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    1. Re: [OKMUSKOG] ELBERT HARRISON SPEARS FAMILY - Porum, OK
    2. Colleen. I am not sure if the Spears family that you have is mine or not. The only names and birthdates that I have that I am positively sure of are: Elbert Harrison Spears born March 22, 1890 and his brother William Wiley Spears born March 6, 1882 Elbert's Death Certificate has Nick Spears listed as his father, and has Linda (Maiden Names Unknown) listed as his mother. However, I have been told by other family members that, Elbert's mother's name was Anna (Lynch) Spears. I have also been told that there were two sisters, Addie and Ide or Ida (not sure of the spelling) on the latter's name. I have no birthdates for the parents or the sisters. Elbert's Death Certificate also states that he was born in Arkansas, I am unsure of this, because some family members have said that William (Elbert's brother) was born in Oklahoma or Missouri. I cannot find any of them on the US Census in Arkansas, Missouri, or Oklahoma before 1920. I did find Elbert on the 1920 US Census in Haskell County, Oklahoma. So, do you have any of these names in the paperwork that you have? If so, then yes I would be interested. I do know that there are two (2) Spears families in the Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma area. The only names that I have are the ones that I have listed here. William had 9 children, only two are still living, Annie (Spears) Few and Maudie (Spears) Green. The rest are all deceased. They were originally from the Stigler, Oklahoma area, but then settled in Pittsburg County around Mountain Home, Palestine, and New Liberty. William and his wife are buried in Palestine Cemetery. I hope and pray that this is the family that you have, I am just about at my wits end with trying to find my Spears family. I am very new to tracing my family trees and I am sorry about not accepting attachments. But would you please let me know if any of these names or dates coincide with what you have. Thank you, Joyce

    06/10/2001 12:49:53