LUTHER THOMAS EASTHAM

UPDATED: 12/14/2023

Please refer to the “Eastham Genealogy Information Project” link above.

LUTHER THOMAS EASTHAM¹² (12/23/1889, Alpena Pass, Arkansas – 1/4/1979, Tahlequah, Oklahoma) was married (M1) to Elva Shipley (2/2/1896, Oklahoma – 7/13/1934), daughter of Raleigh Shipley and Mary (Brooks) Shipley.

They had five children:

i Ralph Perry¹³ (10/23/1913-5/13/1985)

ii Bessie M.¹³ (3/19/1919-7/30/1936)

iii Raleigh Charles¹³ (9/11/1922-7/1/2006)

iv Arthur Lee¹³ (11/23/1924-8/31/2018)

v Walter William¹³ (12/2/1929-6/13/1945)

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Ralph Perry Eastham

Ralph Perry Eastham¹³ (10/23/1913, Cherokee County, Oklahoma-5/13/1985, Tahlequah, Oklahoma). He died from lifelong complications from tuberculosis. Ralph married (M1) Hazel A. Scott. , and they had three children:

i Elzie Ray Eastham¹⁴ (6/26/1938)

ii Marylyn (Eastham) Ozbirn¹⁴ (7/3/1936)

iii Roxie Eastham¹⁴ (10/28/1940)

Ralph married (M2) Maudie Ashley, who had two children from a previous marriage:

Arlena Ashley

Ronald Ashley

Elzie Ray Eastham

Ray is a butcher and a lifelong resident of California

Marylyn Eastham Ozbirn

Marylyn married Leo Allen Ozbirn on December 27, 1957. She married Charles DeGraff on July 31, 1999.

Marylyn is a retired school teacher and lives in Riverbank, California.

Roxie Eastham

Roxie married (M1) James Greenwood. In 1956, Roxie married (M2) William Dean Morris. They divorced about 1980.

Deceased

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Bessie Eastham

Bessie Eastham born around 1918, and died at the age of 18 in Phoenix, AR. She never married. Bessie died in Arizona and her burial place was a family mystery for decades. Online records reveal a Bessie Eastham, Born March 19, 1919 in Oklahoma, Died July 30, 1936 (Aged 17). Place of burial – Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Plot 43-44-1-6.

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Raleigh Charles Eastham

Raleigh Eastham (9/11/1922, Barber, Oklahoma – 1/4/2004, Tahlequah, Oklahoma) was a lifelong businessman in Tahlequah. He married Nina Fern Mahaney May 19, 1944 in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Nina was born September 18, 1923 in Park Hill Oklahoma, the daughter of James Mahaney and Alice Shadrick. Raleigh and Nina had three daughters.

i Barbara Jean (Eastham) Lilienthal¹³ (9/14/1947)

ii Belva Lee (Eastham) Waller¹³ (2/6/1951)

iii Donna Marie Eastham¹³ (12/20/1962)

Barbara (Eastham) Lilienthal

Barbara Jean (Eastham) Lilienthal – was born September 14, 1947 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Barbara is a retired accountant and project manager for Exxon in Houston, Texas. Barbara married Richard Thomas Lilienthal on October 22, 1988 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Richard was born June 26, 1947.

Belva Lee (Eastham) Waller

Belva Lee (Eastham) Waller – was born February 6, 1951 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Belva is a retired school teacher for the gifted and talented in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where she taught for 37 years. She taught fifth and sixth grade Language Arts before working with the gifted and talented children. She is married to (M2) William “Bill” Doyle Waller and they live in Park Hill, Oklahoma. She has one son, Arg Earl Stratton III, who works for Expedia.com in Dallas, Texas, from her previous marriage to (M1) Arg Stratton II.

Donna Marie Eastham

Donna Marie Eastham – was born December 20, 1962 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Donna was a project manager for Intel.

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Arthur Lee Eastham

Arthur Lee Eastham was born November 23, 1924 in Barber, Oklahoma. He married Leola Arlene Sanders May 23, 1847. Leola was the daughter of William Guinn and Mayme Sanders, and was born February 25, 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona. Arthur and Leola had 2 children:

i Ronald Lee Eastham¹⁴ (4/14/1948)

ii Melba J. (Eastham) Springer¹⁴ (11/24/1952)

Ronald Lee Eastham

Ronald Lee Eastham was born April 14, 1948 in Liberal, Kansas.

Melba J. (Eastham) Springer

Melba J. (Eastham) Springer was born November 24, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Walter William Eastham

Walter Eastham – (12/2/1929 in Cherokee County -6/13/1945)Died from an accidental gunshot wound.

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LUTHER THOMAS EASTHAM¹² was married (M2) to his second wife, Lewdema Johnson (2/12/1912, Park Hill, Oklahoma – 2/6/2001 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma)

They had 3 children:

i Gladys Mattie Eastham¹³ (8/8/1936)

ii Thomas Allen Eastham¹³

iii Shirley Ann Eastham¹³(5/10/1942, Bunch, Oklahoma)

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Gladys Mattie Ann Eastham

Gladys was born in 1936. She married Everett Peace and they had five children:
i Terry Peace¹⁴
ii Tommy Peace¹⁴
iii Ledenna Peace¹⁴
iv Charolette Peace¹⁴
v Deann Peace¹⁴

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Thomas Allen Eastham

Thomas is married to Joyce Shepherd of Tahlequah. They have a daughter, Pamela “Pam” Eastham, and an adopted son, Chuck Allen. Chuck’s wife is named Summer. Thomas also has a son by his former marriage, Michael Allen Blaylock, who was born May 18, 1962. Thomas and Joyce owned and operated War Eagle Floats on the Illinois River for several years. Chuck owns and operates a wrecker service in Tahlequah.

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Shirley Ann Eastham

Shirley Ann Eastham (5/10/1942, Bunch, Oklahoma – 5/8/2010, Fort Smith, Arkansas. Park Hill Cemetery). Shirley married (M1) Dale Ray Burgess, who was born 2/13/1939, on 8/8/1960 in Hayward, California. They had one daughter:

i Regina Lynn Burgess¹⁴ (2/16/1963)

Regina Lynn Burgess

Regina Lynn Burgess was born February 16, 1963 in Oakland, California.

Shirley married (M2) James William Faucett (born 2.19.1936 in Whenworthy, Missouri – died June 14, 2001 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri) on July 16, 1964 in Carson City, Nevada. They had two daughters:

ii Sherry Ann Faucett¹⁴ (5/8/1965)
iii Kayla Jean (Faucett) Hanson¹⁴ (11/2/1967)

Sherry Ann Faucett

Sherry Ann Faucett was born May 8, 1965 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri.

Kayla Jean (Faucett) Hanson

Kayla Jean (Faucett) Hanson was born November 2, 1967 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, and worked as a Dental assistant and office manager for 25 years. She now owns Lawley House Antiques. Kayla is married to Patrick Hanson who owns Conley Overhead Doors. They have one son:

i Mark Andrew Hanson

Shirley married (M3) Sammie Christie (born 2/24/1932 in Etta Bend, Oklahoma – died 2/26/2000 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) on 6/14/1982 in Miami, Oklahoma. There are two children from the marriage:

iii Haleigh Reagan Christie (12/15/1974)
iv Callie May Christie (2/2/1978)

Haleigh Reagan Christie

Haleigh Reagan Christie was born 12/25/1974 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Callie May Christie

Callie May Christied was born 2/2/1978 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She married William Arron Jumper on November 7, 1999 in Welling, Oklahoma.

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