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Dennis Friend Hanks 1799–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1799

Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 21 October 1892

Death Location: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Levi Hall

Mother: Nancy Hanks

Spouse(s): Sarah Johnston

Children(s): Nancy Hanks, Charles Hanks, Mary Hanks, Amanda Hanks, Theophilus Hanks, John Hanks, Harriet Hanks, Sarah Hanks, Margaret Hanks, Mary Hanks

Dennis Friend Hanks was born in 1799 in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Levi Hall And Nancy Hanks. Dennis Friend Hanks married Sarah Elizabeth Johnston, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Hanks, Charles Friend Marion Hanks, Harriet Ann Hanks, John Talbot Hanks, Margaret Hanks, Mary Hanks, Mary L Hanks, Nancy Melvina Hanks, Sarah Jane Hanks, Theophilus Vanderen Hanks. Dennis Friend Hanks passed away in 1892 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dennis Friend Hanks was born in 1799 in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Levi Hall And Nancy Hanks.
  • Dennis Friend Hanks married Sarah Elizabeth Johnston, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Hanks, Charles Friend Marion Hanks, Harriet Ann Hanks, John Talbot Hanks, Margaret Hanks, Mary Hanks, Mary L Hanks, Nancy Melvina Hanks, Sarah Jane Hanks, Theophilus Vanderen Hanks.
  • Dennis Friend Hanks passed away in 1892 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Dennis Hanks's Ancestors

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Dennis Hanks
1799–1892
Birth Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Levi Hall
1785–1829
Amelia, Amelia co., Virginia
Nancy Hanks
1780–1829
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anna) Lee
1728–1808
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1681–1740
Catherine Williams
1695–1780
William Lee
1704–1764
Anne Lee
1706–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708

Dennis Hanks's Descendants

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Dennis (Friend) Hanks (15 May 1799–21 October 1892) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Johnston (9 Jan 1807–18 Dec 1864)
  1. 1. Nancy (Melvina) Hanks 1824–1902 m. James (B) Shoaff 1820–1874
    1. 1. Fred (Lewis) Shoaff 1859–1938
    2. 2. James (Douglas) Shoaff 1861–1934
    3. 3. Harriet (Belle (Hattie)) Shoaff 1865–1937
    4. 4. Thomas (Benton) Shoaff 1847–1932
    5. 5. Alice (Elizabeth) Shoaff 1849–1940
    6. 6. Louis (Antoine Godey) Shoaff 1851–1946
    7. 7. Helen (Amanda) Shoaff 1856–1939
    8. 8. Missouri (M (Zoo)) Shoaff 1844–1923
  2. 2. Charles (Friend Marion) Hanks 1841–1870
  3. 3. Mary (L.) Hanks 1845–1930
  4. 4. Amanda (Elizabeth) Hanks 1834–1920
  5. 5. Theophilus (VanDeren) Hanks 1848–1948
  6. 6. John (Talbot) Hanks 1823–1915 m. Eleanor Perdue 1848–1934
    1. 1. Cora (Mable) Hanks 1885–1955
    2. 2. Dora (May) Hanks 1880–1911
    3. 3. Harriet (A) Hanks 1866–
    4. 4. Albert Hanks 1870–
    5. 5. John (Talbert) Hanks 1877–
    6. 6. Francis Hanks 1873–
    7. 7. Mary (Frances) Hanks 1874–1907
    8. 8. Dennis (William) Hanks 1867–1952
    9. 9. Ella (Ethel) Hanks 1891–1992
    10. 10. Adolphus Hanks 1877–1930
  7. 7. Harriet (Ann) Hanks 1826–1915
  8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Hanks 1822–1907 m. Thomas (S) Dowling 1809–1902
    1. 1. Harriett (Amanda) Dowling 1857–1932
    2. 2. Zachary (T.) Dowling 1848–1885
    3. 3. Dennis (H.) Dowling 1854–1936
    4. 4. Winfield (Scott) Dowling 1851–1895
    5. 5. Thomas (N.) Dowling 1847–1848
  9. 9. Margaret Hanks 1822–1886
  10. 10. Mary Hanks 1830–1830

Dennis Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1799
15 May 1799
Birth of Dennis Friend Hanks in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
1892
21 October 1892
Age 93
Death of Dennis Friend Hanks in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1799
    Event Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1892
    Event Place: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

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