Thanks for the advice, Liz! I'll try Alabama. Bonner

Bonner, Have you tried Roanoke Ala? In the 50's I do know there were Willinghams living there. Liz

I am searching for the full name and family of S. N. Willingham, b. 4/3/1864, d. 3/12/1940. He is buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville, Ga. In 1891, he married Arnie C. Shank. I would also like names of their children if they had any. Thank you, Bonner

I am searching for the family of Dr. John D. Walker from Troup County, Georgia. I would also like dates and burial place for him if anyone has them. He married Ida Shank (1841-1938) and they had a daughter, Lula Fannie Walker. I would also like to know if they had other children. Thank you, Bonner

Colleen, Thank you so much! I am so excited! You are very kind to answer my e-mail. Do you know anything else about the Shanks? Do you know what hotel Janelle worked in? I have been to the library and found a picture of her sister Carrie (married Wiley Creel) from 1905 and also another book had a picture of the old Shank home that has been restored. I have traced the Shanks and the Loftins ancestry. I have also been to Myrtle Hill cemetery where John Arnold Shank, Lovisa Loftin Shank, Otis A. Shank, etc., are buried. Do your friends, by chance, know about Ida Shank who married J. D. Walker? She was Janelle's sister and her husband was a doctor there in Hogansville. I'm wondering what J. D. Walker's full name was and if they had any children. Ida is buried in the family plot with her parents, but J. D. Walker is not. Maybe she died early and he remarried. My mother-in-law was the granddaughter of Otis A. Shank and Luda Tanner Shank. I can't tell you how excited I am! You've made my day! Bonner

>Bonner > >John A Shank >+Lavicia A. Loftin M. May 10,1861 > >Janelle Shank born circa 1862 married a Ware > >Mozelle was married to Ed. Horton (City Electricion) > >Don't know any Wills but I live in Hogansville and have old friends that >knew these people. > >Colleen Sims

I don't have anything whatsoever in my files on Troup County, GA WALKER's. I have an autobiography of my great-great-grandfather William Charles KELLY that states his sister Caroline married a Jowel WALKER about 1868 and moved to West Point, (Troup County) GA and she died in 1880. Wish I had more....This is one of those unions and people that I am at a dead end, my Aunt before her death searched for many years and no one has been able to find anything. All we know is that she left at least two children. I figured in 12 years of marriage prior to her death somewhere she left or Jowel left some sort of paper trail . I just have to find it is all....YEAH OK, RIGHT!!!...LOL Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <BonBonSass@aol.com> To: <GATROUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [GATROUP] Will Abstracts > Mike, > > Do you have a Dr. J. D. Walker in your Walker files? He was married to Ida > Shank and lived and practiced medicine in Troup County. > > Bonner > > > ==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > Please do not send HTML or enhanced messages to this list. They > will be rejected by Rootsweb. >

Thanks, anyway, Mike. I think some of these folks did just drop right out of those spaceships! Bonner

Kaye and list members, Alright, then I will ask ? I am looking for the Will of Caroline (nee KELLY) WALKER who is alleged to have passed away in 1880. My g-g-grandfathers autobiography says his sister died in 1880. When she married Jowel (Joel) WALKER in abt. 1869 they moved or lived in West Point, Troup County, GA... As far as I am aware of Caroline is her only name...she may have gone by Carrie. Thank you very much for your help. I am at a dead end of this line and need a big break. I am hoping this might be the break I am looking for.... Mike Kelly <snip> > There is an estates records book for Troup County which the Troup County > Historical Society published. Unfortunately, it only goes up to 1850. > Instead, We can check the microfilm of the will books if you send us their > full names. K > > At 12:19 PM 11/12/99 EST, you wrote: > >Could someone please tell me if there is a book of will abstracts for Troup > >County? And, if so, would someone be willing to do a lookup for me? The > >deaths were in 1896 and 1916. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Bonner > > > > > >==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > >Volunteer for the USGenWeb Project! http://www.usgenweb.org/ > > > > > > > Sincerely, Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives > http://www.trouparchives.org/ > > > ==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the GATROUP list, send an e-mail to GATROUP-L-request@rootsweb.com with the one word, unsubscribe, in the body of the message. > If you are subscribed to the digest, send the unsubscribe message to GATROUP-D-request@rootsweb.com > >

Regarding will abstracts, while you are checking, I wonder if you could see if there is anything for Stephen Saunders. His wife, Beulah Smedley, remarried Jesse Burgess Haralson in Troup County on May 30, 1837. Have not been able to determine what happened to Stephen. The name was later changed to Sanders, but believe Stephen may have still been using Saunders spelling. His daughter, Samantha Saunders married William A. Waller in 1841 in Troup County. Melanie Atkins College Station, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Kaye Lanning Minchew <kaye@lgc.edu> To: <GATROUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [GATROUP] Will Abstracts > There is an estates records book for Troup County which the Troup County > Historical Society published. Unfortunately, it only goes up to 1850. > Instead, We can check the microfilm of the will books if you send us their > full names. K > > At 12:19 PM 11/12/99 EST, you wrote: > >Could someone please tell me if there is a book of will abstracts for Troup > >County? And, if so, would someone be willing to do a lookup for me? The > >deaths were in 1896 and 1916. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Bonner > > > > > >==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > >Volunteer for the USGenWeb Project! http://www.usgenweb.org/ > > > > > > > Sincerely, Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives > http://www.trouparchives.org/ > > > ==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the GATROUP list, send an e-mail to GATROUP-L-request@rootsweb.com with the one word, unsubscribe, in the body of the message. > If you are subscribed to the digest, send the unsubscribe message to GATROUP-D-request@rootsweb.com >

There is an estates records book for Troup County which the Troup County Historical Society published. Unfortunately, it only goes up to 1850. Instead, We can check the microfilm of the will books if you send us their full names. K At 12:19 PM 11/12/99 EST, you wrote: >Could someone please tell me if there is a book of will abstracts for Troup >County? And, if so, would someone be willing to do a lookup for me? The >deaths were in 1896 and 1916. > >Thanks, > >Bonner > > >==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== >Volunteer for the USGenWeb Project! http://www.usgenweb.org/ > > > Sincerely, Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives http://www.trouparchives.org/

Mike, Do you have a Dr. J. D. Walker in your Walker files? He was married to Ida Shank and lived and practiced medicine in Troup County. Bonner

Kaye, Thank you for helping me! The names are: 1. John Arnold Shank, died 1896, Hogansville, Troup County 2. Lovissa Loftin Shank (his wife), died 1916, Hogansville, Troup County They had a daughter named Jamelle (not sure of the spelling). She married Ed ? and they had a daughter named Mozelle (not sure of that spelling, either). Jamelle ran a hotel in Hogansville after Ed evidently died early. I am really wanting to know if Jamelle or Mozelle are mentioned in one of those wills because I would like to find out Ed's last name. You are kind to offer to help me and I really appreciate it. Bonner

Could someone please tell me if there is a book of will abstracts for Troup County? And, if so, would someone be willing to do a lookup for me? The deaths were in 1896 and 1916. Thanks, Bonner

Jamelle Shank was born about 1862 and was the daughter of John Arnold Shank and Lovissa Loftin. She supposedly lived all her life in the Hogansville area and ran the hotel there. She was married to Ed ? and had a daughter named Mozelle. Has anyone seen these names? I am trying to find out what happened to Jamelle (spelling may be wrong) and also Ed's last name. Thank you, Bonner

Bonner, If you by chance find anything whatsoever would you please let me know? I have been searching for three years for a Jowel WALKER who married my great-great-grandfathers sister. The marriage was about 1867 and I know they moved to Troup County, GA. She died between 1872 and 1880 leaving at least two children. I have reference to this occuring in an autobiography of William Charles KELLY. I would make good odds that there is kinship here somewhere, I just need to find the connection. I figure since she died early in the marriage that maybe no one has a record of it or if so, it would be a small record somewhere. Thanks...Mike Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: <BonBonSass@aol.com> To: <GATROUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 4:46 PM Subject: [GATROUP] Walker Family > I am searching for the full name and DOB, DOD, of: > > J. D. Walker who married Ida Shank, b. 1861, Troup Co., d. 1938, Troup Co., > Ga. > > J. D. Walker was a doctor who practiced in northeastern Troup County. I > would also like to know who his parents were. > > If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it! > > Thanks, > > Bonner > > > ==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== > The listowner is David W. Morgan - dmorgan@efn.org > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gatroup/ >

Mike, I'll be glad to let you know. I know about those people who seemed to drop out of spaceships. I have a couple of those myself. Bonner

I am searching for the full name and DOB, DOD, of: J. D. Walker who married Ida Shank, b. 1861, Troup Co., d. 1938, Troup Co., Ga. J. D. Walker was a doctor who practiced in northeastern Troup County. I would also like to know who his parents were. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it! Thanks, Bonner

I am researching the Shank/Shanks family in Troup County, Georgia. In the 1870 Troup County Georgia Census, there are three Shanks families that were ennumerated. 1. 238/238 Shanks, J. A., 40, Farmer, b. Ga Shanks, L. A., 30, F Shanks, J. M., 8, F Shanks, O. A., 7, M Shanks, A. C., 6, F Shanks, E. F., 4 mos., F This family consisted of John Arnold Shanks, Lovissa A. Loftin Shanks, Jamelle M. Shanks, Otis Arnold Shanks, Arnie C. Shanks (married L. N. Willingham), Etta Frank Shanks. 2. 241/241 Shanks, J. A., Jr., 50, Farm Hand Shanks, Sallie, 42 Shanks, Celestia, 18 Shanks, John, 20 Shanks, Fannie, 13 Shanks, Christopher, 10 Shanks, Frank, 8 3. 415/415 Shanks, J. A., Sr., 54, Farmer, Ga Shanks, Sarah, 40 Shanks, Celestia, 18 Shanks, Fannie, 15 Shanks, Christopher, 13 Shanks, B. F., 9 It appears to me that families #2 and #3 were the same and actually one family that was ennumerated twice. I would like to know the relationship between these Shank families. Is anyone researching Shanks? Also, Ida Shank, sister of John Arnold Shank married a Dr. J. D. Walker. I would like to know about the Walker family. Finally, I would like to know what happened to Jamelle Shank from family #1. Any information on these families would be most appreciated! Thank you, Bonner

Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: BonBonSass@aol.com <BonBonSass@aol.com> To: GATROUP-L@rootsweb.com <GATROUP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [GATROUP] Jenkins Family, Troup County, Georgia >Mollie, > >Sorry, but I don't have a marriage book for Troup County. > >Bonner > > >==== GATROUP Mailing List ==== >The listowner is David W. Morgan - dmorgan@efn.org >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gatroup/ >