Posted on: Ottawa County Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Ottawa/435 Surname: Needles, Covert, Milsap ------------------------- I am not sure about Merritt Needles or his descendants; but, I can help you with Frank T. Needles, b 1852 Atchison Co., MO, d 1924 Ottawa Co., OK, married Katherine (Catherine) Milsap abt 1864 (possibly in Atchison Co., MO). Frank was the son of Elijah Spurgeon Needles, b 1807 OH, and Sarah Elizabeth Covert, b 1814 IN. Sarah's father, Peter Covert, is my 4th-great grandfather. Contact [email protected] Link: Smothers Covert Needles URL: <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=edmond-smothers>