I have just started researching my husband's side of the family. His grandfather, James Sherman Williams, married Mary Miranda Hutchings (or Hutchens) on December 19, 1886 in Protem. James came from Terre Haute, IN but Mary was born and raised in Protem. I think her father's name was Hanse Hutchings and her mother's name was Lizzie Cobble.
They moved on to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1901.
If anyone has knowledge of either of these families or the names of any cemeteries near Protem where any ancestors might be buried, I would appreciate it.