Below is the obituary of "Minnowhead" Spradlin. I talked to him some years ago to see how we were related, but he wasn't for sure. I'm fairly sure he grew up in Pine Knot. His father was Henry Spradlin. He had brothers named Clarence, Darris, Howard and Eugene. Does anyone know who are his grandparents or great grandparents? Or maybe even further back? If your reply is too long, you can email me.
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SPRADLIN, GORMAN "MINNOWHEAD", 83, of Wartburg, TN died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at his home. He was a longtime member of Annadell Baptist Church and his family said he was a devoted singer in the quartet for the Lord and as a young boy he sung and taught music in church. According to his family he was a well-known fisherman, sportsman and auto body repairman. His family said he will be missed by all in the community as well as by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tilda and Henry Spradlin; four brothers, Clarence, Darris, Howard and Eugene; his sister, Geneva Roberts, all of Strunk, Ky.; and by three great-grandchildren. Mr. Spradlin is survived by his wife of 63 years, Geneva Stephens Spradlin; his children and their spouses, Delonha "Donnie" and Garland Heidel and James and Carolyn Spradlin, all of Wartburg, Norma and Billy Price of Lancing, Kay and Wayne Gibbs of Williamson, Ga., Sandra and Michael Roysden of Jamestown, Debra and John Mallett of Oak Ridge and Steven Spradlin of Harriman; and by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The funeral was Sunday, July 25, 2004, at Annadell Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Goodman officiating. Schubert Funeral Home in Wartburg is in charge of arrangements. [Oak Ridger]

Chester according to my FTM you'd have been his 3rd cousin twice removed. What exactly is a twice removed cousin I have no idea?

His father William Henry Spradlin was the s/o Patten Spradlin & Tempy Stephens. Patten was the s/o John Riley Spradlin & Margaret (Peggy) Slavy. J. R. was the s/o James Spradlin & Elizabeth Mounce.

Mom Matilda Cathryn (Tilda) Stephens was the d/o G. M. (Granville) Stephens & Millie (Permilia Jane) Strunk. G. M. was the s/o Calvin Stephens & Nancy A. Shepherd. Millie was the d/o General Jackson Strunk, Sr. & Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cox.

Kenna

Twice removed has something to do with the children. For a 3rd cousin twice removed, I just say it's a 5th cousin. Or at least the older folks used to put it that way. My grandparents had never heard of the "removed theory. "

Gorman, and his son James were the best auto body repair specialists in Morgan County, TN during their time. They ran their shop out of a converted chicken coop.

The "removed" part is easier to understand if you draw a chart. I'm not sure that I can do this easily on this board, but I will try.
Generation 1 - John Smith - common ancestor
Gen. 2 - John Smith, Jr. - Paul Smith siblings
Gen. 3 - Tom Smith - Bill Smith - first cousins
Gen. 4 - Paul Smith - Tim Smith - second cousins
Gen. 5 - Adam Smith - Isaac Smith third cousins
Gen. 6 - Mark Smith - Michael Smith fourth cousins

If you list the generations in succession, you can draw a line straight across between siblings, first cousins, second cousins, etc. If you want to see the relationship between the removed cousins, draw a line or otherwise count down. For example, to see the relationship between Tom Smith and Tim Smith, you would have to count down one row or one generation. That makes them first cousins once removed. To see the relationship between Tom Smith and Isaac Smith, you have to count down two rows or two generations. That makes them first cousins twice removed. Paul Smith and Isaac Smith are second cousins once removed. Tom Smith and Michael Smith would be first cousins three times removed.

Do you have anything on a Mattie Spradlin . Her maiden name was Campbell and she married Carl Spradlin from Honey Bee ??? Thanks . Lorene

Gorman is my 3rd Cuz once removed. The "removed" means that our relationship crosses a generational line from a common ancester.

That is, 1st cousins are related to a common grandparent.

2nd cousins are related to a common great grandparent.

3rd cousins are related to a common gg-grandparent.

And so on...

A 3rd cousin once removed means that his common gg-grandparent is my parent's gg-grandparent and i am once removed.

If we were 3rd cousin twice removed that means that one of us has a gg-grandparent who is the gg-grandparent of the other's grandparent.

Does that make sense to you? And, yes, canonically and by civil law, a 3rd cousin once removed is equivalent to a fourth cousin.

I'm not even sure that this applies to you and'or your family but I have had a set of dog tags from a james jackson spradlin for such a long time and I have all the info from thedog tags if you might be related toihim. they are very old and look like maybe from world war 1. they are not like my sons typical dog tags that we see today so i'm assuming? If you have any link can you reoly and I'll see if they are yours. I hope so. I know if they were my families I'd proudly want them back. I have no idea where I got them, maybe my son found when he was little I think.
thanks

would you know if you are related to a "james Jackson Spradlin?"

I don't recall that name in my database, let me look, no, I have several James Spradlins in there, but not this James. None of the James Spradlins I have would have been born in the time frame for WWI, or WWII for that matter. The only James Spradlin I have met personally would be Minnowhead's son James. We're slightly related.