Lemuel's FAN club

As a researcher you should be familiar with Cluster Genealogy as a method for finding out more about your ancestors.  You may also be familiar with the term Fan Club or Fan Club principle which was coined by Elizabeth Shown Mills to describe the group of individuals who were Family, Associates, and Neighbors of  an ancestor.  By examining the relationship of these persons to your ancestor,  you will gain a better insight into their lives and find more of their paper trail.  If you aren't familiar with this term please check out Mill's Historic Pathways site for more information on her excellent articles, books,  and presentations.

FAN club from Lemuel Manier's Probate Packet

1. Susan E A. Manier (widow)
2. John W. Manier(son)
3. Stephen J. Manier(son)
4. Eliza J. Manier King(daughter)
5. Wm. B King(son-in-law)
6. Minerva O. or A Hays(daughter--Widow of Robert Ralston)
7. Ann Manier Floyd(daughter)
8. John H. Floyd(son-in-law)
9. Lemuel Manier(son)
10. Leanne Manier Hill(daughter)
11. William T. Hill(son-in-law)
12. David C Manier(son)
13. Anna W Manier(daughter)
14. Amasa Manier(son)
15. Drury Bennet(neighboring land owner married to Elizabeth Manier)
16. James Carson(neighboring land owner)
17. John Loney?(neighboring land owner)
18. Wm. R. Nunn(neighboring land owner)
19. Wm McKay(sold Lemuel land in R'ford Co Tn 16 Jan 1835)
20. Solomon(negro)
21. Mary(negro)
22. Harriet(negro --child of Mary)
23. Edmond(negro)
24. Hardy(negro)
25. Balam(negro)
26. Chelsey William(executor)
27. James D. Gillespie(witness)
28. Christopher M Brooks(witness)
29. Noah Scales(witness)
30. Thomas Bullock(Deputy Court Clk)
31. R. D. Morrison(witness)
32. J P Calhoun(witness)
33. John Bittle(witness)
34. Robert Taylor(witness)
35. R.C. Owen(witness)
36. Stephen Bennett(witness)
37. W.W. Floyd(witness)
38. James T. Shurman(witness)
39. Jacob(negro)
40. Andy(negro)
41. George(negro)
42. James A. Hayes(son-in-law---2nd husband & eventually ex  husband of Minerva)
43. Permelia Russell(widow of Daniel Russell)
44. Daniel Russell(deceased trustee for Minerva)
45. James S. Hamlett(Sheriff)
46. William Ralston(son of Minerva who is her trustee)
47. Wm S Fleming(Chancellor of Court 1874)

From the information in the Probate Pkt of 

David Lemuel Manier(Manire) 1792-1837  Williamson Co. TN

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Source Citation

Probate, Divorce and Original Wills Records, 1800-1899; Author: Tennessee County Court (Williamson County); Probate Place: Williamson, Tennessee

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts.