This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lankford, Mobley, Spivey,Hall Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.coffee/2190.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. My name is Michael L. Wilkerson and I have done a lot of research on this line, as it pertains to my line. There are a lot of other researchers out there who have heard this story. I have went and spoke with the lady that owned the original picture, she has since passed, however I am in the process of finding the picture again to make a copy of the original with all the wording on it. You see here is the story, and hopefully everyone will read this and the confusion can stop! The lady is LouPine Hall who married Parish Lankford, Sr. The writing is NOT on the back of the picture but was actually written ON the picture itself. Some of the words are at the top, on the bottom, the right side corner and circles LouPine's head. The person that wrote this was her daughter in law, Sarah V. Tanner Lankford Royals. Sarah married LouPine's son, Hardy Lankford, who was killed in the war. She then married "Doc" Henry Harlow Royals and had several more children. The 2 children listed are Sarah's children, Marion and LouPine, as she began to write some things about herself on the picture as well. You can tell on the picture how it is written and where the words were placed the intent of the writer. Now you may ask, how does this relate to you? I am not sure who you are, but I am sure that you are related to me. I come through James E. Mobley who married Elizabeth Swindle. They were from Hinesville, GA. One of their children was my great grandfather, Henry Eli Mobley who married Mollie A. Spivey. It is through this Spivey line that LouPine is, as she is the great grandmother of Mollie as Mollie's grandmother was LouPine's daughter Salina who married Daniel P. Spivey. My great grandfather had a brother named Marion Albert Mobley who married Rachel Lee. This must be your line!!! If so I have found a new cousin which I am thrilled. I have nothing on Marion Albert's line. I have corresponded with a Jonell Harrison who comes through this line. I have a couple of pictures of Uncle Albert, as well as his mother and father and ancestors. I have contributed these on the Mobley website by Carl Mobley. I believe that Jonell has also contributed some of Uncle Albert on this site as well. Just how you are related to LouPine, I have no clue. Email me direct please and lets correspond and exchange information. I have heard talk of a Troy Mobley in my family but have never known who they were talking about. PLEASE BE AWARE!! The writing was Sarah Royals' NOT LouPine as she could not read nor write, however, she was Cherokee Indian but NOT from Nashville, TN as people have said. Her family came from Pitt Co., NC and moved to GA. I have never heard of her being "out west." To let all who reads this, I had a dream one night that Sarah Royals came to me and wanted me to understand and fix the confusion about the picture. For years I could not understand the writing, as everyone told me that it was LouPine that had written it, including the lady that owned it, but this was incorrect. Some people do not want to believe me, well, I have decided that they can believe what they want. Parish Lankford, Sr, LouPine's husband died in Coffee County, GA as well as she. As far as the money, Sarah had a pension that she drew from Hardy Lankford her dead war husband and she did hide this money, in her bra. Once again, Please email me direct, as I can explain a lot of things. I believe that I have found LouPine's mother as well, but no proof as yet. For years, people have said that the picture is actually Sarah Royals, but this is incorrect. It is LouPine Hall Lankford as said. Thanks, Michael daddysouthgenbug@aol.com If anyone would like to call me and talk about this either email or call me, 912-338-9594. I have a cell phone that don't cost on the weekends nor at night and I can explain and talk for hours with you about this line. I have been told by several researchers to complie a book or somthing to help with the confusion. I want everyone to know, that I have. I am now compiling a booklet that I will be donating to all libraries as well as giving to anyone that wants a copy of it on CD! Just let me know.