The Oklahoma Territory became the State of Oklahoma in 1907.
Summarized from The Daily Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - May 20, 1984: Thomas H. Barnum, 77, born Sept. 8, 1906 in Isabella, Oklahoma, passed away May 18, 1984. He came to Oklahoma City in 1931, and worked 35 years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., retiring Sept. 8, 1966, as sales manager. He is survived by his wife, Josephine, 1 daughter, Doris Berry, 2 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, all of Oklahoma City; 2 brothers, Virgil of Duncan OK, and Milton of Hitchcock TX; 1 sister, Lucille Douglas of Clarksville AR; and a host of relatives and friends. Interment Resthaven Cemetery.
Plot: Garden of the Holy Family.