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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

S is for Sarah Rector

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Sarah Rector
(1902 - 1967)

Sarah Rector became a millionaire at a very young age!

Ms. Rector and her family had Creek Indian heritage and all received land grants from the Dawes Allotment Act shortly before Oklahoma became a state.  Sarah got 160 acres that her father leased to the Devonian Oil Company in order to raised money to pay the $30 annual tax bill.   Oil was struck and what started out as $300 a month income from the oil, became over $11,000 a month!!
By age 18, Ms. Rector owned stocks & bonds, a boarding house, a bakery, a cafe, and 2000 acres of good land.

As with anyone who comes into a lot of money there was misinformation, legal and financial struggle and of course the moochers.

While the Rector's were well-educated, lived in a modern home and owned an automobile, some claimed they were ignorant and wore rags and her estate was being mis-managed and squandered.
 Ms. Rector married twice and had 3 sons.  She passed away at age 65.

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5 comments:

  1. I like your theme. Sarah Rector seems to have had a very interesting life.
    ~Visiting from AtoZ

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    1. Thanks! Its a shame her and her family had to go thru all the hassle that seems to go along with having a lot of money.

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  2. I have never heard of her.
    Good to know. :)

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    1. I wonder what her sons are doing now. I didn't see what her married names were so that would take some deeper digging.

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  3. Her son's name are Kenneth Jr., Clarence, and Leonard Campbell. These are the kids she had with her first husband whose name is Kenneth Campbell.

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