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Friday, September 19, 2008 9:23 AM
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Letter To Uncle Alvin R. Paris...
It was 31 July 2002, 8:30a.m., Alvin R. Paris, that you left us for a higher sphere to be with your mom, dad, and other siblings, BUT... you have and will not been forgotten.
We shall always have the memories you built, shared with your family, friends as we join together to celebrate almost 90 years of your life here on earth.
You were born the 2nd oldest son of Ernest Claude & Mary Barbara (Hurt) Paris on November 01, 1912. The Ernie & Mary Hurt Paris siblings are... Leslie, Alvin, Vernon, Vada, Zella, Kenneth, Sam, Geneva and Ernie "EJ", Jr.
You may have gone to be with your sisters, brothers, Mom, Dad, Grandparents on the Conover, Hurt & Paris side of the family who have departed before you, but... you still leave behind a younger brother, Sam, in Sand Point, Idaho - your wife, Naomi - three sons, daughters-in-law, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
On February 3, 1935... you married Naomi Warren -- taking her as your bride, companion and life-partner. From 1938 thru 1948 you and Naomi produced three great sons, Stan - b. 02/25/1938; Lynn - b. 10/15/1942; and Phil - b. 06/ 09/1948.
Your Hurt Family Lineage... It takes us back to your great-grandpa, John James Hurt, born 16 May 1832, in the Village of Oujezdec (today Ujezdec), Town of Kutna Hora, County, Caslav. Czech. John James Hurt died 1915 and is buried in the Old Hurt Place located 2 miles west, 1/4 mile southeast of Orion Cemetery, Major Co., OK.
Your Great-grandparents... John James Hurt and Mary Markvicka, had seven children all born in the old country (Austria). They came to America 14 March 1876 and settled in Posen (Farewell), Nebraska. The John Hurt family moved to Oklahoma, others moved to Minnesota and others stayed in Nebraska.
The children of John and Mary Markvicka Hurt were Anna, Mary, Joseph P. (your grandpa, your mother's father), John, Barbara Carrie, Frank James, and Anton....
- Joseph P. Hurt, born March 19, 1856 in Dubina,
Caslav County, Austria (Czech); died March 18, 1936 in Major Co., OK,
Orion Cemetery. He married Anna Wallman. Anna was killed by lightening
in 1902. She is buried in the Old Hurt Cemetery located 2 miles West,
1/4 mile southeast of Orion Cemetery on the old Hurt Homestead now owned
by Paul & Betty Martin in Major County, OK. Your grandpa Joseph P.
Hurt was the oldest of seven children. He came to this country when he
was 19-years-old from Austria. He is buried on the Old Hurt Place. Joseph
was a retired farmer when he died 3:15a.m. March 18, 1936. Your grandparents,
Joseph and Anna Wallman Hurt, had seven children. Those children were
were John, Carrie, Tillie, Emma, Mary Barbara (your mother), and
Lucy.
- John Hurt, born September 1880 in Nebraska.
- Joseph "Joe" G. Hurt, born March 1885 in Nebraska.
- Carrie Hurt, born January 1887 in Nebraska. She married James Holub.
- Matilda "Tillie" Hurt, born March 1888 in Nebraska. She married Martin Hamilton.
- Emma Hurt, born August 1889 in Nebraska. She married Sam Louthan.
- Mary Barbara Hurt (your mother), born September 06, 1893 in Nebraska; died November 05, 1966 in Fairview, OK, Major County. She married Ernest Claude Paris December 04, 1909. Mary's and Ernest's children were Leslie Martin Paris, born December 02, 1910 in Dacoma, OK, Woods County; died July 13, 1982 in Seiling, OK, he married Florence Louthan December 24, 1935 in Chester, OK -- Alvin Riley Paris, born November 01, 1912., died 31 July 2002, he married Naomi Warren February 03, 1935 -- Vernon Russell Paris, born September 24, 1914, deceased, Seiling, OK, Major County, he married Gwen Hand -- Vada Eileen Paris, born November 11, 1916 in Major Co., OK; died July 15, 1992 in Bass Hosp., Enid, OK, Garfield Co, she married Gene M. McGill March 24, 1940 in Anthony, KS -- Zella Marie Paris, born March 27, 1919 in Chester, OK, Major Co.; died December 06, 1983 in Wellington, KS, she married Willard Wakeman May 17, 1936 in Anthony, KS -- Kenneth Harding Paris, born May 13, 1921; deceased in Kansas, he married Donna May 10, 1947 -- Sam Eugene Paris, born April 15, 1924, he married Cecile -- Geneva Lucille Paris, born February 06, 1928, deceased 15 February 2002, she married John Smith -- Ernest "EJ" (a.k.a. Edward Joseph) Paris, Jr., born July 25, 1930; died June 01, 1989 in deceased, Enid, OK, Garfield County, he married (1) Pearl L. Paris, 1st wife, he married Dorothy, his 2nd wife, Juanita his 3rd wife.
- Lucy Hurt, born May 1899 in Oklahoma. She married Cary Pope.
- Anna Hurt. She married Mr. Buresh.
- Mary Hurt. She married Mr. Wasielewki.
- John Hurt, born Abt. 1868; died Abt. 1928 in Major County, OK.
- Barbara Carrie Hurt, born Abt. 1872 in Czech.; died Abt. 1941 in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
- Frank James Hurt, born May 1872 in Chesamf, Bohemia; died Abt. 1943 in Major Co., OK, Hurt Cemetery.
- Anton Hurt, born Abt. 1873 in Ujezdec, Kutna Hora, Caslov, Czech.
That only takes us through a very small portion of the Bohemian's of the Hurt Legacy. We haven't even touched on the Dutch of the VanKouwenhoven/Conover Legacy that married into the Paris' via Henry Clay Paris and Sarah Francis Conover. I found some old photos dating back to 1953-1957, of the Ern & Mary Paris clan spending the holidays in Hopeton, Oklahoma. -- Paris Family Slideshow
Alvin, you worked with the McClure Loans & Insurance Company, in Alva back in the 1930s. Lots of NW Oklahoman's around this area still remember you, your insurance agency and your community involvement in NW Oklahoma.
You and Naomi Warren married in 1935 and lived for awhile in the Monfort Apartments (located in the middle of the block of Barnes Ave., southside of street, upstairs, south & next door to the Old McGill Swimming Pool, which is filled in today).
It was a short time after the burning of the Castle on the Hill (March 1, 1935) that you and Naomi moved to the home at 718 4th Street. It was in 1938 that my mother (Vada) came to Alva to attend Northwestern State Teachers College on a student grant -- staying with you and Naomi until sometime shortly after your first son was born. You and your family later moved to the two-story, framed, white house on the southeast corner of Choctaw & Third Street, across the street south from the Old Armory. All I remember about that old house was that it had a spooky old basement that you would fix up during Halloween to scare us kids. That old house still stands today.
My mother (Vada) wrote in her 1938 Diary for the month of February, Feb. 25, 1938 - Friday - "Alvin got home about 4 and took Naomi to the hospital at 7 o'clock. Baby was born about 12:30. Both doing nicely. I washed this afternoon. Stanley Norman Paris, born 2/25/38, weighed 7lb, 10oz, 12:30."
Thanks for being my Uncle Alvin!
~~ Your Niece, Linda K. McGill Wagner ~~