Frederick F. Drummond
Rancher
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“Come trade with me.” Those are the words that brought the Drummond family to Oklahoma and Osage County. Frederick Drummond (1864–1913) came to the former Osage Nation, Indian Territory, at age twenty-two in 1886. The Drummond name runs thick in the vast ranch lands of Osage County. The branches of the family tree–cousins, brothers, uncles–are extensive and storied. No one understands the family legacy more than Frederick Ford Drummond, a third-generation rancher, who walked among pioneers as a child. Later, he paid homage to his father, Fred Gentner Drummond, and his grandfather in the only way he knew how–by carrying on the family business and by becoming one of many Oklahomans who strove to keep the state’s heritage alive. Frederick Ford Drummond earned degrees from Oklahoma State and Stanford universities. After graduating from Stanford, he joined United Missouri Bank of Kansas City. Frederick Drummond’s education and banking experience equipped him to operate the family ranch. A member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association since the age of seven, Fred began training his son, Ford, in 2002 to become a fourth-generation Drummond rancher. In addition to many honors he was inducted as a member of the Oklahoma State University Hall of Fame. Frederick F. Drummond, Patriarch of the famous Osage County ranching dynasty and Stanford educated banker.Program Credits: Honest Media Müllerhaus Legacy Website Team Date Created: March 30, 2009 Date Published: March 20, 2015 Notes: Recorded by John Erling in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Digital Audio Sound Recording, Non-Music. Tags: Roy Rogers, World’s Fair, Cargill, Williams Companies, Nature Conservancy, Tall Grass, Chisholm Trail, Kerr McGee, Joe Williams, Herbicides, Boy Scouts, Drummond House, Osage County |