Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
Ok, I don't have much to share from my end, but you can have any knowledge I do have.
I am looking for my family roots.My grandfather was William (aka Bill or Wilbur) Thomas Surber, he was born in 1906, either in Oklahoma or Kansas.He married Tressie Henderson in either 1934 or possibly '33.He had the following children:Eldred Leevon Surber (my father) (yob 1934); Willie Mae Surber; and Ellen Marie Surber.
My grandfather had (I think) two brothers: Edwin Surber, who has a son Bobby Surber in Tulsa, OK and R. (Rutherford?) Surber who has decendants in and around Panama City, Florida.
My gmother Tressie is the source of all my knowledge because my gfather didn't speak of his ancestors a great deal.I am operating from memory here and have nothing written down (explains why I am not sure of the number of brothers he had, nor the exact name of R. Surber).
It is possible that my line of Surbers are related to the other family mentioned that lived in and around Perry, OK.I know that my gfather lived for a period of time in a sod house near Perry in the Mulhall/Orlando area of Oklahoma.I remember an old photograph that my gmother Tressie showed me of my ggrandfather with my gfather and his brothers and there was a sod house in the background.I know that my line (ggfather) came down from KS, but don't recall whether my gfather was born before or after the move into OK.
I remember a huge family reunion that my line of Surbers had at a lakeside pavilion, in Oklahoma (I think not far from Sapulpa), in the late 1970's.I was in high school at the time.Many people I didn't know were there and I don't know how they were related, except that I know there were at least three (3) different "Bill Surber"s there, with my gfather being one of them.I know they talked about the "old" cousin Bill who was about 90 years at the time.
Over the years, I have done cursory searches for my lineage, but I have little to no knowledge of the subject and little personal knowledge of my family history.I believe that my gfather and ggfather's generations may not have had a lot of documention as to birth's, etc.
I am one of four boys: Anthony Wayne Surber (me); Michael Glenn Surber; Stephen Gregory Surber; and Timothy Lee Surber.My brother's live in Oklahoma and Texas, but I have relocated to Lakeland, Florida area.As an interesting sidenote, during the application process for Bar Membership here (yes I am a bottomfeeding lawyer), I discovered that there was another "Anthony Wayne Surber" who was also applying for membership with the FL Bar that same year (2000).He is significantly younger than myself.He and I met once and spoke for a bit.His Family relocated from Illinois/Indiana area.His parents had been from Chicago but moved to Ft. Lauderdale when he was a kid.Strange thing is, he looks a lot like my father.It made me remember a story my gmother told me about my ggfather having several brothers, one of which they lost track of back in Indiana/Illinois area where he and his other two brothers originated (sorry, no names or dates for you).
I would imagine my family is linked somehow to the main Surber line I have read about that immigrated from Switzerland in the 1700's, but I am not sure.I know my grandmother always told me that my ggfather was "German."She claimed he was half German, making my father 1/8th German.I have since learned the origins of the Surber name from the Surb river in Switzerland.
IS there anyone out there who can link me and my family in with the rest?I'll try to answer any questions anyone may have, though I am not sure how much specifics I can come up with.
Thank you for reading this.
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
Elvina Hiatt 5/23/09
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
Sherian Borbon 5/23/09
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL
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Re: Surber family from Stillwater Oklahoma (near Perry) with extensions in Tulsa&FL