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Lawson Ray Hanks 1857–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUL 1857

Birth Location: Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios

Death Date: 11 APR 1938

Death Location: Paonia, Delta, Colorado

Father: John Hanks

Mother: Eliza Roberts

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In 1857, Lawson Ray Hanks entered the world in Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios, born to John Lawson Pope Hanks And Eliza Ann Roberts. Lawson Ray Hanks passed away in 1938 in Paonia, Delta, Colorado.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Lawson Ray Hanks entered the world in Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios, born to John Lawson Pope Hanks And Eliza Ann Roberts.
  • Lawson Ray Hanks passed away in 1938 in Paonia, Delta, Colorado.

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Lawson Hanks's Ancestors

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Lawson Hanks
1857–1938
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios
Parents
John Lawson Pope Hanks
1819–1912
Madison County, Illinois
Eliza (Ann) Roberts
1821–1910
Logan County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Joshua Hanks
1789–1874
Gaston County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Amelia Rape
1802–1862
South Carolina
Lewis (Forkner) Roberts
1793–1862
Surry County, North Carolina
Rebecca Day
1800–1875
Stokes County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Roberts
1774–1826
Sarah Forkner
1776–
Henry Sr
1780–1821
Hannah Graham
1777–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roberts
1730–1808
Mary Russell
1734–1817
Violet Porter
–1806
James Day
1755–
Thomas Graham
–1811

Lawson Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1857
30 JUL 1857
Birth of Lawson Ray Hanks in Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios
Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios
1938
11 APR 1938
Age 81
Death of Lawson Ray Hanks in Paonia, Delta, Colorado
Paonia, Delta, Colorado

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1857
    Event Place: Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinios

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paonia, Delta, Colorado

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1938
    Event Place: Paonia, Delta, Colorado

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