The property at Spruce Point was purchased by Frederick Allen in 1841. He was the first person of African descent to own land in the area. His family of 12 lived on this property until the 1890s. Spruce Point was also referred to as Negro Point.
Description: The property at Spruce Point was purchased by Frederick Allen in 1841. He was the first person of African descent to own land in the area. His family of 12 lived on this property until the 1890s. Spruce Point was also referred to as Negro Point.
Marjorie Ellen "Margie" Page was born on October 7, 1930 to Francis Lester "Frank" Page (1891-1966) and Hattye Ellen Fowler (1891-1938) in Brinkley, Monroe, Arkansas. She was the first cousin to Arthur Millis "Art" Kellam, whose mother, Katheryne Winstead (Page) Kellam, was Francis Lester Page's sister. Marjorie married William Roman Nikolaisen on May 26, 1950 in Randolph, Arkansas, and they divorced on June 21, 1955. Marjorie married Carl Copeland Jr. on August 5, 1955 in Pulaski, Arkansas. She died on November 12, 2002 in Dallas, Texas, and was buried in Irving, Texas.
Description: Marjorie Ellen "Margie" Page was born on October 7, 1930 to Francis Lester "Frank" Page (1891-1966) and Hattye Ellen Fowler (1891-1938) in Brinkley, Monroe, Arkansas. She was the first cousin to Arthur Millis "Art" Kellam, whose mother, Katheryne Winstead (Page) Kellam, was Francis Lester Page's sister. Marjorie married William Roman Nikolaisen on May 26, 1950 in Randolph, Arkansas, and they divorced on June 21, 1955. Marjorie married Carl Copeland Jr. on August 5, 1955 in Pulaski, Arkansas. She died on November 12, 2002 in Dallas, Texas, and was buried in Irving, Texas. [show more]