tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post3771983668144138904..comments2023-03-30T02:00:05.786-07:00Comments on Appalachia Ponderings: Fussin' and Feudin'Genhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11953935415465279691noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-86976178232919385662018-02-12T02:17:03.825-08:002018-02-12T02:17:03.825-08:00The reason my ggg grandfather William Francis, Jr....The reason my ggg grandfather William Francis, Jr. was called by Captain, or General is because he was the head of a Union militia. That's why they were raiding the farms and taking the livestock.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567891102246258897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-57490303980747119642013-06-08T19:01:26.309-07:002013-06-08T19:01:26.309-07:00How very nice to hear from you Patricia. I am now...How very nice to hear from you Patricia. I am now a resident of Pike County myself! Would love to share genealogy with you if you have any information on the Francis. My email is gencoleman2010@hotmail.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420615139650180511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-91762367192821759902013-02-12T17:00:21.697-08:002013-02-12T17:00:21.697-08:00William "Bill" Francis is my GGG Uncle. ...William "Bill" Francis is my GGG Uncle. Thanks for posting and your comments are very well said. My Grandmother is still living, my dad's mother. She is 101 years old as of last November. Bill Francis was her Great Uncle. Her mother was Parlina Elizabeth Francis Gibson. I may have spelled her 1at name wrong. My name is Patricia Ann Blevins King from Right Fork of Brushy Pike County KY. Current residence Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-53882614818527559512013-01-12T05:41:08.657-08:002013-01-12T05:41:08.657-08:00So, any idea how William 'Bill France' Fra...So, any idea how William 'Bill France' Francis, Jr, has evolved into an assassinated Union Colonel, or even a General, in some re-tellings of the tale?<br />I'm an Englishman with a love of history, usually early modern British and Ancient Rome but occasionally the decades following the American Civil War attract my attention. After watching Deadwood I read a few books concerning the events and characters of the Gunslingers period and, after watching the excellent Hatfields and McCoys, I feel I must learn as much truth as I realistically can about this period.<br /><br />Although expertly made I doubt the reality of the Johnsy/Rosanna love story. She was dishonoured, made pregnant and then returned to her McCoy relatives.<br />Could the Hatfields have simply been fighting the feud by other means?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360091684322038373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-2355198085615730402012-08-29T10:57:26.588-07:002012-08-29T10:57:26.588-07:00I used to live close to Pike County, In Lawrence C...I used to live close to Pike County, In Lawrence County outside of Louisa. It's amazing how many descendants of both families lived on both sides of the River ( Fort Gay W.Va.). I share your opinion regarding the scenery and the factual information, but it was entertaining.<br /><br />We raise sorghum molasses on what they called a "high bottom" and we lived very primitively. But it was the best time of my life!<br />http://www.howtofindyourfamilyhistory.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954165373706977461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-52845108732538716852012-06-05T09:36:06.584-07:002012-06-05T09:36:06.584-07:00Thanks, Carla Lee! : ) (I'm a "Lee&quo...Thanks, Carla Lee! : ) (I'm a "Lee" girl too by the way... unless that's your middle name) Lee is one of my genealogy surnames. : )Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953935415465279691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-49214957862714426632012-06-04T10:52:10.749-07:002012-06-04T10:52:10.749-07:00Thanks for posting this story. How wonderful that...Thanks for posting this story. How wonderful that you know the real truth of the legend and that you are personally connected. Love the photos, too! :)Carla Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619143242524216127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043443451339163702.post-18787188944717821522012-06-04T05:12:35.491-07:002012-06-04T05:12:35.491-07:00P.S. The picture above (the rights to which I do n...P.S. The picture above (the rights to which I do not own and reserve for the unknown owner), is of Randolph McCoy and his wife, (also his cousin) Sarah McCoy's final resting place in Dils Cemetery in Pike County, Kentucky.Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953935415465279691noreply@blogger.com