Need to find parents of Minnie May Stephens b. 1881. Minnie May SMITH information on her TX death certificate found on pilot.familysearch.org gives her parents as: Eden Stephens Harriet Hightower she was born in Wise Co. TX This information was given by her husband Admire Earl Smith. They were married 1901 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). I found a Eaton Stephens married to Harriet Hightower in MS. I can't find where they were in TX; wonder if they weren't the grandparents because of the date of marriage for them. Would appreciate any help. This is my sil's great-grandmother's mother. She is very elderly and wants to know if she has any STEPHEN cousins. She was excited when I found where Minnie was buried as she was a small child when her mother died and had forgotten they had lived in TX for a few years. She said no one ever spoke about her mother only her one sister told her she thought the Stephens were Indians. Thanks Joyce Street Muskogee, OK

It does look like Minnie's parents may have been born in Mississippi. Here is another census record. David Pitts Houston TX 1930 Census, Lamb County Texas, Precinct 3, April 23, 1930, E. D. 5, sheet 12b line 75, dwelling 224 Smith, Earl, M, W, age 48, married at age 22, b. TX, fb. US, mb. US, farmer Minnie, wife, F, W, age 50, married at age 24, b. TX, fb. MS, mb. MS Valton, son, M, W, age 21, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. TX Avie E., son, M, W, age 18, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. TX Winfred, son, M, W, ag 15, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. TX Raymond, son, M, W, age 12, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. TX Ruby, dau, F, W, age 8, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. TX line 82, dwelling 224 Smith, Sylvester, M W, age 42, married at age 19, b. TX, fb. MS, mb. MS, farm laborer Nora, wife, F, W, age 38, married at age 16, b. AR, fb. MO, mb. TX Johnnie, son, M, W, age 14, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. AR Elzose, dau, F, W, age 11, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. AR Earlene, dau, F, W, age 2 5/12, S, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. AR Adams, James, son in law, M, W, age 24, amrried at age 23, b. TN, fb. TN, mb. TN, farm laborer Adams, Delores, dau, F, W, age 20, married at age 20, b. OK, fb. TX, mb. AR This might be Valton Smith, Texas Death Index Valton Smith 27 Dec 1983 Reeves County Texas Male On Apr 14, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Joyce Street wrote: > > Need to find parents of Minnie May Stephens b. 1881. > > Minnie May SMITH information on her TX death certificate found on > pilot.familysearch.org gives her parents as: > > Eden Stephens > Harriet Hightower > she was born in Wise Co. TX > > This information was given by her husband Admire Earl Smith. They > were married 1901 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). > > I found a Eaton Stephens married to Harriet Hightower in MS. I > can't find where they were in TX; wonder if they weren't the > grandparents because of the date of marriage for them. > > Would appreciate any help. This is my sil's great-grandmother's > mother. She is very elderly and wants to know if she has any > STEPHEN cousins. She was excited when I found where Minnie was > buried as she was a small child when her mother died and had > forgotten they had lived in TX for a few years. She said no one > ever spoke about her mother only her one sister told her she > thought the Stephens were Indians. > > Thanks > Joyce Street > Muskogee, OK > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXWISE- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message