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Frank Lola (Big Thunder) brother to:
Joe Lola, {Pete Lola, a big strong man, had been with a circus, 6 ft tall weight 190 Died about 1867, Father's friend - {Tom Lola, Lieutenant in Army, came in as a recruiting officer, lived in Vermont
John Nelson (half breed) & John Barber (do) went to war and one of the other Lolas. Cavalry, infantry and artillery were all represented by volunteers.
From some source unknown, I picked up the following scrap, written on the back of an old envelope (prob. fr Kilby's History of Eastport) " TIKN (Dream) SOKEPSN (Sockabesin)
Dr. Joe Soccabesin always carried a cane with a basket hilt like a sword hilt (see elsewhere) {"He had been to see the president; wore [two underlined] an extraordinary coat." Dr. Joe Socarbesin the man who wanted a receipt fr. Johnson because he didnt want to hunt all round over Hell to find Squire Johnson.}
Francis Soccabesin was brother of the above.
Franceway Peneas (see elsewhere) was also called Brassway Peneas or Placeway Penease. Brasseur Lake is another corruption of the same François