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James Donald "JD" Hanks 1928–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1928

Birth Location: Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America

Death Date: 02 Jan 2017

Death Location: Bay Springs, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Richard Hanks

Mother: Bessie Thomley

Spouse(s): Lettie Caraway

Children(s):

James Donald "JD" Hanks was born in 1928 in Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America, the child of Richard Lamar Hanks And Bessie Mae Thomley. In 1930, James Donald "JD" Hanks resided in Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA. In 1935, James Donald "JD" Hanks resided in Precinct 33, Escambia, Florida. James Donald "JD" Hanks married Lettie Louvenia Caraway, and had children including Donna Jane Hanks. James Donald "JD" Hanks passed away in 2017 in Bay Springs, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Donald "JD" Hanks was born in 1928 in Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America, the child of Richard Lamar Hanks And Bessie Mae Thomley.
  • In 1930, James Donald "JD" Hanks resided in Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA.
  • In 1935, James Donald "JD" Hanks resided in Precinct 33, Escambia, Florida.
  • James Donald "JD" Hanks married Lettie Louvenia Caraway, and had children including Donna Jane Hanks.
  • James Donald "JD" Hanks passed away in 2017 in Bay Springs, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hanks's Ancestors

Self
James Hanks
1928–2017
Birth Place: Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America
Parents
Richard Lamar Hanks
1893–1983
Hollingers Island, Mobile, AlabamaUSA
Bessie (Mae) Thomley
1897–1973
Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (John Joseph "Joe") Thomley
1861–1935
Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Caldonia "Callie") Cardwell
1878–1936
Bluff Springs, Escambia, Florida, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt. Sr
1830–1894
Harriet (Thomley)
1835–1910
Wade Cardwell
1840–1917
Frances Duck
1845–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Thomley
1790–1841
Hattie Savage
1790–
Lewis Cooper
1798–1866
Frances Cumbaa
1811–1888

James Hanks's Timeline

8 Records

1928
20 Apr 1928
Birth of James Donald "JD" Hanks in Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America
Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 2
James Donald "JD" Hanks resided here in Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA
Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
James Donald "JD" Hanks resided here in Precinct 33, Escambia, Florida
Precinct 33, Escambia, Florida
1940
1940
Age 12
James Donald "JD" Hanks resided here in 33, Escambia, Florida, USA
33, Escambia, Florida, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
James Donald "JD" Hanks resided here in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
1948
3 Feb 1948
Age 20
James Donald "JD" Hanks resided here in Pensacola, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Florida, USA
1998
1998-2001
Age 70
James Donald "JD" Hanks resided here in Atmore, Alabama, USA
Atmore, Alabama, USA
2017
02 Jan 2017
Age 89
Death of James Donald "JD" Hanks in Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America
Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Precinct 33, Escambia, Florida
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 33, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Pensacola News Journal; Publication Date: 3 Feb 1948; Publication Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA; &terms=James_D._Hanks

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2001
    Event Place: Atmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Atmore; State: Alabama; Year(s): 1998-2001

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cantonment, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jan 2017
    Event Place: Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bay Springs, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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