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From: "Nancyb" <>
Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE] Walker family, links, etc
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 05:08:54 -0500
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I am cutting and pasting these links from another list, but includes a link
on the Walker family- thought it might be useful.
Message: 1
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:53:58 -0500
From: "Brenda Dillon" <>
Subject: Interesting links

Here are some links I found interesting:

WALKER family:
http://home.attbi.com/~walkerwrw/MYWALKERFAMILY.html

Gowen Foundation:
http://www.llano.net/gowen/contents.html

Middle New River Settlments
http://www.kinyon.com/westvirginia/midnewriver/title.htm

History of Settlements of SW Virginia
http://scott.k12.va.us/history/priorto.html#A

FugitiveCommunities in Colonial America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2001_summer_fall/fugative.html



Nancyb
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----- Original Message -----
From: Varick <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE] Centlahos cemetery


> Hi, Nancy,
>
> My mother's parents were Alphonse WALKER and Mary Jane BAUM. This WALKER
> family were German immigrants that arrived in Alexandria in the 1840s and
> stayed there.
>
> However, Mary Jane BAUM was born in Catahoula Parish and had lots of
kinfolk
> in the Pollock area and some in Grant Parish - BAUM - NUGENT - SILLS.
> Her half sister, Missouri SILLS married
> Hugh NUGENT who was related some way (haven't found out yet) to John
NUGENT
> whom their mother married.
>
> Mary Jane's mother was Louisa ACHORD SILLS BAUM NUGENT.
>
> As far as I know there are no BANDYs - but you never know.
>
> If you find any of the above names, perhaps we can link up and share.
>
> (Sounds like the old song, "I'm My Own Grandpa")
>
> Floreda
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nancyb" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 12:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE] Centlahos cemetery
>
>
> > Floreda, I have to ask. Do you know if your Walker's were connected in
any
> > way at all to a Bandy family that lived near Pollock, LA? I have a
letter
> > addressed to my grandma Averil "Aboo" Bandy from a woman who addressed
the
> > letter "Dear Mother Bandy" and signed it "Your (ex) daughter Virginia
> > Walker. The letter is dated Dec 21, 1937 and was mailed from El Dorado
> > Arkansas. But in my mom's old address book, she has listed some Walker's
> > from Pollock, and that is where my grandma lived (in Grant Parish, right
> > next to Rapides, not far from Alexandria) when she got this letter.
> > Any ideas, connections, anything on this would be appreciated.
> > Nancyb
> > http://forums.delphiforums.com/mayosplace/messages?msg=4.2
> > My new message board for the Mayo family- please check it and join us!
> >
>
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/i/s/Nancy-E-Bishop/index.html?W
> > elcome=1016145863
> > Please visit my family tree maker home page.
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bishop_bischoffresearch/
> > (this is my yahoo group on the Bishop family- you are welcome to join!)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Varick <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:56 AM
> > Subject: [LARAPIDE] Centlahos cemetery
> >
> >
> > > I was very touched reading about the cemetery at Central Louisiana
State
> > Hospital.
> > >
> > > My mother's brother, William Grady Walker, died there October 15,1935
> and
> > was buried October 16, 1935. His death certificate said he was buried
in
> > "Pineville" and the undertaker was "Hospital". Therefore, it is
probably
> > safe to assume he is buried there.
> > >
> > > He was admitted in 1919 shortly before the death of his father.
> > >
> > > His records at the hospital, according to information received from
> Baton
> > Rouge, have been destroyed because of the age of the records.
> > >
> > > Both his parents had predeceased him - my mother was living in Lake
> > Charles at the time and received the information of his death by mail (I
> do
> > not know who informed her).
> > >
> > > It is nice to know that such good care is being taken of the cemetery.
> > >
> > > Floreda
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>

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