Henry Franklin Battles/ Susan (Monks) Battles Submitted by:
Archie (Bud) and Doris Battles, grandson and wife. The Henry
Franklin Battles and Susan Monks families presumably came from
Alabama and settled around Cameron, Indian Territory. Henry
Franklin Battles born 12-23-1851, enrolled at Doaksville, Indian
Territory and died 2-6-1936 at Gowen, OK. His father was G.W.
Battles. Susan (Monks) Battles born 12-23-1856 to F.M. and Susan
Monks. She was enrolled in Garris County and died 7-25-1937 at
Ashland, OK. It is presumed that around Cameron, Indian
Territory is where Henry and Susan met, married and started
raising their family of four boys. From there, they moved to
Wilburton where they had one girl and two more boys. They farmed
and the children went to a small school southwest of Wilburton.
They named it the Battles School. Later, some of the boys went
to Jones Academy. Later on, they were enrolled on the Choctaw
Rolls and was allotted land around Ashland, Indian Territory.
They moved to their land where t