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John Augustus Banister 1849–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1849

Birth Location: Butler, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 2 May 1926

Death Location: Florala, Covington, Alabama

Father: John Banister

Mother: Frances Compton

Spouse(s): Amanda Josey

Children(s): Robert Banister, Henry Banister, Hulert Banister, Elizabeth Banister, Martha Banister, Etha Baninster, Hilary Banister, Mainard Banister, Gertrude Banister

John Augustus Banister was born in 1849 in Butler, Alabama, United States, the child of John Jacob Banister And Frances Elizabeth Compton. John Augustus Banister married Amanda Francis Josey, and had children including Elizabeth Banister, Etha Baninster, Gertrude Trudie A Banister, Henry Danel Banister, Hilary H Banister, Hulert Banister, Mainard M Banister, Martha Alice Banister, Robert Banister. John Augustus Banister passed away in 1926 in Florala, Covington, Alabama.

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Biography

  • John Augustus Banister was born in 1849 in Butler, Alabama, United States, the child of John Jacob Banister And Frances Elizabeth Compton.
  • John Augustus Banister married Amanda Francis Josey, and had children including Elizabeth Banister, Etha Baninster, Gertrude Trudie A Banister, Henry Danel Banister, Hilary H Banister, Hulert Banister, Mainard M Banister, Martha Alice Banister, Robert Banister.
  • John Augustus Banister passed away in 1926 in Florala, Covington, Alabama.

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John Banister's Ancestors

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John Banister
1849–1926
Birth Place: Butler, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Jacob Banister
1816–1901
South Carolina
Frances (Elizabeth) Compton
1816–1893
South Carolina
Grandparents
James (E.) Compton
1778–1849
Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Matilda) Linam
1779–1857
Sumter District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1760–1835
Rachael Smith
1755–1821
Maurice Linam
1743–1788
Mary Jones
1738–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Compton
1720–1820
Anna Frienly
1725–1787
Ralph Smith
1725–1784
Mercy Penquite
1730–1765

John Banister's Descendants

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John (Augustus) Banister (3 Jun 1849–2 May 1926) m. Amanda (Francis) Josey (Jun 1855–21 Apr 1932)
  1. 1. Robert Banister 1873–
  2. 2. Henry (Danel) Banister 1876–
  3. 3. Hulert Banister 1877–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Banister 1880–
  5. 5. Martha (Alice) Banister 1892–
  6. 6. Etha Baninster 1898–1980 m. Edward (Monroe) Lee 1889–1944
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lee 1929–2009
    2. 2. Etha (Jean) Hodgson 1923–1993
    3. 3. Grace (Marie) Sherlock 1927–2008
    4. 4. Edna (Frances) Mathiack 1921–2010
  7. 7. Hilary (H) Banister 1890–1957 m. Olevia (Virginia) Brannan 1910–1997
    1. 1. Billy (Don) Bannister 1932–2010
    2. 2. Wanda (Joyce) Bannister 1935–2014 m. Ralph (Robert) Swafford 1929–2010
  8. 8. Mainard (M) Banister 1884–
  9. 9. Gertrude (Trudie A) Banister 1887–

John Banister's Timeline

2 Records

1849
3 Jun 1849
Birth of John Augustus Banister in Butler, Alabama, United States
Butler, Alabama, United States
1926
2 May 1926
Age 77
Death of John Augustus Banister in Florala, Covington, Alabama
Florala, Covington, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Butler, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1926
    Event Place: Florala, Covington, Alabama

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