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Florence Amber Banks 1891 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1891

Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 27 August 1984

Death Location: Orange County, California, United States of America

Father: Lemuel Banks

Mother: Eleanor LANE

Spouse(s): Frank Smith, John Black

Children(s): Mary Smith, Virginia Smith, Edith Black

Florence Amber Banks was born in 1891 in Missouri, United States of America, the child of Lemuel Charles Banks and Eleanor Ellen LANE. In 1900, Florence Amber Banks resided in Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri, USA. In 1919, Florence Amber Banks established residence. Florence Amber Banks married Frank Hiscock Smith, John J Black, and had children including Mary Ellen Smith, Virginia Lee Smith, Edith J Black. Florence Amber Banks passed away in 1984 in Orange County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Florence Amber Banks was born in 1891 in Missouri, United States of America, the child of Lemuel Charles Banks and Eleanor Ellen LANE.
  • In 1900, Florence Amber Banks resided in Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1919, Florence Amber Banks established residence.
  • Florence Amber Banks married Frank Hiscock Smith, John J Black, and had children including Mary Ellen Smith, Virginia Lee Smith, Edith J Black.
  • Florence Amber Banks passed away in 1984 in Orange County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lemuel Banks
1859 – 1940
Birth Location: PA
LB
Eleanor LANE
1864 – 1902
Birth Location: Fort Madison, Jefferson Co., Indiana
EL

Spouses(s)

Frank Smith
1880 – 1969
Birth Location: Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
FS
John Black
1896 – 1968
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
JB

Children(s)

Mary Smith
1915 – 2002
Birth Location: Kansas
MS
Virginia Smith
1920 – 1990
Birth Location: Arkansas
VS
Edith Black
1929 –
Birth Location: Ohio
EB

Florence Banks's Ancestors

Self
Florence Banks
1891 – 1984
Birth Place: Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Lemuel Charles Banks
1859 – 1940
PA
Eleanor (Ellen) LANE
1864 – 1902
Fort Madison, Jefferson Co., Indiana
Grandparents
Joseph Banks
1815 – 1896
Cassville, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Deborah Everett
1822 – 1883
Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Banks
1799 – 1870
Mary Kyler
1790 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Banks
1759 – 1835

Florence Banks's Descendants

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Florence (Amber) Banks (17 January 1891 – 27 August 1984) m. Frank (Hiscock) Smith (September 7, 1880 – Jun 1969) m. John (J) Black (16 May 1896 – 11 January 1968)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Smith (abt 1915 – 21 May 2002) m. William (Arron) Knight (3 March 1918 – 12 May 1978) m. Roose
    1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Knight (5 Nov 1936 – 8 Dec 2003) m. Austin (Allen) Valentine ( – 1979) m. Clarence (Vernon) Eastes (Est 1934 – 14 Sep 1980)
      1. 1. Clare (Ann) Valentine
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Valentine
    2. 2. Florence (Lee) Knight (20 Sep 1938 – 9 2002) m. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (30 Jan 1928 – 2 Dec 2001) m. Earl (H) Caslow (abt 1936 – )
      1. 1. Terri (Lynn) Hamlin (3-1-1957 – ) m. Steven (Eugene) Cook (19 Aug 1955 – 11 Jul 2010) m. Charles (R) Sopha (18 Apr 1963 – )
        1. 1. Steve (Eugene) Cook (10/15/1974 – ) m. Danielle Dixon (9 Aug 1974 – ) m. Lena (Marie) Matthews (abt 1978 – ) m. Lisa (Gayle) Hodge (1/28/1970 – )
        2. 2. Jaime (Avis) Sopha (5-18-1976 – )
        3. 3. Ramona (Amber) Dutton (12/26/1978 – ) m. Todd (Douglas) Dutton (3 Mar 1979 – )
        4. 4. Christopher (Scott) Sopha (5-23-1980 – ) m. Jennifer (Marie) Griffin (25 Oct 1981 – )
      2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (25 Mar 1958 – ) m. Anita (B Michelle) Hamlin
        1. 1. Jason Hamlin (12-21- – )
        2. 2. Ashley Hamlin
      3. 3. Roddney (Eugene) Hamlin (4-11-1962 – ) m. Heidi (H) Howard (abt 1967 – 18 Jul 1993)
        1. 1. miki Hamlin (2-23-1990 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Leon) Hamlin (8 January 1964 – 6 February 2020) m. Carol (Ann) Staten (4 July 1967 – 23 January 2013)
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Staten (4 July 1967 – 23 January 2013) m. Robert (Leon) Hamlin (8 January 1964 – 6 February 2020)
        2. 2. Kayla Bennett
    3. 3. William (Harvey) Knight (8 May 1941 – 9 Jun 2005)
  2. 2. Virginia (Lee) Smith (abt 1920 – Sep 1990) m. Loy (William) Slagle (13 October 1918 – 23 January 1993)
    1. 1. David (L) Slagle (abt 1946 – )
    2. 2. Constance (L) Slagle (abt 1947 – )
  3. 3. Edith (J) Black (abt 1929 – )

Florence Banks's Timeline

9 Records

1891
17 January 1891
Birth of Florence Amber Banks in Missouri, United States of America
Missouri, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 9
Florence Amber Banks resided here in Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri, USA
Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri, USA
1919
abt 1919
Age 28
Florence Amber Banks resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 29
Florence Amber Banks resided here in Fort Smith Ward 1, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith Ward 1, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Florence Amber Banks resided here in Lemay, St Louis, Missouri
Lemay, St Louis, Missouri
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 49
Florence Amber Banks resided here in Lemay, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Lemay, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Florence Amber Banks resided here in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 60
Florence Amber Banks resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1984
27 August 1984
Age 93
Death of Florence Amber Banks in Orange County, California, United States of America
Orange County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1891
    Event Place: Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Santa Monica, Los An

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri; Roll: 856; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 0041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1922, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1891

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fort Smith Ward 1, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Smith Ward 1, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_82; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 74

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lemay, St Louis, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lemay, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: T627_2151; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 95-196

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lemay, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lemay, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: T627_2151; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 95-196

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Santa Monica, Los An

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1984
    Event Place: Orange County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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