and the others in a buggy driving one horse. The boy on horseback warned his mother not to attempt the crossing, and it is believed she tried to turn around, when the buggy and its occupants were swept into the swift current, overturning and throwing Mrs. Davis and the two boys into the water. None of them were able to swim.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at the Christian church, Rev. Hobbs conducting the service, assisted by Rev. Stratton and Rev. Teeter. Members of the Odd Fellows’ Lodge, of which Mr. Davis is a member, acted as pall bearers and the entire lodge attended the funeral in a body. Fully a thousand people were present at the funeral, being the largest crowd ever assembled at a funeral in Pryor.
The husband and father is almost crazed with grief. He could hardly be convinced that the tragedy had occurred. He left Sunday evening in company with his oldest son for Inola where his wife’s parents reside.
The Davis family resided on the Bun Waybourn farm, three miles west of Pryor. Mr. Davis was working at his saw mill, on the Craft place north of Pryor. Mrs. Davis had just heard that her father who lives at Inola, is very ill, and had decided to go to him. It was to tell her husband of this that she tried to cross the creek at the treacherous ford Saturday morning. There were tracks at the ford which indicated that parties had crossed just before, and it was because of this that Mrs. Davis supposed that the crossing was safe….
Contributor: Emily Jordan (47063153) • [email protected]
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