In a message dated 9/25/06 7:27:42 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
inwells-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
Bumgarner family in Oklahoma.
The Bumgarner family lived in Norman, OK. Well known son was James Garner
(movie star) who was honored this year in his hometown. I am not a Bumgarner
researcher, but there is an article about him at the website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner
"The youngest of three children, Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in
Norman, Oklahoma to Weldon Warren Bumgarner and Mildred Meek. His father was an
Oklahoma carpet layer while his mother was ill and unable to provide either
love or support. She died when Garner was 4 years old. After Mildred's death,
James and his brothers were sent to live with other relatives. After a brief
separation, Garner was reunited with his family in 1935, when Weldon remarried.
Garner immediately hated his stepmother, Wilma, who spanked him and falsely
accused the children of wrongdoing. At age 14, he assaulted her. At 17, he moved
with his father to Los Angeles, California where they reconciled.....etc"