Yes, I sent Joyce some info on Minnie's parents and their children. Also, Minnie had a brother, Dick Preston, whose son Roy Lee Stevens died in Tucson in 1996. I wasn't able to track down Roy's obit or kin for her though. One woman has done some research on this line on Ancestry.com and had the bulk of the info I sent, but I haven't heard from her. She hasn't been active in more than six months, so her subscription may have lapsed. Tad > 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > >