Thomas Mathew Choate (Son of David Bartlett Choate and Polly Ann Judson) b. 6 Feb 1850, Polk Co., Texas d. 12 June 1938, Crowell, Fouard Co., TX m. 2 Jan 1876 Limestone, TX Josephine Cordia Springfield (Dau of Gabriel Stiles Springfield & Martha Jane Rogers) b. 10 Oct 1859, Thornton, TX d. 16 May 1934, Crowell, TX Children: 1. Bob Choate Died young 2. Johnny Choate Died at birth. Twin of Larkin 3. Larkin Choate Died at birth. Twin of Johnny. 4. Dora Lee Choate b 28 Dec 1880 Kosse, Limestone Co., TX d 10 June 1982 Lawton, OK m 25 Dec 1898 Tyson, TX George Leonard Henson 5. Steven Strickland Choate b 19 Nov 1882 Johnson Co., Texas d 6 Aug 1946 Manitou, Tillman Co., OK (Buried Frederick, OK) m 7 Dec 1907 Aquilla, Hill Co., TX Ethel Mae Tripplet b 26 Dec 1886 Hill Co., TX d 8 Jul 1954 Manitou, OK (Buried Frederick, OK) 6. Ella Florence Choate b Mar 1884 TX d Chickasha, OK m 1903 Hill Co., TX William Americus Haught 7. Ada Mae Choate b Sep 1885 Aquilla, Hill Co., TX d 1974 Chickasha, OK mc 1910 (1) John Beard (2) Tom Stradley 8. Nancy Ann (Nannie) Choate b 17 Jun 1888 Hill Co., TX d 30 Jun 1969 Spur, TX m 29 Dec 1905 Mangum, OK Walter Franklin Foreman 9. Mary Adeline (Addie)Choate b 7 Nov 1890 Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX d 26 Aug 1957 Ardmore, Carter Co., OK m 3 Jun 1917 Snyder, Tillman Co., OK Dolphus Gipson Pauley b 1889 d 1945 10. Roxie Minnie Bea Choate b. 1892 Aquilla, Hill Co., OK d. 23 Jan 1990 Frederick, Tillman Co., OK m. 10 Dec 1916 Frederick, Tillman Co., OK Claude Cannon Mott 11. Walter David Choate b 28 Jan 1895 Hill Co., TX d 3 Mar 1986 Selah, WA m 18 Dec 1920 Lawton, OK Oma E Otwell 12. Myrtle Choate b Dec 1897 d Said she died at the age of 3 from red ant stings 16 Feb 2000. Revised and corrected information kindly furnished by Marion M. Mtrophies@aol.com (This is a Choate family for which my aunts found no tie-ins to the main Choate group. Information on this family was furnished by Jack Conrad Choate. Published in "Barefoot and Withrow Families", Vivian Daughterty, Dallas TX 1966.)