Elias Willis Folsom

Information Retrieved 1-6-2009 from Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Website (http://www.choctawnation.com/History/index.cfm?fuseaction=HArticle&...):

Eula Helen (Folsom) Poe passed away in Napa, California on May 8, 1996. She was born in Indian Territory in 1904. She married Earnest J. Poe in Holdenville, Oklahoma on January 8, 1921. They recently celebrated 75 years of marriage. This hallmark even was recorded by two TV stations.

The family moved to California in 1929 where they reared four children. Earnest’s and Eula’s retirement days were enjoyed at their Lake country home where they were active participants in neighborhood organizations. They were members of the First Baptist Church in Lakeport, California.

She was the granddaughter of the Reverend Willis F. Folsom who was an outstanding voice in Christianity. The records indicate he was a devoted Methodist preacher for 52 years and he wrote a Choctaw dictionary. Eula was very proud of her Choctaw heritage and she passed this pride on to her children and grandchildren.

Her survivors include her husband, Earnest; two daughters, Theo Evans of Napa, California and Morna Fitterer of Dana Point, California; two sisters, Christena Melton of Kelseyville, California and Catherine rounds of Walnut Creek, California and one brother Travis Russell of Seattle, Washington; seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1038\cocoasubrtf360{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 1885 Choctaw Nation Skullyville County Cenus \par FOLSOM, Willis age 56, indian male \par Frank age 19, indian male \par Elias age 15, indian male \par \par Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 2, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory;Roll: T623 1847; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 133. \par FOLSOM, Elias M. age 30, Indian, Oct 1869, IT/IT/IT \par Delena M. age 19, white, Nov 1880, TX/US/US \par Irene age 3, Aug 1896, Indian, IT/IT/AR \par Willis C. age 1, Indian, Jul 1898, IT/IT/AR \par LYSTER, Jesse age 26, servant, Dec 1873, TX/TN/MS}

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