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Explore Laralynn’s family through the Spinler line in Wisconsin and the Arthur line in West Virginia, with family-confirmed relationships clearly separated from records still being researched.

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Maternal ancestral path

The Spinler and Arthur lineage

The solid placements are documented or directly family-confirmed. The dashed research generation shows the relationship for which primary proof is still being gathered.

Arthur ancestors

Jackson Stiltner

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Jackson Stiltner
Birth
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Research notes
Parent of Pricy Stiltner in the current researched backbone.
Family stories
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Martha Woods

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Martha Woods
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Research notes
Parent of Pricy Stiltner in the current researched backbone.
Family stories
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Mary M. Arthur

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Mary M. Arthur
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Research notes
Documented in the Arthur research line; exact household context remains part of the source review.
Family stories
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Arthur household

Lee Anderson Arthur

1863/64–1946

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Full name
Lee Anderson Arthur
Birth
1863 or 1864
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Research notes
A West Virginia death record documents Lee Anderson Arthur.
Family stories
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Pricy Stiltner Arthur

Died 1923

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Pricy Stiltner Arthur
Birth
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Death
Died 1923
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Research notes
A West Virginia death record documents Pricy Arthur.
Family stories
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Family-confirmed generation

Cecil Truman Arthur

Born 1908

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Cecil Truman Arthur
Birth
1908
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Research notes
Family confirms Cecil as the father of Priscilla and Gloria. A direct primary record connecting the full household is still being sought.
Family stories
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Anna Bertha Ackermann

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Anna Bertha Ackermann
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Research notes
Family confirms Anna as the mother of Priscilla and Gloria. Her primary records remain part of the active search.
Family stories
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Their daughters

Priscilla B. Arthur Spinler Counard

Born 1941

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Full name
Priscilla B. Arthur Spinler Counard
Birth
1941
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Research notes
Married William Richard Spinler, then Donald Counard in approximately 1983.
Family stories
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Gloria Arthur Cole

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Gloria Arthur Cole
Birth
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Research notes
Family confirms Gloria and Priscilla as full sisters. Gloria married Bruce Cole.
Family stories
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Bruce Cole

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Bruce Cole
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Family confirmed
Research notes
Husband of Gloria Arthur Cole.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Spinler household

William Richard “Richard W.” Spinler

1938–1980

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Full name
William Richard “Richard W.” Spinler
Birth
1938
Death
1980
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Family confirmed
Research notes
Family used William Richard; the shared marker reads Richard W. His exact legal-name order and birth date remain disputed within the family.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Priscilla B. Arthur Spinler

Born 1941

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Full name
Priscilla B. Arthur Spinler
Birth
1941
Death
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Research notes
Mother of Laralynn, Scott, and Faith.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Their children

Laralynn Spinler Webster

Born 1958

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Full name
Laralynn Spinler Webster
Birth
1958
Death
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Family record
Research notes
Oldest child of William Richard Spinler and Priscilla Arthur. She married Kenneth James Webster.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Scott Spinler

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Scott Spinler
Birth
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Research notes
Second child of William Richard Spinler and Priscilla Arthur. Married Teri.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Teri Spinler

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Teri Spinler
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Family record
Research notes
Spouse of Scott Spinler.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Faith Spinler Blount

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Faith Spinler Blount
Birth
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Family record
Research notes
Youngest child of William Richard Spinler and Priscilla Arthur.
Family stories
Not yet documented

Family groups

The living branches

This section keeps Laralynn, Scott, and Faith together under William Richard and Priscilla, while preserving Priscilla’s later marriage to Donald Counard.

Oldest child

Laralynn Spinler Webster

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Born in 1958. Married Kenneth James Webster. Their children are Richard Harvey Webster and Jeremy James Webster.

Second child

Scott Spinler & Teri

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Children: Courtney, Lindsay, and Cameron. Birth dates and a family biography can be added through Family Review.

Youngest child

Faith Spinler Blount

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Children: William and Rosalie. Birth dates and a family biography can be added through Family Review.

Later marriage

Priscilla Arthur & Donald Counard

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Donald was the later husband of Priscilla and stepfather to Laralynn, Scott, and Faith. He is not shown as their biological father.

Photographed evidence

Spinler cemetery records

The first marker belongs directly in the known family. The remaining Spinler markers are preserved as researched relatives whose exact placement still needs proof.

Shared Spinler tombstone for Priscilla B. Spinler and Richard W. Spinler

Tombstone documented

Richard W. & Priscilla B. Spinler

Richard 1938–1980 · Priscilla born 1941

This marker supplies Richard’s middle initial and both birth years.

Tree placement: Parents of Laralynn, Scott, and Faith.

Shared tombstone for Frank and Lara Spinler

Tombstone documented

Frank & Lara Spinler

Frank 1904–1961 · Lara 1907–1998

The marker labels Frank as father and Lara as mother.

Tree placement: Spinler research group; exact connection to Richard W. Spinler is not yet proven.

Tombstone for Paul Spinler

Tombstone documented

Paul Spinler

September 10, 1934–July 25, death year unclear

The final death-year digits are too unclear to transcribe responsibly.

Tree placement: Spinler research group; exact connection to Richard W. Spinler is not yet proven.

Shared tombstone for Joseph and Eleanor Spinler

Tombstone documented

Joseph F. Sr. & Eleanor M. (Curtis) Spinler

Joseph 1929–2009 · Eleanor 1931–2010

The marker records their marriage as March 12, 1949.

Tree placement: Spinler research group; exact connection to Richard W. Spinler is not yet proven.

Careful genealogy

Arthur ancestry and Native heritage research

What the family confirms

Priscilla and Gloria are remembered as full sisters under Cecil Truman Arthur and Anna Bertha Ackermann. Lee Anderson Arthur is confirmed as the name in the earlier Arthur generation. These statements are preserved as family-confirmed while the paper trail is completed.

What records currently support

West Virginia records document Lee Anderson Arthur, Pricy Arthur, and a Cecil Arthur birth entry in Webster County. Those records provide a credible research path, but they do not by themselves prove every parent-child link shown in family memory.

Native ancestry standard

Family stories are important clues, but tribal citizenship or treaty rights require a documented line to an ancestor on the records accepted by a specific Tribal Nation. Social Security numbers are not the deciding proof. The next step is to complete each parent-child link and then compare the proven ancestor with the appropriate Nation’s enrollment records.

Highest-value next records
  • Priscilla’s long-form birth, marriage, or death record naming her parents.
  • Gloria’s obituary or vital record naming the same parents.
  • Cecil’s original birth, marriage, death, obituary, census, probate, and land records.
  • Webster County and its parent counties: Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph.
  • A specific Tribal Nation and roll only after the family line identifies the right community.