Homer Laxson wrote: Yes, Eddie Spradley's father was Edwin H. Spradley and his mother was Genie O. Spradley. Both are buried at the Smith Cemetary, near South Purmela, Tx. I believe there are two of Eddie's sisters still living: Aleen in Denver, CO area and Katy in the Boston, MA area. Both married; do not know their married names. Homer Laxson. Berry Spradley wrote: > Eddie was my cousin....but I don't know much about him. Dad is 86 years > old and told me about Eddie being 'left handed' and playing the fiddle > upside down & backwards so it would work left-handed....... > If you know who his parents were, let me know.....(I'm pretty sure he was > the son of my uncle Edwin Spradley.) > > At 07:49 PM 12/21/00 -0600, you wrote: > >You're correct about Eddie Spradley. I'm employed by KWTX TV in Waco and > >one of our news department people did a story on Eddie a year or so back. > >At that time he was a resident in a local retirement home. I recall as a > >child seeing Eddie play his left-handed fiddle with Clyde Chessor and the > >"Texas Village Boys", each Saturday night on KCEN channel 6 in Eddy. > > > >Kirby Pope > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Homer Laxson" <lhlaxson@earthlink.net> > >To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 12:17 PM > >Subject: Re: [TXCORYEL] Coryell Roll Call > > > > > > > Homer Laxson wrote: I know an Eddie Spradley from Waco but have lost > > > his address. He played fiddle with Okie Davis and a western group in > > > the fifties; he is from Evant originally; he has retired. If I recover > > > his address I will let you know. Good luck. H Laxson. > > > > > > Berry Spradley wrote: > > > > > > > Searching for early information about Spradleys from Coryell. I have > > > > lineage of this family back to early 1700s in SC. > > > > > """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > Searching for the Spradley and > Ketchum families. Spradleys > from SC to TX and Ketchums > from VA to TX via AL and IL > Check my home page for searchable > data base of ancestors. > http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys > """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""