William Henry Large (1868 - abt. 1954)

Born 3 Dec 1868 in Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of John Alta (Dofflemyer) Harper — married 4 Apr 1897 (to about 1920) in Choctaw City, Oklahoma

Husband of Ledia (Unknown) Large — married 1920 (to 1927) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Husband of Minnie Belle (Fry) Large — married 26 Jul 1927 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

Descendants

Died about 28 Aug 1954 at about age 85 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

William Henry Large—son of James M. Large (abt.1845-) and Julia Eguliea (Kemp) Large (abt.1846-1928)—was born in 1866 in Indian Territory, which later became Oklahoma.^[1]

William was a farmer and shoe and saddle maker. He married three times and had seven known children. After his wife Ledia Large, died, he moved to Canada to farm with his son-in-law Frank Kiss. He returned to Oklahoma and married Minnie Hudson in 1927. He died in Oklahoma City in 1954.

Birth

1. Indian Territory
2. Kansas - 1870 census
3. Halten, Kansas, on Canada immigration paper
4. Missouri on 1910 census, FindAGrave
5. Oklahoma on 1930 census

Marriage

1. Miss Alta Johnny Dofflemyer, m. 4 April 1897, she was 17, he was 30.^[2]
   1. August Clay Large (abt.1898-abt.1968)
   2. Gladys Ola (Large) Kiss (1902-1955)
   3. Archie Obra Large (1904-1989)
2. Ledia^{[citation needed]}
3. Minnie Hudson, The marriage license in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (book 58, p.228), for Wm. H. Large, age 60, and Minnie Hudson, age 46, is dated July 26, 1927.^[3]
   1. Marvin Large
   2. Lurline Large
   3. Galda Large
   4. Wanda Large

Canada Border Crossing

1924 - William H Large, age 57, 114 Bust Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, widowed, born in Halten, Kansas, going to Canada to "farm with son-in-law"; farmer and shoe maker, Protestant, money $400, Frank Kiss of Pennant, Sask, son-in-law, R.R. ticket Soo 107, no. 5552 from St Paul, Minn to Pennant, Sask.; admitted.^[4]

Oklahoma City Directory, Large

1921

Clay A pasteurizer West Side Dairy rms 114 W 6th

Wm H Shoemkr Rowlett & Son h 114 E Av A

1922

Archie h rear 114 E Av A

Wm H r rear 114 E Av A

1925

Clay O (Ilo) driver Yellow Taxi Cab & Baggage Co rms 114 W 6th

Wm H shoe repr 2403B N Walker r rear 114 E Av A

1926

Clay O (Ilo) driver r625 W Choctaw Av

Wm H shoe repr 2403A N Walkerrf rear 114 E Av A

1927

Clay A (Ilo) bus opr Okla Ry Co h 617 N Klein Av

Wm H shoe repr 2403 A N Walker Av r 114 E Av A

1928

Clay A bus opr Okla Ry Co r 122 SW 25th

Wm H (Minnie) shoe repr h 27 W Av B

1931

Arch r 26 E 6th

Clay A (Ilo) bus opr Olka Ry Co h 200 SE 26th

Wm H (Minnie) repr h 601 E 50th

1938

Archie A (Billie P) driver h rear 1728 W Park pl

Billie P Mrs waiter Wright's Fountain Service r rear 1728 W Park pl

Wm H (Minnie) h 2609 SW 34th

1941

Archie O (Billie P) driver Mistletoe Exp Serv r 107 NE 3d

Wm H (Minnie B) shoe repr Western Boot Shop h 629 SE 34th

1952

Wm H (Minnie) h 749 SE 14th

Death & Burial

Death: Oklahoma, USA

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery; Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Find A Grave: Memorial #114474483

MyHeritage

Birth

ID Number: MH:IF15

3 DEC 1868

Missouri, USA

Occupation

Shoe maker/repair and saddle maker.

ID Number: MH:IF27

Death

ID Number: MH:IF16

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Burial

ID Number: MH:IF180

Research Notes

Sources

U.S. Census

• 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1870 U.S. census, Kansas 20:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

James Large 25, farmer, Missouri

Julia Large 24, Missouri

Mary C Large 6, Kansas

William H Large 4, Kansas

Sarah E Large 1, Kansas

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Maple Hill, Wabaunsee, Kansas; Roll: 399; Page: 377C; Enumeration District: 121. 1880 U.S. census, Kansas 20:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Agust Messenger 23

E. Julia Messenger 35

C. Mary Large 15

H. William Large 13

E. Sarah Large 10

A. Charles Large 1

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Elk, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1241340. 1900 U.S. census, Oklahoma 20:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

William H Large 32

Alta Large 19

August C Large 3

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Olustee Ward 1, Jackson, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1255; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375268.

Will H Large Head Male 43 Missouri, shoe maker, parents-Indiana

Alta J Large Wife Female 26 Kansas

Clay A Large Son Male 12 Oklahoma

Gladys O Large Daughter Female 8 Oklahoma

Archie O Large Son Male 5 Oklahoma^[5]

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Hugo Ward 2, Choctaw, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1456; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 64. 1920 U.S. census, Oklahoma 20:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

William H Large 52 Head

Ledia Large 39 Wife need to find her

May Harden 14 Stepdaughter

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341662. 1930 U.S. census, Oklahoma 20:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

William H Large 63 Head, Oklahoma, married at age 30

Minnie Lurye 48 Wife, Kansas

Marvin Lurye 15 Son

Lurline Lurye 12 Daughter

Galda Lurye 11 Daughter

Wanda Lurye 7 Daughter

Virgil D Owens 27 Roomer

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03347; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 78-159. [] 20:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

William H Large 73 Head

Minnie B Large 58 Wife

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 January 2021), memorial page for William Henry Large (3 Dec 1868–28 Aug 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #114474483, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by shirley tauer (contributor 46946720).

Oklahoma City Directories

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1921 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1922 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1925 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1926 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1927 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1928 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1931 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1938 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1941 19:33, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 1952 00:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

1. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Elk, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1241340.
2. ↑ Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Large-Dofflemyer Marriage Record
3. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-J2LS : 28 November 2020), Mr Wm H Large and Minnie Hudson, 26 Jul 1927; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ Canada, Border Crossings from U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Canada Border Crossing
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQM-PBR : accessed 21 January 2021), Gladys O Large in household of Will H Large, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 146, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1255; FHL microfilm 1,375,268.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Territory

Acknowledgments

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