Warren
Clementh Dupy, son of Milton and Catherine
Wolfe-Dupy was born near Dayton, Oh., Oct.8,
1863. He was the grandson of
John Dupy, who came to America in the
early 1800's from France, and Mary McGriff-Dupy.
The Milton Dupy family moved first to Illinois
then to Goddard, Sedgwick Co., Ks.
While living in Goddard Warren met and courted
Jeannette Elizabeth Sackett and they were married
Nov. 18, 1886. Jeanette called "Nettie"
was the daughter of James and Mary
Shippen-Sackett and a descendant of Simon and
Isabel Sackett who came to America from England
in the early 1600's. She was born in Marine,
Il.,May 8, 1863. She died at Waynoka, Ok., Mar.
21, 1938.
Warren and Nettie were the parents of five
children: Archie Ray, born near Goddard; Guy
Clementh, James Milton, and Ross Albert all born
at Clearwater; and Mary Emma born near Goddard.
In 1900 the Dupy family moved by covered wagon to
Oklahoma Territory. On the way they had the
misfortune of having one of the horses die in the
harness, and stopped just long enough to buy
another. Mr. Dupy bought a claim relinquishment
from Doc. Graves, a Waynoka barber, 1 1/2 miles
northeast of Waynoka where his son Ross and his
wife Caroline and grandson Fred and family still
live. The family lived in the covered wagon and a
small building on the claim until they built
their house. Mr. Dupy was a mule buyer and traded
and plied this trade while getting started on the
farm.
In 1908 Mr. Dupy took his family by train to the
World's Fair in Seattle, Wa. They stayed there a
year while Mr. Dupy worked at the fair; they
returned to Oklahoma in 1909.
Archie, the oldest son, became a brakeman in the
passenger service of the Great Northern Railway
running between Everett and Spokane, Wa. He was
killed on his run by the Great Wellington Snow
Avalance Mar.1, 1910 and lies in Memorial Hill
cemetery near Waynoka.
Guy met and married Daisy Strohmeyer of Waynoka
area. In 1916 he purchased land near White Deer,
Tx. They were the parents of three children;
Darrel Guy, Nettie Helen, and Jack. Guy passed
away Dec. 17, 1957, and his wife soon after. His
sons still live in White Deer and Darrel still
owns his father's land.
James married Mabel Springer also of the Waynoka
area. He worked for the Santa Fe many years,
retiring in 1950. He and Mable were the parents
of five children: John, Ruby, Ruth, Delores and
Dorothy. He died Mar. 16, 1952 and is buried in
the Alva cemetery.
Mr. Dupy and son Ross started a dairy about 1916.
Milking and bottling was done by hand and
delivered by horse and buggy for 5 cents a quart.
Milk not sold was separated by
hand-turning-separator and cream was sold at a
local cream station.
About this time Ross met and courted Caroline
Howell, who was a clerk in Olmstead store. She
was the daughter of Harvey Carlston and Emma
Jones-Howell. She was born in Buckner, Mo. and
came to Oklahoma with her parents in 1911. Ross
and Caroline built a house just north of his
parents' house. They are the parents of 2
children: Fred Ross was born in Waynoka. Caroline
had gone into town to await the birth since there
was a terrible blizzard and all roads were
blocked. Emma Carleen was born on the home place.
About this time Ross got smallpox and when
Carleen was 6 weeks old she also had the disease.
However, both recovered with no permanent
scarring. Ross and Caroline bought land northwest
of Waynoka. Their children attended Heinle
country school. Ross had a dairy also and by that
time milk was 7 cents a quart.
Mary married Ray Spencer. Ray, the son of
Granville Spencer, was a young and industrious
farmer from the Waynoka community. They were the
parents of one son, Dean Warren; grandparents of
two and great grandparents of one. Mr. Spencer
served in World War I. He died May 17, 1963. Mary
makes her home in Waynoka.
About 1935 Ross and Caroline bought the home
place from Mr. Dupy. They moved there and cared
for him until his death Mar. 13, 1951. Both
children attended Northwestern State Teachers
College.
Fred married Helen Anderson from Woodward, Ok.
Fred served four years in the army during World
War II and was discharged as Master Sergeant. He
returned to Waynoka and his job as chief clerk
for the Santa Fe. His wife, Helen, taught in the
Waynoka schools. They are the parents of two
children: Ernie Fred, born at Miami, AZ., married
Lela Sue Bell. She is the daughter of Eugene and
Wanda Farrell-Bell. Ernie and Lela are the
parents of three: *
Carleen worked as a riveter in an airplane
factory in Wichita during the war. Here she met
and married Jack Chrisman Lea, the son of Gilbert
and Clara Lea of Kansas City. They make their
home in Amarillo where he works for Santa Fe and
she works for the Green Stamp. Co. They are the
parents of three: *
The Warren
C. Dupy family were true pioneers who experience
happy times, many heartaches, and hardships so
that their grandchildren and great-grandchildren
could live the good life of the 1970's.
Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Dupy
* while
these children were in the published book,
because of their late birth dates I opt to not
reprint them here, for privacy's sake. JD
