1. Altha only had three children....she may have died in childbirth with her third child.
1. Lila Clay is grandaughter of Arnetta.
Thomas "Tom" James KUYKENDALL "Sr"
1. James D. Kuykendall reports that Thomas, Sr. must be considered one of the true tragedies of the Civil War, as after his father lost his property in Franklin County, Alabama, he did not find roots until well into the twentieth century. He never owned an acre of land and was a tenant farmer all his years. He was a bitter and disheartened man throughout most of his life. After entering Oklahoma ca 1907, he farmed several of the States Eastern counties before settling in th Northern part of McIntosh County, Oklahoma along the North Canadian River in about 1916. His greatest success came from the tremendous cotton yields durng WW I that continued until the great depression of the 1930's. In about 1922 he settled his family on fertile acreage in the Ryle Valley in McIntosh County just South of Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. During his first marriage he had one daughter and during his second marriage seven children who lived until adulthood. Thomas and Erma are buried at the Westlawn Cemetery at Henryetta, Oklmulgee, Oklahoma. Thomas Sr., died 1/28/1942 and Erma died 5/17/1956.
1. James D. Kuykendall gives the following report:
Tommy and Vay were married 11/4/1921 at Hanna, McIntosh, Oklahoma. They lived originally in Lenna, McIntosh County, but after only a few years moved across the Canadian River to a farm community called Hill Top. In 1936 he ran unsuccessfully for the electric office of County Commissioner in McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Later, they moved to the small town of Dewar, in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma where he would go to work for the Eagle Ptcher Mining and Smelting Company. Eventually he would become head of the powerful labor union there. He was a strong New Deal Democrat and was active in the party.
Soon after moving to Dewar, where their three sons completed High School, he was elected to the local Scholl Board and served for over twelve years. Tommy & Vay's greatest love, other than their family, was music. They enjoyed singing and attended gospel-singing conventions throughout Eastern Oklahoma and occasionally in Arkansas and Texas. Tommy was a Deacon inthe Free Will Baptist Church in Dewar and led singing during its services. He was also a member of the Stamps-Baxter Quartet. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Vay was member of the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies.
Thomas Jr. was called Tommy until his father, who was called Tom , died in 1942. After that date all family members began addressing the younger Thomas as Tom . He wa recognized as one of the best fishermen in Okmulgee County. This tag he liked better than any other.
During his lifetime, Thomas Jr. was a farmer, surveryor, politician, union organizer and leader.
Thomas Jr. died 6/14/1967. Vay died 3/9/1992. Both are buried at Lenna Cemetery, Lena, McIntosh, Oklahoma.