I am attempting to determine the ancestry of Juanita Dale SLUSHER (aka Candy Barr) - Especially seek full name of her grandfather, W. Marion SLUSHER and any info re his parents and siblings. Any corrections or additional info most welcomed!!!! ____________________________________________ 1. W. Marion SLUSHER was a s/o ? & ? - He was b __ ___ 1883 in ? - d on ? in ? - bu ? - m on ? (bef 1909) in ? to Mary Landon BRYAN, d/o William Thomas BRYAN (1859-1929) & Mary Frances CARPENTER (1862-1940) - Mary Landon BRYAN b __ Mar? 1881 in ? - d on ? in ? - bu ? - Mary was prev m 30 Apr 1902 Tippah Co., MISS, to P. Dallas JOHNSON. Son of W. Marion SLUSHER & Mary Landon BRYAN (poss more children?): +2. i. Elvin Forest "Doc" SLUSHER (see below) ____________________________________________ 2. Elvin Forest "Doc" SLUSHER b 19 Aug 1909 in ? - d 2 May 1969 Kerr Co., TX - bu ? - Elvin m(1) on ? (bef 1927) in ? to Sadie Mae SUMNER, d/o Thomas Edwin Sumner (b 1887 - d ?) & Dona DIFFEY (b 1870 - d ?) - Sadie b 1 Oct 1908 in ? - d 11 Mar 1945 Victoria Co. TX - bu ? - Elvin m(2) abt 1945 in ? to Etta Agnes HOLDEN, d/o ? & ? - Etta b 18 Jun 1908 in ? - d 19 Jan 1988 Victoria Co., TX - bu ? - Etta was prev married to and divorced from Guy GOGGANS, s/o ? & ? - Guy b 12 Aug 1905 in ? - d 22 Jan 1978 Travis Co., TX - bu ?. Children of Elvin & Sadie: i. Leota SLUSHER b __ ___ 1927 in ?. ii. Keleta Pauline "Kay" SLUSHER b __ ___ 1928 in ?. iii. Gary SLUSHER b 18 May 1931 in ? - d 8 Jul 1972 Harris Co., TX - bu ?. iv. Forest E. SLUSHER b 15 Jul 1933 in ? - d 20 Apr 2003 in ? and, per SSDI, was a resident of Edna, Jackson Co., TX - bu ? +3. v. Juania Dale SLUSHER (see below) Children of Guy & Etta: i. Solon GOGGANS b __ ___ 1927 in ? ii. Nila Fae GOGGANS b __ ___ 1929 in ? - d __ ___ 2003 in ? - bu ?. iii. Ruby Yvone GOGGANS b __ ___ 1933 in ? - d __ ___ 2005 in ? - bu ?. iv. Charles Edward GOGGANS b 14 May 1937 in ? - d 28 Apr 2003 in ? and, per SSDI, was a resident of Webster, Harris Co., TX - bu ?. Children of Elvin & Etta: i. Travis Leroy S:USHER b __ ___ 1946 in ?. ii. Katherine "Kathy" Pauline SLUSHER b __ ___ 1948 in ?. ____________________________________________ 3. Juanita Dale SLUSHER (aka Candy Barr) b 6 Jul 1935 Edna, Jackson Co., TX - occ: Dancer, Stripper, Entertainer - d 30 Dec 2005 in a hospital in Victoria Co., TX - Per SSDI, she was a resient of Edna, Jackson Co., TX - bu ? - Juanita m abt 1950 in ? to Billy Joe DEBBS?/DOBBS? - Juanita m abt 1953 in ? to Troy B. PHILLIPS - Juanita m 25 Nov 1959 Las Vegus, NV, to Jack SAHAKIAN - Jack occ: Hairdresser - All marriages (poss more?) are blvd to have ended in divorce //?// - Juanita was using the surname PHILLIPs later in life and at the time of her death in 2005. Child of Juanita and Troy: i. ____ PHILLIPS (female) b on ? (abt 1954) in ?. ____________________________________________ NOTE: To my knowledge I am not related or connected to the above unless the connection is a generation or more before W. Marion SLUSHER (full name?). This webpage was created on 16 Jan 2007. Any corrections and/or additional information would be much appreciated. email ojfwb@webtv.net or oslushgen@webtv.net.