> I thought I sent this last week but the storms wiped out my email items and > I don't know if it went thru. Added note: if obit for Lizzie is not > found, could someone please, please look for Roy and or Richard Isaacs in OKC in 1920 > and/or 1930 census? They may have buried their mother in Oklahoma City as I know her sons were living there by 1920. > > According to family lore, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ellis Byrne Isaacs was > > shot and killed by a Thomas N. Sparks (because she burned down his barn > after catching him in bed with another woman). The death date of Lizzie > Isaacs was > > listed in family Bible as January 4, 1916 with no other information. The 1910 census has Lizzie > > Isaacs living in Clinton, Custer Co., with 2 youngest sons, Richard and > Roy > > Isaacs. I have found nothing since that date. She was born 21 April 1867 > > in Tishomingo Co., Miss. Her 2 sons, no date available, later shot and > > killed Thomas N. Sparks as he was being led to jail or courthouse for the > > murder of their mother. I would greatly appreciate any help on this as > I've > > been searching for her grave for many, many years. > > Carol in Gene Autry