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Elijah Washington Banks 1847–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1847

Birth Location: Franklin Co., TN

Death Date: 13 Sep 1899

Death Location: Hardin Co., IL

Father: Joseph Banks

Mother: Louisiana Bates

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The story of Elijah Washington Banks began in 1847 in Franklin Co., TN. In 1860, Elijah Washington Banks resided in District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Washington Banks passed away in 1899 in Hardin Co., IL.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Washington Banks began in 1847 in Franklin Co., TN.
  • In 1860, Elijah Washington Banks resided in District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Washington Banks passed away in 1899 in Hardin Co., IL.

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Elijah Banks's Ancestors

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Elijah Banks
1847–1899
Birth Place: Franklin Co., TN
Parents
Joseph Absolom (Joab) Banks
1804–1888
South Carolina, United States
Louisiana (Gertrude) Bates
1810–1900
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Banks
1775–1846
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Matilda Runnels
1765–1810
Colony, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Banks
1746–1794
Elizabeth Hightower
1745–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Banks
1732–1785
Elizabeth Mitchell
1730–1785
Thomas Sr
1712–1763
Kindness Prentiss
1713–1763

Elijah Banks's Timeline

3 Records

1847
23 Sep 1847
Birth of Elijah Washington Banks in Franklin Co., TN
Franklin Co., TN
1860
1860
Age 13
Elijah Washington Banks resided here in District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1899
13 Sep 1899
Age 52
Death of Elijah Washington Banks in Hardin Co., IL
Hardin Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Franklin Co., TN
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 8, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1249; Page: 141; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 8, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1249; Page: 141; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Hardin Co., IL

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