Mary C. Churchman

• Sex: F
• Born: October, 1853 in Arkansas
• Died: In Oklahoma
• Buried: At Braggs, Oklahoma
• Notes: Mary married Alexander Fryar of Clark township in Paris, Logan County, Arkansas. They moved to the Indian Territory and spent their married lives there. Mary, Alexander, and several of their children are buried at Braggs, Oklahoma. Mary's brother, John James "Jim" Churchman and his family later moved to the territory too.

Father: William H. Churchman, b. 1811 in Tennessee

Mother: Abigail "Abbie" Jane Coker, b. 1819 in the White River country (now Marion County, Arkansas) -- d. ca 1869 in Arkansas -- daughter of William Coker

Family 1: Joseph Alexander Fryar, b. December, 1846 in Tennessee

• Married: September 12, 1880 in Paris, Logan County, Arkansas

1. Albert F. Fryar, b. June, 1882 in Arkansas
2. Carrie M. Fryar, b. September, 1883 in Arkansas
3. Ocia Belle Fryar, b. October, 1884 in Arkansas
4. Maudie Lee Fryar, b. November, 1886 in Arkansas
5. Alexander A. Fryar, b. September, 1888 in Arkansas
6. Jeffie D. Fryar, b. January, 1893 in Indian Territory
7. Joseph C. Fryar, b. April, 1895 in Indian Territory

Sources:

1. Article, "John Churchman of Cherokee Spring, Virginia, Arkansas", by Joe Carter from Wagon Wheels published by The Society of Paris, Ark, 1980-, Fall, 1995, pages 30-34
2. Research by Dorothy Lampkin -- information from 1900 Indian Territory Census, Cherokee Nation Township 13 NR 19 east northeast of Arkansas River