I was at the library yesterday looking for an obit in the 1920 Newspapers and came upon this article. I am not related to the Banker family (I don't think!!) but several of my family lines did live in the Madison twp area where the Banker family lived. Thought this article might be interesting to others. Middletown News-Signal March 8, 1920 ED BANKER IS REMEMBERED There was a gathering of the clans at the Banker Homestead at the Poastown Bridge Saturday night. It was the birthday of J.E. Banker, who now resides in the house occupied by his father Jacob Banker on the same farm which has been in the Banker family ever since Ohio was first settled. Originally there were two mills at Poastown bridge, deriving power from an old brush dam long since washed away by floods. On the Banker farm today a little section of land known as "the island" formed by the old mill race that used to carry the swift current to the saw mill and the grist mill operated by the Bankers of another generation. David Banker, the grandfather of J.E. Banker and E. L. Banker, of this city was holder of the first water rights on the Miami River in this vicinity. Abner Enoch also had a dam on the Miami river further down from the Banker dam, however, and he operated huge mills at Manchester. When the Middletown Hydraulic company was formed and the big dam constructed further up the river, it cut off the supply of water from the Banker dam. There were lawsuits but the Banker mills had to be abandoned. On Saturday all the living brothers and sisters of the family of Jacob Banker were present with their children and grandchildren including Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Banker of this city, Misses Jane and Emma Banker, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Conover of Franklin, Charles Chamberlain, Dale Chamberlain, Mrs. Earl Chamberlain and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Banker, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Snider, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Long, of Hamilton, Mrs. Josephine Banker of Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shafor of Carlisle, W. T. Chamberlain of this city. Fred E. Banker of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Mats of Jacksonburg. A chicken dinner was served after which J. E. Banker, the host was presented with a leather traveling bag. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com