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PATRON – Biography: William Brockman Bankhead born April 12, 1874 – greeted the King & Queen on 1st visit of monarch to United States

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Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

Jim November 23, 2015

The picture of the 3 men is incorrect. Their father died in 1920.
1. Donna R Causey April 12, 2017
  
  Thank you. You are correct. The picture from the Library of Congress is mislabeled so I removed it.
Wendy Basden Craig April 12, 2017

I thought Bankhead forest was named after his daughter
1. Allison Baker Cochran April 12, 2017
  
  Named in his honor, William B. Bankhead National Forest
2. Charlotte Bofinger April 13, 2017
  
  Yup, I worked on the Bankhead NF in the late 1970’s.
Jim Pickett July 19, 2020

Keep hoping to see my ancestor, Abner Pickett, arrived in Alabama, Shelby County, 1815.