Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/11420 Surname: Bearden ------------------------- Ann, Sorry, but we do not know the parents of John Washington Bearden or where he was born. Ken's grandfather, Roy Earl Bearden, Sr., was his youngest child and was born in 1907, so your John W. b 1867 in AR could be a connection. Sorry I can't be more help. Brenda