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Oscar's Uncle, William Micheaux, shares a tombstone with Oscar's grandmother, Melvina Micheaux, at Eden Valley Cemetery south of Great Bend. William and his mother migrated to Kansas in 1878 as part of the "exoduster" movement.

When William Micheaux died in 1900, Oscar's father, Swan Micheaux, fell heir to part of his estate, causing Oscar's parents to move to Great Bend in 1901. Oscar was 17 at the time, and his younger siblings all attended Great Bend schools.