A Family Tribute and Scrapbook This site is an online resource for the ancestry of Bruce Eugene Shirey and Gloria Julene Hughey, and Dr. LeRoy Cecil Mims and Nancy Grace Blackistone. This resource encompasses over 15,000 individuals including direct, collateral, and allied lines. The site also presents over 10,000 scanned images. We would like to thank all who have contributed to this ongoing project. If you have any questions, comments, information, or items to include please Contact The Site Manager.
Andrew R. (Andy) Bannister was shot four times by a suitor of his daughter, Sarah F. Bannister Self. Andrew Bannister had stabbed Wayne Lawrence twice in the chest because he was escorting Sarah F. Bannister Self. Lawrence shot Bannister, who died several days later on 20 Jul 1908. Lawrence was convicted for voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary.
Page 132: Andrew Bannister Ledger book from the Cook and Dulaney Mercantile Store. Most of the transactions occurred in 1858, with just a few in 1859. Mack Booker Dulaney was the co-owner of the store. The book is in the possession of the great great grandson of Mack Booker Dulaney.
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