Jimmy Belvin was born in Boswell Choctaw County , Indian Territory on December 11 , 1900 to Watson J. and Mabel Powers Belvin . He was a direct descendant of the original Belvins who were forced over the Trail of Tears from Mississippi to Indian Territory . He attended school in Boswell and graduated from Southeastern Teachers College with a Bachelor of Science degree , going on to earn a Master 's of Education at the University of Oklahoma which he completed in 1941
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Harry J. W. Belvin