The Frost Branches

The Bachelor Club in Wayne, Okla., about 1916. Front row, from left: Dr. J.A. Nelson, G. Hopping, W.K. Walton; back row: Henry Offord Tuell, H.R. Henderson, H.H. Holmes and H.H.D. Moormon.

Henry O. Tuell at Perry Department Store in Lindsay, Okla., where he worked.

Henry Offord Tuell in Lindsay, Okla., about 1916. He died two years later in the flu epidemic of 1918, leaving a wife, Mazie Frost Tuell, and a son, Henry Offord Tuell II.

Henry Offord Tuell Sr. in Lindsay, Okla., circa 1915-1918. Henry and his wife Mazie Frost Tuell purchased (or were given) cameras during their courtship. They took hundreds of photos of themselves and their friends. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Mazie Frost Tuell about 1924.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell on a snowy day in Lindsay, Okla. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell with the cameras they purchased (or were given) during their courtship. The couple took hundreds of photos of themselves and their friends over the next few years. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell posing on a rock in the Washita River near Lindsay, Okla.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, pose on a log over the Washita River near Lindsay, Okla. The couple purchased (or were given) cameras during their courtship, took hundreds of photos of themselves and their friends. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, pose along the banks of the Washita River near Lindsay, Okla. The couple was married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell poses for a snapshot in a boat on the Washita River beneath a bridge between Lindsay and Erin Springs, Ok. Henry and Mazie Frost were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell ham it up in a silly pose in the woods near Lindsay, Okla. The couple took hundreds of such photos of themselves and their friends during their brief courtship and marriage. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell ham it up in a silly pose in the woods near Lindsay, Okla. The couple took hundreds of such photos of themselves and their friends during their brief courtship and marriage. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and his future wife, Mazie Cecil Frost, pose for a snapshot somewhere in Lindsay, Okla., around 1915. They married in 1916, and he died from complications of the Spanish Flu in the 1918 flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost ham it up in a silly pose on a horse near Lindsay, Okla. The couple took hundreds of such photos of themselves and their friends during their brief courtship and marriage. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost ham it up in a silly pose with horses near Lindsay, Okla. The couple took hundreds of such photos of themselves and their friends during their brief courtship and marriage. They were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell II perches on the shoulders of his father, Heny Offord Tuell. The junior Henry was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.

Henry Offord Tuell II, the son of Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, perches on the shoulders of his father, The junior Henry was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.

Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Heny Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, rides his rocking horse with his faithful dog apparently losing interest. He was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.

Henry Offord Tuell II on his tricycle. Photo likely was taken not long after his father died in the 1918 flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Heny Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916. His father died of pneumonia after contracting the flu during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.

Henry Offord Tuell II on his tricycle. Photo likely was taken not long after his father died in the 1918 flu epidemic.

Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Henry Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.

Henry Offord Tuell II as a child in Lindsay, Okla. His father died in the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918 when Henry II was 2.

Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Heny Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.

Henry Offord Tuell II as a child in Lindsay, Okla. His father died in 1918 when Henry was 2.

Henry Tuell II in costume for a high school play in Lindsay, Okla. about 1934.

A high school photo of Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Heny Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell. He was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.

Henry Offord Tuell Jr. high school graduation photo. Henry attended school in Lindsay, Okla., before earning a degree in business administration from Oklahoma University in Norman, Okla. He was a lifelong fan of the Sooners football team.

A Lindsay (Okla.) High School photo of Henry Offord Tuell II, taken around 1934.

Henry Offord Tuell II in 1936.

This photo of Henry Tuell II probably was taken when he was a student at Oklahoma University.

Henry Offord Tuell II at the home of his mother, Mazie Frost Tuell High, and stepfather, Art High.

Virginia White Frost and grandson Henry Offord Tuell II in Lindsay, Okla., circa late 1940s. Mrs. Frost was about 91 years old when the photo was taken, and died soon thereafter.

Mazie Frost (Tuell) High at her home in Lindsay, Okla., circa late 1950s. Her family settled Oklahoma Indian Territory when she was a girl. She married Henry O. Tuell, who died in the flu epidemic of 1918. She later married Art High.

Mazie Frost (Tuell) High poses at her home in Lindsay, Okla., circa late 1950s. Her family settled Oklahoma Indian Territory when she was a girl. She married Henry O. Tuell, who died in the flu epidemic of 1918. She later married Art High.

Mazie Frost (Tuell) High among her favorite flowers, hollyhocks, at her home in Lindsay, Okla., circa late 1950s.

Mazie Frost (Tuell) High with her grandchildren, Victria Nelle Tuell and Thomas Frost Tuell, at the Tuell home in Lawton, Okla. Circa 1968.

Archibald "Art" High with wife, Mazie Frost Tuell High, at their home in Lindsay, Okla.

Archibald High at his home in Lindsay, Okla., circa 1960s. Art married Mazie Frost Tuell, whose first husband died during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.