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Melanie Hanks 1846–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

Father: Rhall Hanks

Mother: Marie Abshire

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The story of Melanie Hanks began in 1846 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA. Melanie Hanks passed away in 1899 in Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melanie Hanks began in 1846 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA.
  • Melanie Hanks passed away in 1899 in Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA.

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Melanie Hanks's Ancestors

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Melanie Hanks
1846–1899
Birth Place: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Rhall Raphael Hanks
1827–1889
Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Marie (Arthemise) Abshire
1826–1885
Louisiana
Grandparents
Charles (Haines) Hanks
1770–1829
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia USA
Christine Hargrave
1782–1850
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Jacob ("Jacques" James) Abshire
1802–1892
Attakapas, Louisiana
Marie (Magdeleine) Crawford
1803–1843
Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
Nancy Lee
1728–1808
Benjamin Jr
1741–1827
Rebecca Gwaltney
1754–1830
John Abshire
1744–1810
Francoise Hargrave
1760–1855
Adam (Crawford????)
1772–1817
Marie Granger
1777–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1681–1740
Catherine
1696–1779
William Lee
1704–1764
Mary Thornton
1714–1764
Benjamin Hargrave
1705–1781
Lucy Terrell
1710–1744
Benjamin Gwaltney
1732–1784
Hannah Erhart
1737–1795
Benjamin Jr
1741–1827
Rebecca Gwaltney
1754–1830

Melanie Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Melanie Hanks in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
1899
1899
Age 53
Death of Melanie Hanks in Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

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