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Gilbert Sanderson Banks 1912 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Brown City, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 4 Nov 1983

Death Location: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

Father: James Banks

Mother: Sarah Large

Spouse(s): Grace Blatt

Children(s): Paul Banks, Vera Banks, Janice Banks

Gilbert Sanderson Banks was born in 1912 in Brown City, Michigan, USA, the child of James Alexander Banks and Sarah Louise "Lulu" Large. In 1920, Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. Gilbert Sanderson Banks married Grace Anna Blatt, and had children including Paul C Banks, Vera Belle Banks, Janice L Banks. Gilbert Sanderson Banks passed away in 1983 in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Sanderson Banks was born in 1912 in Brown City, Michigan, USA, the child of James Alexander Banks and Sarah Louise "Lulu" Large.
  • In 1920, Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
  • Gilbert Sanderson Banks married Grace Anna Blatt, and had children including Paul C Banks, Vera Belle Banks, Janice L Banks.
  • Gilbert Sanderson Banks passed away in 1983 in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Banks
1875 – 1957
Birth Location: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Large
1886 – 1931
Birth Location: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Grace Blatt
1907 – 1987
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Paul Banks
1938 –
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
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Vera Banks
1940 –
Birth Location: –
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Janice Banks
1942 –
Birth Location: –
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Gilbert Banks's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Banks
1912 – 1983
Birth Place: Brown City, Michigan, USA
Parents
James Alexander Banks
1875 – 1957
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Sarah (Louise "Lulu") Large
1886 – 1931
Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Peter Banks
1845 – 1893
Bower, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Ann Nicholson
1851 – 1931
Scotland, United Kingdom
George Large
1859 – 1929
Reading, Berkshire, England
Eliza Cowan
1860 – 1936
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Banks
1800 – 1879
Geogia Sinclair
1810 –
William Nicholson
1820 –
Isabell
1821 –
Henry Large
1835 – 1900
Sarah Lovell
1841 – 1920
William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Eleanor Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josias Lovell
1803 – 1864
Ann Gifford
1808 – 1856
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Henry Whitcraft
1804 – 1880
Elizabeth Leathem
1806 – 1880

Gilbert Banks's Descendants

1.
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Gilbert (Sanderson) Banks (1 Jan 1912 – 4 Nov 1983) m. Grace (Anna) Blatt (8 Nov 1907 – 27 Nov 1987)
  1. 1. Paul (C) Banks (1938 – ) m. Betty Beale (1938 – )
    1. 1. David Banks (1959 – ) m. Vicky Borsodi (1959 – )
      1. 1. Son Banks
    2. 2. Daane Banks (1961 – ) m. Lisa Hartwick (1961 – )
      1. 1. Matt Banks (1985 – )
    3. 3. Scott Banks (1964 – ) m. Brenda (L) Kalcoc (1964 – )
    4. 4. Brent Banks (1966 – )
  2. 2. Vera (Belle) Banks (1940 – ) m. James Potter (1938 – )
    1. 1. Juanita Potter (1960 – ) m. Russ Clark (1959 – )
    2. 2. Janette Potter (1961 – )
    3. 3. Julie Potter (1964 – ) m. Woody Welde
    4. 4. Jamie Potter (1976 – )
  3. 3. Janice (L) Banks (1942 – ) m. Howard Butler

Gilbert Banks's Timeline

10 Records

1912
1 Jan 1912
Birth of Gilbert Sanderson Banks in Brown City, Michigan, USA
Brown City, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided here in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided here in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1935
1935-1993
Age 23
Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided here in Rural, Sanilac, Michigan
Rural, Sanilac, Michigan
1936
30 May 1936
Age 24
Gilbert Sanderson Banks was married in Bayport
Bayport
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 28
Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided here in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided here in Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1956
Abt 1956
Age 44
Gilbert Sanderson Banks resided here in Brown City
Brown City
1983
4 Nov 1983
Age 71
Death of Gilbert Sanderson Banks in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1983
1983
Age 71
Burial of Gilbert Sanderson Banks in Flynn Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Flynn Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Brown City, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 52
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T627_1818; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 76-15
    [4] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [5] Social Security Death Index, Number: 384-16-3177; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T625_796; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 852.
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 1028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 239.0.
    [8] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.07130801,0.21261598,0.2765196&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 3212; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 76-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1936
    Event Place: Bayport
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.07130801,0.21261598,0.2765196&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T625_796; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 852.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 1028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 239.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Rural, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T627_1818; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 76-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T627_1818; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 76-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 3212; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 76-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1956
    Event Place: Brown City
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 14/ Oct/ 1956; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.056666143,0.25912726,0.60627997&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brown City
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 52

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Flynn Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.07130801,0.21261598,0.2765196&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 3212; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 76-20

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 384-16-3177; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.07130801,0.21261598,0.2765196&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Flynn Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.07130801,0.21261598,0.2765196&xid=3355
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