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Descendants of John Shrader

Generation No. 5

6. ROBERT LEE⁵ SHRADER (ANDREW JACKSON⁴, JOHN HENRY³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born December 20, 1879 in Alvord, Wise Co., Texas, and died June 1975 in Healton, Oklahoma. He married (1) CASSIE VANWILLOW WELCH, daughter of ALBERT WELCH. She died January 1919 in Healton, Cater Co., Oklahoma. He married (2) MARGARET FRANCIS HILL November 1919 in Healton, Oklahoma, daughter of ELI HILL and EMMALINE HICKEM. She was born April 02, 1905 in Mineral Wells, Texas, and died October 22, 1990 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Notes for ROBERT LEE SHRADER:
Robert Lee "Bob" Shrader was one of four sons and one daughter born to Andrew Jackson and Melissa Shrader. He was born December 20, 1879 in Alvord, Wise County, Texas. In 1886, his father heard of the fertile and near free land in Indian Territory. The family loaded up their belongings on a covered wagon and headed north for a new home. They camped overnight on Red River. To a seven year old, hearing Indians at night was frightful. The family was not harmed, however, some families were wiped out by the Indians. The family stopped the wagon in Indian Territory in May of 1886. His father leased 100 acres two miles north of Old Healdton. It took the whole family (sons George, Clay, Bob and Charlie and one daughter, Belle) to farm the land. While living in the wagon and camping out, they started building a one-room log cabin. Eventually, they added on another room. In 1889, Melissa Shrader died of pneumonia. About 1900, his father "Jack" Shrader married Belle Murtishaw. His father and stepmother, Belle, then bought fifty acres joining the family land. They built a fine new home on the land.

At age nineteen, Robert Lee Shrader, married Cassie Welch, the daughter of another pioneer family. They moved to a rented farm near Rock Springs School, four miles north of Healton. They had six boys and four girls. In the winter of 1919, Cassie took pneumonia and died, leaving nine children. The youngest was just a few months old. The older girls looked after the younger children, while the boys helped with the farming. A few months later, Holden, a son, died from an unknown infection.

On the next farm lived the Eli Jasper Hill family who had moved in from Spanish Fort, Texas. The Hills had two daughters and five sons.

One fall day as Margaret (one of Eli Jasper Hill's daughters) was picking cotton, Bob walked over and asked her to the dance being held at his brother George's house. She agreed, and just three months later, November, 1919, she became his wife and mother of nine. Margaret was only 15 years old at this time. They were married in a buggy between Healdton and Rock Springs, in front of a one-room school four miles north of Healdton. At this time the family moved about every two or three years as tenant farmers, never moving more than five miles from Healdton. Margaret and Bob had five girls and two boys. Roberts Jr., died at age one of pneumonia. Everyone in the family worked in the fields raising cotton, corn feed and peanuts.

During the 1930's when the great depression hit our country, the farmer, too, suffered. A cow would do well to bring $5.00. When Franklin Roosevelt became President, Bob went to work on the W.P.A. making $35.00 a month. This would help to put food on the table. There was also a drought at this time and nothing was raised on the farm. Many people loaded up and moved on.

In the 1940's during World War II. three sons served in the U.S. Army. Son, Freeman, was in Germany and England for four years. Son, Clay, was in North Africa and Italy for three years. Son, Sherman served in the States.

In 1950 Bob left the farm for good, moving to Healdton on Kewanee Street. In 1975, at age 96, he died in Healdton, the place he loved so well.

Margaret who later married Lloyd Powell, recalled sewing on a treadle sewing machine and washing clothes on a rub-board for extra money to help with the family needs. She lived in Healdton at 114 South 7th Street until her dead.

They lived through two World wars and the Great Depression.

Original document provided by Geneva Shrader Duer.

More About ROBERT LEE SHRADER:
aka (Facts Pg): Bob
Burial: Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma

More About CASSIE VANWILLOW WELCH:
Cause of Death: pneumonia

More About MARGARET FRANCIS HILL:
Burial: Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma
Cause of Death: Stroke

Children of ROBERT SHRADER and CASSIE WELCH are:

14.	i.	FREEMAN R. L.⁶ SHRADER, b. March 27, 1916, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. April 26, 1997.
	ii.	BEECHER H. SHRADER, m. FLORANCE SHELTON.
	iii.	HOLDER SHRADER, b. 1907; d. 1919.

More About HOLDER SHRADER:
Cause of Death: unknown infection

15.	iv.	ODIS NUEL SHRADER, b. July 07, 1907, Wirt, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. 1986, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.
16.	v.	CLAY SHRADER.
17.	vi.	SHERMAN SHRADER.
	vii.	IVA SHRADER, m. GEORGE WASHINTON BRYANT, September 1922.
18.	viii.	RUBY SHRADER.
19.	ix.	HAZEL SHRADER.
20.	x.	LOLA SHRADER.

Children of ROBERT SHRADER and MARGARET HILL are:

21.	xi.	EMMA JOY⁶ SHRADER, b. February 06, 1929, Healton, Oklahoma; d. April 23, 1992, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
22.	xii.	GENEVA MAE SHRADER, b. September 07, 1922.
	xiii.	FLETCHER CALVIN SHRADER, b. February 1927; d. August 1976, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

More About FLETCHER CALVIN SHRADER:
Burial: Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma

23.	xiv.	KATHLEEN VIRGINIA SHRADER, b. November 06, 1931, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.
24.	xv.	SYLVIA MAXINE SHRADER, b. April 14, 1934, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.
25.	xvi.	BOBBIE DEAN SHRADER, b. July 26, 1936, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.
	xvii.	ROBERT LEE SHRADER, JR., b. 1920; d. 1920.

More About ROBERT LEE SHRADER, JR.:
Cause of Death: pnuemonia

7. CHARLES HENRY⁵ SHRADER (ANDREW JACKSON⁴, JOHN HENRY³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born October 29, 1872, and died 1963. He married NANNIE BLOUNT.

Notes for CHARLES HENRY SHRADER:
He was a carpenter, farmer, and road commissioner in the 1920's.

Children of CHARLES SHRADER and NANNIE BLOUNT are:

	i.		OMA⁶ SHRADER, m. NEWMAN.
	ii.		BLANCHE SHRADER, m. MCCLAIN.
	iii.		ANDY SHRADER.
	iv.		VERMON SHRADER.

8. THOMAS CLAY⁵ SHRADER (ANDREW JACKSON⁴, JOHN HENRY³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born March 10, 1888 in Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma, Indian Territory, and died 1975. He married LUCIE HEALD.

Children of THOMAS SHRADER and LUCIE HEALD are:

26.	i.		HADDIE⁶ SHRADER.
27.	ii.		FAY JEAN SHRADER.

9. ROSIE LEE⁵ SHRADER (ANDREW JACKSON⁴, JOHN HENRY³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born 1878 in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas, and died 1896.

Children of ROSIE LEE SHRADER are:

	i.		DUEREST⁶ SHRADER.
	ii.		CLAUDE SHRADER.
	iii.		BILLY SHRADER.
	iv.		GEORGIA BELLE SHRADER.

10. NORA BELLE⁵ SHRADER (ANDREW JACKSON⁴, JOHN HENRY³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born November 11, 1884 in Decatur, Wise Co., Texas, and died October 07, 1958 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. She married WILLIAM RENNIE HEALD Abt. 1900 in Healton, Oklahoma, son of WILL HEALD. He was born May 11, 1881 in Mill Creek, Johnston Co., Oklahoma,Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, and died November 18, 1958 in Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

Notes for NORA BELLE SHRADER:
Belle Shrader was Belle Murtishaw's step daughter. Belle Shrader married William R. Heald. Belle Shrader and brother Thomas Clay Shrader married brother and sister. Thomas Clay married Lucy Heald. Lucy and William were half brother and sister.

Healton, Carter, Oklahoma was named after the Heald family.

Children of NORA SHRADER and WILLIAM HEALD are:

	i.		CHARLES HOBART⁶ HEALD, b. November 14, 1901, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma, Indian Territory; d. July 30, 1981, Ada, Oklahoma; m. (1) LELA BATES; m. (2) BERTHA MORRIS.
	ii.		CECIL CHESTER HEALD, b. April 28, 1903, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma, Indian Territory; d. October 21, 1986, Rush Springs, Oklahoma.
	iii.		VINNIE LUCILLE HEALD, b. July 13, 1905, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma, Indian Territory; d. August 13, 1936, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.
	iv.		BONNIE HEALD, b. December 01, 1907, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. December 09, 1973.
	v.		CLYDIE HEALD, b. November 27, 1911, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. Abt. 1916, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma.

More About CLYDIE HEALD:
Cause of Death: Spinal Meningitis
Twin: Brother twin - Clyde

	vi.		CLYDE WILLIAM HEALD, b. November 27, 1911, Healton, Carter Co., Oklahoma; d. November 07, 1980, Durant, Bryon Co., Oklahoma.
	vii.		LEONARD OSCAR HEALD.
	viii.		IMOGENE HEALD.

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