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Ray Herbert Hanks 1897–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 August 1897

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 28 September 1985

Death Location: Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Roland Hanks

Mother: Jeanie? None

Spouse(s): Gladyus Hanks

Children(s):

The story of Ray Herbert Hanks began in 1897 in Arkansas. In 1950, Ray Herbert Hanks resided in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA. Ray Herbert Hanks married Gladyus Hanks, and had children including Dale Hanks, Herbert Hanks. Ray Herbert Hanks passed away in 1985 in Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Herbert Hanks began in 1897 in Arkansas.
  • In 1950, Ray Herbert Hanks resided in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA.
  • Ray Herbert Hanks married Gladyus Hanks, and had children including Dale Hanks, Herbert Hanks.
  • Ray Herbert Hanks passed away in 1985 in Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ray Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Ray Hanks
1897–1985
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Roland Hancel Hanks
1855–1940
Louisiana
Jeanie?
1860–1929
Izzard County, Arkansas
Grandparents
William Hanks
1816–1872
South Carolina
Emily Miller
1820–1860
Alton, , Illinois, USA
Jesse Jeffrey
1832–1871
Izzard County, Arkansas
Samantha Lawrence
1836–1867
, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1774–1833
Sophie Reams
1794–1830
Benjamin Indians
1794–1850
Maggie Woman
–1848
Daniel Jeffrey
1797–1862
Mary Bowcock
1802–1863
James Lawrence
1788–1859
Cynthia Franks
1804–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Epiphroditus Hanks
1747–1848
Christopher Chalakatha
1760–1810
Chalakatha Woman
1765–1800
James Jeffrey
1757–1843
Jane Mason
1769–1853
Chancellor Bland
1776–1846
Martin Laurence
1768–
Lemuel Franks
1785–1860
Nancy
1784–1857

Ray Hanks's Timeline

3 Records

1897
9 August 1897
Birth of Ray Herbert Hanks in Arkansas
Arkansas
1950
1950
Age 53
Ray Herbert Hanks resided here in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1985
28 September 1985
Age 88
Death of Ray Herbert Hanks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1897
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Batesville, Independ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Batesville, Independ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1985
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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