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Here I will combine my time in Iran and Korea under one post being his how they are with the same company and very similar assignment even though the countries are totally different I think you’ll enjoy this story so read on.

Why is the chapter titled Brown, Black and What? Because i grew up to just naturally adopt the culture or look or style or conduct of those I was with. When i was with my cousins (all poor white folks) that was who i felt i was irregardless of the color of their skin. You… Read more: Brown Black or What

Right after starting school the four of us (Joey Vitosky, Phillip Casey, Mitchel Roberts & myself) usually working in twos we were pretty much obsessed with digging caves Spending hours and hours after school to build our dirt homes away from home! I don’t know what else to call them but caves. When we were… Read more: Caves Rafts and Cables

First let’s talk about Edd Scrimshire then Eddie’s bar in Clearview Oklahoma Edd Scrimshire, One of the so-called black sheep of the Scrimshire family, claimed he literally rebuilt a 1957 Hudson Hornet into what many said  was one of the fanciest cars they had ever seen. Many said it because they heard it from Edd… Read more: Edd Clearview Eddies Bar

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Mulit Use Graveyard Sleeping in the Graveyard Layout of House Johnny Bear Built Is having graves in the yard the true meaning of a Graveyard. As I grew backwards in Okla I l literally went from Graveyard to Graveyard. Read on! Resurrecting the memories of Indian graveyards and those who associated with them About a… Read more: Graves In The Yard

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WARNING: Matter of fact the following information is graphic and could drastically change your current view of me. Please this is not for young tender eyes & ears. So proceed at your own risk!  I struggled a little with the theme of this section of my book of life stories! At first I was going… Read more: Living with Killing

My Dad not a shade tree okie wannabe like me but a true oaky… The best times of my growing up was hunting & fishing and playing catch with my dad! He loved all FOUR! Hunting fishing baseball and me… most of the time in that order 😊 Most of the time I didn’t know… Read more: My Dad

You might say I set the bar low when it comes to the bars I know. Corny right? I got admit my brides been right all along I spent way too much time in bars. They were often my downfall, yes even my obsession. I guess you could say one of my persistent regrets is… Read more: My Favorite and not so Favorite Bars

Rilda Laree Ennis. my mom’s maiden name. She was the youngest of four so she grew up with three older brothers that may provide the context for pieces and parts of what I’m about to tell you about my mom. She was a tough cookie! Growing up as a little girl she was known for… Read more: My Mom

Never Just A Couple Two unique individuals in temperament and personality becomes a couple and not just any couple but of all THE COUPLES on earth the only two who could produce you! Yes we have never been just a couple. You could say we grew up together as a couple!  I’ve known the following… Read more: Never Just A Couple

Just by definition if theres a Part 1 there most likely will be a Part2 – here tiz’ Shade Tree Okie style. In part 1 (the first 17 or so) I work for the other guy. That’s all laid out nice and neat with lots of exciting stories in ‘Part 1 – Okemah to Korea’.… Read more: NM to Cali-Working for Myself

See OBITUARIES below for Leland, Zora, Bonnie, & Zelda.  They are not in chronological order. First born was Lon Wesley Scrimshire, born 4 November 1918 in Arkansas, died 16 July 1920 from unknown causes. A full, standalone obituary for James Holland Scrimshire (my Dad) does not appear to be online. James Holland Scrimshire, son of… Read more: Obits for John & Maud’s Five Children

Work was never a four letter word to me, unless maybe if the word was Joy because I’ve always enjoyed working and enjoyed most of what I did, most of who i worked with, and where I worked with very few exceptions. All experiences I’ve had at all jobs and locations has made me the… Read more: Okemah to Korea-Working for Others

History has it that Chief Okemah of the Kickapoo tribe was the first person to occupy the location now called Okemah. Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah about the same time period as my dad (your grandpa Holland) was born in Arkansas and I was born about the same time as Woody’s son Arlo!  That’s… Read more: Okemah, Woody, Will and Me

Life changing sounds – Music, Beer Joints & a Baby The Okmulgee era of mine & Camilla’s journey in life is an important one that shaped much of our future.  This is not a long story made short this is a long story – made real! The beginning of our together life started out much… Read more: Okmulgee Sounds, Weird Friends, Beer Joints & a Baby

Grandma Scrimshire (Maude) Bitten by a Water Moccasin Swimming & Bathing in the Pond with Rusty Cutting Holes in the Ice so Rusty and Cows Could Drink In one way or another water was central to my life growing up. Be that lakes, farm ponds, rivers or creeks. For instance a whole chapter i will… Read more: Ponds & Creeks Mishaps & Adventures

Scrimshire family migration to Oklahoma Dean family Arkansas origins Scrimshire Georgia origins Cherokee intermarriage possibilities Details on Will Rogers ancestry Details about Scrimshire connection to the Cherokee’s Scrimshire Cherokee ancestry Other Cherokee intermarried surnames Indirectly tied to us The Scrimshire family’s migration to Oklahoma from Arkansas occurred in the early 20th century, primarily involving my… Read more: Scrimshire ties to Deans, Rogers & Cherokees

The taildragger I guess serving and working dangerous locations and countries like Vietnam (and a few weeks in Thailand) somehow kinda prepared me for my flight of a lifetime over the Sacramento mountains from Alamogordo to Okemah Oklahoma with literally a mad scientist in what was called a T—Craft, a Taylorcraft,. TheT for taildragger and… Read more: The Taildragger

‘My Life of Change Has Never Changed’! Contents: I’ve had a beautiful life… You know most of my life I’ve liked myself but obviously not always!  Relatively speaking I’ve known people who really didn’t like themselves, didn’t like how they look, didn’t really like their friends, didn’t like how their friends looked, and we’re unwilling… Read more: Transformative Lifes’ Changes 70’s to 2000’s

1700, 1800 & 1900 Scrimshire Family Lines & Charts How to read the Above Chart The top two boxes are the Scrimhire households most compiled trees known. The six smaller boxes are children often attached to John Jr. and Mary Anna Brown. The two large boxes at the bottom are the later Oklahoma stories. Green… Read more: Two Extended Scrimshire Family Lines

Drawing Water Was My Number One Responsibility As I’ve mentioned before! Year around, even in the winter time, Day by day activities were centered around and had something to do with water  For instance from the day we moved into the farmhouse we had to have a ready & steady supply of fresh water! From… Read more: Using Well Water

See Bold Below: the ingenuity of the Vitosky family, communicating by drums, building elaborate dirt trench type boy caves, how to speak moose-talk, our Creek Indian neighbors the Roberts family, Aunt Bonnie & the red ant bites. The first two years of life at the ‘Hilltop House’ is mainly recalled from secondhand information even though… Read more: Who’s Who – Hill Top To Farmhouse

Why I did what I did / Why I do what I doI Probably should’ve wrote this first! The ‘why’ did you do that explanation to a story can take up more room than the story but every story needs some context to some degree for readers or listeners to see and understand the whole… Read more: Why I did what I did and do what I do