The Renaissance Neighborhood History Project

I’ve been on a personal quest to try to find out if and where Addie Perryman lived on her land.   Several sources say that she raised her family on her allotment land, but US Census Records place her in rented homes near, but not on her land.   One very old tiny cottage, located at 1302 S. Columbia Avenue, has been rumored to be “the original farm house” for the entire area so I wanted to investigate if this could have been Addie's home.   I was able to contact the owner who shared some information and permitted me to check out the property abstract.   I’ll jump to the punch line.   Addie Perryman never lived there.   But!   Some interesting people with important history owned the property in years gone by.                                                                       ...

A lady named Ethel Iverson lived here with her two children. Her husband passed away in 1928 when her little boy was just two years old.  According to an article from The Oklahoma News she dealt with being swindled out of $2,020 worth of building and loan stock in 1938. She was, by all accounts frail and ‘stooped’ over as the years advanced.   She raised her two children by herself. Navigating the depression, being swindled and taken advantage of as a widow she persevered.  Ethel helped her children through school and saw that they both went to college. Her son became an engineer with John Zink.  References: Holderman, J. (2019, October 5). Personal interview. Also present were C. Holderman and P. C. Morgan. The Oklahoma News.  Widow charges bond swindle.  October 27, 2938.