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==Other family members==
==Other family members==
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/o-p-q-and-r-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 Louisiana 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/o-p-q-and-r-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.]], 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 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 grandson, [[Frank Voelker, Jr.]], 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 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]].