Anna Nicole Smith

Biography and Ancestry of Anna Nicole Smith

This Knol briefly addresses the biography of Anna Nicole Smith and then explores her ancestry.

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 '''Anna Nicole Smith''' (1967 - 2007)
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Anna Nicole Smith

I will call her ''Vickie'' until her career starts, then I will start calling her ''Anna''. Anna was born as '''Vickie Lynn Hogan''' in Houston, Harris County, Texas, on 28 Nov 1967. The only child of the union of Donald Eugene Hogan (born 12 July 1947) and Virgie Mae Tabers (born 12 July 1951), who had married on 22 Feb 1967. (Virgie had a previous child, David Luther Tacker, Jr., born 1966). Donald pled guilty to charges of statutory rape of Virgie's ten-year-old sister Kay and another underage girl. For this, Donald spent six months in jail and then was put on ten-years probation. Virgie and he divorced 4 Nov 1969. Donald remarried Wanda Atkinson and had more children including a daughter Donna Hogan who wrote a book ''Train Wreck'' about the entire family, but mostly about Vickie. Vickie's half-sister Donna Hogan states that Donald was violent with his wife and children, from each marriage, and was also an alcoholic. Virgie next, sometime between 1969 and 1971, married Donald Hart who brought two previous children into the relationship: Shauna and Robert. Virgie and Donald also had a child together, Donald "Dino" Hart, Jr. Vickie was thus raised as the middle-child in a family of five children: David, Shauna, Vickie, Robert and Donald

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Growing up, Vickie was estranged from her father and his new wife. It's not clear that she ever had much contact with them and their children, until much later in her own life, after she became an adult. That she did eventually have contact is made clear in her half-sister Donna Hogan's book. That this contact was sporadic and embittered is also made clear. Donna Hogan states that she knew that she had a half-sister, and that she, Donna, was envious of Vickie's life which seemed much more stable than her own, from the little she knew. Vickie married first in 1985, at age 17 to Billy Wayne Smith, age 16 in Limestone County, Texas. Vickie had dropped out of school in the tenth grade, and they had met while both were working at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas. They had one child, a son Daniel Wayne Smith on 22 Jan 1986. Vickie was hospitalized for a drug overdose in 1986. She and Billy separated in 1987. In her half-sister Donna Hogan's book, it is stated that they divorced in 1987, but this is a misunderstanding. They separated, but did not divorce until 1993 as shown by the ''Texas Divorce Index''. Vickie also worked at one time as a cashier at Walmart.

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 Billy and Vickie (Credit: Splash News)
Vickie found she could make money stripping, and started working at Rick's Plaza, a gentleman's club in Houston, but the owner would only let her work during the slower periods. Saving up her money, she then had cosmetic surgery and breast implants.
"...she entered the Playboy Cover Contest and, at the age of twenty-four, she won. In May 1992, the dream continued when she was named Playmate of the Month and in 1993, she was crowned Playmate of the Year." (''Train Wreck'', p vi). While she was stripping, she had met "billionaire" James Howard Marshall II, a lawyer and oil-industry executive, and they ended up getting married, on 26 Jun 1994 in Harris County, Texas. He died aged 90, at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, in Aug 1995 when his obituary appeared in the ''New York Times''.  Marshall's estate was there stated to be valued at $550 million.

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Anna had a television show called the ''Anna Nicole Smith Show'' which debuted in 2002 on E! Entertainment Television, on which, at some time, her lawyer and later boyfriend Howard K. Stern became a co-star. The show was canceled in 2004. Anna had a girl Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern born 7 Sep 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas. Her son Daniel died 10 Sep 2006, while visiting Anna in the hospital where she'd just given birth.  He was buried there in the Bahamas, although his father filed suit to have the body exhumed and moved back to Texas.  On 28 Sep 2006, she and Howard K Stern exchanged vows in an informal wedding ceremony.
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After a paternity test, it was determined that the father was her ex-boyfriend, entertainment photojournalist Larry Birkhead, who is also the guardian of the child, while the boyfriend she had had at her death, who was also her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, is the administrator or executor of her estate. She died in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida on 8 Feb 2007. Although she died with a will, it did not name her baby girl, so it's possible that it was set aside, because of that. The baby girl would stand to inherit Anna's entire estate, which doesn't amount to much aside from her interest in the J H Marshall II estate which is still being litigated.  A probate court in Texas had ruled against Anna's claim, but a bankruptcy court in California had ruled for her.  The conflict went to the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled in June 2011 that the bankruptcy court had no jurisdiction over the type of claim being litigated.

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Can I just say here that the state of journalism in this country is so pitiful that many reporters are making outrageous statements about this U.S. Supreme Court case.  Can you journalists please educate yourself on exactly what was being tried here and what they ruled instead of making yourself look like idiots-on-the-loose?  Thanks.

US Magazine reported in March 2009 that California Attorney General Jerry Brown has now stated that Howard K. Stern was "the principal enabler" in providing Anna Nicole Smith with thousands of prescription pills that led to her 2007 death (see here). Stern, 40, along with Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, 40, have been named as co-conspirators and surrendered to police and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, 61 the third named, will surrender shortly, states the article.

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Donald Eugene Hogan

Donald Eugene Hogan was born 12 Jul 1947 in Harris County, Texas to Clarance Eugene Hogan and Helen Maurece Sandlin. He married Virgie Mae Tabers on 22 Feb 1967. They had one child, Vickie, and divorced on 4 Nov 1969. (Wikipedia states that Vickie was their only child together.) Donald next married Wanda Atkinson who, as her daughter Donna describes, was "completely psychotic". Donna states that her mother has been committed on several occasions, and Donna herself committed her once. Donald and Wanda also had children together including Donna.

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  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Donald Eugene Hogan, born 12 Jul 1947 Harris County, Texas. Father Clarance Eugene Hogan, Mother Helen Maurece Sandlin"
  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Vickie Lynn Hogan, born 28 Nov 1967, Harris County, Father Donald Eugene Hogan, Mother Virgie Mae Tabers"

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Virgie Mae Tabers

Virgie was born 12 Jul 1951 in Ellis County, Texas to Melvin A Tabers and his wife Paralee Allman. She was the third of four children for this couple. Her other three siblings, both before and after her, were all born in Travis County, but for some reason she was born in Ellis county. Melvin had both an uncle Virgil, and an aunt Virginia. Presumably "Virgie" was named for one of those two. At the age of thirteen, Virgie became pregnant by a sixteen-year-old boy named David Luther Tacker (born 25 Feb 1949) and they had a child they named David Luther Tacker, Jr on 19 Jan 1966 in Harris County, who later became an FBI agent. David's parents were George William Tacker (1921-2001, died in Como, Texas) and Betty Jo Hardison. Other than David, George and Betty also had an older daughter Anita Marie Tacker born 23 Dec 1946 and a younger daughter Brenda Sue Tacker born 11 Jun 1950. On 19 Oct 1966 in San Jacinto County, George William Tacker and Paralee Allman were married. At this point, nine months after the birth of her son David, David's father George became Virgie's step-father. Many sites have reported that Virgie had an "affair with her step-brother", but as my research clearly shows, they were not step-siblings at the time she became pregnant, nor at the time of the birth of their child. It's entirely possible that her mother and step-father met because of this situation however. And that couple were married for almost four years.

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On 9 Sep 1970, George W Tacker and Paralee were divorced in Harris County. Two months later, on 11 Nov 1970 in Dallas County, George W Tacker, remarried his prior wife Betty J Hardison. David Tacker went on to marry Lena Marie Church on 11 Mar 1967 in Montgomery County, but divorced her in 1982 in Hunt County, then remarried her again 28 Dec 1982 in Kaufman County). David was apparently living in 2007 in Como, Texas. On 22 Feb 1967, Virgie, at the age of 15, married firstly Donald Eugene Hogan (born 12 Jul 1947). They had one child, Vicki on 28 Nov 1967, and divorced on 4 Nov 1969. (Wikipedia states that Vickie was their only child together.) Virgie next married Donald Ray Hart, sometime between 1969 and 1971 and had her third and last child, Donald Ray Hart Jr on 24 Jan 1972. Donald brought two children to this marriage Shauna and Robert. It's possible that Donald Hart died before 1988 as on 17 Oct 1987, Virgie as "Virgie Tabers" married Joe D. Thompson. Sometime before 2007, Virgie married again, her latest husband being then called James Arthur, and she became known as "Virgie Arthur".

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Clarence Eugene Hogan

Clarence Eugene Hogan was born 17 Feb 1922 in Harris County, Texas, the son and eldest surviving child of Walter James Hogan and his wife Marie Vivian Cones. In 1930 the family is enumerated by the U.S. Federal Census, living in Harris County. Clarence Eugene Hogan married Helen Maureen Sandlin and had two children: Donald Eugene Hogan in 1947 and Linda Ann Hogan in 1955, both in Harris County, Texas. John Brandon pointed out on Gen-Medievel@rootsweb.com that Guy Perry had found Clarence E Hogan born in 17 Feb 1922, died 2 Aug 1971. He is buried at Oak Shade Cemetery, in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas. Guy forwarded to me the find-a-grave entry which also states that his wife's name is Helen.

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  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Clerance Eugean Hogan [as given], born 17 Feb 1922, Harris County, Texas" [no parents listed]
  • 1930 Census of Harris County, Texas the extract at ancestry reads "Luttie Hogan 41, Vivian 29, Sutha 13, Lucile 11, Clarence 8, Louise 4", viewing the actual image shows that the father and eldest son were both named Luther. The entire family except the father were born in Texas. Luther was first married at age 29, he was born in Missouri. He is a Garage Mechanic. His wife Vivian states that she was married first at age 14. Guy Perry pointed out that the Texas Birth Index shows a Luther James Hogan born 9 Jan 1917 in Harris County, Texas; that had died in 1973 in Lavaca County, Texas and is buried at the Houston National Cemetery.
  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Donald Eugene Hogan, born 12 Jul 1947 Harris County, Texas. Father Clarance Eugene Hogan, Mother Helen Maurece Sandlin"
  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Linda Ann Hogan, born 4 Jul 1955, Harris County, Texas. Father Clarence Eugene Hogan, Mother Helen Morine Sandlin"
  • Clarence's tombstone on findagrave.com for Oak Shade Cemetery, Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas showing "Clarence E Hogan, born 17 Feb 1922, d 2 Aug 1971."
  • *Death Certificate for Clarence Eugene Hogan showing that his mother's maiden name was Vivian Cones

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Helen Maureen Sandlin

Helen Maureen Sandlin was born 22 Aug 1926 in Texas to Morris Sandlin and his wife Callie Blizzard. She married Clarence Eugene Hogan and had two children: Donald Eugene Hogan in 1947 and Linda Ann Hogan in 1955, both in Harris County, Texas.

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  • 1930 Census of Cass County, Texas "Morris Sandlin"
  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Donald Eugene Hogan, born 12 Jul 1947 Harris County, Texas. Father Clarance Eugene Hogan, Mother Helen Maurece Sandlin"
  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Linda Ann Hogan, born 4 Jul 1955, Harris County, Texas. Father Clarence Eugene Hogan, Mother Helen Morine Sandlin"
  • Her tombstone (not yet dead) on findagrave.com for Oak Shade Cemetery, Cleveland, Libery County, Texas showing "Helen Hogan b Aug 22, 1926"

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Melvin Alfred Tabers

Melvin Alfred Tabers was born 20 Jul 1925 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, son of Nathaniel Tabers and Annie Mae Cook. He was a paratrooper in the United States Air Force. He married Paralee Allman and had four children:
  • Joyce Marie Tabers, born 17 Dec 1947 in Travis County, Texas;
  • Virgie Mae Tabers born 12 Jul 1951 in Ellis County, Texas;
  • Melvin Alfred Tabers, Jr born 8 May 1953 in Travis County, Texas;
  • Evelyn Kay Tabers born 9 Dec 1956 in Travis County, Texas.

Melvin and Paralee must have divorced sometime between 1956 and 1966, as on 19 Oct 1966 in San Jacinto County, George William Tacker and Paralee Allman were married. In his obit, Virgie's name is spelt "Vergie". His obit also mentions his brothers William and Emery Clawson and a sister Virginia Dorsett. The Clawson's must be half-brothers, and they must have been born after the 1930 census where his parents, married early in life, are still married. Melvin died 19 Jan 2005 in the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas, and was buried at Fiskville Cemetery in Austin.

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Paralee Allman

Paralee Allman was born 16 Jan 1928 in Leon County, Texas, as the daughter of Jonas Caleb Allman and his wife Ada Winchester. She married Melvin A Tabers and had four children, including Virgie Mae Tabers in 1951, who was born in Ellis County, Texas. Paralee died 20 Dec 1991 in McLennan County, Texas. She is buried at Ferguson Cemetery, Limestone County, Texas. At the age of thirteen, her daughter Virgie became pregnant by a sixteen-year-old boy named David Luther Tacker (born 25 Feb 1949) and they had a child they named David Luther Tacker, Jr on 19 Jan 1966 in Harris County. David's parents were George William Tacker (1921-2001, died in Como, Texas) and Betty Jo Hardison. Other than David, George and Betty also had an older daughter Anita Marie Tacker born 23 Dec 1946 and a younger daughter Brenda Sue Tacker born 11 Jun 1950. On 19 Oct 1966 in San Jacinto County, George William Tacker and Paralee Allman were married. At this point, nine months '''after''' the birth of Virgie's son David, David's father George became Virgie's step-father.

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  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Virgie Mae Tabers, born 12 Jul 1951, Ellis County, Texas. Father Melvin A Tabers, Mother Paralee Allman."

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Walter James Hogan

Walter James Hogan was born in 22 Jun 1884 in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), the son of L A Hogan and an unknown woman. Walter married Marie Vivian Cones about 1916, probably in Texas. They had at least two children including Clarence Eugene Hogan, who was born in 1922 in Harris County, Texas. By 1930 the family is living in Houston, Harris County, Texas, but Walter as "W J Hogan" died on 11 Mar 1926 in Harris County and is buried in the Hollywood Cemetery. The Luther Hogan who heads the family in 1930 is possibly his brother?

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  • ''World War I Draft Registration Cards'' : "Walter Janes Hogan, residence Sunset Heights, Houston, Texas; born 22 Jun 1884; Painter, self-employed; nearest relative Vivian M Hogan of Sunset Heights; tall, slender, blue eyes, brown hair"
  • Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 showing "Clerance Eugean Hogan [as given], born 17 Feb 1922, Harris County, Texas" [no parents listed]
  • ''Texas Deaths, 1890-1976'': "Name: W. J. Hogan, born 22 Jun 1884, Oklahoma; died 11 Mar 1926, Houston, Harris County, Texas; Married; Father: L. A. Hogan; Cemetery name: Hollywood; Burial date: 13 Mar 1926"
  • 1930 Census of Houston, Harris County, Texas the extract at ancestry reads "Luttie Hogan 41, Vivian 29, Sutha 13, Lucile 11, Clarence 8, Louise 4", viewing the actual image shows that the father and eldest son were both named Luther. The image shows : "Luther Hogan, head, rents, $25/month, 41, married first at 29, b MO/MO/MO, Mechanic, Garage; Vivian, wife, 29, married first at 14, b TX/MI/MI, no occupation; Luther, son, 13, b TX; Lucille, daughter, 11, b TX; Clarence, son, 8, b TX; Louise, daughter, 4, b TX" Note: the family spans two pages, there are no other persons on these two pages with either Missouri or Michigan connections, so no help there.
  • An aside on the son Luther b 1917
    • Guy Perry pointed out that the Texas Birth Index shows a Luther James Hogan born 9 Jan 1917 in Harris County, Texas; while the Death Index here shows that that Luther died 10 Nov 1973 in Lavaca County, Texas as a single man. As Luther J Hogan he enlisted here on 14 Mar 1944 in Houston, born 1917, a native of Harris County, previously a Truck Driver, and married. As "Luther J Hogan" he is buried here at the Houston National Cemetery, "Tec 5, US Army, WWII, born 9 Jan 1917, service start 14 Mar 1944, service end 10 May 1946, died 10 Nov 1973, Section F Site 908". His wife or ex-wife Evelyn is buried next to him.

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Vivian Cones

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  • 1930 Census of Harris County, Texas the extract at ancestry reads "Luttie Hogan 41, Vivian 29, Sutha 13, Lucile 11, Clarence 8, Louise 4", viewing the actual image shows that the father and eldest son were both named Luther. The entire family except the father were born in Texas. Luther was first married at age 29, he was born in Missouri. He is a Garage Mechanic. Guy Perry pointed out that the Texas Birth Index shows a Luther James Hogan born 9 Jan 1917 in Harris County, Texas; that he'd died in 1973 in Lavaca County, Texas and is buried at the Houston National Cemetery.

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Morris Sandlin

Morris Sandlin was born 4 Jul 1889 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas, the son of Simeon Sandlin and his wife Lovey Hunter. (For the proof of Lovey's maiden name, see the entry under Simeon's name.) He married Callie Belle Blizzard in 1912, possibly in Cass County, Texas. They had five children including Helen Maureen Sandlin. Morris died 6 Oct 1969 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

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  • Social Security Death Index showing "Morris Sandlin born 4 Jul 1889, died Oct 1969 last residence Houston, Harris County, Texas. SSN issued by Louisiana.
  • Texas Death Index showing "Morris Sandlin died 6 Oct 1969 in Harris County as a widower.
  • 1930 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Morris Sandlin 40, Callie Belle 35, Lamar 17, Olene 15, Josephine 12, Helen 3 8/12, Harper 27 Brother".
  • 1920 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Morris 30, Callie 25, Agnes 8, Lamar 7, Oline 5, Josephine 2"
  • WW1 Draft Registration Card showing "Morris Sanlin, of Atlanta, Texas; born July 4, 1889 in Atlanta, self-employed Farmer, wife and 3 children, registered Jul 5, 1917 in Cass County, Texas"
  • 1910 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Sim J or S Sandlon, 55, b AL, widower; Abe 15, Dallas, 16, Meta 14, Ruth 9, Harper 7, Ella 5, Albert 3"
  • 1900 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Simeon Sandlin 45, married 1 year (24 is crossed-out), Susan 26 wife, married 1 year, Pauline 14, Morriss 10, Abraham 9, Frederic 6, Meda 5, Baby 1.12, Daniel Lawrence 8, Dallas Lawrence 6" [Lawrence is their surname]

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Callie Belle Blizzard

Callie Belle Blizzard was born in 1895 in Texas, as the daughter of James Thomas Blizzard (1869-1954) and Catula Endsley (1875-1967). Callie married Morris Sandlin in 1912. They had five children, including Helen Maureen Sandlin.

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Nathaniel Tabers

Nathaniel "Thaniel" Tabers was born 3 May 1898 in Texas. He married about 1918 to Annie Mae Cook, who was born about 1904 in Texas. They probably married in Austin where he is living 1918 and where their son Melvin was born in 1925. They appear in the 1930 census of Williamson County, Texas. They divorced or Nathaniel died, and Annie married next, between 1930 and 1935, to Orville Clawson and had at least two more children.

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  • World War I Draft Registration showing "Nathional Tabors, resident of Austin, Travis County, Texas; born May 3, 1898; Employee of the City of Austin. Nearest relative: Mrs J N Tabors of Austin. Tall, Slender, Brown eyes, brown hair" (w)

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Annie Mae Cook

Annie Mae Cook was born 28 Sep 1903 in Texas. She married first about 1918, probably in Travis County, Texas to Nathaniel Tabers. She married secondly between 1930 and 1935 to Orville Clawson. Annie died 2 Mar 1990 in Travis County, Texas.

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*[http://www.austintxgensoc.org/cemeteries/fiskville.html Tombstone, Fiskville Cemetery, Austin, Texas] showing "CLAWSON,Annie,S,9-28-1903,3-2-1990,A5,149" (thanks to John Brandon for finding this)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Annie&gsln=Clawson&sx=y&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=1990&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=12573896&recoff=1+2+17 Social Security Death Index] showing "Annie M Clawson, Born 28 Sep 1903, Died Mar 1990, SSN issued: Texas (1961)"
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=1&gsfn=Annie&gsln=Clawson&=&f11=&f12=&f7=&f8=&rg_f9__date=&rs_f9__date=0&f6=&gskw=&prox=1&db=txdeath1964&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=1179660&recoff=1+2 Texas Death Index 1903-2000] showing "Annie Clawson, died 2 Mar 1990, Travis County, Texas"
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Alfred&gsln=Tabors&sx=&f12=&f4=&f7=&f15=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f18=&f14__n=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f10=&f16=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1930usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=112529450&recoff=1+2 1930 Census of Precinct 1, Williamson County, Texas] showing "Thainel Tabers 31 born Texas, married first at age 19, Furniture Trader, Annie 26 wife born Texas, Evelyn 9, Virgil 7, Alfred 4 9/12, Virginia B 2 5/12, H F REEL 69, Lodger"

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*[http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.medieval/browse_thread/thread/727307df05dab335/a2e0945c4d0b948d#a2e0945c4d0b948d John Brandon, here quoting William Addams Reitwiesner's site] states her name as "Annie Mae Cook" and gives many more details on her

Jonas Caleb Allman

Jonas Caleb Allman was born 1894 and died 31 Oct 1950 in Ellis County, Texas. He married Ada Winchester (1900-1982) The had at least one child [[#Paralee_Allman|Paralee]] in 1928 in Leon County, Texas. Jonas is buried in the Ferguson Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas.

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*[[AnnaNicoleSmith1|Email received Feb 28, 2007 from Guy Perry]]
*Thanks to John Brandon for:
**pointing out the [http://genforum.genealogy.com/allman/messages/905.html Genforum message] which implies that the wife of Joseph Allman was apparently Margaret Penrod.
**finding this [http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/limestone/queries/genconnect/tex4.txt Genconnect message] that may extend the family another generation
**finding this [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/a/Robert-Thompson-Beard/ODT2-0001.html Familytreemaker entry] on Margaret (Penrod) Allman

Ada Winchester

Ada Winchester was born 29 Mar 1900. She married Jonas Caleb Allman (1894-1950). The had at least one child [[#Paralee_Allman|Paralee]] in 1928 in Leon County, Texas. Ada died 24 Oct 1982 in Limestone County, Texas, and is buried in the Ferguson Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas.

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*[[AnnaNicoleSmith1|Email received Feb 28, 2007 from Guy Perry]]

Mr Hogan

Some websites have claimed to know who this is. However the evidences provided are unconvincing. Until more evidence is forthcoming, I will simply call him "Mr Hogan".

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Simeon Sandlin

Simeon Sandlin was born about 25 Mar 1855 in Alabama, the son of George Sandlin and Amanda unknown.  He married about 1875/8 to Lovey Hunter, probably in Texas. By 1889 the family is living in Atlanta, Texas where Morris was born, according to his WW1 Draft Registration Card. Simeon had several children with his first wife: James, Una, Pauline, Morris, Abraham, Frederic Dallas, and Meta.  Louisa died sometime between 1895 and 1899, probably in Texas.

An aside on Abraham Sandlin

On the 1900 census of Cass County, Abraham is listed as being born May 1891.  He is yet living on the 1910 census of Cass County as Abe.  There is a World War I Registration Card for an Abe Sandlin, resident of Cass County, which states that he was born 19 May 1891 in Kildare, Texas.  And now (for the piece de resistance), he has a death certificate in Tom Green County, Texas stating that he was born 24 May 1891 in Atlanta, (Cass County) and that his parents were "S S Sandlin and Love HUNTER".  And so, the long-way-round we find his mother's maiden name.

Simeon Sandlin married Mrs Susan Lawrence, a Georgia native, in 1899 in Cass County, Texas. She appears as wife to Simeon in the 1900 census. This census states they've been married for one year, confirming the [indirect] source citation below under "Secondary Sources". With this second wife, Simeon had a baby who died young, Ruth, Harper, Ella and Albert.  The appearance together in the 1930 census of Morris with "brother" Harper (really his half-brother) is how we prove this is all the same family.

Susan died between the 1900 and 1910 census, probably in Cass County, Texas. A genforum posting claims that Simeon's middle name is Sylvanus, and that he married Louisa Huntsman, a daughter of William Cheatham Huntsman (b ~1829) by a Miss Dillard. Simeon died 11 Sep 1915 and is buried, along with his son Freddie, at Evergreen Cemetery, in Miller County, Arkansas where they both have tombstones. (Note: Miller County borders Texas.)

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  • 1930 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Morris Sandlin 40, Callie Belle 35, Lamar 17, Olene 15, Josephine 12, Helen 3 8/12, Harper 27 Brother"
  • WW1 Draft Registration Card showing "Morris Sanlin, of Atlanta, Texas; born 4 Jul 1889 in Atlanta, self-employed Farmer, wife and 3 children, registered 5 Jul 1917 in Cass County, Texas"
  • Tombstone in Evergreen Cemetery, Miller County, Arkansas showing "Sam [sic] Sylvanis Sandlin 3/25/1855 - 9/11/1915". The only other Sandlin is "Freddie G Sandlin 7/16/1893 - 7/13/1905" which would apparently be the Frederic listed with him in the 1900 census below.
  • 1910 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Sim J or S Sandlon, 55, b AL, widower; Abe 15, Dallas, 16, Meta 14, Ruth 9, Harper 7, Ella 5, Albert 3"
  • 1900 Census of Cass County, Texas showing "Simeon Sandlin 45, married 1 year (24 is crossed out); Susan 26 wife, married 1 year; Pauline 14, Morriss 10, Abraham 9 (born May 1891), Frederic 6, Meda 5, Baby 1.12, Daniel Lawrence 8, Dallas Lawrence 6" [Lawrence is their surname]. The census further states that Simeon and Susan have been married for 1 year, she is the mother 1 child with 1 child living. So obviously that one child must be "Baby"
  • 1880 Census of Trinity, Texas showing "Simeon S Sandlin 25 born AL, Louesa 21, Jas W 2, Una E 1 month"
  • 1860 Census of Cedar Plains PO, Southwest Division, Morgan County, Alabama showing "George Sandlin 30, Amanda 27, Martha A 10, Mary J 8, James S 6, Simeon 5, Willis 3, Sarepta V 1"

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Lovey Hunter


James Thomas Blizzard

James Thomas Blizzard was born 24 Oct 1869 in Georgia, died 24 Dec 1954 in Texas. He married Catula (or Catulia) Endsley 1 Apr 1891 in Cass County, Texas.

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Blizzard&sx=&f19=Texas&f20=&f21=&f14=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f16=&f9=&f10=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f23=&f22=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1900usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=6&recid=67059761&recoff=2+20 1900 Census of Justice Precinct 5, Cass County, Texas]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=james&gsln=blizzard&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=46%2cTexas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=80952704&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Justice Precinct 7, Cass County, Texas]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1930usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=james&gsln=blizzard&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=46%2cTexas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=107696053&recoff=1+3 1930 Census of Precinct 7, Cass County, Texas]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=txdeath1964%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=james&gsln=blizzard&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=46%2cTexas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=556625&recoff=1+3 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000] showing : "James Thomas Blizzard, died 24 Dec 1954, Cass County"

===Secondary sources for 22===
*[http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=3277372&pid=-1754065849 "Catulia 'Katie' Endsley"] on Cass Co, TX Families, by shrvjack, hosted at Public Member Trees, Ancestry showing Catulia as the daughter of Caleb Edward Endsley (1851-1919) and his wife Anna Eliza "Annie" Pyle (1854-1942)

Catula Endsley

Catula Rettie (or Catulia) Endsley was born 1 Apr 1875, in Cass County, Texas. She married James Thomas Blizzard 1 Apr 1891 in Cass County, Texas. She died 8 Jan 1967, in Cass County, Texas.

===Primary documents for 23===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Caleb&gsln=Endsley&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=17507386&recoff=1+2 1870 Census of Harrison Station PO, T26R3, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Caleb&gsln=Endsley&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=10054328&recoff=1+2 1880 Census of Precinct 7, Cass County, Texas]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Blizzard&sx=&f19=Texas&f20=&f21=&f14=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f16=&f9=&f10=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f23=&f22=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1900usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=6&recid=67059761&recoff=2+20 1900 Census of Justice Precinct 5, Cass County, Texas]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=james&gsln=blizzard&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=46%2cTexas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=80952704&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Justice Precinct 7, Cass County, Texas]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1930usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=james&gsln=blizzard&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUSA&gs1pl=46%2cTexas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=107696053&recoff=1+3 1930 Census of Precinct 7, Cass County, Texas]

===Secondary sources for 23===
*[http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=3277372&pid=-1754065849 "Catulia 'Katie' Endsley"] on Cass Co, TX Families, by shrvjack, hosted at Public Member Trees, Ancestry showing Catulia as the daughter of Caleb Edward Endsley (1851-1919) and his wife Anna Eliza "Annie" Pyle (1854-1942)

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=owt&so=2&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Caleb&gsln=Endsley&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&srchb=t OneWorldTree] showing there is some dispute over who Caleb's parents were.