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Katie Louverne Hanks 1918–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1918

Birth Location: Escambia County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 14 Mar 1997

Death Location: Oak Grove, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Richard Hanks

Mother: Bessie Thomley

Spouse(s): Leon Beasley, Walter Stephens

Children(s): Willie Beasley, William Sr, James Beasley, Larry Beasley

The story of Katie Louverne Hanks began in 1918 in Escambia County, Florida, USA. In 1920, Katie Louverne Hanks resided in Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Katie Louverne Hanks resided in Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA. Katie Louverne Hanks married Leon Terry Beasley, Walter Henry Stephens, and had children including Bobby O Beasley, Edward Randolph Beasley, James Terry Beasley, Larry Wayne Beasley, Martha F Beasley, Richard Beasley, Ronnie Beasley, Ruth Evelyne Beasley, William Lamar Beasley Sr, Willie Earl Beasley. Katie Louverne Hanks passed away in 1997 in Oak Grove, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Katie Louverne Hanks began in 1918 in Escambia County, Florida, USA.
  • In 1920, Katie Louverne Hanks resided in Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Katie Louverne Hanks resided in Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA.
  • Katie Louverne Hanks married Leon Terry Beasley, Walter Henry Stephens, and had children including Bobby O Beasley, Edward Randolph Beasley, James Terry Beasley, Larry Wayne Beasley, Martha F Beasley, Richard Beasley, Ronnie Beasley, Ruth Evelyne Beasley, William Lamar Beasley Sr, Willie Earl Beasley.
  • Katie Louverne Hanks passed away in 1997 in Oak Grove, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katie Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Katie Hanks
1918–1997
Birth Place: Escambia County, Florida, USA
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

Katie Hanks's Descendants

1.
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Katie (Louverne) Hanks (19 Jan 1918–14 Mar 1997) m. Leon (Terry) Beasley (10 Oct 1910–20 Aug) m. Walter (Henry) Stephens (abt 1912–)
  1. 1. Willie (Earl) Beasley 1934–1942
  2. 2. William (Lamar Beasley) Sr 1943–2016 m. Thelma (Maribeth) Oneal 1945–2023
  3. 3. James (Terry) Beasley 1945–1966
  4. 4. Larry (Wayne) Beasley 1950–1994

Katie Hanks's Timeline

9 Records

1918
19 Jan 1918
Birth of Katie Louverne Hanks in Escambia County, Florida, USA
Escambia County, Florida, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA
Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Rural, Escambia, Florida
Rural, Escambia, Florida
1940
1940
Age 22
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Atmore, Alabama, USA
Atmore, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Samoset, Manatee, Florida, USA
Samoset, Manatee, Florida, USA
1962
1962
Age 44
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Florida
Florida
1983
29 Dec 1983
Age 65
Katie Louverne Hanks resided here in Pensacola, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Florida, USA
1997
14 Mar 1997
Age 79
Death of Katie Louverne Hanks in Cantonment, Escambia, Florida, USA
Cantonment, Escambia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1918
    Event Place: Escambia County, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Escambia, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00585; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 17-16
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] Florida Death Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Pensacola News; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1983; Publication Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA; ,0.67321193
    [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: Samoset, Manatee, Florida; Roll: 5159; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 41-35
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Oak Grove, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bratts, Bratts, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Escambia, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Escambia, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00585; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 17-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Escambia, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00585; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 17-16
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Atmore Advance; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1940; Publication Place: Atmore, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Samoset, Manatee, Florida, 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: Samoset, Manatee, Florida; Roll: 5159; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 41-35

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1983
    Event Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Pensacola News; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1983; Publication Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA; &terms=Katie_Louverne_Hanks_Beasley

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cantonment
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Pensacola News; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1983; Publication Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA; ,0.67321193

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cantonment, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Florida, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1997
    Event Place: Cantonment, Escambia, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Grove, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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