The doctor noted that Patrick died while in a coma.
Death Certificate of Patrick Bohannon

The doctor noted that Patrick died while in a coma.
A closer look at the death certificate for Mary Francis Bohannon. The informant is someone already known to be an unreliable source.
Upon the death of E. D. Wilbanks, Patrick L. Bohannon needed to have himself identified as his children’s legal guardian.
Ezekiel Alexander submitted his final account of the settlement of the E. D. Wilbanks estate to the Probate Court of Pottawattamie County in March 1908.
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…
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…
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 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…
It was late January 1903, and Patrick Bohannon had just buried his second wife Mary Frances Wilbanks, whom he called “Fannie” with affection. Patrick soon found solace with Mrs Mary Frances King, née Graham, a young widow who had lost her husband and two sons in the Indian Territory a couple of years earlier. The…
Once upon a time there lived a King. The King was named Otha Allen and was born in Watts, Arkansas circa October 1876 to parents William M. King and Octavia Elizabeth King, née Oliver. Mary Elizabeth Leming, a fair maiden born on 30 December 1874 to parents John Samuel Leming and Paralee Leming, née Cotton,…