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[Surname] Re: Spooneybarger
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So, I can't find anything related to "Spooney," but a "Spooner" was someone who covered roofs with wooden shingles, and "Barger" was originally given to a person who stripped trees of bark for tanning. So maybe a Spooneybarger was someone who covered roofs with bark shingles?
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