I know you will be convinced that I have gone off the deep end when you read this. I just love genealogy research because I never know where it will take me. For a number of years now the hospitals at the OU Health Sciences Center have been owned by HCA, the Hospital Corporation of America. Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr was one of the founders of HCA. He is the father of US Senator from Tennessee, Dr.Bill Frist. Now here goes our connection.
Jane Stewart Manning, our great, great, great grandmother had a sister named Polly Stewart. Polly married Mr. Wells and one of their children was Dr. William Boyden Wells (Nephew of Jane Stewart). One of Dr. Wells children was Mary Wells (Grand Niece of Jane Stewart). Mary married Mr. Landress and they had a daughter named Anna Marie Landress (2nd Grand Niece of Jane Stewart). Anna Marie married Dr. William Robert Cates (2nd grand nephew in law of Jane Stewart). Dr. Cates had a sister named Dorothy Cates and Dorothy Cates married Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. Dr. William Robert Cates and Dr. Thomas Frist were in medical practice together for a while.
That does somehow make us related to Dr. Thomas First Sr. and his son, Senator Bill Frist, doesn't it? So, we should have a lot more political clout than we have plus access to the best health care available. Don't you agree? Thought you would find this amusing. Just wait and see who I find next that is one of our distant relatives.
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