Re: Belle Bilbrey, b.1874, wife of Charles Eugene Garrett, of OK & Indian Territory
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Belle Bilbrey, b.1874, wife of Charles Eugene Garrett, of OK & Indian Territory
Marge Rice 4/12/13
Felix Beverage Copeland (yes that was his real name) moved from Overton Co. TN about 1890.He founded and ran Geary, OK Bottling Works with horse drawn wagon.His mother was Ruth Townsend Bilbrey.Some Bilbreys moved from TN to Geary about the same time when the railroad made property available for resale.Most of the Bilbreys moved on to Texas eventually.Others moved to Stillwater, OK.I don't know Belle Bilbrey or Charles Garrett.Copeland, Bilbrey, and Garrett are extremely common names in Overton Co., TN and I suppose some Garrett's may have made the trip west.
My wife is a decendant of Ruth Bilbrey mentioned above and has numerous Copeland, Bilbrey, and Garrett's in her ancestor tree.
The Oklahoma clan are cousins to my wife but I am sorry not to be able to trace the linage to Charles or Belle.
I wish you luck in finding the decendants.I could put the card open to inspection at the next Bilbrey reunion in Overton Co. TN if you like.
Bill Martin
BS Oklahoma State University (1971)
Nashville, TN