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Joseph Franklin Fulenchek (b. 1854) married Johanna (b. 1852 - d. 1930) in Czechoslovakia and, then, came to the United States, living first in Kansas. Eventually moving to Oklahoma, Joe and Johanna lived and died in Mangum, Oklahoma. They are buried in the Russell Cemetery.

Their son, Joe, married Lizzie McAlister. They lived in Arkansas and moved to Sherman, Texas in a covered wagon. Eventually they moved to Wolf Ranch near Gordonville. Their son, Joe Mark Fulenchek, was born on Wolf Ranch November 20, 1889. Joe and Lizzie are buried in the Gordonville Cemetery.

Joe Mark Fulenchek (11/20/1889 - 9/13/1949) married Ida Bell McAlister (5/27/1886 - 1/9/1971) married on May 17, 1908. Joe Mark and Ida Bell are buried in the Gordonville Cemetery. Their children were:

George Washington Fulenchek b. February 22, 1909
Vivian Dicy Fulenchek b. August 5, 1910
Annie Azelie Fulenchek b. April 10, 1912
Rubby Fulenchek b. February 8, 1914 d. April 1914
Viola Fulenchek b. May 16, 1915
Jossie Fulenchek b. July 14, 1917
Joe Thomas Fulenchek b. November 21, 1922
Elbert Calvin Fulenchek b. February 3, 1925
Paul Fulenchek b. October 3, 1927

Games the children played were ball, made from worn-out sock tops; dominoes; checkers and railroad spelling matching. Endless hours outside were spent on the see-saw and swings.

The children attended the Overton School, located halfway between Fink and Locust. On Sunday, the family attended church at Locust Church of Christ.

by Viola Fulenchek Dutton

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