Today, I noticed that I made an error in the article on Mary Francis Bohannon's death certificate. In the paragraph debating the accuracy of her birth date, I cited the 1900 census as evidence, but I cited the wrong one. The census I cited actually referred to Patrick Bohannon's second wife Mary Wilbanks. I have…
Death Certificate for Mary Francis Bohannon
A closer look at the death certificate for Mary Francis Bohannon. The informant is someone already known to be an unreliable source.
1917 Draft Card of John Alexander Bohannon
Today, I added to my collection the draft registration card of John Alexander Bohannon, the only son of Patrick Bohannon and Rixey Watson. I’d previously written about Alex’s parents in The Many Wives of Patrick, Part One. Card Front Block 1 gave his name as Alex Bohannon. This is consistent with previous records: the 1900…
Obituary: Myrle Cohey
I found this obituary at Find A Grave. I’m not certain where it was originally published. A slightly different version of it can also be found on the Roller-Coffman Funeral Home web site. Myrle M. Bohannon April 4, 1914 - February 23, 2005 Myrle Bohannon, 90, of Marshall died Wednesday. She was a homemaker and…
Tidying Up The Gray Home
The following article has been updated today: The Many Wives of Patrick, Part Three: Mary Frances Graham This is the first GA article to include data and an image from the just-released 1940 Census! Woo! Added section headings by decade to make the article easier to follow. Added a photograph of Mollie’s grave marker. Added…
Graham Ancestry 