Tuell Family Branches
The Tuells have been on this continent since at least William Tuell (1714-1749). William’s son, William Tuell Jr. (1738-1777) died fighting with American troops against the British in the Battle of Germantown during the Revolutionary War. Over the next three generations, our branch of the Tuells migrated through the Carolinas, Georgia, Arkansas and finally to Oklahoma Indian Territory in the 1890s. Tom’s great-grandfather James Robert Tuell (1869-1896) and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Morris Tuell (1870-1920), settled near Pauls Valley, Okla., with their two children, Henry Offord Tuell (1891-1918) and Edith Maud Tuell (1890-1978). James died soon after, and Mary then married Charles Albert Williams 91864-1949), another pioneer of the area, and they had two sons, Albert Morris Williams (1897-1993) and Paul George Williams (1905-1953).
Henry Tuell moved to Lindsay, Okla., around 1914, where he met Tom’s grandmother, Mazie Cecil Frost (1892-1971). They married in March 1916 and welcomed Henry Offord Tuell Jr. (1916-2013) into the world that December. Two years later, the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 claimed Henry Sr. at age 27.
Frost-Tuell
This is the branch of the family tree from which Tom descends. Henry Offord Tuell married Mazie Cecil Frost in 1916, just two years before the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 took Henry's life. Their only child was Tom's father, Henry Tuell II.
Bachelor Club
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 Offord Tuell
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.
HO Tuell
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.
HO and Mazie Tuell
Henry Offord Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, were married in 1916, and he died in 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic.
HO and Mazie Tuell
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.
HO and Mazie Tuell with cameras
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.
HO and Mazie Tuell
Henry Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell posing on a rock in the Washita River near Lindsay, Okla.
Henry and Mazie Tuell
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 and Mazie Tuell
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.
On the river
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 Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell
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.
HO Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell
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.
The courtship of Mazie Frost
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 Tuell and Mazie Frost
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.
Horsing around
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.
Father and son
Henry Offord Tuell II perches on the shoulders of his father, Heny Offord Tuell. The junior Henry was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.
Father and son
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
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
Henry Offord Tuell II on his tricycle. Photo likely was taken not long after his father died in the 1918 flu epidemic.
Henry Tuell Jr.
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 Tuell Jr.
Henry Offord Tuell II on his tricycle. Photo likely was taken not long after his father died in the 1918 flu epidemic.
Young Henry Tuell II
Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Henry Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.
Henry Offord Tuell II
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.
Studious young Henry
Henry Offord Tuell II, son of Heny Tuell and Mazie Frost Tuell, was born in Lindsay, Okla., in 1916.
Henry Offord Tuell II
Henry Offord Tuell II as a child in Lindsay, Okla. His father died in 1918 when Henry was 2.
Henry Offord Tuell II
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.
The Graduate
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.
Henry Offord Tuell Jr.
A Lindsay (Okla.) High School photo of Henry Offord Tuell II, taken around 1934.
Henry Offord Tuell II
This photo of Henry Tuell II probably was taken when he was a student at Oklahoma University.
Henry Offord Tuell II
Henry Offord Tuell II at the home of his mother, Mazie Frost Tuell High, and stepfather, Art High.
Virginia Frost and Henry Tuell II
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
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
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 High among her hollyhocks
Mazie Frost (Tuell) High among her favorite flowers, hollyhocks, at her home in Lindsay, Okla., circa late 1950s.
Mazie High with grandchildren
Mazie Frost (Tuell) High with her grandchildren, Victria Nelle Tuell and Thomas Frost Tuell, at the Tuell home in Lawton, Okla. Circa 1968.