Vivian, No, I don't have any Banister's that I've run across. Thanks for the note. Trisha On Sat, 31 May 1997 08:24:52 -0400 (EDT) [email protected] writes: >Trisha, I don't have anything on your Elisha but if you get back to >Bedford >VA or Anderson SC or Forsyth GA I have Pruitts mixed into my Banister >lines >... in each of these areas... Have you by chance any BANISTER's.. My >David >Banister, too, was a QUAKER.... David Monroe Banister was b. in >Campbell Co. >GA (now Fulton Co.) and moved as a child with his father William to >Randolph >Co. GA (1850 cens.) and then on to Coosa Co. AL (now Elmore) (1860 >census) > David and his father were both in the 17th ALA infantry >unit...William died >and David was captured...spending the rest of the war in >Indianapolis... The >interesting thing is that he never went back home. Said he "had no >home to >go to" (he did have half-siblings somewhere but I've lost them..maybe >he did >as well )...So he married in Dayton OH and then moved on to INDIANA >where he >joined the Quaker church. He married 1st to Permelia Alexander and >2nd to >Sarah Messenger... Her family was from Knox Co. OHIO and removed to >Warren >Co. IN.... Guess my point is that my Banisters and your Pruitts sound >similar >in their movement patterns... and I do have a number of Pruitts >..probably >this note is of no value... just that yours caught my attention out of >all >these Pruitt notes that I've deleted... hmmm.... Again.. if you need >Anderson Co. SC Pruitts... I've got some.. >Vivian in TN. >