Rita, Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann Shipman might be? Don At 03:39 PM 02-09-03 -0700, you wrote: >Don, I gave you incorrect information without going back to my files. In >1978, Dorothy Fee (b. 1906), daughter of Benjamin Franklin Fee and his >third wife, Lula Newman, Henderson Fee's granddaughter, sent my >mother-in-law, Flossie Yocham Wallace, information on her Fee ancestors. >Included was faded photocopies of a marriage license for Henderson Fee and >Margaret Myers, a page from Henderson Fee's bible (written in his own >hand) listing the name, place of birth, date of birth, date of marriage >and date of death of each of his children. [there are some gaps but all >have the date and place of birth] and a faded typed family group sheet >naming George Washington Fee, his birth date and location, death date and >who he married. The sheet shows his wife as Mary Ann Shipman. > >On RootsWeb's WorldConnect project: Roy Fowler has listed Mary Ann Shiman >as George Washington Fee's wife and that he got his information from >Brenda Mitchell. > >In my research: George Washington Fee, his wife, Mary Ann Fee are > bur. in Fairview Cemetery (four miles North of > Flippin on State Rd. 178) > This is also found in Cemeteries of Marion County > by Lester and Marian > Burnes on page 94. Also buried there is their son > Benjamin Franklin Fee > and his wife Lucy (Parker) Fee. > >The 1880 census shows George W. and Mary Fee in Franklin Township, Marion >County, AR. Census taken by William Fielding on 17 Jun 1880. Listed with >George (24), Mary (26), Maud (2), and Myrtle (4/12) are Robert SMITH >***brother-in-law***(14), Minerva Smith ***sister-in-law*** (17), and John >Ferrell, a boarder. If the census is right, this is the correct >information . . . George Washington Fee m. Mary Ann Smith between 1877-1878. > >Otherwise, my family group sheet for George W. and Mary Fee agree. > >Sorry about the mis-information. > >Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: >George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of >Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). >Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? >Don Ott > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

No, I don't but I have sent a message to Brenda Mitchell and asked her what was her source for the marriage of George W. Fee and Mary Ann Shi[p]man. Will let you know when I hear from her. Rita Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: Rita, Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann Shipman might be? Don --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Don, I've been fussing this the past few days. Unless a bunch of folks don't know where who was born, it doesn't look to me as if Mary Ann ___, wife of George Washington Fee, is a Smith. Below is what I find at http://www.familysearch.org. Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace. George FEE Self M Male W 24 AR Farmer KY KY. Mary FEE Wife M Female W 26 AR Keeps House TN TN. Maud FEE Dau S Female W 2 AR AR AR. Myrtle FEE Dau S Female W 4M AR AR AR. Robert SMITH BroL S Male W 14 TN At Home TN TN. Minerva SMITH SisterL S Female W 17 TN At Home TN TN. John FERRELL Other S Male W 28 MO Farm Hand MO MO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Census Place Franklin, Marion, Arkansas. Family History Library Film 1254051. NA Film Number T9-0051. Page Number 10D. I could be all off on this, Don, but it doesn't look to me as if Robert Smith (called brother-in-law) b TN 1866 and Minerva Smith (called sister-in-law) b TN 1863 are siblings of Mary Ann (___) Fee. Mary Ann was, apparently, born in AR ca 1854. If Robert and Minerva Smith are her siblings, then Mary Ann's parents went back to TN ca 1862/3 when Mary Ann was aged 8-10 and the Civil War was in full swing. That doesn't make sense in my mind. I know that historically, especially in wills and similar instruments, the terms brother/sister, brother/sister-in-law and cousin were often pretty much synonymous. Could Robert & Minerva be cousins of G W Fee even though his predecessors came from KY? Or of Mary Ann? Aside from all this speculation, I find no Mary Ann Smith, Robert Smith, nor Minerva Smith in either the MCAR 1860 or 1870 census that fit this familial relationship. Of course, it's entirely possible that Mary Ann ___ wasn't born in AR but was born in TN and her parents and siblings came to MCAR after 1870, the parents probably dying before 1880. Have any input on this anyone? Mysty [email protected] *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [ARMar] George W. Fee and Mary Ann > Rita, > Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann > Shipman might be? > Don > > > At 03:39 PM 02-09-03 -0700, you wrote: > >Don, I gave you incorrect information without going back to my files. In > >1978, Dorothy Fee (b. 1906), daughter of Benjamin Franklin Fee and his > >third wife, Lula Newman, Henderson Fee's granddaughter, sent my > >mother-in-law, Flossie Yocham Wallace, information on her Fee ancestors. > >Included was faded photocopies of a marriage license for Henderson Fee and > >Margaret Myers, a page from Henderson Fee's bible (written in his own > >hand) listing the name, place of birth, date of birth, date of marriage > >and date of death of each of his children. [there are some gaps but all > >have the date and place of birth] and a faded typed family group sheet > >naming George Washington Fee, his birth date and location, death date and > >who he married. The sheet shows his wife as Mary Ann Shipman. > > > >On RootsWeb's WorldConnect project: Roy Fowler has listed Mary Ann Shiman > >as George Washington Fee's wife and that he got his information from > >Brenda Mitchell. > > > >In my research: George Washington Fee, his wife, Mary Ann Fee are > > bur. in Fairview Cemetery (four miles North of > > Flippin on State Rd. 178) > > This is also found in Cemeteries of Marion County > > by Lester and Marian > > Burnes on page 94. Also buried there is their son > > Benjamin Franklin Fee > > and his wife Lucy (Parker) Fee. > > > >The 1880 census shows George W. and Mary Fee in Franklin Township, Marion > >County, AR. Census taken by William Fielding on 17 Jun 1880. Listed with > >George (24), Mary (26), Maud (2), and Myrtle (4/12) are Robert SMITH > >***brother-in-law***(14), Minerva Smith ***sister-in-law*** (17), and John > >Ferrell, a boarder. If the census is right, this is the correct > >information . . . George Washington Fee m. Mary Ann Smith between 1877-1878. > > > >Otherwise, my family group sheet for George W. and Mary Fee agree. > > > >Sorry about the mis-information. > > > >Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: > >George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of > >Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). > >Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? > >Don Ott