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From: "Bruce Wilbanks" <>
Subject: Re: [WILBANKS-L] Alabama Wilbanks Line
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:22:32 -0500


Thanks for the information on our line of the Wilbanks clan. Do you have
any information about our descendants prior to George W. or Daniel Gideon?
That's as far as I've gotten.

Bruce Wilbanks


-----Original Message-----
From: Abe & Teresa Otto <>
To: <>
Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [WILBANKS-L] Alabama Wilbanks Line


>Bruce,
>I can help you out with some information and perhaps connect you with some
>others in your line. Your George W. was a brother to my Daniel Gideon. I
>have heard the stories of "Red George, Black George and Lying George". I
>believe your George W. was "Red George" because of his red hair. "Lying
>George was, I believe, My Daniel Gideon' son, George Gideon, who was a
horse
>trader. "Black George" I'm not sure about. Let me know what you
>specifically need, meanwhile, I'll be looking up some addresses for you.
>Teresa Wilbanks Otto
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Wilbanks <>
>To: <>
>Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 1:05 AM
>Subject: [WILBANKS-L] Alabama Wilbanks Line
>
>
>>I would be interested in learning more about my family line which is
>>primarily located in Alabama. The picture of George Wesley Wilbanks, the
>>civil war soldier at the top of the Wilbanks webpage, was my great
>>grandfather . I have that same photograph among my family pictures. I
have
>>not been able to go back any further in my line than that.
>>
>>George Wesley Wilbanks was married twice. I don't know the name of his
>>first wife, but I believe that they had 2 sons and 1 daughter:
>> John Gideon Willbanks-born October 16, 1868
>> Robert Oscie Willbanks-born July 18, 1870
>> Lilla Ana Willbanks-born August 7, 1872
>>
>>George's second wife was my great grandmother, Martha A. Wilbanks. She
was
>>born in Chambers County, Alabama on November 7, 1849. She died on May 17,
>>1912. She married George in 1873. They had 8 children, seven girls and
>one
>>boy, my grandfather. They had a ninth girl that I believe died in
>>childbirth.
>> Eula Lee Willbanks-born February 27, 1874
>> Lizzie Jane Willbanks-born August 10, 1876
>> Mary Susie Willbanks-born November 16, 1878
>> Lemmie Viola Willbanks-born November 7, 1880
>> Phenie B. Wilbanks-born January 1, 1882
>> Henry Clark Wilbanks-born January 2, 1885
>> Annie Eunice Wilbanks-born August 30, 1887
>> Mattie B. Wilbanks-born October 19, 1889
>>
>>My grandfather always said that we come from one of three "Georges":
>> "Red" George
>> "Black" George
>> "Lyin'" George
>>
>>He never said which one we came from and I was never certain whether or
not
>>he was just "pulling my leg".
>>
>>I would appreciate any assistance anyone could give me regarding this
line.
>>I believe that they lived predominately around Equality and Alexander
City,
>>Alabama.
>>
>>Bruce Wilbanks
>>
>>
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