Dorothy Hamill wrote: > > W. D. HANES owned a Drug Store in the 1880's at Alton Hill (now part of > Lafayette), Macon County, TN which included the post office. He had a > telephone in the building. This was next to his sister's house, Betty > ROBINSON and the telephone wire was connected to the two buildings. I have > a letter written to his nephew, Robert E. Lee HANES (my grandfather), who > had moved to Kansas. In this letter he spoke of friends and relatives who > lived there in Macon County: the ROSES; Frank SMITH; George DILLARD; Jim > KEY; Dad WHITE; Elisha; Alice; Margy; Jess; George; Jimmy ROBINSON; Lou > MAYHEW; Tymander KEMP; Wiley WOODCOCK; Nat HARKINS; Lawson SIMMONS. He also > spoke of "my people in KY & up above". I have a book that was bought at W. > D. HANES's Drug Store as well as an advertisement for "Piso Cure for > Consumption, price 25 cts". One day when he was near the telephone an > electrical storm came up and a bolt of lightning hit the telephone wire and > killed him instantly. This happened sometime after 1881. Does anyone > remember this story, perhaps, handed down in the family? Or recognize any > of the names? I would like to correspond with you. Dorothy Hamill Are you the figure skater?? Just curious-- I have lots of kin from Macon CO, too. Kathey