Re: O'BANNON of Fleming County, KY
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Re: O'BANNON of Fleming County, KY
Paul O'Bannon 1/02/07
i hope there are still people following this thread who can answer this question.
there is a tombstone in poplar run cemetery for Mary J. O'Bannon, her death date & approximate age, and apparently the words, "wife of A. J."
however, what is the source that states her maiden name was watts?i have not seen that anywhere except for the enumeration done by mr. & mrs. gerald prestel of tacoma, which was done sometime between the 1950s & 1970s.
another thing to consider is, how do we know A.J. O'Bannon was Alcanon J.?could the tombstone just as easily have been misread & actually reads, "wife of A.S."?in this case she would be the wife of algernon, alcanon's brother.
until i see something more than a tombstone transcription, especially without seeing photos of the tombstone itself, i'm skeptical.