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     Orrin B. Walker was born on 11 August 1806 at Little Compton, Newport County, RI, USA. Age 54 at the 1860 census. He married Huldah M. Hubbard circa 1841 at NY, USA. Orrin B. Walker died on 25 December 1885 at Waterville, Oneida County, NY, USA, at age 79.

     According to North America Family History he was son of Simeon Walker and Lucy S Pearce.

     Sarah Madlyn Walker was born on 7 January 1913 at OK, USA.¹ She married Paul Leon Walner, son of Hugh Ryan Walner and Maggie Pauline Jackson, on 3 July 1936 at Kingston, Marshall County, OK, USA. Sarah Madlyn Walker died on 20 May 1999 at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA, at age 86. Source: Daily Ardmoreite

WYNNEWOOD -- Services for Sarah Madlyn Walner, 86, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Oaklawn Cemetery with the Rev. Monty Baggett officiating.

Born Jan. 7, 1913 at Wynnewood to Passie Wylie and Leona Briggs Walker, she died May 20, 1999 at a Plano, Texas health care facility. She married Paul Leon Walner July 3, 1936 at Kingston. He preceded her in death Feb. 3, 1998.

Raised at Wynnewood, Mrs. Walner graduated from Wynnewood High School and later Ardmore Business College. She and her husband owned and operated the Mid Continent Stage and Drapery Company until their retirement. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church at Ardmore and a Girl Scout leader for 17 years.

Survivors include one daughter, Sari Lewis, Plano; two sons, Richard and Eddie Walner, both Dallas; five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Monday at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home..¹ She was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA. Source: Daily Ardmoreite

WYNNEWOOD -- Services for Sarah Madlyn Walner, 86, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Oaklawn Cemetery with the Rev. Monty Baggett officiating.

Born Jan. 7, 1913 at Wynnewood to Passie Wylie and Leona Briggs Walker, she died May 20, 1999 at a Plano, Texas health care facility. She married Paul Leon Walner July 3, 1936 at Kingston. He preceded her in death Feb. 3, 1998.

Raised at Wynnewood, Mrs. Walner graduated from Wynnewood High School and later Ardmore Business College. She and her husband owned and operated the Mid Continent Stage and Drapery Company until their retirement. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church at Ardmore and a Girl Scout leader for 17 years.

Survivors include one daughter, Sari Lewis, Plano; two sons, Richard and Eddie Walner, both Dallas; five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Monday at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home..

     Hepzebah Spencer Walkley was born on 19 June 1709 at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, USA.^1,2 She married Azariah Dickinson at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, on 30 November 1732.¹ Hepzebah died on 18 June 1754 at Haddam, Middlesex County, CT, at age 44.

     Minerva Walkley was born on 6 May 1809 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ She married Austin Hull Parker at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, on 11 April 1832. Minerva Walkley died on 10 August 1857 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, at age 48.¹ She was buried at Nut Plains Cemetery, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.

     Maude Novelle Wall was born on 19 July 1893 at NC, USA. She married John Merritt Cheek in 1912 at NC. Maude Novelle Wall died on 22 February 1973 at Durham, Durham County, NC, USA, at age 79. She was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, at Durham, Durham County, NC, USA.

     Emily Amelie Wallaston was born on 20 January 1874 at NE, USA. Marriage records give birth year as 1878.¹ She married Edwin F Hendrick, son of Lewis Hendrick and Laura E. Lucas, on 19 September 1891 at MI, USA. According to North America Family History.^1,2 Emily Amelie Wallaston and an unknown person were divorced on 20 January 1904 at Wexford, Wexford County, MI, USA.³

     Hendrick calls her Amelie, the census calls her Emily. According to marriage records she was the daughter of Arthur Wallaston and Adelaide Randel.

     Alice Wallen was born on 20 May 1906 at Warren County, NJ, USA. Age 24 at the 1930 census and 6 at the 1910. She married Lyman Hoyt Bogart at NJ, USA, circa 1929. Alice Wallen died on 20 December 1983 at Warren County, NJ, at age 77. Alice W.Hornbaker,of Phillipsburg R.D.2,died today in Warren Hospital.She was a superintendent at the Kellwood Hosiery Co.,Twin Falls,Idaho,until retiring. Born in Buttzville,N.J.,she was a daughter of the late William J.and Ada Willever Wallen.Surviving are her husband,Earl W.Hornbaker;a son,Byron Bogart,Hampton;two sisters,Anna Reuthers,Washington,and Margaret Fuls,Bangor,and three grandchildren.Services will be held at 11 a.m.Friday in the DeVoe Funeral Home,Washington.Interment will be in Buttzville Cemetery.. She was buried at Buttzville Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, at Buttzville, Warren County, NJ, USA.

     Daughter of William J. Wallen and Ada Wooliever.

     Margaret (Peggy) Waller was born on 21 March 1894 at OK, USA. Age 25 at the 1920 census, born in TX. The 1930 census says that she was born in OK. She married Robert Leon Jenkins on 18 January 1914 at Mitchell County, TX, USA. Margaret (Peggy) Waller died on 10 January 1971 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, TX, USA, at age 76.
THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1971

MRS. JENKINS

COLORADO CITY (RNS)~~ Mrs. Peggie Jenkins, 76, died shortly before noon Sunday in Root Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the 22nd. and Austin Street Church of Christ with Leslie Mickey, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the Colorado City Cemetery under the direction of Kiker and Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jenkins was born March 21, 1894 in Oklahoma Territory and came to Colorado City in 1907 and married Leon Jenkins in 1914 at Westbrook.
Mr. Jenkins died in 1966.
Mrs. Jenkins was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Aden of Colorado City, Mrs. Robert C. Quinlan and Mrs. W. R. Wainer, both of Dallas; one brother, John Waller of Mansfield; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Hart of Lubbock and Mrs. Elizabeth Greer of Hereford; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.. She was buried at Colorado City Cemetery, at Colorado City, Mitchell County, TX, USA.

     Michael Waller is the son of Donna Jeanne Boone.

     He married Donna Jeanne Boone at King County, WA, USA, on 13 November 1969. She was called Betty Jeanne Drake.

     Acca Esther Walner was born on 18 November 1885 at Indian Territory, USA. 1900 census says Feb 1886. She was the daughter of John H. Walner and Frances Lulubelle Stewart. Acca Esther Walner married Andrew Jackson Cobb on 19 December 1906 at Wynnewood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. Acca Esther Walner died on 28 October 1981 at Fort Supply, Woodward County, OK, USA, at age 95. She was buried at El Reno Cemetery, at El Reno, Canadian County, OK, USA.

     Alice Walner was born in 1848 at Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA. She was the daughter of William M. Walner Dr. and Susan Carter. Alice Walner married William Anderson Welch on 12 April 1865 at Panola, Latimer County, OK, USA. Alice Walner died on 11 May 1888 at Caston, Indian Territory, USA.

     Ebenezer Walner was born on 12 August 1887 at Indian Territory, USA.¹ He was the son of William (Will) M. Walner Jr. and Lena Hotchkin. He married Frankie Crabtree at OK, USA, circa 1920.² Ebenezer Walner appeared on the census of 1930 at Walker, Garvin County, OK, USA. The census lists the family as: Ebb H. Walner, 41, married at 27, born OK, father born OK, mother born OR, farmer; wife Frankie, 35, married at 21, born TX, parents born TX; son Grant E., 9, born OK.. He died on 23 April 1974 at Norman, Cleveland County, OK, USA, at age 86.¹ He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, at Pauls Valley, Garvin County, OK, USA. Sec 2, Bl 19, lot 6, Sp 9.

     Ebenezer was living with his grandmother Mary J. at the 1900 census of Durant, Choctaw Nation.

     Florence Marianna Walner was born on 17 October 1903 at Indian Territory, USA. OK and Indian TGerritory, Dawes Census for Five Civilized Tribes 1898-1914 give the 17 oct 1903 date.¹ She was the daughter of William Robert Walner and Cornelia (Coral) Mae Owens Cheek. Florence Marianna Walner married Earl Rusk Owen on 13 February 1929 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK, USA. She married Donald Emery Douglas at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, USA, on 29 May 1937. Florence Marianna Walner died on 19 July 1966 at Los Angeles County, CA, USA, at age 62.¹

     Her niece Jan Walner says that she was not proud of her Indian heritage; but was a real character, funny, talented, outspoken and independent. Very likeable and unforgettable.
Called Marianna by the family and is listed as Marianne in California Deaths.

     Frank Walner was born on 26 March 1890 at Pauls Valley, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. 1910 census says that he is age 21, 1930 census gives age as 30.² He was the son of William (Will) M. Walner Jr. and Lena Hotchkin. Frank Walner appeared on the census of 1910 at USS Cleveland, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI, USA. The census lists the family as: He is age 21, an Ordinary Seaman on the ship.. He died in April 1967 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, USA, at age 77.² He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, USA.

     Frank was raised by the Allen family who lived near the Walner farm when his parents died. He was age 9 months when his mother died and 4 years when his father died.

     Grace Pauline Walner was born on 22 May 1889 at Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. She was the daughter of John H. Walner and Frances Lulubelle Stewart. Grace Pauline Walner died on 1 April 1891 at Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, at age 1. She was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA.

     Grant E. Walner was born on 20 October 1920 at OK, USA. Age 9 at the 1930 census.¹ He was the son of Ebenezer Walner and Frankie Crabtree. Grant E. Walner died on 16 December 2012 at OK at age 92.¹ He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, at Arlington, Arlington County, VA, USA.

     Hazel Pocahontas Walner was born on 29 September 1910 at Pauls Valley, Garvin County, OK, USA. Age 9 at the 1920 census. Exact date from internet posting.² She was the daughter of James Somerfield Walner and Mary Beatrice Frizzell. Hazel Pocahontas Walner appeared on the census of 1910 at Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. The census lists the family as: Roll #1347. She married John Wilhelm Bradshaw on 3 February 1932 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA.³ Hazel Pocahontas Walner died on 26 November 1992 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, at age 82. Internet posting.⁴ She was buried at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA.

     Her daughter Virginia says that Pocahontas was not on her mothers birth certificate. She says that her grandmother was going to use the Pocahontas middle name but finally did not use it.

     Hugh Ryan Walner was born on 18 February 1893 at Wynnewood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. 1900 census says Dec 1892.¹ He was the son of John H. Walner and Frances Lulubelle Stewart. Hugh Ryan Walner married Maggie Pauline Jackson on 4 August 1914. Hugh Ryan Walner appeared on the census of 1920 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, OK, USA. The census lists the family as: Hugh Walner, 30, born OK, Ginner in Cotton Gin, Pauline, 26, born TN, parentsborn USA; son Paul Leon, 4 2/12, born OK; son Richard Herman, 2 6/12, born OK.. He died on 6 July 1981 at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA, at age 88. Source; Daily Ardmoreite

WYNNEWOOD -- Graveside rites for Paul Leon Walner, 82, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood with the Rev. Dan Patman officiating.
Walner died Feb. 3, 1998, in the Plano, Texas, hospital after an extended illness. He was born Oct. 3, 1915, at Wynnewood, to Hugh and Pauline Jackson Walner.
Reared at Wynnewood, he married Sarah Madlyn Walker July 3, 1938, at Kingston and was a Wynnewood Fire Department volunteer. They moved to Ardmore in 1949 and operated Mid Continent Stage and Equipment Co., retiring after 50 years. They moved to Plano in 1995. He was a member of Ardmore's First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter; two sons; two sisters; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home will direct services..¹ He was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA.

     James Frederick Walner was born on 18 July 1929 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA.¹ He was the son of James Louis Walner Jr. and Vera Banita Leunes. James Frederick Walner married Joyce Hope Johnson on 10 April 1953 at Foursquare Church, Highland Park, Los Angeles County, CA, USA.² James Frederick Walner died on 15 September 2008 at Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, CA, USA, at age 79.¹

     James Louis Walner Jr. was born on 31 May 1908 at Pauls Valley, Garvin County, OK, USA. Age 11 at the 1910 census.^1,2 He was the son of James Somerfield Walner and Mary Beatrice Frizzell. James Louis Walner Jr. married Vera Banita Leunes on 1 December 1927 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA. Married at age 19.. James Louis Walner Jr. appeared on the census of 1930 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS. The census lists the family as: James Walner, 21, married at 19, born OK, father born OK, mother born TX; wife Vera, 21, married at 18, born NY, parents born NY; son James F., 8/12, born KS.. He died on 6 October 1980 at Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, CA, USA, at age 72. CA Deaths gives mothers name as Frizzel..^3,2 He was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park, at Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA, USA.

     James Somerfield Walner was born on 8 August 1884 at Wynnewood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. Living with Uncle John Walner at 1900 census of Twp 2, Chickasaw Nation. The family is shown as Indian. This census give birth as July 1885. He was the son of William (Will) M. Walner Jr. and Lena Hotchkin. He married Mary Beatrice Frizzell at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA, on 1 August 1907. James Somerfield Walner appeared on the census of 1930 at Creswell, Cowley County, KS, USA. The census lists the family as: James Walner, 45, married 22, born OK, parents born OK, pipe fitter in oil wells; wife Mary, 44, married 21, born TX, father born MO, mother born TX; dau Hazel, 19, single, born OK, steam laundry.. He died on 28 October 1955 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA, at age 71. He died at home 615 S. First Street.. He was buried at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA.

     Middle initial S. giiven at the 1920 census. Full name comes from his great grandson.

     Janis Walner is the daughter of William Robert Walner Jr. and Zora Louise Jenkins.

     John was born at Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, on 21 January 1882. Living with Uncle Willis R. Hill and his wife Eudah L.with a birth date of Dec 1882. SSDI gives 21 Jan 1882, SS# 442-01-2651. Age 48 at the 1930 census of Tulsa, OK..¹ He was the son of William (Will) M. Walner Jr. and Lena Hotchkin. John Alexander Walner married Gertrude Electa Hobbs, daughter of William Bradley Hobbs and Electa Euphamia Bennington, on 20 May 1912 at Greenfield, Daele County, MO, USA. Date from 1930 census.² John Alexander Walner appeared on the census of 1930 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, USA. The census lists the family as: John A. Walner, 48, married at 30, born OK, life insurance agent; wife Gertrude, 42, married at 24,born NE; dau Lena, 17, born OK; son John, 12, born OK.. He died on 23 September 1965 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, at age 83. ..¹ He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, USA.

     World War I Draft records give his middle name. His living in Tulsa, OK at that time.

     John Alexander Walner III was born on 15 February 1949 at OK, USA.¹ He was the son of John Alexander Walner Jr. and Clara Bell Mendenhall. John Alexander Walner III died on 4 June 1972 at Evans County, GA, USA, at age 23.² He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, USA.

     John Alexander Walner Jr. was born on 7 September 1917 at MO, USA. Age 12 at the 1930 census of Tulsa, OK. The 1920 census gives him as age 2 4/12 and born in MO.¹ He was the son of John Alexander Walner and Gertrude Electa Hobbs. John Alexander Walner Jr. enlsted on 4 February 1941 while living at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK, USA. His enlistment notes said: " The enlistment form says that he was born 1917 in MO. He is divorced, a Painter and had 3 years of high school. He is 71 inches tall and weights 142 lbs.". He married Clara Bell Mendenhall at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, USA, on 27 April 1946. Clara Bell was age 18 at marriage..² John Alexander Walner Jr. and Clara Bell Mendenhall were divorced on 3 September 1970 at Pierce County, WA, USA.³ John Alexander Walner Jr. married Grace Marie Wagner on 29 February 1972 at Golden City, Dade County, MO, USA. John Alexander Walner JR and Grace Marie Wagner Parrish..⁴ John Alexander Walner Jr. died on 11 June 1972 at OK, USA, at age 54.¹ He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, at Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, USA.

     John H. Walner was born on 7 April 1862 at Colbert, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. He was the son of William M. Walner Dr. and Susan Carter. John H. Walner married Frances Lulubelle Stewart on 25 January 1883 at Indian Territory, USA. John H. Walner appeared on the census of 1900 at Twp 2, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. The census lists the family as: John Walner, apr 1862, 38, married 17 years, born IT, father born VA, mother born IT, Capitalist; wife Lulu, aug 1866, 38, married 17 years, 5 children, 4 living, born IT, father born TN, mother born IT; dau Susie V., aug 1883, 16, born IT; dau Acca, feb 1886, 14, born IT; dau Julia, apr 1888, 12, born IT; son Hugh R., dec 1892, 7, born IT; nephew Robert, nov 1879, 20, born IT, father born IT, mother born TX, attend school; nephew James, Jul 1885, 14, born IT, father born IT, mother born TX, attend school.. He died on 5 July 1905 at Wynnewood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, at age 43. John Henry Walner was the son of William M. and Susan Carter Walner. William Walner was a medical doctor. He was born in Cumberland Co. Virginia in 1816. John was born near Colbert, I.T. Oklahoma on April 7, 1862. He was educated at the Baptist Academy at Fort Smith, Ark, but owing to ill health, was obliged to leave school at an early age. In 1878, he established a mercantile business at Cherokee Town, Garvin Co, I.T. He freighted his goods from Caddo to Cherokee Town. John secured a charter from the Chickasaw Government to operate a ferry boat on the Washita River. He did this for a year or so and then moved to Wynnewood where he entered the mercantile business. This store was first located in a tent. In 1879, he married Lule Bell Stewart (b. Nov 7, 1866 d. May 6, 1960). Lule`s father was Wiley Stewart, a Choctaw Indian, born in Rhea County, East Tenn., in 1824. Her mother was Nancy Folsom, born March 17, 1830 in Mayhew, Mississippi. She moved with her parents to the Indian Territory when she was three years old. She was a granddaughter of Nathaniel Folsom and Peter Pitchlyn of the Hayah-pak-tuk-kalo clan of the Choctaw Tribe, which made her royal blood. Their children were, Verna Susan "Sukie", Acca E., Julia H., Hugh Ryan, and Grace Pauline. Verna "Sukie" (b. Dec 1, 1883 d. Feb 25, 1977) married Edmond Joseph Mitchell at Wynnewood, Oklahoma. John Walner was a United States Indian Police Officer and a Deputy United States Marshal who had killed several men in the line of duty. The Indian Police were as a group, some of the toughest, bravest men who ever wore a badge. All were appointed by the U.S. Indian Commissioner and were hand picked because of their personal character and bravery. The men of Wynnewood called him "The Bull of the Woods". He died from a knife wound at the age of forty years. (taken from the Garvin Co Indian Pioneer Papers and from a story by Mike Towers). NGC. He was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA.

     This story about John H. Walner and his father William M. is reported on the RootsGenWeb site.

     At Cherokee Town there was Dr. Shirley’s store, a log house made into a hotel operated by Charley Stewart, a stage barn Noel Lael’s blacksmith shop, and two or three houses. Two miles east, Dr. Shirley built a big, rambling log house which served as head quarters for his farm and ranch, and agriculture enterprise which employed 20 to 30 men year round. After Shirley’s death in 1875, his home and store were sold to Doctor William Walner, an early day physician active in the Choctaw Nation. Dr. Walner turned the whole operation over to his son, John Walner.
     When the Santa Fe completed its construction in 1887, the new railroad bypassed Cherokee Town as the tracks lay on the west side of the Washita River. This meant all the goods and mail scheduled for Fort Sill and points west, would no longer be shipped to Caddo, and would instead go to the new Paul’s Valley depot. With the driving of a single spike, the whole eastern half of the government road lost its usefulness. Cherokee Town literally moved south to the new depot of Wynnewood.
     The old Walner/Shirley home had burned, and a new home of planed lumber had replaced it. John
Walner had oxen hitched to each corner of the house and ‘walked’ the entire structure four miles south, to the new town site. The rest of the homes and houses followed suit, dotting Wynnewood with the old Cherokee Town structures. One government barn was hauled across the river to Paul’s Valley, and the stage stand, a small cabin, remained and was occupied by the Harmon family when they arrived in the valley. John Walner, thinking he was facing the home south, actually lined it up facing what would become the alley. Rather than go to the trouble of turning the house, Walner built a porch and facade on the rear of the home so it would appear to be the front door. Ever after, folks enter the Walner home through the kitchen. I think it’s kind of homey myself, but then I’m just a man. The women of the Walner household were embarrassed to death to receive guests at the kitchen door. (Source: Mike Tower, Traders along the Washita, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Spring, 1987)
     But, Charley Strickland had another friend--John Walner. Walner was a United States Indian Policeman and former Deputy United States Marshal who had killed several men in the line of duty.
     Now for you to understand, I have to say a word about the Indian Police. The Indian Police were as a group, some of the toughest, bravest men who ever wore a badge. All were appointed by the United States Indian Commissioner and were hand picked because of their personal character and bravery. And, all were publicly charged with..."tracking down evil doers and make themselves a terror to them"...with standing orders to shoot to kill if the criminal resisted. Tradition has it that the Indian Police commission was for life, and the members of this elite force behaved like knights of the round table in that whenever, and wherever, they met law breakers they deal with them. In addition, Walner was one of those men who just didn’t take any guff off of anyone and who never gave up in a fight. The bad men of the Valley were afraid of Walner and called him “the bull of the woods,” a recognition that Walner was king pin when it came to tough and aggressive. And, now Walner, the bull, was angry with Little Bill. Walner allegedly told Marshal E. H. Scrivner that the next time Lewis was in Wynnewood, that he,
Walner was going to kill him for what he’d done to Charley Strickland. Scrivner, of course, told Little Bill of Walner’s threats.
     Bill Lewis may have been a nasty little killer of men, but he was in no sense of the word afraid of anything that walked, crawled, swam, or flew. Lewis’ shirttail didn’t hit his back before he was on the morning train heading south to Wynnewood and a confrontation with John Walner. Lewis arrived before noon and began cruising the town, looking for Walner, stopping first at each drug store and fortifying himself with patent whiskey in the back rooms. By the time Lewis started looking for Walner in earnest and stopped at John W. W. Mitchell’s Dry Goods Store, Little Bill was packing not only his Winchester but a snootful of bad booze as well. John Mitchell listened patiently to Little Bill’s tirade against Walner and what a tough man he, Lewis, was. Then, with more than a little gratitude, Mitchell watched as Lewis strolled across the street to Dr. Bowen’s drug store. It was then that Mitchell happened to look up and see John Walner, who had just returned to town, striding down from his hillside home with a Winchester in the crook of his arm. As Mitchell watched, Walner spotted Little Bill and cut diagonally across the street, coming to a stop below the boardwalk, directly in front of Little Bill. Lewis was standing in front of the door of the Bowen drug store when Walner casually drawled, “Heard you been looking for me, Bill?” Lewis did not speak. Instead, he started to bring his Winchester, it’s barrel pointed toward Walner, up to his shoulder. He never made it. Walner, in one fluid movement, swung his Winchester in line, and with rifle butt clamped to his side,
while his other hand steadied the barrel, fired. The heavy slug, with a full charge, fired at a short range, caught Little Bill squarely in the middle of the chest, lifting his small body clear of the board walk and through the door of the drug store. Bill was dead before his head hit the hard wood floor.
     As Scrivner said, “Walner did what he said he was going to do, and that ended the affair.”
     According to a published 4 May 1937 interview of Van Cockron, an early African American resident of Wynnewood, Van saw John kill Bill Lewis and later saw John's nephew Robert Walner kill John.

(Source: Indian and Pioneer Files. Paul’s Valley Democrat and Daily Ardmorite newspapers.).

     Judith Ann Walner is the daughter of James Louis Walner Jr. and Vera Banita Leunes. Judith Ann Walner married Ward F. Archer on 11 May 1962 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, USA.¹ Judith Ann Walner married Barney Ray Haney on 8 November 1974 at Los Angeles County, CA, USA.¹

     Julia Henry Walner was born on 20 December 1886 at Indian Territory, USA. She was the daughter of John H. Walner and Frances Lulubelle Stewart. Julia Henry Walner married George Alexander Lathrop on 28 June 1895 at KS, USA. Julia Henry Walner died on 7 May 1978 at Garvin County, OK, USA, at age 91. J. She was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, at Wynnewood, Garvin County, OK, USA.

     Karen Lynn Walner is the daughter of James Frederick Walner and Joyce Hope Johnson.