This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Banke/Nickerson/Hess/Davis/Martz/DeMott/Harrison/Sherhart/Cheek Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADI/2215 Message Board Post: I am looking for info and photos of my grandmother's baby sister, Peache (Banke) Nickerson. She was born May 22, 1908 near Altona, Bates Co., MO and died April 4, 1975 in San Mateo, CA. She was the daughter of William Henry and Louisiana (Davis) Banke. She married Reginald N. Nickerson, date unknown. Reggie was born May 21, 1907 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA and died July 4, 1976 in San Mateo, CA. Their actual city at the time of their death was Palo Alto. No children were born to this union as far as I know. My father thought Peache was a secretary at a college in Palo Alto in the 1950's and 1960's, but he did not know the name. I do not know what Reggie's occupation was. As a baby, Peache (pronounced with a long "e") was sweet as a peach and the name stuck, it was not a nickname. Peache had 2 brothers (not twins), Lawrence E. and unknown that died in infancy; and a sister that died young (under 12 years old). She also had these 5 sisters: Grace Mae (DeMott); Lynna! B. (Martz); Deane Bernice(Harrison); Alice Beatrice (Hess)---my grandmother; and Gladys Marie (1-Gifford, 2-Sherhart). Marie moved to CA and also lived in Palo Alto near Peache when she died. If you have any stories or photos of Peache and/or her sisters and their families, including Reginald, I would very much like to hear from you. Thank you in advance, Kathryn (Hess) Cheek P.S. Herman J. Banke, born Jan. 2, 1855 in MO and died Dec. 25, 1914 in National City, San Diego County, CA was a brother to William Henry Banke, Peache's father.