Shortly after the establishment of the Cleveland County Historical Society in 1968, members of the Society started collecting stories from individuals whose families pioneered Norman. The result of their efforts is a treasure trove of history about the founding and settlement of Norman and Cleveland County. Select a family name below to read more about their contributions to the community.
| Abbot Family |
| C.D. Adkins Family |
| T.T. Attaway |
| J. W. Ball Family |
| Benjamin Franklin Bartholomew |
| Ora Hyde Beavers |
| Belknap Family |
| Joseph Madison Bishop |
| Black Family |
| Charles Leavitt Botsford |
| Seldon E. Boyd |
| Andrew Damascus Bradley |
| Vincent Eugene Breese Family |
| Bruehl Family |
| James Shannon Buchanan (Uncle Buck) |
| Lewis Bugher Family |
| S. J. Carr |
| Earl Russell Chastain Family |
| Henry Clark Family |
| George Jackson Courtney |
| Edward Everett Dale |
| William Elmer (Billy) Williamson and Family |
| Essex/Short Family |
| The W.F. Flood Family |
| Elijah Robert Ford |
| Edward R. and Ollie May France |
| Malcom Baxter Fulkerson |
| Dr. and Mrs. Roy Gittinger |
| Charles Taylor Gorton Family |
| James Laurel Haddock Family |
| Charles Hull Family |
| John Arthur Jackson Family |
| R. J. Jackson |
| William J. Jackson Family |
| Allen Lewis January Sr Family |
| E.B. Johnson |
| Uncle E.V. Johnson and the Shiloh Methodist Church |
| Henry Johnson |
| William Henry Johnson Family |
| Keith Family |
| Edgar J. Keller |
| Phil C. Kidd Family |
| Emil R. Kraettli Family |
| La Count and Brando Families |
| Lauer and Downing Families |
| Rev. Martin Daugherty Long Family |
| R. E. Leach |
| Lexington, OK Day of Run |
| Dr. Lowther |
| The Roberts the Scatori and the Merrill Families |
| The Schader Family |
| The Standifer Family History |
| Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas Maguire |
| James Owen Martin |
| McCollough |
| Ernest and Josie McDaniel |
| The McElhaney Family |
| James D. Mcguire |
| McMillion |
| Edgar D. Meacham |
| Merkle |
| John Merkle Family.pdf |
| George W. Miller |
| H. O. Miller Family |
| Julien C. and Helen O. Monnet |
| The Muldrows |
| William O'Haver |
| Benjamin Gilbert Owen |
| The Matthew Peacock and Burford S Morgan Families |
| Pendleton |
| William I. Polk |
| Dean Reaves |
| Samuel Watson Reaves |
| William Cory Renfrow Govenor of Oklahoma Territory |
| The Reverend H. Warner Newby Family |
| J. H. Roane Jr. |
| Samuel Watson Reaves2 |
| Lewis Spencer Salter |
| Jay Sherman |
| John D. Shroyer |
| John D. Shroyer and Family |
| Lewis Salter |
| James F. Smalley |
| James Monroe Southern |
| Spottswood |
| Standifer |
| Standley |
| Christian Steves Family |
| Christian Steves Family |
| The Butler Stoner |
| E.H. Stubbeman |
| Dr. and Mrs. James Wellings Sturgis |
| Jesse Sullivant Family |
| Albert Henry Symcox Family |
| William Redmond Synott Family |
| Fred E. Tarman Family |
| Fred Tarman |
| Travel On Norman Streets is Like a Walk Down Memory Lane |
| Van Vacter Family |
| Samuel H. Vaughan and Martha Lula Henson Vaughan |
| Vaughan Family |
| Jesse C. Wails Family |
| Wickizer Family |
| Wickizer Family/First Christian Church |
| B.F. Williams |
| William Elmer (Billy) Williamson Family |
| J.A.Wilson Family |
| Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wilson |
| Winegarners |
| N.E. Wolfard |
| John David Womack, Sr |
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Website photos courtesy of Toni Klemm.