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William O'Bannion- St. Charles Co., MO 1806-ca1812

William O'Bannion- St. Charles Co., MO 1806-ca1812

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 2:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
William O'Bannion m Elizabeth Walker Lewis, widow of Mottrom Lewis who had land grant on Peruque River, and d, St. Charles Co., MO, 1806 leaving one child, William Harding Lewis. Wm. O'Bannion appointed guardian for minor Wm. H. Lewis. Soon after 1806, he married Elizabeth Walker Lewis. They had two sons, William Bryant and Lorenzo Dow O'Bannion. In 1819 Elizabeth was in Opelousas , LA, with her three sons, as widow of O'Bannion. She filed suit against an Inman for the robbery and murder of O'Bannion while "on the road to the Spanish Territory", which would have been Texas. Does anyone know of these people? Desperately seeking parents of Elizabeth WALKER Lewis O'Bannion. She died in LA, probably St.Landry Parish, before 1849,. Her son Lorenzo Dow d. there 1849. No trace of Bryant Walker, who may have returned to MO.

Re: William O'Bannion- St. Charles Co., MO 1806-ca1812

Posted: 20 Jun 2015 2:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
Please tell me about your sources regarding the marriage of William and Elizabeth. The William that served in Portage des Sioux from 1807 to 1813 was from the Saline area of MO, born in NC about 1769. He started his enlistment about the time Daniel Boone stepped down as commander of the Fort. I have copies of the deeds, payment and sales records of William and his wife; Walker is also mentioned. The county books of the Saline, Pettis and Cooper records refer to a William O'bannon who was one of the first settlers in the area. I believed it to be this William Obannon. William O'bannon who married Rachel Curnett was a Jr. I figured that Elizabeth and William were probably William Jr's parents. Could the William of the St Charles MO land records be different than the William OBanion who served at the Fort who was from Saline and born in NC?
I ask these questions because I could never accept those family trees that said the 1799 William OBannon who lived in Pettis county and later moved to Buchanan county was born to a 55 year old mother. I believe that William 1769, was the brother of John 1771 and Thomas 1786. Please tell me what you know about Elizabeth Walker and Wm Obannon.
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