Marion, I thank you for the reply and for the tidbit. This is the family of Horace Milligan(father: Prossie Duval) who married my sister Elizabeth P Gore. In talking to her, she thought Pig had another name. james --- MarionBMc@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/21/2000 6:06:23 PM Eastern Standard > Time, > ruagore@yahoo.com writes: > << Can anyone on the list help me with the Name of "Pig" > Milligan? He was the son of Prosper and Lucy Milligan. > "Pig" > was married 1st to Lou Della Fowler. 2nd to Ruby Ada Russ. > >> > > James, > I grew up a few miles from Pig Milligan and Ruby Russ > (Pig's first wife, Lou > Della Fowler, died before I was born). Their daughter, > Minerva, married my > high school sweetheart, Linwood Williams!! Samll world. > Anyway, back to your question about Pig's name. It's funny > you ask because I > was visiting my stepfather in Loris Christmas 1998 and > something came up > about Pig and he started talking about that family. He > said Pig's Daddy, > Prosper Milligan said he would have someone in his family > that would be > treated with respect--at least to the extent of being > called "Mr."--so he > named his son, Mister and then everyone called him Pig. > Prosper owned a sawmill and had one son who fell onto the > conveyor that > carried the wood up to the saw. Before anyone could stop > the conveyor, his > head was decapitated. Awful story--I will see if my > stepfather remembers > which child it was. > > Marion Banks McGee > > BANKS, BARNHILL, COX, HARDEE, > JARRELL, NORRIS, SOLES, WEST > > <A > HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~marionbmc/">http://www.geocities.com/~mario > nbmc/</A> > <A > HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/c/g/Marion-B-Mcgee/index.html">Fa > mily Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: The > Marion Banks McGee > Home Page</A> > > > > > > ==== SCHORRY Mailing List ==== > On-Line Newspaper: > http://www.myrtlebeachaccess.com/ > Click on "The Sun News Online", then on "Obituaries". > Check the "Local" > section on Saturdays when they feature area history. > All South Carolina Newpaper sites: > http://www.usnewspaperlinks.com/scnews.html > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com