Person:James Hales (2)

Husband of Mattie Jane Winfrey. Children:James Claude, (10 Sept 1884),Jess Lee,(14 June 1886),Elsie,(23 Mar 1890),Hasson,(9 Aug 1893) Alta August (6 Dec 1895)Lola (17 June 1897),Vera (9 Jan,1899),Rola,(1 July 1901), Shirley Faye,(27 August 1903),Charles Douglas,(14 March 1908.) James was a deputy US Marshall and covered Muskogee County. He also operated a Texaco filling station adjacent to the family home which still stands in Warner,Okla.He was short in stature and wore a mustache. He was tough as nails, but always spoke softly. Daughter Faye recalls him driving prisoners to the Muskogee courts/jail handcuffed to her whileshe drove. The family also operated a boarding house and Mattie Jane (wife) was an excellent cook. "Sam remembers here buttermilk biscuits as fantastic."

Husband of Mattie Jane Winfrey. Children:James Claude, (10 Sept 1884),Jess Lee,(14 June 1886),Elsie,(23 Mar 1890),Hasson,(9 Aug 1893) Alta August (6 Dec 1895)Lola (17 June 1897),Vera (9 Jan,1899),Rola,(1 July 1901), Shirley Faye,(27 August 1903),Charles Douglas,(14 March 1908.) James was a deputy US Marshall and covered Muskogee County. He also operated a Texaco filling station adjacent to the family home which still stands in Warner,Okla.He was short in stature and wore a mustache. He was tough as nails, but always spoke softly. Daughter Faye recalls him driving prisoners to the Muskogee courts/jail handcuffed to her whileshe drove. The family also operated a boarding house and Mattie Jane (wife) was an excellent cook. "Sam remembers here buttermilk biscuits as fantastic."