[or-roots] Information on Verde Morton Smith and family

[Lucinda Blais]

Attention Robyn Greelund,

I am hoping you see this message, hope it gets back to you one way or another.  Am interested in the Wm.  David Barger you mentioned, as I have many Bargers in Oregon, so there is probably a connection but don't have him listed in any of my information.  Do you have his parents names by chance?  

Thanks,
Cindy Blais, a (Barger desc.)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robyn Greenlund 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 8:06 AM
  Subject: [or-roots] Information on Verde Morton Smith and family


  Felicia-

  The Luttrell name from Coos County rings a bell with me, but I can't place it at the moment. I suspect there are still Luttrell's in the Remote/Bridge area. If this is where 
  Irene Ruby died, she is most likely either buried in either the Myrtle Point cemetery, the Enchanted Prairie or the Norway Cemetery. 

  I'm not at home at the moment but will do a cemetery search when I get back later this week.

  Robyn Greenlund
  Myrtle Point

    From: Gwenhuyvar at aol.com
    Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:49:35 EDT
    To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
    Subject: [or-roots] Information on Verde Morton Smith and family


    Hello,
    I am relatively (no pun intended) new to this list, but I thought I would try to ask a question.
    My grandpa was Verde Morton Smith (later to be Sr.).  He was born in Kentucky, 25 May 1905.  At some point, his uncles decided to move to Oregon (the only names I have are George W, Orlando, and David Smith).  His father, Asbury Smith, moved his little family to St. Louis, MO.  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 St. Louis and his youngest son was born on December 26, 1910.  After his death, Edna's inlaws suggested she move to Oregon so that she may have help with the children.  She soon married William David Barger.

    Now that I have given a little background, I have two things I hope some could help me figure out.
    First, Irene Ruby Smith died in Oregon at a young age on 14 Feb 1921 in Coos County.  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.)

    Second (and this is the most important one to me), my grandpa Verde Morton Smith married another woman before he married my grandma in Texas.  I think sometime around 1930 he married Jeanne Alice Luttrell (she was born 26 Feb 1911) somewhere in either Oregon or Washington state (Oregon is more likely).  They had one some Roy Dwight Smith born 19 Aug 1931 in Remote, Coos County, OR.  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.  

    Last, if anyone has any information about the people mentioned in the above description, I am eager to hear it.  Since I live in Texas and have never visited your beautiful state, I hope that someone may be able to help.

    Thank you for your time.

    Felicia Bills
    Wichita Falls, TX


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