Arminta died beforwe there was a post office

http://buffalo.ok.8m.com/fraMain.html Buffalo's Post Office was established on May 18, 1907, about 5 months before statehood! Brule, located about 3/4 of a mile north of present downtown Buffalo was established on September 16, 1893! Buffalo was nicknamed the "Stone City" because no buildings were permitted in the business district.

Buffalo is located on the old Fort Dodge - Fort Supply Military trail. The Great Western Cattle Trail also runs near Buffalo.

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also see history notes Reuben C Boston

b. KY moved to Aurora Springs MO. [6 Dec 1996: There is an Aurora Springs about a mile south of Eldon MO, where Dad was born.] Lived between Greenfield and Springfield Had slightly younger ? brother Jim or James who lived in Springfield area. Arminta had another brother George who died in Paris TX of TB. Arminta died of TB. Source Minor E. Hickman personal recollections

Census MO 1880 Age 21: b. KY: father b. TN mother b. TN

Dad said that Bushwhacker's came through Boston area.

Her father homesteaded or had farm in Oklahoma Territory near Moore. Source Minor E Hickman

Listed in 1900 MO Saline Co Elmwood Twp census. Means that lived in Beaver after the 1900 census and before d. Jan 1907.

Minor E. Hickman personal recollections not clear but it seems that Arminta and John lived in Saline Co MO [yes], Pettis Co MO [yes], Ponca City OK [probably], Beaver Co OK [yes]

1860 MO Green Co Cass Twp census says 4 years old ie. b 1856. Not in agreement w/ 1880 census or Minor E. Hickman personal recollections. These both say b. 1859.[Memorial card, see in this history section, says b 23 Jul 1856. Also Bible says 1856] Census MO 1860 R. C. Boston age 28; w. Mary L. age 27; Margaret age 6; Arminta S age 4; James L age 2

1. ↑ John Wesley Hickman Family Bible (at Clarence William Hickman residence).
2. ↑ Births Hart Co KY Gen Soc Film 29104 pt 12.
3. ↑ 1860 MO Green Co Cass Twp 637/635.
4. ↑ 1850 KY, Hart Co, p245 911/935.
5. ↑ Englwood Homebuilderood Homebuilder, Englewood KS (The Englwood Homebuilder was the only paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's.

   10 Jan 1907

6. ↑ Minor E. Hickman recollections.
7. ↑ John Wesley Hickman Family Bible (at Clarence William Hickman residence).
8. ↑ Minor E. Hickman recollections.
9. ↑ Beaver:Minor E. Hickman personal recollections.
10. ↑ Englwood Homebuilderood Homebuilder, Englewood KS (The Englwood Homebuilder was the only paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's.
11. ↑ Minor E. Hickman recollections.
12. ↑ Englwood Homebuilderood Homebuilder, Englewood KS (The Englwood Homebuilder was the only paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's.
13. ↑ www.Ancestry.com (2)
    1870 Missouri, Miller Co, RichwoodsPage 24, Line 7, 174/174.
14. ↑ US 1870
    IL, Douglas Co, Newman Twp, Newman 47/99.
15. ↑ US 1880
    MO, Pettis Co, Flat Creek Twp, ED 113 p 20D -/185.
16. ↑ US 1900
    MO, Saline Co, Elmwood Twp, SD 7, ED 125 Sheet 1, 13/15.
17. ↑ Englwood Homebuilderood Homebuilder, Englewood KS (The Englwood Homebuilder was the only paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's.

    10 Jan 1907

18. ↑ d at home near Gate OK
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    Englewood Homebuilder, Englewood KS
    
    3 Jan 1907
    "Minor Hickman, our foreman, is out home this week at the bedside of his mother
    whos [sic] death is hourly expected."
    "The said [sic] tidings came today of the death of Mrs. Hickman, our foremans mother who died Thursday morning at her home near Gate O. T. [Oklahoma Territory] The funeral will be held Friday at 2 P. M. at the Gate home, try [sic]. Next week we will publish the obituary"
    
    10 Jan 1907
    OBITUARY
    Arminta Susan Hickman, wife of John W. Hickman, was born in Hart County, Kentucky, July 23, 1856. Departed this life on the morning of January 3, 1907; aged 50 years 5 months and 11 days.
    At the tender age of 17 years she was happily converted, and gave herself to the service of the Baptist Church for 33 years.
    Deceased was the mother was the mother of six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and one daughter have gone on before her. There remain to mourn her loss,her husband, two sons, Clarence and Minor, and one daughter, Mabel.
    The funeral services were held at the home, four miles south of Gate, O. T. at ll a. m. Jamuary 4, conducted by Rev. F. L. Logston of Englewood; and interment was made in the Cline [Cemetery].
    
    Englewood Homebuilder, Englewood KS [The Englwood Homebuilder was the only
    paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's death. Pub. dates 31 May
    1906 - 15 August 1907].
    
    Mabel Hickman (Minor E Hickman' sister) wrote a note which says that Rev
    Logsdon, Englewood KS, used Rev XXI-4 at the funeral of Susan Boston in Beaver
    Co OK Jan 4, 1907; Original at home of Clarence William Hickman
    
    There is a memorial card, on heavy cardstock, which says copyright 1904 H. P.
    Wendell & Co. Leipsic, O., that reads:
    
    ASLEEP IN JESUS, BLESSED SLEEP
    FROM WHICH NONE EVER WAKE TO WEEP
    
    IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
    
    Arminta Susan Hickman
    Born July 23, 1856
    Died Jan. 3, 1907
    Age 50 yrs. 5 mos. 11 days
    
    Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep.
    From which none ever wake to weep!
    A calm and undisturbed repose,
    Unbroken by the last of goes.
    Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
    Thy kindred and their graves may be;
    But thine is still a blessed sleep,
    From which none ever wake to weep.
19. ↑ Englewood Homebuilder, Englewood KS
    
    10 Jan 1907
    OBITUARY
    Arminta Susan Hickman ...The funeral services were held at the home, four miles south of Gate, O. T. at ll a. m. Jamuary 4, conducted by Rev. F. L. Logston of Englewood; and interment was made in the Cline[?].
    
    Clarence Willliam Hickman letter dated 23 Apr 1994 "...we went to the Cline cemetery. If my guess is right, John Hickman's claim was at the intersection four miles south of Gate, where you turn east to go to the cemetery. If so, I think I can see why he might have abandoned the claim. The intersection is just south of the Beaver River, and at least the parts we could see of the four quarter-sections at the intersection were forlorn to say the least. None that we could see looked tillable -- small, but very steep sandhills with sagebrush on most of the land, some flat land on one quarter with water standing on much of it (apparently just from the underground water), and a generally desolate looking are. The cemetery itself is a desolate looking place. The enclosed photo doesn't really show how desolate it seemed. We did check out the markers in the cemetery in the hopes that Wayne Lewis (who did the cemetery research tht I sent earlier) had overlooked Arminta's marker, but of course he hadn't"
20. ↑ See My Documents\Census\1870 Boston R C sp Mary L
21. ↑ 1880
    Very difficult to read
    
    Line 14, 47/99
    
    Name Age Sex Occupation POB
    Hickman, John 40 M Carpenter VA
    Arminda 35 F Keeping House KY
    Emma 16 F At Home Ind
    Eliza 14 F " " Ind
    John 11 M " " Ind
    Wm. T 8 M " " Ind
    Charles W 5 M " " Ind
22. ↑ 17 Jun 1880
    Age Relation m/s/w Occupation bp bpfa bpmo
    Hickman John W 21 m Farmer IN Tenn In
    - Susan 21 Wife m Housekeeping KY Tenn Tenn
    - Clarence 2/12 Son s At home MO IN KY
    Boston, Ruben C 52 Father in law w Farmer Tenn Tenn Tenn
    - Ida B 18 Sister in law s at School Mo Tenn Tenn
23. ↑ 1900
    Res:Rents farm
    
    Mo Yr Last Yrs Child bp fabp mobp Occup Atttd
    Rel Birth Birth Age Marr tot/live Sch, mos
    Hickman, John W H May 1859 41 21 ---- In TN IN Farmer
    Arminta S W Jul 1856 41 21 6/4 KY KY KY
    Minor S Sep 1886 13 MO IN KY 5
    Mable D May 1889 11 MO IN KY 5
    Lucy D Jul 1891 8 MO IN KY 4
    
    All can read, write and speak English except Lucy
    Ages were rechecked in record
24. ↑ Englewood Homebuilder, Englewood KS [The Englwood Homebuilder was the only
    paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's death. Pub. dates 31 May
    1906 - 15 August 1907].
    10 Jan 1907
    OBITUARY
    Arminta Susan Hickman, wife of John W. Hickman, was born in Hart County, Kentucky, July 23, 1856. Departed this life on the morning of January 3, 1907; aged 50 years 5 months and 11 days.
    At the tender age of 17 years she was happily converted, and gave herself to the service of the Baptist Church for 33 years.
    Deceased was the mother was the mother of six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and one daughter have gone on before her. There remain to mourn her loss her husband, two sons, Clarence and Minor, and one daughter, Mabel.
    The funeral services were held at the home, four miles south of Gate, O. T. at ll a. m. Jamuary 4, conducted by Rev. F. L. Logston of Englewood; and interment was made in the Cline [Cemetery].
    
    Mabel Hickman (Minor E Hickman' sister) wrote a note which says that Rev
    Logsdon, Englewood KS, used Rev XXI-4 at the funeral of Susan Boston in Beaver
    Co OK Jan 4, 1907; Original at home of Clarence William Hickman
    
    There is a memorial card, on heavy cardstock, which says copyright 1904 H. P.
    Wendell & Co. Leipsic, O., that reads:
    
    ASLEEP IN JESUS, BLESSED SLEEP
    FROM WHICH NONE EVER WAKE TO WEEP
    
    IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
    
    Arminta Susan Hickman
    Born July 23, 1856
    Died Jan. 3, 1907
    Age 50 yrs. 5 mos. 11 days
    
    Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep.
    From which none ever wake to weep!
    A calm and undisturbed repose,
    Unbroken by the last of goes.
    Asleep in Jesus! far from thee
    Thy kindred and their graves may be;
    But thine is still a blessed sleep,
    From which none ever wake to weep.