Here's a close look at the delayed birth certificate of Sylvania Bohannon, which also reveals her father's middle name.
Birth Certificate of Sylvania Bohannon
Birth Certificate of Sarah Bohannon
This is a closer look at the delayed birth certificate of Sarah Bohannon, issued 68 years after Sarah's birth.
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…
The Many Wives of Patrick, Part 3: Mary Frances Graham
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…
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,…
Graham Ancestry 