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Family Reminisces
by Sharon Knox Butts

    My grandmother use to tell me stories about Hugo. My Grandparents were Luther and Pearl Knox.
    She and her family came to Hugo with a wagon train. She would tell me that by the end of the day she would be so tired from walking. They had a wagon, I can not remember for sure why but she could not ride it.  She told stories about some one getting sick, and a family had to stay behind because a woman gave birth to a baby. The times were so different back then. She told me how in her day the women were not to be seen when PG, I had to ask what if some one comes over what she would “we would hide in the bedroom.”
    They had two homes in Hugo one was at 310 E. Bluff. I also have a paper from the First United Methodist Church when they were celebrating their 75^th anniversary. They had members who had been in the church for 50 years or more sign the paper. My grand mother (Mrs. Luther Knox) was first on the list. She joined the church in 1909. A few others that you might have heard of are:

• 1918 Mrs W.H. King,
• 1925 Lon Kile JR,
• 1923 W.E. Bear,
• 1920 Fllen Caldwell
• 1923 Mrs. E.A. Ford,
• 1920 Mary Joe Evens,

Some miscellaneous information

•     Luther Henry Knox’s father had the first cook tent in Hugo.
•     My granddad bought a rail road car and made a small restaurant
•     I did notice that the old rail road car is not in the park any longer (that sad but I understand it got old, but we sure loved it as children), and that poor pond is in bad shape but the crawdads are still there.  
•     My Uncle Ian Knox was one of the best hamburgers cooks at the bus station.
•     There was a restaurant that had some very good pie; it might have been called Callwals.
•     My granddad was France M. Tate his first job was at the rail road in Hugo and he worked there until he retired. I am sure there has to be some photos in the museum. I have a hard time getting there on the days its open.  He was given a radio that was in the shape of a train, for so many years of services, it was giving to me.  He was marred to Oisse May Kennedy.
•     He had one child named Imonjean and 3 sons who’s last name were Evens. When he died, his niece donated a lot of things to the rail road museum. I want to come down and see if I can get some photos for my family project. Way back in the depression days my grand mother crocheted (?sp.) a blanket out of twine that was used to tie boxes together before mailing. It is very heavy, maybe 60 lbs.

    I hope my information is helpful or at lease enjoyable to you.
    Thanks,
                   Sharon