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Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks 1924–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1924

Birth Location: Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA

Death Date: 31 January 1992

Death Location: Corning, Tehama County, California, United States of America

Father: Ernest Hanks

Mother: Gladys Ball

Spouse(s): Gloria Sunahara, Janet Turner

Children(s):

Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks was born in 1924 in Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA, the child of Ernest Beauel Hanks And Gladys Hilda Hanks Ball. Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks married Gloria Frances Sunahara, Janet Marylyn Turner, and had children including Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks. Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks passed away in 1992 in Corning, Tehama County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks was born in 1924 in Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA, the child of Ernest Beauel Hanks And Gladys Hilda Hanks Ball.
  • Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks married Gloria Frances Sunahara, Janet Marylyn Turner, and had children including Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks.
  • Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks passed away in 1992 in Corning, Tehama County, California, United States of America.

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Amos Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Amos Hanks
1924–1992
Birth Place: Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA
Parents
Ernest Beauel Hanks
1890–1935
Paskenta, Tehama County, California, United States of America
Gladys (Hilda Hanks) Ball
1888–1965
Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Boone) Hanks
1847–1920
Booneville, Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Catherine 'Mollie' Hanks) Mefford
1855–1923
Hunnewell, Shelby County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1819–1897
Rachel Rayburn
1817–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1791–1882

Amos Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1924
4 March 1924
Birth of Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks in Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA
Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA
1992
31 January 1992
Age 68
Death of Amos Mefford 'Bud' Hanks in Alameda, Alameda, CA, California, USA
Alameda, Alameda, CA, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1924
    Event Place: Willows, Glenn, CA, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1992
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, CA, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corning, Tehama County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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