Maude Ellen Griffith was born at Geneseo in Rice County Kansas on 25 Feb 1879 (165). Maude was a daughter of Michael John Griffith and Agnes Leticia (Livingston) Griffith. At her birth, Michael Griffith was 25 years old, and Agnes was 18.

The 1880 federal census of the Empire Township of Ellsworth County, Kansas enumerates the household of Michael Griffith, 26 years old and born in Ohio (1036). Michael worked as a laborer. His parents were both born in Ohio. Michael’s wife, Agnes (Livingston) Griffith was 21 years old, and both of her parents were born in Pennsylvania. One year-old Maudy Griffith was born in Kansas.

The 1 Mar 1885 Kansas State Census enumerates the Michael Griffith household of the Empire Township of Ellsworth County, Kansas (1041). Michael Griffith was 31 years old, and Agnes (Livingston) Griffith was 23. Three children lived in the household: Maudie, five years old; Sarah, four years old; and one-year old Clara Griffith. Michael and Agnes Griffith were both born in Ohio. At the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of the Empire Township of Ellsworth County, Kansas, M. J. Griffith was 42 years old, and A. L. Griffith was 35 (1042). Six children lived in the household: Maud, 16 years old; 13 year-old Sarah; 11 year-old Clara; 9 year-old Lizzie; 7 year-old Emma; and one year-old Truman Griffith. All children were born in Kansas.

On 16 Feb 1896, Fred G. Countryman and Maude Ellen Griffith married at Midway Station in Ellsworth County, Kansas (782). Midway Station was a rural railway station about half-way between Geneseo and Kanoplis, Kansas (790).

A son, George Washington Countryman, was born to Fred G. and Maude Ellen Countryman on 4 Jan 1897 at Mitchell in Rice County, Kansas (659, 787). A daughter, Amelia Alice Countryman, was born at Galt in Rice County, Kansas on 18 Dec 1898 (975).

The 1900 U.S. Federal Census of the Mitchell Township of Rice County, Kansas enumerates the household of F. G. Countryman, 33 years old and born in Jul 1866 in New York (777). F. G. Countryman worked as a black smith. Fred Countryman’s parents were both born in New York. Maud Countryman was 21 years old, born in Kansas in Feb 1879. Her parents were both born in Ohio. Also living in the F. G. Countryman household were a son, George W. Countryman, three years old and born in Jan 1897, and one year-old Amilia Countryman, born in Dec 1898. Both children were born in Kansas.

A son Louis Countryman was born to Fred and Maude Countryman on 1 Aug 1900 in Rice County, Kansas (682).

Before 19 Jul 1903, the Fred G. Countryman family settled on land in Woods County, Oklahoma north of the Salt Fork River within Section 27 of Township 27 North of Range 9 West of the Indian Meridian. This land was about two miles northeast of the Great Salt Lake in Woods County. A son Paul Countryman was born to Fred and Maude Countryman on 19 Jul 1903 at Galt in Woods County, Oklahoma (683, 977). A son Franklin Glenn Countryman was born on 29 Jul 1906, likely in Woods County, Oklahoma (686, 978). A daughter Doris Gladys Countryman was born on 14 Jul 1908 at Jet in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (979).

The 1910 federal census of the Beard Township of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma enumerates the household of Fred Countryman, 44 years old and working as a farmer (778). Both of Fred Countryman’s parents were born in New York. Fred Countryman’s wife, Maud Countryman, was 32 years old and born in Kansas. Both of her parents were born in Ohio. Six children were living in the Fred Countryman household: George Countryman, 13 years old and born in Kansas; Cornelia Countryman, 11 years old and born in Kansas; Lewis Countryman, 10 years old and born in Kansas; Paul Countryman, 10 years old and born in Oklahoma; Frank, 4 years old and born in Oklahoma; and Dorce Countryman, one year-old and born in Oklahoma.

In Apr 1913, the Fred G. Countryman household migrated from Alfalfa County, Oklahoma to Fairview in Major County, Oklahoma (760). Fred and Maude Countryman remained residents of Fairview for the remainder of their lives. Two daughters were born to Fred and Maude Countryman at Fairview in Major County: Fannie Lee Countryman on 22 Jan 1914 (1101); and Georgia Willamay Countryman on 4 Jan 1919.

At the 14 Jan 1920 federal census of Fairview in Major County, Oklahoma, Fred Countryman was 59 years old and working as a blacksmith in a shop that he owned (748). His wife Maude Countryman was 40 years old. Fred Countryman reported that he was born in New York as were both his father and mother. Maude Countryman, born in Kansas, reported both parents as born in Ohio. Seven children were living in the Fred Countryman household:

George W. Countryman, age 23 years, born in Kansas;
Louis Countryman, 19, born in Kansas;
Frank G. Countryman, 13, born in Oklahoma;
Doris G. Countryman, 11, born in Oklahoma;
Agnes L. Countryman, 9, born in Oklahoma;
Fannie L. Countryman, 5, born in Oklahoma; and
Georgia W. Countryman, 1 year old, and born in Oklahoma.

The census enumerates George W. Countryman as born in Kansas; all other children were born in Oklahoma.

A son, Henry Alfred Countryman, born to Maude and Fred Countryman on 17 Nov 1920 at Fairview in Major County, Oklahoma, died soon after birth (696).

The 1930 federal census of Fairview in Major County Oklahoma enumerates the Fred G. Countryman household on 22 Apr 1930 as (780):

Fred G. Countryman, 63 years old, and born in New York;
Maude Countryman, 51 years old and born in Kansas;
George W. Countryman, 33 years old and born in Kansas;
Fannie L. Countryman, 16 years old and born in Oklahoma; and
Georgia W. Countryman, 11 years old and born in Oklahoma.

Both of Fred Countryman’s parents were recorded as born in New York. Both of Maude Countryman’s parents were born in Ohio. At their marriage, Fred Countryman was 30 years old, and Maude Countryman was 17 years old. Fred G. Countryman held real estate valued at $1,500.

Agness Montgomery, a daughter of Fred and Maude Countryman, and her husband Cyril E. Montgomery were living with the Fred G. Countryman household. Agness Montgomery was 19 years old and born in Oklahoma. Cyril E. Montgomery was 24 years old and born in Oklahoma. At their marriage, Agness Montgomery was 19 years old and Cyril E. Montgomery was 24 years old.

The 7 May 1940 federal census of Fairview in Major County, Oklahoma enumerates the Fred G. Countryman household (779). Fred Countryman was 73 years old and born in New York. His wife Maude E. Countryman was 63 years old and born in Kansas. Fred Countryman responded to supplemental questions to state that his father was born in Holland and that his mother was born in New York. Fred Countryman completed school through the 8th grade. He was working as a Blacksmith. Fred owned the property he lived in, and Fred and Maude Countryman were living in the same house in 1935. The census enumerates the household of Fred Countryman’s oldest son, George W. Countryman at the adjacent property.

Fredrick Glonar Countryman died on 11 Nov 1948 of injuries he incurred during an assault and robbery at his blacksmith shop behind his home in Fairview, Oklahoma (782, 786). At Fred’s death, Maude Ellen (Griffith) Countryman was 69 years old. She continued to live in their Fairview, Oklahoma home.

Maude Ellen (Griffith) Countryman died on 27 Jan 1960 at the home of her daughter, Fannie Lee (Countryman) Emanuel, in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. At her death, Maude Ellen Countrymen was 80 years old. Her remains are buried in the Fairview Cemetery at Fairview in Major County, Oklahoma.

Maude Ellen Countryman died intestate. Probate of her estate occurred on 12 Aug 1960 at Fairview in Major County, Oklahoma (658).

Notes and Comments

The 1880 federal census of Ellsworth County, Kansas enumerates Maude Ellen Griffith as Maudy Griffith (1036). The 1885 Kansas State Census enumerates Maude as Maudie (1041), and the 1895 Kansas census as well as the 1900 and 1910 federal censuses enumerate her as Maud Griffith (1042, 777, 778).

Geographic Boundary History

Woods County, Oklahoma was created within the Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet on 16 Sep 1893. Alfalfa and Major Counties were created from parts of Woods County on 16 Nov 1907.

Township 27 North of Range 9 West of the Indian Meridian was within that part of Woods County that became Alfalfa County.

County L was created in the Oklahoma Territory from part of the Cherokee Outlet on 16 Sep 1893. County L became Grant County, Oklahoma on 6 Nov 1894.

Sources

165. Griffith, Maude Ellen. Michael John Griffith Bible Records, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, 24 Mar 1945. (Original and images on file.)

658. Notice of Hearing Final Account, Petition for Determination of Heirs, and for Distribution and Discharge. Probate of the Estate of Maude E. Countryman. Major County, Oklahoma. 12 Aug 1960. (Original and images on file. Box 4)

659. George W. Countryman, U.S. Social Security Claim. SSN: 567-32-7568. 30 Nov 1960. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. U.S. Social Security Administration, Washington, D.C. (Database: Ancestry.com.)

682. Louis Countryman, World War II Draft Registration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 14 Feb 1942. Records of the Selective Service System. Record Group 147, Box 106. National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

683. Paul Countryman, World War II Draft Registration. Kansas. 16 Feb 1942. Records of the Selective Service System. Record Group 147, Box 106. National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

686. Franklin Glenn Countryman, World War II Draft Registration. Madill, Marshall County, Oklahoma. 15 Oct 1940. Records of the Selective Service System. Record Group 147, Box 106. National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

692. Gravestone, Maude Ellen (Griffith) Countryman. Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. 27 Jan 1960. Find A Grave Memorial 79193756. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

696. Gravestone, Henry Alfred Countryman, Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. 17 Nov 1920. Find A Grave Memorial 79193530. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

760. Recollections of Fredrick Glonar Countryman, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, ca 1938. (Originals and images on file.)

748. Fred Countryman Household, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, 14 Jan 1920. Roll T625_1472, Page 11A, Enumeration District 158, Image 179. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Images on file.)

777. F. G. Countryman Household, 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Mitchell Township, Rice County, Kansas, 4 Jun 1900. Roll 497, Page 2A, Enumeration District 0224, FHL microfilm 1240497. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.  (Images: Ancestry.com. Images on file.)

778. Fred Countryman Household, 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Beard, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, 20 Apr 1910. Roll T624_1242, Page 3A, Enumeration District 0002, FHL microfilm 1375255. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Images on file.)

779. Fred G. Countryman Household, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, 7 May 1940. Roll T627_3310, Page 21B, Enumeration District 47-10. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

780. Fred G. Countryman Household, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, 22 Apr 1930. Roll 1914, Page 18A, Enumeration District 0010, Image 703.0, FHL microfilm 2341648. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

782. Obituary, Fredrick Glonar Countryman, Major County, Oklahoma. 1948. (Original and image on file.)

786. Gravestone, Fred G. and Maude Ellen Countryman, Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. Find A Grave Memorial 79193293. (Images: Find A Grave, Image on file.)

787. Gravestone. George Washington and Anna Frances Countryman. Fairview Cemetery, Major County, Oklahoma. Find A Grave Memorial 27846210. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

788. Fredrick Glonar Countryman Family Sheet. Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, ca 1940. Handwritten by Fredrick Glonar Countryman. (Original and images on file.)

790. Plat Book of Ellsworth County, Kansas. Northwest Publishing Col, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1901. (Images: Kansas Historical Society. Images on file.)
URL: http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209378

975. Gravestone, Sidney Grover and Amelia Summers, Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas. Find A Grave Memorial 56971358. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

977. Gravestone, Paul Countryman, Winton Cemetery, Winton, Merced County, California. Find A Grave Memorial 43605588. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

978. Gravestone, Franklin G. and Eunice L. Countryman, Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Find A Grave Memorial 76835011. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

979. Gravestone, William S. and Doris Gladys (Countryman) Knoop, Palatka Memorial Gardens, Palatka, Putnam County, Florida. Find A Grave Memorial 105338533. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

1036. Michael Griffith Household, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Empire, Ellsworth County, Kansas, 5 Jun 1880. Enumeration District 092, Roll 381, Family History Film 1254381, Page 472B. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

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1042. M. J. Griffith Household, 1896 Kansas State Census, Empire, Ellsworth County, Kansas, 1 Mar 1895. Roll v115_47, Line 14. Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

1101. Fannie Lee Countryman, Delayed Certificate of Birth, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma, 22 Jan 1914. State Department of Health, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 19 Jan 1976. (Print and images on file.)

 Revised 4 May 2020.