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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-text-bold4><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Hi
Felicia,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-text-bold4><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>I
just have a moment to help, but I found one Roy Varn in <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State>
and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-text-bold4><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Ronda<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-text-bold4><b><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>Roy Varn</span></font></b></span><font
color="#0a142b" face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:#0A142B'><br>
</nobr></span></font><span class=body-text3><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>1364 Orchard <st1:place w:st="on">Loop</st1:place></span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><br
xmlns="">
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span class=body-text3><font
color=black face=Verdana>Oak Harbor</font></span></st1:City><span
class=body-text3><font color=black face=Verdana>, <st1:State w:st="on">WA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">98277-8914</st1:PostalCode></font></span></st1:place><span
class=body-text3><font color=black face=Verdana><o:p></o:p></font></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-text3><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>360-279-1125<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us [mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Gwenhuyvar@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 28, 2006 9:50
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [or-roots] Information on
Verde Morton Smith and family</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I am relatively (no pun intended) new to
this list, but I thought I would try to ask a question.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>My grandpa was Verde Morton Smith (later
to be Sr.). He was born in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kentucky</st1:place></st1:State>,
25 May 1905. At some point, his uncles decided to move to <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> (the only names I
have are George W, Orlando, and David Smith). His father,
Asbury Smith, moved his little family to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MO.</st1:State></st1:place> Asbury
was married Edna Helen Boyd and they had 6 children, Myrtle (born 1900),
Willie Orlando (born 1903), Verde (my grandpa), Charles Theodore (born 1907),
Irene Ruby (born 1908) and Virgil Vernon (born 1910). Tragically, Asbury
Smith died on December 24, 1910 in a freak accident when his horse on the ice
wagon threw him. He was buried Christmas day in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:place></st1:City> and his youngest son was born on
December 26, 1910. After his death, Edna's inlaws suggested she move to <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> so that she may
have help with the children. She soon married William David Barger.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Now that I have given a little
background, I have two things I hope some could help me figure out.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>First, Irene Ruby Smith died in <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> at a young age on 14 Feb 1921 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Coos</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
I would like to know exactly what town if possible and what cemetery she is in
and if that date is correct (I got it from a letter written by a great great
aunt.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Second (and this is the most important
one to me), my grandpa Verde Morton Smith married another woman before he
married my grandma in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>.
I think sometime around 1930 he married Jeanne Alice Luttrell (she was born 26
Feb 1911) somewhere in either <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> or <st1:State
w:st="on">Washington</st1:State> state (<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>
is more likely). They had one some Roy Dwight Smith born 19 Aug 1931 in
Remote, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Coos County</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State></st1:place>. He was later adopted and his name
changed to Roy Dwight Varn. My question is when did they get married and
where? The family rumor is that they were married and divorced three
times, but I cannot find any evidence. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Last, if anyone has any information about
the people mentioned in the above description, I am eager to hear it.
Since I live in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>
and have never visited your beautiful state, I hope that someone may be able to
help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thank you for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Felicia Bills<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Wichita Falls</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">TX</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=black
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