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Emily Hanks 1837–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Macon County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1911

Death Location: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

Father: John Railsplitter"

Mother: Susan Wilson

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Emily Hanks was born in 1837 in Macon County, Illinois, USA, the child of John I Hanks The Railsplitter And Susan Malinda Wilson. Emily Hanks passed away in 1911 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Emily Hanks was born in 1837 in Macon County, Illinois, USA, the child of John I Hanks The Railsplitter And Susan Malinda Wilson.
  • Emily Hanks passed away in 1911 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Emily Hanks's Ancestors

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Emily Hanks
1837–1911
Birth Place: Macon County, Illinois, USA
Parents
John I Hanks "The Railsplitter"
1802–1889
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Susan (Malinda) Wilson
1804–1863
Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry Hanks) Sr
1766–1851
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann Hall -) Hanks
1767–1844
Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Rev Jr
1739–1814
Sarah Hanks
1739–1804
James **
1745–1785
Elizabeth **
1746–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Quaker)
1707–1770
Ruth Shipley
1715–1774
William ff
1718–1783
Sarah ff
1719–1808

Emily Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1837
18 Oct 1837
Birth of Emily Hanks in Macon County, Illinois, USA
Macon County, Illinois, USA
1911
12 Feb 1911
Age 74
Death of Emily Hanks in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Macon County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1911
    Event Place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

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