I did some tidying on The Many Wives of Patrick, Part 2: Mary Frances Wilbanks today. The following changes have been published: Updated Fannie’s birthdate based on the 1880 census and her grave markers pictured at Find a Grave Added in the names of Fannie’s parents Added an educated guess at the identity of “J.…
The Many Wives of Patrick, Part 2: Mary Frances Wilbanks
Two years and three-quarters after the death of his first wife Rixey Ann, Patrick L. Bohannon would marry again. His bride-to-be was Mary Frances “Fannie” Wilbanks, born circa April 1880 in Tennessee to parents Edgar D. Wilbanks and Nancy Jane White. 1890 On 29 July 1898, Patrick paid a $100 bond for a marriage license,…