Twelfth Generation


1189. Mary J. ROBERTSON was born on 20 May 1899 in Crawford County, Arkansas.117 She died in December 1982 at the age of 83 in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.

Married Mack L. Peterson, 10 Jan 1923, Muskogee Co, OK

1930 Census. Vann Twp, Muskogee Co, OK, Hh 28
Mack Peterson, 43, married at age 36 (1923), b. TX, father b. Sweden, mother b. TX, Farmer
Mary, wife, 31, married at 24, b. AR, father b. AR, mother b. Iowa
Bill, son, 18, b. AR
Nettie, dau, 5., b. OK

1940 Census. Martin Twp, Muskogee, OK. Hh 63
Lived in same house in 1935
Mack L. Peterson, 53, b. TX
Mary, wife, 40, b. AR
Maxine, dau, 15. H. B., son, 5. Joe, son, age 2.


Mary Peterson - b. 20 May 1899, d. Dec 1982. Last residence, Checotah, McIntosh, OK. Social Security Number issued 1965 in Oklahoma.
Mack Peterson - born 7 Apr 1886, died Nov 1967, Last residence: Checotah, McIntosh, OK. SSN issued before 1951 in Oklahoma.

Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Checotah. Joint marker with Mack L. Peterson, 1886-1967.


1900 Census. Twp 12, Cherokee Nation, IT, Hh 23
Andrew N. Peterson, b. Dec 1845, age 54, married 1 year, b. Sweden. Immigrated in 1869, naturalized. 30 years in the US. Farmer
Mattie, wife, b. Oct 1881, 20, no children, b. IT
Elbert S., son, b. Jun 1881, 18, b. TX
Luther M., son, b. Feb 1885, 15, b. TX
Mack L., son, b. Apr 1888, 12, b. TX
Peter E., son, b. Jan 1890, 10, b. TX
Mary A., dau, b. Sep 1893, 6, b. IT
Thomas Haste, b. Dec 1869, 30, b. Minnesota, father b. Scotland, mother b. NC, Farm laborer

1910 Census. Indian Population. Vann Twp, Muskogee, OK. Hh 49
Andrew M. Peterson (indexed as Patterson but it is not!), 65, married twice (probably 3 times!), this time for 8 years, b. Sweden, came in 1869, naturalized in 1876, Farmer
Emma S., wife, Indian, 32, married twice, has had 4 children - 3 are alive
Emma, dau, 7. Lizzie, dau, 5 Andrew, son, age 2 - all marked as Indian

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Mack Peterson of Warner, Muskogee Co, OK was age 33, born 7 Apr 1885. He was a farmer. E. F. Peterson (oldest brother), also of Warner, was his nearest relative. Medium height & build. Brown eyes, light brown hair.

Mack Peterson - 1920, Vann Twp, Muskogee, OK, Hh 28
Mack Peterson, 35, b. OK, father born in Sweden
Emma, mother, 42 (not possible - she must have been a stepmother), Widow, b. OK
Lizzie, sister, 14. Andrew, brother, 12. Both born in OK
None marked as Indian in this census.

Mary J. ROBERTSON and Walter Hermon OAKS were married about 1915. Walter Hermon OAKS was born on 3 November 1896 in Arkansas. He died in 1927 at the age of 31 in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma.

1910 Census. Baswell Ward 3, Choctaw Co, OK, Hh 16
John M. Oaks, 48, married once for 26 years, b. KY, Merchant, Furniture
Emma, wife, 43, 10 children - 8 are living, b. MO
Emmet, son, 17, b. MO, Taylor - own shop
Mable, dau, 14, b. MO
Walter H., son, 12, b. AR
Glades M., dau, 10, b. TX
Virge M., dau, 3, b. TX

Buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan Co, OK

Mary J. ROBERTSON and Walter Hermon OAKS had the following children:

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William Olen OAKES was born on 24 June 1916 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas. He died on 17 May 1998 at the age of 81 in Talihina, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.

Arkansas Birth Certificate #399
William Oaks Roberson was born 24 Jun 1916, Van Buren Twp, Crawford Co, AR. Father was Walter Oaks, residence "don't know". No age, day labor. Mother was Mary Roberson, age 17, Van Buren.

Bill O. Oakes enlisted at Camp Beale, Marysville, CA, on 16 Jun 1945. He hd two years of high school, civil occupation was as an electrician; married.

Parents listed on Social Security: Walter O. Oakes, Mary J. Robertson.

Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Checotah, McIntosh Co, OK
Military grave marker: U. S. Army; World War II

Mary J. ROBERTSON and Mack L. PETERSON were married on 10 January 1923 in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Mack L. PETERSON was born on 7 April 1885 in Texas. He died in November 1967 at the age of 82 in Checotah, McIntosh County, Oklahoma.
1900 Census. Twp 12, Cherokee Nation, IT, Hh 23
Andrew N. Peterson, b. Dec 1845, age 54, married 1 year, b. Sweden. Immigrated in 1869, naturalized. 30 years in the US. Farmer
Mattie, wife, b. Oct 1881, 20, no children, b. IT
Elbert S., son, b. Jun 1881, 18, b. TX
Luther M., son, b. Feb 1885, 15, b. TX
Mack L., son, b. Apr 1888, 12, b. TX
Peter E., son, b. Jan 1890, 10, b. TX
Mary A., dau, b. Sep 1893, 6, b. IT
Thomas Haste, b. Dec 1869, 30, b. Minnesota, father b. Scotland, mother b. NC, Farm laborer

1910 Census. Indian Population. Vann Twp, Muskogee, OK. Hh 49
Andrew M. Peterson (indexed as Patterson but it is not!), 65, married twice (probably 3 times!), this time for 8 years, b. Sweden, came in 1869, naturalized in 1876, Farmer
Emma S., wife, Indian, 32, married twice, has had 4 children - 3 are alive
Emma, dau, 7. Lizzie, dau, 5 Andrew, son, age 2 - all marked as Indian

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Mack Peterson of Warner, Muskogee Co, OK was age 33, born 7 Apr 1885. He was a farmer. E. F. Peterson (oldest brother), also of Warner, was his nearest relative. Medium height & build. Brown eyes, light brown hair.

Mack Peterson - 1920, Vann Twp, Muskogee, OK, Hh 28
Mack Peterson, 35, b. OK, father born in Sweden
Emma, mother, 42 (not possible - she must have been a stepmother), Widow, b. OK
Lizzie, sister, 14. Andrew, brother, 12. Both born in OK
None marked as Indian in this census.


26 April 1942 World War II Draft Registration
Mack L. Peterson, Rt. 2, Webber Falls, Muskogee, OK, age 56, b. 7 Apr 1885 in Fannin Co, TX. Nick Bucker, of Warner, OK will always know his address. Self employed as a farmer. 5' 7 1/2" tall, 195 lb. Gray eyes, brown hair. Broken right leg.

Mary J. ROBERTSON and Mack L. PETERSON had the following children:

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Maxine PETERSON was born in 1924 in Oklahoma. She died on 24 November 2019 at the age of 95 in Mustang, Canadian County, Oklahoma.