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Edna Louise Hanks 1929–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 DEC 1929

Birth Location: Butler County, Missouri

Death Date: 11 MAR 2001

Death Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Fredrick Hanks

Mother: Delpha Appleby

Spouse(s): Leland Gaines

Children(s): Donna Gaines

The story of Edna Louise Hanks began in 1929 in Butler County, Missouri. In 1935, Edna Louise Hanks resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri. In 1940, Edna Louise Hanks resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA. Edna Louise Hanks married Leland Gaines, Leland Maurice Gaines, and had children including Donna Louise Gaines. Edna Louise Hanks passed away in 2001 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edna Louise Hanks began in 1929 in Butler County, Missouri.
  • In 1935, Edna Louise Hanks resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri.
  • In 1940, Edna Louise Hanks resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA.
  • Edna Louise Hanks married Leland Gaines, Leland Maurice Gaines, and had children including Donna Louise Gaines.
  • Edna Louise Hanks passed away in 2001 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Hanks's Ancestors

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Edna Hanks
1929–2001
Birth Place: Butler County, Missouri
Parents
Fredrick B Frederick Burkey Hanks
1892–1957
Murphysboro, Jackson, IL
Delpha (Dallion) Appleby
1904–1973
Missouri
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Hanks
1855–1909
Tennessee, USA
Flora Burkey
1857–1897
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Charles (Jefferson) Appleby
1864–1928
Butler County, Missouri
Elizabeth (Ludella) Mallady
1870–1923
Livingston County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Franklin Hanks
1835–1900
Emily Lewis
1837–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1816–1899

Edna Hanks's Descendants

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Edna (Louise) Hanks (20 DEC 1929–11 MAR 2001) m. Leland (Maurice) Gaines (01 Aug..1925–28 Jun.1993)
  1. 1. Donna (Louise) Gaines 1949–2011

Edna Hanks's Timeline

5 Records

1929
20 DEC 1929
Birth of Edna Louise Hanks in Butler County, Missouri
Butler County, Missouri
1935
1935
Age 6
Edna Louise Hanks resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 11
Edna Louise Hanks resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1945
1945
Age 16
Edna Louise Hanks resided here in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA
2001
11 MAR 2001
Age 72
Death of Edna Louise Hanks in Butler County, Missouri
Butler County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1929
    Event Place: Butler County, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Poplar Bluff High School; Year: 1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02090; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 12-28
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02090; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 12-28

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02090; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 12-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Poplar Bluff High School; Year: 1945

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 2001
    Event Place: Butler County, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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