Maybe Dehart was a stepfather who adopted Charlie. When I remarried my 2nd husband adopted my daughter. Julia Cooper In a message dated 07/20/2000 9:45:55 PM Central Daylight Time, Xx2sjd@aol.com writes: << Search for any info. Charlie C. COOPER Dob 20-Jan-1887.. Izard County, Ark. Mother(Elizabeth)? Father A. COOPER. nothing else on them.. Charlie adopted at abt. 6 yrs old in Wister, Ok, Leflore County, By John William DEHART.23-Sept-1892 Legal name change to DEHART 24-Sept-1892. Charles worked coalmines and died about 1918. Buried in Old Cedar Grove Cem. Booth,Ark. Married about 1909 to Fannie Lee Slankard dob-1895. No marriage date except abt. She died 1929. Buried in Old Cedar Grove Cem. Booth, Ark, also. any info on adoption and or who John William was before he adopted Charlie would make me the happiest granddaughter(of Charlie) in this whole world. John William DEHART, born West Va. 16-April-1864 died Wister, Leflore County,Ok dec 19- 1949. WHO IS HE?? Thank you for anything, Sandra DeHart Shawnee<OK> >>