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Jefferson Hanks 1831–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 1929

Death Location: Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph Hanks

Mother: Susanna Abshire

Spouse(s): Eugenie Istre

Children(s):

Jefferson Hanks was born in 1831 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Joseph Alford Hanks And Susanna Abshire. Jefferson Hanks married Eugenie Virginie Istre. Jefferson Hanks passed away in 1929 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Hanks was born in 1831 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Joseph Alford Hanks And Susanna Abshire.
  • Jefferson Hanks married Eugenie Virginie Istre.
  • Jefferson Hanks passed away in 1929 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Jefferson Hanks's Ancestors

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Jefferson Hanks
1831–1929
Birth Place: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Alford Hanks
1816–1872
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Susanna Abshire
1794–1884
St Martinville, St Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Haines) Hanks
1770–1829
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia USA
Christine Hargrave
1782–1850
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
John ("Jean") Abshire
1744–1810
Germany, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Francoise ("Fanny") Hargrave
1760–1855
Brunswick County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
Nancy Lee
1728–1808
Benjamin Jr
1741–1827
Rebecca Gwaltney
1754–1830
Benjamin Jr
1741–1827
Rebecca Gwaltney
1754–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1681–1740
Catherine
1696–1779
William Lee
1704–1764
Mary Thornton
1714–1764
Benjamin Hargrave
1705–1781
Lucy Terrell
1710–1744
Benjamin Gwaltney
1732–1784
Hannah Erhart
1737–1795
Benjamin Hargrave
1705–1781
Lucy Terrell
1710–1744
Benjamin Gwaltney
1732–1784
Hannah Erhart
1737–1795

Jefferson Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Jefferson Hanks in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
1929
1929
Age 98
Death of Jefferson Hanks in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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