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Luke Hanks 1771–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1771

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Father: James Hanks

Mother: Lucy Shipley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hanks

Children(s): Nimrod Hanks, Thomas Hanks, Luke Hanks

Luke Hanks was born in 1771 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, the child of James Abraham Hanks And Lucy Shipley. Luke Hanks married Elizabeth Hanks, and had children including Luke Hanks, Nimrod Hanks, Thomas Hanks. Luke Hanks passed away in 1856 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Luke Hanks was born in 1771 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, the child of James Abraham Hanks And Lucy Shipley.
  • Luke Hanks married Elizabeth Hanks, and had children including Luke Hanks, Nimrod Hanks, Thomas Hanks.
  • Luke Hanks passed away in 1856 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Luke Hanks's Ancestors

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Luke Hanks
1771–1856
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Abraham Hanks
1760–1810
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Lucy Shipley
1765–1825
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Lee
1728–1808
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1704–1764
Anne
1704–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Luke Hanks's Descendants

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Luke Hanks (17 May 1771–1856) m. Elizabeth Hanks (25 March 1782–25 July 1856)
  1. 1. Nimrod Hanks 1822–1883
  2. 2. Thomas Hanks 1808–1884
  3. 3. Luke Hanks 1828–1863

Luke Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1771
17 May 1771
Birth of Luke Hanks in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1856
1856
Age 85
Death of Luke Hanks in Union Star, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
Union Star, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1771
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Union Star, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

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