Ora Sparks

F, b. 18 August 1890, d. 24 April 1990
Birth18 Aug 1890 Ora Sparks was born on 18 Aug 1890 at Biardstown, Lamar County, TX. 
Marriage23 Dec 1908 She married Grover C. Shew, son of Gilford C. Shew and Lutitia Allen, on 23 Dec 1908 at Biardstown, Lamar County, TX. 
Death24 Apr 1990 Ora Sparks Shew died on 24 Apr 1990 at Garland Community Hospital, Garland, Dallas County, TX, at age 99. Obituary:

THE LAMAR COUNTY ECHO, 27 Apr 1990.

'Funeral services for Ora Shew of Garland were conducted Thursday in Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. M.G. Ralson and Dr. Wilbur Simmons officiating. Burial was in Meadowbrook Cemetery. Bearers were Troy Owens, Steve Owens, Jerry Shew, Bob Graham, Bill Brown, Ron Graham, and Darrell Shew and Don Shew. Mrs. Shew died at Garland Community Hospital on 24 Apr 1990.' *THE PARIS NEWS, 25 Apr 1990. 'Ora Shew, 99, of Garland, died in Garland Community Hospital Tuesday, 24 Apr 1990. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, 26 Apr, in Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. M.G. Ralson and Dr. Wilbur Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Cemetery. Mrs. Shew was born 18 Aug 1890, in Biardstown, a daughter of Fredrick Wiggins Sparks and Ludie Scarbrough Sparks. She attended Clardy schools and married Grover C. Shew on 23 Dec 1908 in Biardstown. He died 23 Jul 1969. She was a former resident of Paris and had lived in Garland 12 years. She was a member of the Seventh Street Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Willard Shew of Garland and Alvin Shew of Fort Worth; three daughters-in-law, Zora Shew of Garland, Pauline Shew of Paris, and Thelma Shew of Fort Worth; eight grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren; four sisters, Lillie Williams of Paris, Lila Mae Hill of Carthage, Neva Barnard of Fredericksburg, and Alta Monk of Lancaster; and a brother, Ennie Sparks of Grand Prairie. She was preceded in death by two sons, Luther C. Shew in 1978 and Earl V. Shew in 1952. 
Buriala 24 Apr 1990 She was buried a 24 Apr 1990 at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lamar County, TX. 

Family

Grover C. Shew b. 23 Nov 1887, d. 24 Jul 1969
Children

Katie E. Morgan

F, b. 16 November 1896, d. 29 June 1981
Birth16 Nov 1896 Katie E. Morgan was born on 16 Nov 1896. 
Marriage She married Hubbard Monroe Shew, son of Gilford C. Shew and Lutitia Allen. 
Death29 Jun 1981 Katie Morgan Shew died on 29 Jun 1981 at age 84. 
Buriala 29 Jun 1981 She was buried a 29 Jun 1981 at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, TX. 

Family

Hubbard Monroe Shew b. 15 Dec 1893, d. 2 Nov 1960
Child

James L. Shew

M, b. circa 1857
FatherJohn Shew b. c 1833, d. 20 May 1863
MotherMary H. [--M?--] Shew
James L. Shew|b. c 1857|p75.htm#i1489|John Shew|b. c 1833\nd. 20 May 1863|p2.htm#i30|Mary H. [--M?--] Shew||p68.htm#i1353|Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Elizabeth Brewer|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p2.htm#i25|||||||
Birthc 1857 James L. Shew, son of John Shew and Mary H. [--M?--] Shew, was born c 1857 at prob Cherokee County, AL. 
1860 Census14 Jun 1860 James L. Shew appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of 3d District, Blue Pond, Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 14 Jun 1860, in the household of his parents, John Shew and Mary H. [--M?--] Shew. He was shown as age 3, born AL. 
Marriageb 1880 James L. Shew married Elmira Coker b 1880. 
Marriagec 1904 James L. Shew married Susan Dew c 1904 at AR. 
Note17 Jan 1925  Marion County AR Rootsweb site:

Cities & Towns

The History of Oakland

By: Mary Martin

Page 378-382

"Every community has its share of happy times as well as its tragedies. Oakland has had its share of both. One of the saddest events that happened was that of four people out of a group of seven drowning. According to Mrs. Bela Shew Hightower (daughter of Rush Shew): "On January 17, 1925, a group of seven people (all adults) in the Yocham Bend area attempted to cross White River in a small boat. They had a few bushels of shelled corn along that they were taking to Oakland to have ground into cornmeal. These people were: James (Jim) Shew, his two sons Tom and Rush, his granddaughter Tessie Billings, Alva Johnson, George Hawkins, and a schoolteacher Miss Georgia Bearden.

The boat was overloaded and when it began to sink all of the occupants abandoned it. Rush Shew tried to rescue his niece Tessie Billings but both were drowned. Alva Johnson rescued Miss Bearden. He then swam back out and rescued James Shew who was an older man and was almost unconscious. He was hanging to a willow tree by his chin over a limb.

George Hawkins and Tom Shew floated downstream, clinging to the boat which had turned bottom-side up. A thirty-foot chain (used to secure the boat when not in use and/or as an anchor) was dragging on the bottom of the river. The chain got hung in some rocks, the boat sank, and Hawkins and Shew drowned.

In a few months Tom Shew's body was found five miles downstream at Pace's Ferry. Then a few months later George Hawkins' body was recovered about twenty miles downstream near the Cotter railroad bridge." 

Family 1

Elmira Coker d. b 1900
Children

Family 2

Susan Dew b. c 1871
Children

Frances Eliza Shew

F, b. circa December 1859
FatherJohn Shew b. c 1833, d. 20 May 1863
MotherMary H. [--M?--] Shew
Frances Eliza Shew|b. c Dec 1859|p75.htm#i1490|John Shew|b. c 1833\nd. 20 May 1863|p2.htm#i30|Mary H. [--M?--] Shew||p68.htm#i1353|Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Elizabeth Brewer|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p2.htm#i25|||||||
Birthc Dec 1859 Frances Eliza Shew, daughter of John Shew and Mary H. [--M?--] Shew, was born c Dec 1859 at prob Cherokee County, AL. 
1860 Census14 Jun 1860 Frances Eliza Shew appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of 3d District, Blue Pond, Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 14 Jun 1860, in the household of her parents, John Shew and Mary H. [--M?--] Shew. She was shown as age seven months, born AL. 

John C. Day

M, b. circa 1855
FatherLewis Day b. c 1824
MotherMary A. Shew b. c 1829
John C. Day|b. c 1855|p75.htm#i1491|Lewis Day|b. c 1824|p68.htm#i1352|Mary A. Shew|b. c 1829|p11.htm#i206|||||||Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Elizabeth Brewer|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p2.htm#i25|
Birthc 1855 John C. Day, son of Lewis Day and Mary A. Shew, was born c 1855 at prob Cherokee County, AL. 
1860 Census16 Jun 1860 John C. Day appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 16 Jun 1860, in the household of his parents, Lewis Day and Mary Shew Day. He was shown as age 5, born AL. 

Martha E. Day

F, b. circa 1857
FatherLewis Day b. c 1824
MotherMary A. Shew b. c 1829
Martha E. Day|b. c 1857|p75.htm#i1492|Lewis Day|b. c 1824|p68.htm#i1352|Mary A. Shew|b. c 1829|p11.htm#i206|||||||Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Elizabeth Brewer|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p2.htm#i25|
Birthc 1857 Martha E. Day, daughter of Lewis Day and Mary A. Shew, was born c 1857 at prob Cherokee County, AL. 
1860 Census16 Jun 1860 Martha E. Day appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 16 Jun 1860, in the household of her parents, Lewis Day and Mary Shew Day. She was shown as age 3, born AL. 

Mary L. Day

F, b. circa December 1859
FatherLewis Day b. c 1824
MotherMary A. Shew b. c 1829
Mary L. Day|b. c Dec 1859|p75.htm#i1493|Lewis Day|b. c 1824|p68.htm#i1352|Mary A. Shew|b. c 1829|p11.htm#i206|||||||Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Elizabeth Brewer|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p2.htm#i25|
Birthc Dec 1859 Mary L. Day, daughter of Lewis Day and Mary A. Shew, was born c Dec 1859 at prob Cherokee County, AL. 
1860 Census16 Jun 1860 Mary L. Day appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of Cherokee County, AL, enumerated 16 Jun 1860, in the household of her parents, Lewis Day and Mary Shew Day. She was shown as age 7 months, born AL. 

Stephen S. Wildman

M
Marriage22 Dec 1892 Stephen S. Wildman married Martha (Mattie) Shew, daughter of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen, on 22 Dec 1892 at Bexar County, TX. 

William J. Franklin

M
Marriage4 May 1904 William J. Franklin married Annie Shew, daughter of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen, on 4 May 1904 at Bexar County, TX. 
Marriage16 Oct 1911 William J. Franklin married Rhoda Shew, daughter of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen, on 16 Oct 1911 at Bexar County, TX. 

Seaborn J. Langley

M
Marriage9 Feb 1904 Seaborn J. Langley married Eva Luchia Shew, daughter of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen, on 9 Feb 1904 at Bexar County, TX. 

George W. Yeargain

M
Marriage8 Sep 1892 George W. Yeargain married Mary Ella Shew, daughter of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen, on 8 Sep 1892 at Bexar County, TX. 
1900 Census6 Jun 1900 George W. Yeargain and Mary Shew Yeargain appeared on the 1900 U.S. census of Wilson County, TX, at Precinct 8, enumerated 6 Jun 1900. He was shown as age 37, a farmer born MO of parents both born MO. Mary was shown as age 29, born Sep 1870 in AL of parents both born AL, married for eight years, mother of five children, four surviving.. Their children Mabel, Andrew Jackson, Eugene and Clara were listed as living with them. The children -- Mabel, age 5; Andrew, age 4; Eugene, age 3, and Clara, age 1 -- were shown as all born TX and living at home. Note that Ella's brother Thomas Jefferson Shew, age 23, was a boarder, and that the next door neighbors were the Bynums, whose then 15-year-old daughter Georgia later became Thomas's wife.  

Family

Mary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Children

Edward F. Lancaster

M
Marriage20 Nov 1895 Edward F. Lancaster married Edna Shew, daughter of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen, on 20 Nov 1895 at Bexar County, TX. 

Family

Edna Shew b. c 1878
Children

Mabel Yeargain

F, b. October 1894
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Mabel Yeargain|b. Oct 1894|p75.htm#i1499|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
BirthOct 1894 Mabel Yeargain, daughter of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born in Oct 1894 at TX. 
1900 Census6 Jun 1900 Mabel Yeargain appeared on the 1900 U.S. census of Wilson County, TX, at Precinct 8, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, in the household of her parents, George W. Yeargain and Mary Shew Yeargain. She was shown as age 5, born TX. 

Andrew Jackson Yeargain

M, b. 20 May 1896, d. April 1979
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Andrew Jackson Yeargain|b. 20 May 1896\nd. Apr 1979|p75.htm#i1500|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birth20 May 1896 Andrew Jackson Yeargain, son of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born on 20 May 1896 at TX. 
1900 Census6 Jun 1900 Andrew Jackson Yeargain appeared on the 1900 U.S. census of Wilson County, TX, at Precinct 8, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, in the household of his parents, George W. Yeargain and Mary Shew Yeargain. He was shown as age 4, born TX. 
DeathApr 1979 Andrew Jackson Yeargain died in Apr 1979 at TX at age 82. 

Eugene Yeargain

M, b. 26 June 1897, d. June 1968
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Eugene Yeargain|b. 26 Jun 1897\nd. Jun 1968|p75.htm#i1501|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birth26 Jun 1897 Eugene Yeargain, son of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born on 26 Jun 1897 at TX. 
1900 Census6 Jun 1900 Eugene Yeargain appeared on the 1900 U.S. census of Wilson County, TX, at Precinct 8, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, in the household of his parents, George W. Yeargain and Mary Shew Yeargain. He was shown as age 3, born TX. 
DeathJun 1968 Eugene Yeargain died in Jun 1968 at TX. 

Clara Yeargain

F, b. January 1899
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Clara Yeargain|b. Jan 1899|p75.htm#i1502|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
BirthJan 1899 Clara Yeargain, daughter of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born in Jan 1899 at TX. 
1900 Census6 Jun 1900 Clara Yeargain appeared on the 1900 U.S. census of Wilson County, TX, at Precinct 8, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, in the household of her parents, George W. Yeargain and Mary Shew Yeargain. She was shown as age 1, born TX. 

George W. Yeargain Jr.

M, b. circa 1904
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
George W. Yeargain Jr.|b. c 1904|p75.htm#i1503|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birthc 1904 George W. Yeargain Jr., son of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born c 1904 at TX. 

Mary Yeargain

F, b. circa 1906
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Mary Yeargain|b. c 1906|p75.htm#i1504|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birthc 1906 Mary Yeargain, daughter of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born c 1906 at TX. 

Virgil Yeargain

M, b. circa 1908
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Virgil Yeargain|b. c 1908|p75.htm#i1505|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birthc 1908 Virgil Yeargain, son of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born c 1908 at TX. 

Harold Yeargain

M, b. 22 February 1911, d. December 1979
FatherGeorge W. Yeargain
MotherMary Ella Shew b. Sep 1870
Harold Yeargain|b. 22 Feb 1911\nd. Dec 1979|p75.htm#i1506|George W. Yeargain||p75.htm#i1497|Mary Ella Shew|b. Sep 1870|p70.htm#i1394|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birth22 Feb 1911 Harold Yeargain, son of George W. Yeargain and Mary Ella Shew, was born on 22 Feb 1911 at TX. 
DeathDec 1979 Harold Yeargain died in Dec 1979 at TX at age 68. 
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