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After a short hiatus (our falls are always crazy busy with trips and visitors) our holiday trip to Oklahoma encouraged me to get back on the ancestral trail. It was great to get away and to explore more of the area where my wife's ancestors lived and worked. Visiting the site of the Burright families claim inspired me to take a deeper look at their branch of the family tree.
The Burrights of the 18-1900's are relatively easy genealogical targets. They are an old established American family with an impressive lineage. There is even a published biography 'The Sun Rides High' written for Orin Ulysses Burright by his daughter Ora Blanche Burright. It's a little dry but packed with interesting facts and stories. There are also numerous board entries at ancestry.com as well as a couple of websites with various levels of research. The tricky part of working with a well established family is sorting through the large volume of information and discovering what is fact and what is fiction.
Today I simply read through the biographies in the Logan County History 1889-1977. This two volume set is a must-read for anyone researching this part of Oklahoma. It contains detailed historical information about the county including numerous biographies of families and individuals from the area. Most interesting to me was the fact that Ora Blanche Burright, my wife's great, great aunt, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This should mean that someone in our family tree must have some connection with the American Revolution ... but who?
It turns out that because my wife shares a direct blood relative with Ora we will be able to request a copy of Ora's original application to the DAR. I hope that the application will give us some new information regarding our ancestors. The irony in all this is that although my wife may be eligible to become a member of the DAR, she married a Brit. I wonder if that will count against her?
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