MCCURTAIN GAZETTE
Pioneer Merchant Account, 1920
A source note from the Whiteman Family Historical Archive.
What the record documents
A January 3, 1920 McCurtain Gazette article described W. J. Whiteman of Goodwater as a pioneer merchant, reported that he had begun business there many years before statehood, and discussed his stores, farming land and banking connections.
Evidence boundary
Supports: a contemporary newspaper characterization of Whiteman’s long-running commercial activity in Goodwater and the surrounding county.
Research standard
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