Ch ick as aw ▁Country '. ▁Love ▁County ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tex oma ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase , ▁effect ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁included ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁state ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁except ▁the ▁Pan handle . ▁Ex pl or ers ▁and ▁trad ers ▁began ▁trav elling ▁extens ively ▁through ▁the ▁area , ▁int ending ▁to ▁find ▁trade ▁routes ▁to ▁Santa ▁Fe . ▁The ▁Qu ap aw ▁were ▁the ▁principal ▁Native ▁Americans ▁living ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁River . ▁The ▁Qu ap aws ▁c eded ▁their ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁and ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Cho ct aws ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁The ▁Ch ick as aws ▁were ▁assigned ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Cho ct aw ▁territory ▁during ▁ 1 8 3 7 - 8 . ▁ ▁Over ton ▁Love ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁Ch ick as aws ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁present - day ▁Love ▁County . ▁He ▁was ▁twenty ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁His ▁settlement ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Love ' s ▁Valley ▁( about ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁town ▁of ▁Mar iet ta ). ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁Ch ick as aw ▁land own ers ▁and ▁cattle ▁ra is ers ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁working ▁ ▁of ▁Red ▁River ▁B ottom land .. ▁Event ually , ▁he ▁became ▁a