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Martha Susan Hankins 1886–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1886

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 26 Nov 1968

Death Location: Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Shelby HANKINS

Mother: Emaline Webb

Spouse(s): Hosea Pennington

Children(s): Emmie Benefiel, Mellie Pennington, Minnie Hollis, Earnest Pennington, Hubert Pennington, Thomas Pennington

The story of Martha Susan Hankins began in 1886 in Alabama. Martha Susan Hankins married Hosea Sylvester Pennington, and had children including Earnest Gray Pennington, Emmie D Benefiel, Hubert Pennington, Mellie Jean Pennington, Minnie L Hollis, Thomas Herschel Pennington. Martha Susan Hankins passed away in 1968 in Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Susan Hankins began in 1886 in Alabama.
  • Martha Susan Hankins married Hosea Sylvester Pennington, and had children including Earnest Gray Pennington, Emmie D Benefiel, Hubert Pennington, Mellie Jean Pennington, Minnie L Hollis, Thomas Herschel Pennington.
  • Martha Susan Hankins passed away in 1968 in Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Hankins's Ancestors

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Martha Hankins
1886–1968
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Shelby Allen HANKINS
1849–1922
Vernon, Fayette now Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Emaline (M.) Webb
1848–1889
Alabama
Grandparents
Stephen (G dpd X) Hankins
1805–1870
Knox, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (H) Burrow
1807–1877
, , South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Burrow
1768–1850
Barbara Ray
1784–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Burrow
1740–1829
Amy Lee
1750–
John "Ray"
1772–1819
Sarah Jacobs
1775–1814

Martha Hankins's Descendants

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Martha (Susan) Hankins (17 Dec 1886–26 Nov 1968) m. Hosea (Sylvester) Pennington (10 August 1874–18 September 1945)
  1. 1. Emmie (D) Benefiel 1921–2009
  2. 2. Mellie (Jean) Pennington 1925–1927
  3. 3. Minnie (L.) Hollis 1910–2000
  4. 4. Earnest (Gray) Pennington 1923–1999
  5. 5. Hubert Pennington 1929–2016
  6. 6. Thomas (Herschel) Pennington 1919–1987

Martha Hankins's Timeline

2 Records

1886
17 Dec 1886
Birth of Martha Susan Hankins in Alabama
Alabama
1968
26 Nov 1968
Age 82
Death of Martha Susan Hankins in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, United States of America
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1968
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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