Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Williams, Olbert Wesley, Sarah
Contributed by Orvella Stubbs
Olbert Wesley Williams Sr. and Sarah Jane McElroy Williams were both born into slavery in 1837, he in Mississippi and she in Texas. After US Emancipation of slaves, they relocated to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. In 1900 they moved to Earlsboro, (Pottowatomie County ,Indian Territory) Oklahoma, along with their three children, Olbert Wesley Jr., Mahalie, and Daisy. They are buried in the Earlsboro Cemetery. Their daughter, Daisy Williams Dollarhide, was my Grandmother.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
