Surname: O'CONNER, KING, LAW ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background memories by my father's cousin: My great great grandfather, Patrick (or Martin) O' Conner, married Emma King. Emma gave birth to my great grandmother, Nancy O'Conner (3/22/1838-11/15/1906) in Youngstown, OH and died when Nancy was relatively young. When Nancy was in her late teens, she did not get along with her step mother and therefore, she traveled with her father as he ran a steamboat between Pittsburgh and St. Louis hauling potash. On one of these trips she met my great grandfather, Ben Hawkins, in St. Louis and shortly thereafter the Civil War broke out. They traveled together and married in Forsyth Missouri on Jan 4, 1862. Later, Ben was arrested for being a confederate spy and was put in prison in St. Louis. He escaped, with the aid of his "mistress" (to quote the provost marshal). They then traveled again and Ben was again arrested in Franklin, TN and sent back to St. Louis were he was eventually released under a bond signed by his mother and sister-in-law. They then made there way back to Nashville, TN where they settled and raised seven children, five to adulthood. They also had 48 great grandchildren. When Nancy was about 50 she returned to Pennsylvania to visit her family for the first time since she left home. I have been trying for some time to find evidence of my Pennsylvania relations. I have a photo taken in Franklin, PA about 1889 at the Isai. Black studio. In the picture are four ladies, Nancy O'CONNER Hawkins (lower right), and "her half-sisters". About 1928, one of Nancy's children went to Pittsburgh to visit her first cousin, "Lil". "Lil" was married to Charles Law. I suspect one of the half sisters in the photo was Lil's mother. This is pretty sketchy but if it was easy, it wouldn't be so much fun! Following is the photo (JPEG). Sincerely, Box Boxwell Hawkins 1900 Old Natchez Trace Franklin, TN 37069 [Image]