Anne I was wondering if you have a H.E.Spears in your line..... This Spears bought the grave site for my husbands g grandparents in Ada, Pontotoc,Ok . William B Smith and Martha (Mattie)Keener Smith. in 1920's. Thought I would take a chance, Thanks for responding. Janet in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Mego <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:22 PM Subject: [OKPONTOT] Parker's in Pontotoc County, OK > Posted on: Pontotoc County Query Forum > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/Pontotoc/835 > > Surname: PARKER, HOLBERT, HANSELMAN, SPEARS, PANNELL, CROUSE, LAWS, HALL, > UNDERWOOD, IGO > ------------------------- > > MARY, > I am returning to California for the month of December - my e-mail there > is: [email protected] > I am also looking for information about Simon/Samuel Hanselman and Martha > Jane Spears - I have a copy of their marriage application/certificate from > Sulphur Springs, TX, but since it is in California I cannot give you the > date and that is all the information I have at this time. I don't know > where they came from but Saline Co IL as you suggest is probably correct. > I just obtained the information prior to my coming up to Oregon and I have > not had time to do further research on it. > I found it interesting that Marvel Greenberry Holbert married Mary Jane > Spears. I don't know if she was related to Martha, but it seems likely > although I have not found a connection - yet! Mary Jane Spears was Cherokee, > but I am not sure if Martha Jane Spears was also. (My uncle told me his > maternal grandparents were Indian but neither ever applied for their benefits.) > Keep me posted if you find out anything on these people - I would appreciate > it very much. > Marvel "Green" Greenberry Holbert's father is believed to be John O. Halbert/Holbert > and I believe they were from Virginia > West Virginia > North Carolina, > etc. Understand there was a place called Holbert's Cove. Green was killed > near Sulphur Springs, TX according to my uncle and after his death, Grandmother > Holbert came to live with the Parker family in Pontotoc County until her > death in 1914. > Sorry I don't have more information for you at this time, but keep in touch. > Family Love, Anne Mego > > > > ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > Do You Have A Birth/Death/or Marriage Record that you sent for > Only To Find It Is Not Your Family - Post It Here. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/main.html > >