This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Stafford, Hunt, Loring, Middaugh, Hopper, Patton, Cochran Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VJIBAEB/28480 Message Board Post: Searching for any relative (ancestor or descendant) of Emma Beatrice Hunt (b. 13 Jan 1913-TX/d. 13 Apr 1967-Bakersfield, Kern, CA), daughter of John Riley Hunt and Sibby Loring (Choctaw Indian) married to Coy Ray Stafford (b.20 Aug 1912-Ark./d. 10 aug 1967-Ventura Co., CA) son of Robert Lee Stafford and Myrtle Iva Middaugh. Emma and Coy had a possible 14 children born in Oklahoma, Texas, and California. Some known names: Patsy, Helen, Billie, Johnny Sibyl, Junior Coy Ray, Iva Ethel Lorraine, Bobbie (Robert) Lee, Izola Doloris, Julia Ann, Thomas Walter, and Glenda Lou. The Children were taken away and put in foster homes. At least one was adopted. Patsy married someone with a name starting with a 'Z' and at one time, lived in Baytown, Texas. Billie's possible married name is Patton. Junior died in Merced County, California, in 1968. Iva married Donald Cochran. They lived in Earlimont, California, but she died July 4, 2005. Bobbie (Robert) Lee died in Kern County, California, in 1985. He has a daughter named Tamara. Izola married Henry Odell Smith. They at one time lived in Dixon, California. Irene Yvonne is dead, date unknown. Thomas Walter died in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, in 1997. You may also contact M. Oliver by emailing grandma58@cox.net