----Original Message Follows---- From: "pps" <pps@txucom.net> To: "zella coffman" <zcoffman@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Spencer's possibly from Mississippi > Smith Co., Texas Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:51:36 -0800 This got sent to me somehow by mistake ----- Original Message ----- From: zella coffman <zcoffman@hotmail.com> To: <EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 8:07 AM Subject: Re: Spencer's possibly from Mississippi > Smith Co., Texas > Hi. Rhonda, Maybe a Straw is all you need sometimes. Your search has been > FWD to Doctor Barbara Beall in Denver, Foremost researcher on Sdencer's. > Good luck and God Bless, Carl in Wichita <carl_coffman@hotmail.com> > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: marhonda@swbell.net > Reply-To: marhonda@swbell.net > To: EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Spencer's possibly from Mississippi > Smith Co., Texas > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:35:19 +0000 > > I'm really grabbing for straws now. I am having a time trying to find > my husband's relatives. Someone told me the SPENCER's were elusive. I > am beginning to believe that now. I'm looking for James W. Spencer. > The "W" could be William. He was born 4/14/1861 (Not sure of > birthplace) and died Smith Co., TX on 8/6/1926. I called and spoke with > the county clerk of Smith Co., Texas and there was no birth certificate > on James W. Spencer. Somehow the family managed to get by with not > filling it out. He was married to Nina Lucy Brooks. A family member said > that the Spencer's came across the Mississippi River to Texas in 1889. > I have a picture that says that James W. Spencer's sister was > Nora(possibly 1/2 sister) who married George Harris or Harrison and a > 1/2 sister named Susie who married Buff Thorton. I would appreciate any > kind of help:) > Rhonda Gregg Spencer > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com