Hello & Good Morning! First I'll apologize for sending such a long posting, and to multiple lists. I'm stuck on my MULLINS line -- and desperate! <grin> Does anyone recognize this family? I know very little about them, but have several undocumented suspicions <grin>! Rather than send undocumented data.... I'm sending what I know so far. Alexander "Alec" Mullins (1870-1946) was my great grandfather. His sister was Nancy MULLINS (1867-1945), who married Giles SHORES in about 1887 in Mullens, WV. The obituary of Nancy (Mullins) Shores states that she was born March 7, 1867 in McDowell Co, WV. Nancy (MULLINS) SHORES was a midwife and called Granny SHORES. It seems like I should be able to find documentation on the parents of Nancy & Alec through Nancy (Granny SHORES) as she was somewhat well known. I found Nancy (MULLINS) SHORES in "The History of the Pound", Volume I, page 344: "Along about 1900 Giles and Nancy Shores moved from Burdine to Pound. "Doc" Giles Shores had trained as a medical doctor in Chicago and Nancy was a nurse. The people of Pound put many demands on their services. Doc Shores treated mostly with herbal remedies and common sense, and Nancy became known as Granny Shores, a midwife said to have "caught" over a 1000 babies during her lifetime, including one stillborn 25-pound baby." I'm hoping someone can help me with marriage records of Nancy MULLINS and Giles SHORES (1855-bef 1945) -- or any other information. I read that they were married in about 1887 in Mullens, WV, when Giles Shores came through after medical school in Chicago. Alexander MULLINS had the following (known) brothers and sisters, in no specific order: Nancy MULLINS <Granny Shores> Jack MULLINS Eliza MULLINS Harrison MULLINS Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated. I have quite a few books pertaining to Letcher, Knott, Floyd and Pike Counties in KY, Wise and Buchanan Counties in VA, and would be happy to reciprocate with any look ups. Descendants of Bill Mullins Generation No. 1 1. BILL(1) MULLINS was born in W Va. He married ?. Children of BILL MULLINS and ? are: i. ALEXANDER "ALEC"(2) MULLINS, b. Apr 26, 1870, Mullens, WV; d. Nov 22, 1946, Neon, Letcher Co., KY; m. (1) FRANKY JANE HALL, Aug 29, 1889, Hindman, Knott Co., KY; b. Abt. 1870; d. Abt. 1904; m. (2) LAURA BELLE HALL, Abt. 1905; b. Nov 4, 1882, Puncheon, Knott Co., KY; d. Aug 11, 1943, Jackhorn, Letcher Co., KY. More About ALEXANDER "ALEC" MULLINS: Date born 2: Apr 6, 1870, W Va Burial: Nov 24, 1946, Mullins Cemetery, right fork of Puncheon Camp Creek in Beaver Creek, Knott Co., KY Census 1: 1900, Knott Co., KY Census 2: 1910, Knott Co., KY Census 3: 1920, Knott Co., KY Residence 1: 1870, Mullens, WV Residence 2: 1886, Floyd/Knott Co., KY Residence 3: Nov 22, 1946, Neon, Letcher Co., KY More About FRANKY JANE HALL: Census 1: 1880, Letcher Co., KY Census 2: 1900, Knott Co., KY Marriage Notes for ALEXANDER MULLINS and FRANKY HALL: 1900 Knott Co. Census, page 164-5 #345 Mullins, Elisa, head, Apr 1870, 30, Farmer, KyKyKy <<All>> Frankey, wife, Unk, Unk, 30, 6 children, 6 living Hazadore, son, Unk, Unk, 10 Victoria, dau, Unk Unk, 7 Matilda, dau, Unk Unk, 6 Winnie, dau, Unk Unk, 3 Dinanah, dau, Unk Unk, 2 Dora, dau, Sep 1899, 8/12 HALL, Rhoda, mother-in-law, Unk, Unk, Unk More About LAURA BELLE HALL: Date born 2: Jun 16, 1894, Puncheon, Knott Co., KY Burial: Aug 12, 1943, Mullins Cemetery, right fork of Puncheon Camp Creek in Beaver Creek, Knott Co, KY Census 1: 1900, Knott Co., KY Census 2: 1910, Knott Co., KY Census 3: 1920, Knott Co., KY Marriage Notes for ALEXANDER MULLINS and LAURA HALL: 1910 Knott Co. KY Census, page 244 #163 Mullins, Alex, head, 39, 2nd marriage - 5 years, farmer, WVaWvaWva Laura, wife, 28, 3 children 2 living, KKK Victoria, dau, 17, KWVaK Tilda, dau, 16, KWVaK Winnie, dau, 13, KWVaK Dina, dau, 11, KWVaK Dora, dau, 8, KWVaK Lena, dau, 7, KWVaK Jeff, son, 6, KWVaK Alton B., son, 2, KWVaK John V., son, 0/12, KWVaK ii. NANCY MULLINS, b. Mar 7, 1867, McDowell Co., WV; d. May 9, 1945; m. GILES SHORES, Abt. 1887; b. Feb 1855, NC; d. Bef. 1945. More About NANCY MULLINS: Date born 2: May 1870, Mullen, WV Burial: Riley Mullins Cemetery, Right hand fork of Bold Camp section of Pound, VA. Census: 1900, Letcher Co., KY Occupation: Midwife Religion: May 9, 1945, Little Martha Church, Buchanan Co., VA Residence 1: 1891, Wise Co, VA Residence 2: 1900, Letcher Co., KY Residence 3: Aft. 1900, Pound, Wise Co., VA More About GILES SHORES: Date born 2: 1832, NC, on a plantation Burial: Riley Mullins Cemetery, Right hand fork of Bold Camp section of Pound, VA. Census: 1900, Letcher Co., KY Occupation: Physician Residence 1: 1849, Medical School, Chicago, IL Residence 2: Abt. 1900, Pound, Wise Co., VA Marriage Notes for NANCY MULLINS and GILES SHORES: 1900 Letcher Co., Census ED 2, Millstone #97/98 Shores, Giles Head, Feb 1855, 45, M 13, NC NC NC, Physician, Renting Nancy, Wife, May 1870, 30, M 13, WV WV WV Ray V, Son, Mar 1899, 1, S, KY WV NC Thacker, Emry, Servant, Oct 1890, 9, S, VA VA VA iii. HARRISON MULLINS. More About HARRISON MULLINS: Residence: Mullens, WV iv. JACK MULLINS. v. ELIZA MULLINS. Thank you!!!! Cheryl Strange-Laetsch Researching: HALL, MULLINS, PERRY, and STRANGE in SE KY,SW VA, WV