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Another son-in-law, John Martin Hamley (1883-1942), was a member of the [ouisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1924, clerk of the state House from 1924 to 1931, and was elected tax assessor of East Carroll Parish in 1933. He was married to the former Katie "Kate" Ransdell (1893–1980).<ref name=ecpgen>{{cite web|url=http://eastcarrollparishlouisianagenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/08/s-t-u-v-surnames.html|title=East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy|date=August 24, 2010|publisher=eastcarrollparishlouisianagenealogy.blogspot.com|accessdate=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

Another son-in-law, John Martin Hamley (1883-1942), was a member of the [ouisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1924, clerk of the state House from 1924 to 1931, and was elected tax assessor of East Carroll Parish in 1933. He was married to the former Katie "Kate" Ransdell (1893–1980).<ref name=ecpgen>{{cite web|url=http://eastcarrollparishlouisianagenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/08/s-t-u-v-surnames.html|title=East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy|date=August 24, 2010|publisher=eastcarrollparishlouisianagenealogy.blogspot.com|accessdate=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

A Ransdell grandson, Frank Voelker, Jr. (1921-2002), was city attorney in Lake Providence from 1950 to 1962 and chairman of the since defunct Louisiana Sovereignty Commission, a body established to promote [[states' rights]] in struggles with the national government during the second administration of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]]. The junior Voelker ran for governor in in 1963<ref>''[[Ruston Daily Leader]]'', [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, May 30, 1963, p. 1</ref> but soon withdrew from gubernatorial consideration. The winner of the gubernatorial contest was [[John J. McKeithen]].

A Ransdell grandson, Frank Voelker, Jr. (1921-2002), was city attorney in Lake Providence from 1950 to 1962 and chairman of the since defunct Louisiana Sovereignty Commission, a body established to promote [[states' rights]] in struggles with the national government during the second administration of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]]. The junior Voelker ran for governor in in 1963<ref>''Ruston (Louisiana) Daily Leader,'' May 30, 1963, p. 1.</ref> but soon withdrew from gubernatorial consideration. The winner of the gubernatorial contest was [[John J. McKeithen]].

A Ransdell great-grandson, David Ransdell Voelker (1953-2013), was an entrepreneur and philanthropist in [[New Orleans]]. Following [[Hurricane Katrina]], Democratic Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]] named him to the Louisiana Recovery Authority. Blanco's successor and past opponent, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bobby Jindal]], elevated Voelker as the chairman of the authority. David Voelker died at the age of sixty from complications of lung transplant  surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/david_voelker_lra_chairman|title=David Voelker, 'one of the great saints of the recovery,' dies at 60|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=June 8, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref>

A Ransdell great-grandson, David Ransdell Voelker (1953-2013), was an entrepreneur and philanthropist in [[New Orleans]]. Following [[Hurricane Katrina]], Democratic Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]] named him to the Louisiana Recovery Authority. Blanco's successor and past opponent, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bobby Jindal]], elevated Voelker as the chairman of the authority. David Voelker died at the age of sixty from complications of lung transplant  surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/david_voelker_lra_chairman|title=David Voelker, 'one of the great saints of the recovery,' dies at 60|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=June 8, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref>